I know he’s had his problems in the past…He can’t keep his hands off a liquor bottle at the best of times, and he still hasn’t accepted the loss of his wife!I sent him to a therapist over in Baltimore...
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!...
His hand felt odd against her swollen belly. She started to speak at the same moment that the baby suddenly moved.Tate’s hand jerked back as if it had been stung. He stared at her stomach with pure ho...
Get him in leg irons and transport him to the hospital, Grier told him curtly. I need a doctor, Clark raged. I’m shot. My hand’s bleeding! Grier stared at him. If you make a move I don’t like, you’ll...
Do I get to come in? he asked.She shrugged and stood aside. I’m just packing.Moving again? he asked with faint sarcasm. You used to be easier to keep track of.Because I was living in a nest of spies!...
At least she was good at archaeology, she mused, even if she was a dismal failure as a woman in Tate’s eyes.She’s been broody ever since we got here, Leta said with pursed lips as she glanced from Tat...
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...
Tate was probably on his way back to the nation’s capitol right now, she thought miserably. He would have protected her, and her child, but she’d sent him off in a fury. Great going, Cecily, she told...
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...
Matt was deeply touched that his estranged son would come to him for advice. He wasn’t going to let it show, of course. A man had his pride.
Like a white-haired whirlwind, Janet embraced the younger, taller woman with a deep sigh.
Judd sat alone in the chapel. They’d let him in for a handful of minutes to look down on Christabel’s white, drawn little face. If he’d been able to get to a bar, he could have gone through a fifth of...
I made decaf, he said. Caffeine isn’t good for you.Thank you, Mama Lane.He made a face at her. Tate and I used to share everything. Let him go off in a snit. I’ll share his baby. If he doesn’t come ba...
He’s healing, though, she
He’d been unique, a member of a vanishing race, a vanishing tribe, an individual in an ancient society. Now he was one of thousands with mixed blood, not unique anymore, not even Lakota. He was part M...
Even as she was asking herself the question, the kitchen door opened suddenly and Winthrop came in with something furry by the tail.Mary stared, but Nicky went forward. Oh, she exclaimed. A wounded sq...
Come on, forget your troubles and enjoy yourself. Tonight, there is no tomorrow. Eat, drink and be merry.
Colby was quietly shocked to find Tate not only at his door the next morning, but smiling. He was expecting an armed assault following their recent telephone conversation. I’m here with a job offer.Co...