She still felt sluggish from nearly two days in and out of consciousness, but the hot water had done wonders. She groped for the towel on its hook outside the bath tub, rubbed herself dry, then wrapped the too-small terry cloth around her body, struggling to overlap the ends enough to secure it a...
The house was grander than any Kadlin had ever imagined. The peak of the roof stood taller than five men, and great carved dragons’ heads flanked the huge double doors. Torches had been lit outside the entryway, and in the gardens, but the place seemed deserted. “This is yours?” she whispered. Bj...
“There is absolutely no way that you all are staying overnight!” Toni glanced at the clock on the mantle. It was just past ten at night. The re-enactors would be returning in a couple of hours. She’d shown the crew around the kitchen and the mysteriously repaired dining room cei...
Gwen cracked the window and let the fresh fall air swirl into the car, hoping it would help her stay awake on the last leg of the trip. She’d made good time, but half a week of eight-hour driving days had taken its toll. They’d stayed in crappy motels and she hadn’t gotten more than a couple hour...
She was bone-weary from her ghost encounter and only wanted to sleep. The team had been debriefing her for the past hour and it had taken some doing to convince Thomas that Kip hadn’t hurt her. Toni had told him over and over again that she’d just talked to the ghost and that he&rsquo...
Fight or flight. A storm of options raced through her mind as she stood trembling on the forest path. The two dogs were in front of her at the edge of the clearing, and one didn’t have to be an expert in animal behavior to read their body language. Their ears were back, their heads were down and ...