Heather moved along the bank of the shallow muddy river, trying to get an angle for the picture she wanted to sketch. “Will he stop and graze or something?” Three grinning brown children waved at her from the back of a tremendous water buffalo. She’d asked if she could make a quick sketch of thei...
So when his backyard was invaded, at first he didn’t trust his own eyesight. It was close to midnight. He’d come in late on an international flight with an interminable layover in Bombay. Layovers were always tedious, but this one had been especially bad. He hadn’t been able to sleep, and for s...
Time to panic. Terry Yardley held her breath and listened. Someone was coming up the long, circular driveway to the old Carrington mansion. No one was supposed to be here until Saturday. “Darn,” she whispered, eyes wide, nerves jangling. She’d counted on a good two days to get things under cont...
“Just one more chocolate-covered strawberry. Come on, I'll share it with you.” Shelley groaned, leaning back in her velvet-padded chair. “Not another bite. Really, I'll blow up like a blimp and float off if I do. I haven't eaten this much since the Thanksgiving when I was ten.” All the restaurant...
He looked back, as though to make sure the way out was still clear, should he need it. Then he tried to smile. Johnny had to make a decision. He made it with Cheyenne in mind. What he wanted most of all was to make things easy for her. “Frank,” he said, going toward the man with his hand outstre...
As the days went by, the chances that he meant what he’d said seemed to grow smaller. After all, Destiny Bay wasn’t all that far from where she lived in Los Angeles. A two hour drive and he’d almost be there. If he’d really meant to come, he’d have done it by now. So she tried to tell herself as ...