It was fear. A primal bellow that made her throw the covers and slip from the bed more swiftly than normal. ‘What’s wrong, little man?’ She picked him up and glanced across at Bailey just as Fadia arrived. Harry’s twin brother lay pale and still in the bed and Carmen’s heart thudded with fear as ...
The strings of Christmas fairy lights over the Bridge of Sighs had winked last night and now, though extinguished, they still decorated the canals and bridges of Venice on her way to the station. Her bag was full of nativity scenes in glass and gorgeous Christmas-tree globes for her friends. Even...
‘I know, sweetheart.’ Kate glanced up and caught Rory’s eyes in the mirror again for a fleeting second, just for her own comfort, before she looked back at Lucy. ‘Keep your breathing going, you’re doing beautifully. It looks like this baby of yours is pretty keen on seeing what the world looks li...
CHAPTER FOUR JUDGING from the changing expressions on the young woman’s face, Bonnie doubted these pains would go away. Bonnie waited for the strain to ease from Mardi’s face again. Pretty decent contraction, she thought. When it had gone she said, ‘Maybe she or he has decided to come today.’ Mar...
He would be gone tomorrow, which was as well because the fascination inside her seemed to revel in every brooding glance he sent her way. There was an escalating excitement in her stomach unlike anything she’d felt before, and as she checked on her daughter, she realised that she missed seeing Gi...
She avoided his eyes—she could do this. Andy would be embarrassed too, she reassured herself, but when she looked at him again to check the validity of that thought, he winked at her like a mischievous six-year-old. The emotion that shone out of those wicked green eyes was not embarrassment...
