Underage and everyone knew
Of those, Nora said.
Had other
For the past several years,
You've been treading water, she said. You're marking the years, not living them.
She grabbed a roll of duct tape out of the store. Maggie loved duct tape—it cured almost everything shy of an aneurysm. She’d even seen a maintenance guy slapping it along the leading edge of the wing...
Protect yourself from people who have the habit of being mean,
Preacher’s baby had arrived, and Joe liked babies—he’d been an uncle five times. He’d always thought that by now he’d have a couple of his own. The
Lou had a memory like an elephant; it took a lot to cause her to hold a grudge, but once she achieved it, it was even harder for her to let go.
It's not what you get in life that will make you whole, but what you give.
I love it when you stay, but I think you’d better go. I feel like I’m playing with fire every time I let you talk me into bed. I don’t want to become too dependent on you. And I don’t want the whole t...
I discriminate against stupid assholes!
He was completely smitten. Jack was forty and this was the first time that he had a woman in his life he couldn’t imagine giving up. *
Laugh. Josephine looked at the scrawled note from her sister. A small huff escaped her, but she was not as overcome as Charley had been. It will be hard to pass up an invitation like that, she said. S...
Want me to give him a little advice before he gets his nose broken? No, Jack said flatly. Jack was thinking that breaking his nose was going to feel very good. If Nick put one hand on her, he was goin...
Tell us about your man, Susan said. Oh, Jack’s not my man, she said automatically. He is the first friend I made in Virgin River, however. He runs a little bar and grill across the street from Doc’s—a...
So, he thought, probably the best day of my life, turned to total shit. She’s still back there, with him. She can love you like she’s yours, but she’s not. Not yet. Hadn’t he always known this was the...
Let me ask you something—does Mrs. Haggerty like children? She wants a houseful. I was really looking forward to starting on that. Did you ever discuss a possible adoption? No. And we sure never talke...
John. I don’t want to scare you away, but I’m in love with you. He buried his face in her neck, in her soft hair. Baby, I love you so much, I think I’m going to die of it. Do you see, John? This is al...
He made up his mind and it took him less than fifteen seconds to decide—he really needed to see if he could get things straightened out with Franci. They should be together. He just hoped she would se...