It held a sure promise of rain, heavy rain, and the air was cold and damp. She hugged her pretty cream-colored sweater around herself. She had unpacked the last of her ‘weapons’ and had them scattered throughout the house where she could easily and readily get a hold of each. She had laid out all...
He turned and regarded himself in the mirror, staring into his own deep blue eyes. What was he doing? He turned again and looked out onto the quiet London street. His right hand had formed a fist at his lips, for he was in deep concentration. His left hand unconsciously rubbed his muscular thigh ...
He was an older gent who had the patience to do what he had to do to get his job done. He was also good with the boarders. Wade liked him a lot. So did I. Jimmy came around the bend that led to the back riding ring and nodded, his full head of white hair blowing in the breeze as we walked by him,...
She couldn’t answer him, though. How could she allow this to continue? She was Queen of the Seelie Fae, and she owed— “Doona ye feel the same, m’darlin’ lass?” he murmured in her ear. She bent her head back. How she loved being his ‘darlin’ lass’. He made her whole, and she knew, looking into his...
It was a connection to the past, a monument to history. Even after the effects of the blast, Trinity as a whole had endured. However, so much had been blown to pieces. The sculptures that had been on display in the middle of what had once been a grassy square had been destroyed; their parts scatt...
People in costumes were already traveling the streets. Revelers were singing and shouting as they made their way through Temple Bar, and no one had a clue that they were about to enter a war with monsters they hadn’t even known existed. Musicians, many in costumes, played for tips on the avenue, ...
How many times she had ruffled his dark, wavy hair and hugged him close. She had so enjoyed playing ‘nanny’ until his parents were able to hire Miss Gretchen. She had been the perfect choice, and Royce remembered how she had found the older woman sitting on a bench in a park. Miss Gretchen’s chil...
Oddly enough Jazmine Decker looked down at what was a lush green landscape and said, “The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” This quote by Eden Phillpotts was one that her mother had been fond of. What she actually heard in her head, and made her c...