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?
He got in beside her and impatiently reached for her seat belt, snapping it in place. You always forget, he murmured, meeting her eyes.Her breath came uneasily through her lips as she met that level s...
Guilt. Torment. Sorrow. Shock. Which? she asked against his chest.I’m trying, he murmured on a weary chuckle. But all I can manage is pride, he added softly. I satisfied you completely, didn’t I?More...
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...
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 Lane and Pierce Hutton had the manager of Tate’s apartment building open his door for them. They knew that Tate had come back from Tennessee, and that he’d saved Cecily from Gabrini, but nobody...
Are you a relative of her late husband? the woman asked.His eyes widened. I beg your pardon?It must be so hard for her, pregnant and just widowed, the middle-aged woman continued. We’ve all done what...
But it won't last, Yes, he replied. Yes it will. You're all I see, hear, or need in all the world.
Breath. You’re welcome, he said tersely. That man, Sims, she continued, worried. The day you fired him, John said that he had a mean temper and that he carried a loaded rifle everywhere with him. You…...
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....
The ambulance arrived when the police cars did. They were accompanied by a man in a black suit who had the look of a federal agent. It didn’t surprise Cecily that he went right up to Tate and drew him...
Steel tempered by fire, she said aloud, without thinking.Am I? he asked.She smiled sadly. Aren’t you?He let out a long, slow breath and some of the tension drained out of him. He looked at her quizzic...
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...