Automaton
She didn’t know the going price of cattle on the hoof, or the per acre value of land in this part of the country, but from what she could tell, no Nicholson was ever going to die poor.
She followed Chase up the front steps onto a wide porch that seemed to wrap around the whole house. While the teenager had a long way to go before he was as hunky as his older brother, he was still pr...
Zane helped Maya down from her horse, then reached for Phoebe. He was stunned when he felt her cold, soaked clothes.Run a bath, he yelled to the housekeeper. He turned back to Phoebe. Can you feel you...
She hadn't wanted to make plain cinnamon cookies. She'd wanted to blend in ginger and try something fun like rosewater. She'd thought about going to the market and buying fresh spring vegetables, then...
Whatever emotional distance she might have been able to maintain was lost the second Zane lightly squeezed her hand and smiled. She’d never seen him smile before. If she’d been able to breathe, he wou...
We can’t, he said gently, ignoring the hardness and the pain in his groin. You deserve better than something hot and fast up against a tree.She swallowed. I’m not so sure about that.
Him. This isn’t the only item I questioned, he said. I want to taste the others, too. Try this first, she said, making no effort to conceal her certainty. Taste it and weep. I’m going to step back a l...
She looked both hurt and broken. As if her spirit had received one too many mortal blows.
She often made choices based on her heart rather than her desire to get ahead. From what she’d figured out, opportunities went to the ruthless, and she could never seem to act in a way that put her be...
She picked at the place mat in front of her. They were all in law enforcement. It was some kind of sheriff’s convention. Your biological father—Earl Haynes—was a sheriff.
Together,
She still wanted to slap something. Or throw something. The fish offered a tempting target but, before she could figure out who would fly across the room best, she heard the front door open and a man...
She suddenly became aware of being pressed up against a really good-looking stranger, kissing in front of a goat pen. Apparently Zane got a similar wake-up call, because he stepped back at the same se...
She told herself the quivering sensation she felt inside was because she was hungry and had nothing to do with the man sitting across from her. Then she felt bad for lying, if only to herself.She took...
This can’t be legal, she whispered.He raised his head. Why not?It feels too good.He chuckled. She heard the sound, felt the soft exhalation of cool air on her bare, damp breasts, but she couldn’t see...
She’d often thought that was what a good marriage would mean. Sometimes she would take on all the burdens, and sometimes her husband would. Most of the time they would share them.
Zane was waiting for her at the base of the stairs. She stopped on the last step so that when he turned toward her, they were eye to eye.I’m sorry I didn’t bring anything dressier, she said. She’d cha...
Zane moved his horse next to Lucy’s and simply grabbed the girl around the waist. When she settled on the saddle in front of him, he unbuttoned his coat, tucked it around her, then fastened the bottom...
Six months of therapy three years ago had left her more confused than ever.
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