In the early morning as dawn was just beginning to streak through the cabin windows, Jack was stirred awake by the soft sound of slightly off-key humming. He found Mel nestled into the crook of his ar...
In the early hours of the morning she turned her swollen face toward Mike and opened her eyes—or tried to. One was partially shut because of the swelling. He scooted closer. Brie, he whispered. It’s m...
In a sudden and desperate move, she grabbed at the handle on the door and furiously tried to open it. She looked around for a lock, pushing on the door at the same time, but it wouldn’t give. She popp...
If you get a whiff of anything in there that has my scent on it, back away. If you touch it, you’re a dead man. Sean grinned. Okay, now I’m catching on. Oh man, this is going to be fun. He jumped out...
If Luke was quieter than usual, it could be explained by the fact that Sean never shut up. That, and the fear he was losing a major chance with Shelby to this upstart who would be gone in a few days....
I wouldn’t let myself think ahead! I remember when my sister said, ‘I know widows who have remarried, and are happy.’ I almost took her head off. I was appalled. I wasn’t at all hopeful life could go...
I wasn’t ready to get married, Sean said. I didn’t like getting pushed up against a wall and we both walked away mad. Six months later I was thinking, I might not be ready to get married, but I’m not...
I think I might drum up the hardest end-of-term exams in the history of the world. I want to be remembered for something. George, you’ll be remembered. Who could forget you? Hopefully not you! He kiss...
I might never be really free of him, and I brought this into your life. Insanity and trouble. Maybe even danger. Oh, John... What a bad deal you got with me. He smiled at her, touched her lips with hi...
I know that any man who cared about you would have made it his business to find you a long time ago. I would have. If I thought you had any feelings for me whatsoever, I’d tear up the country looking...
I knew in the end I’d hurt you, and I never wanted to hurt you. Shelby, I want everything for you. I believe you. I absolutely do. You couldn’t have loved me the way you did if you didn’t care, if you...
I asked Phil Prentiss what he would do if they never got a baby and he said they’d die with a lot of excess love in their hearts…. And let’s not, Jack said. Let’s spend every drop. On the kids, on our...
He was wearing a very sharp dark suit, blinding-white shirt and royal-blue tie. It brought out the sheen in his black hair, which had finally been trimmed, and his magnificent blue eyes glittered. Who...
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, turned and k...
He said he loved me and wanted me no matter what my past had been like, no matter what load I was bringing along. That’s never been a secret in our family—that
He poked his head in and found Paige and Preacher in a serious lip-lock. Feeling somewhat the author of this hot embrace, he watched for a minute. Paige had her arms around Preacher’s neck while he ha...
He grumbled something. And grumbled and grumbled. What’s that, sweetheart? she asked. I said, you’ve gone from the nun wannabe prude who wouldn’t have a date in twelve years to a crazy woman who plans...
Goddamn it, he muttered. She smiled at him. Nice language for someone on his way to church. *
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...
Ew. Exactly. You tell her I was less than perfect and I’m a eunuch. She couldn’t help it, she laughed. Gee, and Peyton seems so sweet.