If not for the rope, she’d have been sucked into the undertow that pulled at her hair and clothes. The ship splintered, falling apart like a child’s puzzle. Foaming white water surrounded them. Already breathless from fear and anticipation, Romy's lungs burned as she clung to Abel.He kept one arm...
Can’t we go outside for a while? An hour?” Sylvie’s cheek was pressed against the desktop and her eyes pleaded for relief from the schoolhouse interior as much as her words. Rhia felt the walls were closing in on her as well. “Maybe if we stay within a few yards of the doo...
They swathed the skies with the low rumble of thunder and occasional tongues of lightning over the next couple of days, though the rain held off. Phil, true to his word, brought Bridgit the goat’s milk in the days following the party. There wasn’t a soul on the station unaware of the missing rubi...
“Rosemar.” His voice was deep. Although his mouth hadn’t moved, she heard him with perfect clarity. He watched her with bright silver eyes that seemed to emit their own light. Long blond hair spilled over his shoulders. She shivered as though it wasn’t almost a hundred deg...
One hand splayed across his flat stomach, the other tucked behind his head in place of the pillow that had slipped off the bed last night. Hands that had touched her with tenderness. Warmth spiraled through her at the memory. She longed to linger beside him, wait for him to wake up, except the ba...
Enough to reveal a smidge of Eban’s face. Oh lord. Sylvie held her breath when Wystan cracked the door an inch. “Go home.” He didn’t order her about often and it didn’t seem like he was interested in debating about it now. &n...