Daisy's bark sounded hoarse, as though she'd been raising Cain for hours. He ran for the shed. "Daniel!" Cynda was on her knees on the tractor seat, holding aloft a plastic quart bottle of oil. She shouted to be heard over the barking. "A raccoon! I think it has rabies." Dan's heart nearly stoppe...
The light through the blinds had the rosy tint of dawn. I groaned. Who wanted me at this ungodly hour on Christmas Eve? “Go away. I swear, I’m gonna get a hotel room so I can sleep.” I rolled onto my tummy. “Shelby?” The tap sounded again. “Jonny?” I tossed the covers back and crossed to yank the...
“Thirty seconds left in the clip.” Robert hovered his finger over the button. “Ready?” I nodded, wishing I’d worn jeans rather than a dress, so I could wipe my palms. He tapped the screen. After Kolby struck Dale, Dale buried his left fist in Kolby’s solar plexus. He followed that shot with an up...
Since there didn’t seem to be anywhere else for him to put it, I refrained from comment, but suppressed a sigh of relief. “So, what’s Ridenhour Racing?” “Only the hottest race team in NASCAR at the moment.” NASCAR? I bit my lip. My mother had outdone herself this time. I associated NASCAR with to...
Colton's eyes were green again she saw as he pressed his forehead against hers and made a frustrated sound. "Saturday, Lila. Me and you and no obstacles. I'm fixing you lunch.""I'm becoming addicted to dropping my pants outdoors, thank you very much."Her sassy comment made him laugh. "Is that you...