A piercing cry came from the playroom. Preacher was on his feet at the same moment Chris came flying into the kitchen, holding his forearm with his other hand. He ran to his mother, with a look of pai...
After several minutes of quiet darkness, she heard his voice. Sorry if I scared you. I don’t roar that often. A slow smile spread on her lips and she snuggled in under the old quilt, more content than...
Aiden was stunned silent for a minute. His mind was whirring. Then he was slowly overcome by a sly grin. Oh man, he said. You wouldn’t be able to keep yourself from answering the phone if it rang, hop...
Am I enough? she asked. Way more, you always were, he said. I want you so bad, I never wanted you to go. I don’t know if this is fair to you— Here’s the deal—I decide what’s fair to me, you decide wha...
And that’s when he learned that for women, all things are possible, and for men, time is required. There was recovery involved. Women, apparently, could just hop back on that bus, while the men were l...
At night, after Jack had gone home and the last customer of the night had left, Preacher went up to Paige’s bedroom above the bar and went inside. That she had left so many of her things behind, inclu...
Because, shit for brains, she’d like you to disappear and leave her alone. I’m sure she’d like to stuff you in a hole, but since that isn’t going to happen, second choice is you go home to your new wi...
Cocktail weenies? he asked, holding up a little can. Who gives cocktail weenies to a needy family? I mighta done that, said Hope McCrea, pushing her big black glasses up on her nose. The can is bulgin...
Dear God. I’ll pedal if You’ll steer.
Do what makes your heart beat.
Do you date a lot? I suppose you could say I do, he answered. There are women I’m friendly with and we share certain interests. There’s a neighbor woman I’ve known for years who is a food critic for t...
Do you think it’s a bad omen to meet in a cemetery? she asked him. I have a special fondness for this place, he said. This is exactly where you completely lost control, threw yourself at me and passio...
Don’t make love to your problems—they’ll never give you back the satisfaction you give them.
Ellie! No! He rushed to her. God, no! You can’t be leaving me! Don’t! He grabbed her face and covered her mouth in a hard, desperate kiss. Her eyes flew open in stunned disbelief; she stopped breathin...
Ever since that happened, I feel like trash. When you first started talking to me in school? When I told you I’d been sick? I hadn’t been sick. I’d been knocked up while I was passed out. You are not...
Every time his eyes even fell on her, he felt himself swell with pride that she would choose him. It
Everyone in Virgin River knows where I live. And probably half the people in Clear River. God, he said, tightening his arms around her. Did it ever occur to you that you could have been at risk? he as...
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.
Gee, Sean, you’ve had an interesting few days. Tell me about it. Then I spent the night with her. He boldly connected eyes with Noah, waiting to be told how many Hail Marys that would cost him, but No...
George, I probably owe you an apology, Maureen said. I don’t think I was as friendly as I could have been when we ran into each other at Jack’s a week or so ago. The fact is, I do remember meeting you...
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