What happened to you? she asked.Bullets hurt, he said. It missed the artificial arm by two inches, damn the marksman. I hate people who can’t shoot straight.How many this time? she asked with a smile....
Well, that should do it, the man replied. Oh, and I did put a small camera in your office, just to square things up. It’s hidden, so you won’t have to worry about somebody spotting it.
Tell me! Cecily insisted later, shaking Colby by both arms.Cut it out, you’ll dismember me, Colby said, chuckling.She let go of the artificial arm and wrapped both hands around the good one. I want to...
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...
Pierce Hutton gave him a highly amused smile as they went over updated security information from the oil rig in the Caspian Sea.So you’ve finally decided to do something about Cecily, Peirce murmured....
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.
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...
It was raining and I had to walk on the grass. I’ve got mud all over my shoes. They’re brand-new, too.I’ll carry you across the grass on the return trip, if you like, Colby offered with twinkling eyes...
Is the world really a better place now that nothing is considered bad? People just do what they want, with anyone. How is that different from what animals do in the wild?
Colby’s resourceful, I’ll give him that.You used to be good friends.We were, until he started hanging around Cecily, came the short reply. I’m not as angry at him as I was. But it seems that he has to...
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...
Colby arrived the next day, with stitches down one lean cheek and a new prosthesis. He held it up as Cecily came out to the car to greet him. He held it up as Cecily came out to the car to greet him....
Alice groaned. He didn’t understand. She’d spent so many hours working in her lab that she couldn’t really eat a steak anymore. It was heresy here in Texas, so she tended to keep her opinions to herse...
A little drop of Native American blood was exciting and unique. But a full-blooded Native American…she was horrified.Cecily’s opinion of the legendary Maureen dropped eighty points. She ground her tee...
She pulled the shawl closer as a tall, lithe figure cut across the parking lot and joined her at the passenger door.You’re already famous, Colby Lane told her, his dark eyes twinkling in his lean, sca...
Lane, it said curtly.I was afraid you were still out of the country, Cecily said with relief. Are you all right?A few new scars, he said, with lightness in his tone. How about a pizza? I’ll pic you up...
Jason looked down at her with smoldering eyes in a taciturn face. You’ll have to do something about Mumbles before we come back for Thanksgiving, Gracie, he told her quietly. Kittie’s allergic to cats...
It seemed such a short time ago that Erin had comerunning toward him, laughing, her black hair like silk around an elfin face. And he'd melted inside just atthe sight of her, gone breathless like a bo...
In a private room down the hall, a tired but delighted Cecily was watching her husband with his brand-new son. Cecily had thought that the expression on Tate’s face at their wedding would never be dup...