She smiled at something his uncle said, and she blinded Joscelyn with her radiance and beauty. It was not the first time he had been rendered to such a state by her. No, she had dazzled him before, blinding him to everything but her.He had thought of her every day and every night. It was memories...
His fingers found the sash of the robe and gently pulled it free. He cupped her face and kissed her like he’d thought of doing a million times since the day in the parking lot. He pulled her close, lifted her into his arms, and set her on the countertop. She held his face, her kisses soft yet dem...
He should’ve kept on walking and pretended he hadn’t heard her. Gone back to bed. Like he’d gotten a helluva lot of sleep anyway. His mind, unable to shut off, had tormented him with every possible scenario of what could’ve happened to her out on the streets given how vulnerable she was. &n...
He wasted little time, leaving Jensen to carry his bags to the master suite, where I’d made two beds separated by a nightstand and a single lamp. More like bunkmates than wedded couple, I flirted with the idea of placing them together as a surprise, but thought better of it. &nb...
She’d noticed Clay at the other end of the barn, focused on adjusting something on his artificial leg, the denim pushed up over his knee. From the corner of her eye she noted Jarod skirting around her and running down to Clay, staring curiously at the mechanical leg. Sally looped the reins around...
I was thrilled that he assumed responsibility for contacting my family, yet concerned at the same time about what he would tell them. The carriage that Thomas secured rolled up in front of McGivney’s pub. The loud din of voices, some raised in song, filtered through to the outside. I’d never been...
There is so much community spirit, traditions that remind me of my own small-town upbringing, which I am able now to appreciate so much more than I did when I was young. There’s more on the horizon for the folks in End of the Line, Montana—new visitors, new generations, and with it new businesses...