For the past few nights, he’d slept like a dream. Jill had stayed true to her word and had completely revamped the house. When that woman was determined, she was on fire. She’d brought in cleaning specialists and pet allergy experts. Yesterday evening he’d even been able to sit in the living room...
They’d come in soaked but happy from their adventures on the beach, and ravenously hungry besides. The prefab frozen lasagna dinner Sarah had prepared actually wasn’t bad. Pairing it with the nice Chianti she’d brought proved a plus, and both had totally enjoyed Matt’s homemade garlic bread. Now ...
Don’t!” He raised his chin in her direction. “I can’t imagine life without you!” He was fifteen. All bluster and bravado. Lucia hoped he was making this up. Gravel slid beneath his shoes, sending pebbles flying onto the craggy boulders below. Waves crashed and splintered around them, kicking up ...
He spied her seated at a table for two in the large atrium styled like a Spanish courtyard and decorated in colorful tile. She studied the menu as he approached, a white peasant blouse sweeping her shoulders, hair pinned up in a casual way that offset her cheekbones and fair complexion. Dan had t...
"You getting hitched?" Caroline asked, her voice weighted with skepticism. David spun in his chair to face his blond bombshell boss. Funny how he'd stopped noticing how good-looking she was the moment she'd started barking out orders. She was a tough businesswoman, but fair. And, not so incidenta...
They were seated at a table with Linda and her gregarious husband, Beau, as well as Ollie and his girlfriend, Trudy. Trudy had come in late, rushing over from her stint as an intern at a local television station. She hoped to work in broadcast news someday and had the pretty face and nicely even-...
“Baby,” he said in his deep Southern drawl. “Welcome home!” He paused momentarily, narrowing his gaze at Robert. “You, on the other hand,” he said with a dismissive look, “can stay outside. Or go home altogether. Whatever it is you’re peddling, we don’t want any.” He began to press his hand towar...