Yes? he said impatiently.There was a pause. You wouldn’t believe how many people I had to bribe to get this new number of yours. But I didn’t think past getting you to answer the phone, Colby said rel...
Think about what life will be like without me because I've already considered that question. And I've decided that no life at all would be better than living without you.
There is a song, Noreen, he said tenderly. It was nominated for an Academy Award. I can't sing, enamorada, but the words say that when a man loves a woman, really loves her, he can see his unborn chil...
Tate won’t like it that we kept the truth from him.I’m resigned to that, Cecily said half-truthfully. He would never have turned to me, anyway, even if he knew he had mixed blood. I’ve been living on...
She’d learned from Rey that snakes often traveled in pairs, so she was careful to look before she stepped
Seen Tate lately? Colby asked carelessly.She stiffened. No.He looked down at her with a wry grin. It was a boring banquet, anyway. You made all the news shows that night, and I hear one of the bigger...
Remember what I told you on the phone, that I found out the truth about the grant that was paying all my expenses? she asked.Leta nodded.Well, it wasn’t a grant that was paying for my education and li...
Oh, it’s a little worse than that, he said, nettled. It makes you the illegitimate son of the senior Republican senator from South Dakota. And the press will eat you alive when it comes out. You, Leta...
Not really. I’m tired and I’d like to go to bed.At last, we agree on something. He moved toward her.Oh, no, you don’t. I’m saving myself for my future husband.Thank you.It won’t be you, she told him d...
Matt’s housekeeper let him in with a grimace.I’m harmless today, Tate assured the woman as she led the way to where Matt Holden was standing just outside the study door.Right. You and two odd species...
I hate beer, she moaned.If you drink enough of it, you won’t care about the taste, he assured her.She gave the can a dubious stare, shrugged, closed her eyes, held her breath and drank heavily. Yuck!...
He groaned her name as he bent, his mouth so tender, so exquisitely gentle with hers that tears ran hotly down her cheeks. He was the world, and everything in it. She loved him so.
Everything’s fine.Except that Cecily’s pregnant, Matt Holden offered, grinning at Tate’s exasperated glare and Leta’s shocked gasp.What do you mean, Cecily’s pregnant? Leta burst out. She hit her son’...
Everything goes. But the one thing that separates human beings from animals is a nobility of spirit, a sense of self-worth. I have ideals. I think they're what holds civilization together, and that if...
You took his guns away from him, didn’t you? Maude asked Cash when Cash pulled up in front of the house. He nodded. They’re locked up in my office. His expression was somber. But there’s still a pisto...
Why did you want to see me?He studied her face curiously. Why do I always want to see you? he countered. His voice was like velvet. You’re part of me now, Cecily.She colored. She couldn’t meet his eye...
Please go away, she whispered. Leave me in peace.He scowled. Cecily…Please, Tate, she pleaded gently. Just go home and forget that you know where I am. I’ve broken all my ties in Washington, I’ve put...
Or I can stay with Colby when he comes back, she added deliberately. She even smiled. He’ll take care of me.His black eyes narrowed. He can barely take care of himself, he said flatly. He’s a lost sou...
Like a white-haired whirlwind, Janet embraced the younger, taller woman with a deep sigh.
I’m happy here, Tate. I’ll let you know when the baby comes, she added quietly. Certainly, you’ll have access to him any time you like.Doors were closing. Walls were going up around her. He clenched h...