Being around her gentled him, steadied him. Made him want to be a better man. It also had another, more disquieting effect; when she brushed up against him, when he caught a whiff of her sweet, natura...
Brother, you give me no credit. You think I took emergency leave to come up here and save your life without knowing anything? I called that bar—that sweet little bar you like so much? Where they haven...
Can I throw in a load of clothes for you? she asked. I’ll take care of that. Listen, you don’t have to clean up after me. She laughed at him. John, I spend all day in the kitchen, collecting your pots...
Congratulations, man, his brother Aiden said. How about that, huh? Uh, how about what, Aiden? he asked cautiously. A little girl, I hear. Three and a half? Almost four? Who told you?! How do you know...
Could someone like me get into that? Small town like that? They have a midwife and everyone loves her. Luke laughed. You’d have some stiff competition. What I mean is, could someone younger than thirt...
Do you know what your husband is doing? she asked. Yes, June said, sounding annoyed. Not babysitting. Are you worried? Only that one of them will shoot off a toe. Why? Are you? Well… Yes! You should h...
Do you remember when I came here after Davie was born? I would listen to you practice your guitar in the early mornings. I didn’t know you were there. I used to pretend you were playing for me. I was...
Don’t get sloppy, Marcie. If I had a freezer, I might shoot him. You wouldn’t! He smiled at her. I like venison. Don’t you? She thought about that chili Jack had given her, how it melted in her mouth....
For Vanni and Paul, Joe designed a larger version of Paul’s house, but with changes that although slight, gave it a different appearance altogether, so it didn’t look like a copy and was better suited...
For now, they were inseparable. The three of them. Preacher kept Paige and Christopher under his protective wing, as though danger loomed nearby and might strike at any moment. When there were no patr...
God, I know you’re sick of hearing me beg, but this is my woman, my wife. My best friend! No, she’s so much more than that—she’s the other half of my heart. I’ve waited my whole life for her—I’d give...
God, you men just can’t keep it in your pants, can you? she said in disgust. Well, you can damn sure believe it’s behind locked doors now!
Goddamn it, he muttered. She smiled at him. Nice language for someone on his way to church. *
Good Lord, Maureen interrupted him. What did your father and I do to turn you boys off marriage? she asked, half pleading, half annoyed. I thought we had a good marriage, your da and me. He was so won...
Good luck with this, man. It’s not what you think. Oh—it is what I think. You’re so into this woman, you’re done for. I can’t wait to see how this turns out. Yeah. Me, too.
He doesn’t really care for kids that much, she said. Therefore he doesn’t treat them like kids, but rather like short adults. Seems to work like a charm. Lief
He found her in the bathroom, wearing one of his huge T-shirts, and he caught her softly crying. It had been a very long time since he’d seen her tears, and it knocked the wind out of him. He couldn’t...
He found his scrappy older brother all soft around the edges, doting on his beautiful, sexy young wife, ever at her hand. If he saw her wrestling a full laundry basket into the bedroom, he took it fro...
He heard a low, faint growl and looked toward the end of the couch to see that little blond-and-white dog baring his teeth. The little bastard was wearing a tutu. You bite me again, we’re going to hav...
He held out his hand. What? she said. Put your head in the sink, he said. I’ll do it. Why? Because it’ll be hard for you to know if the soap’s out. It’ll be faster and easier if I just do it for you....
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