But, as her mother had often told her, life wasn't meant to be easy. It was meant to be lived.
Besides her Zane muttered under his breath. She caught a handful of words. Something about being old, broken bones and a reference to hanging Chase from the lightning rod in the middle of a storm.
American flag appeared on the screen. Between 2001 and 2012, nearly sixty-five hundred American soldiers were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. During that same period of time— the screen shifted to the...
A heartbeat later, the flashlight clicked off.Phoebe blinked in the darkness. Zane?We’re gonna have to do this by feel. Otherwise we’ll be putting on a show.She thought about how flashlights in the te...
Fifty dollars can’t change a life, but when everyone gives a little, we can change the world.
Zane liked her. At least Chase thought he did, and she was gone enough on the man to be willing to accept the gospel truth from a seventeen-year-old.That being the case, when she walked into the clear...
When did you get all insightful? he asked.I have no idea, Josh admitted.I don't like it.Me, either. Makes me feel like a girl. Don't tell anyone.(Ethan and Josh)
Two starving kids and tree-hugging vegetarians. I’m going to kill Chase.Phoebe didn’t blame him. Despite her lack of experience in the cattle-drive department, even she could see the potential for tro...
The root of all fears. Not being accepted by those we care about. Being rejected and isolated. It’s a primal fear. As a species, we are meant to be part of a group. A community. We mistrust loners bec...
Sorry, he said. I don’t like her. No one in my family does. She’s a manipulative bitch who will do anything to get her way. She
Phoebe, you’re the most amazing lover I’ve ever had. You’re sexy, responsive to the point of being a lethal weapon, sweet, funny, caring and if I had a box of condoms, I’d use every single one before...
Not at the same time. He leaned toward her and lowered his voice. I’ve never been into the group thing. After the first five or six times, it’s not all that fun. You’re not impressing me with stories...
Nick was definitely swoonworthy, but she had to be real. He was not for her. He was a big-time artist guy on his way to Dubai. She was a small-town girl who ran a destination wedding business. They ha...
News flash, horses poop about fifty pounds of manure a day. That’s per horse. Of course cows poop about three times that, so we have it easy by comparison.
Naked, she whispered against his mouth.She wasn’t sure if she meant him or herself. Nor did it matter. He pulled back enough to allow her to drag off her T-shirt.While his gaze devoured her bare chest...
NATALIE DROVE TO work because floating there would cause people to ask too many questions.
Life is short. You have to do what you can while you have the chance. His
I’ll go, too, Martin said.Me, too.The last voice came from behind him. Zane turned to see Phoebe leaning against the wall.Maya groaned. Dammit, Phoebe, if you go, I’ll have to, as well. Do you know wh...
It's okay to screw up. It's what we do afterward that defines us.
It was heaven. Pure and simple paradise. Even as he kissed his way along her neck, his palms circled, his fingers kneaded, and she sent up the white flag of surrender.