And can you tell me—do you feel anything for me? He put his big hand against her wild curls. I feel everything for you. But that won’t change the facts. We’re strangers from two separate worlds that w...
Waterfront little shanties like this one had
Troubles aren’t worth the paper they’re written on, but that doesn’t mean writing them down won’t help you get a fix on ’em.
My mother—a young woman with a passel of kids and no
Hollow laugh. Sometimes I feel like I’ve got nothing but regrets. Doesn’t just about everyone? I expect so. You think I don’t wish I hadn’t worked that second shift? But it was overtime and we always...
Here is something you should probably know about women without being told. We don’t want to have to tell a man we need to be wanted. We’d really like that to come naturally. We’d like a man to pursue...
Have an exit strategy. Just in case your current plan doesn’t work, always know what your endgame is and where you’re going next.
Ahead. He urged the horse a little faster and when he was within her hearing, he whistled. The piercing sound cut through the air and Vanni turned her mount toward him. She took one look at him, turne...
Zach leaned over the bar and looked past Mike and Mel to Doc. Dr. Mullins? he questioned hopefully. Doc lifted his one whiskey of the day along with a bushy white eyebrow. He sipped, put the whiskey d...
You’re killing me. Come inside with me for a few hours. No. Not yet, she said. Then she shrugged. Sorry if I’m teasing you. He pulled away and dismounted. Shelby, I don’t think you’re sorry. I think y...
Your brother is very cute, she said against his lips. I’m going to take him home and beat the shit out of him. It made her giggle to hear that. Would you two like to go for a ride tomorrow? she asked....
You okay, baby sis? Joey asked. I’m okay. I lost it last night. She turned her head and looked up at her older sister. Why didn’t I see that coming? You did. The anniversary of deaths has a reputation...
You never really know how much one small single act can change things.
You know, I’ve been hanging around your place, riding with you, throwing the stick for your dogs, and I never asked you about the husbands. Like, how many? And why you think it didn’t work out? What m...
You don’t understand, he said. But your real problem is, I do, Shelby said. You didn’t realize how much she meant to you until she was gone. Luke drained his coffee cup. He put it on the table. When y...
You always know what to do, she said. Not always, he said, holding her close. Right now, for example. I’m not sure what to do. Why? she asked, her eyes still closed, her face buried in his chest. When...
Yeah. You going to hunt? he asked. Jack puffed up a little. I am. I am going to defy my queen and take a rifle into the woods. But if I hit anything, I’m blaming you.
Wow, she said. That’s sure generous, that you’d do all that for me… For us, Marcie. I’ll get a bath after you. And tomorrow I’ll stop at the coin laundry and wash up the dirty clothes. I’ll take any o...
Women alone have to be smart, strong and durable. We don’t bruise easy. And we can’t waste time and energy feeling sorry for ourselves. We might want to collapse, but we don’t. Probably no one would p...
Will you wear this? The diamond wasn’t large as diamonds go, but from Ellie’s perspective it was enormous. She never in her wildest dreams expected jewelry. Is it real? she asked in a breath. When he...