With the stairway leading to the lighthouse blocked, she spun and ran as fast as she could back up toward the parking lot, speeding up dozens and dozens of stairs in the fastest climb she had ever done in her life. The fog had lifted enough for her to see the top of the stairs, but it was so far ...
Children with sparklers, neon glow necklaces and safety glow sticks flew by, trailing shouts of laughter in their wake. The kicky Tex-Mex beat of Tejano music thumped through the air from the live band situated atop a well-lit flatbed truck. The vigorous call of the accordion, drums, violins and ...
12:57 Alone, wrapped in a bulky pink robe and llama-covered blanket socks to ward off the chill, Ella stuck her tongue out at the clock before reaching for the light switch. One in the freaking morning. She wasn’t stupid enough to believe she’d never have a sleepless night due to Charles Rainier,...
Lucy had known the racket of dragging suitcases down the wooden stairs would bring Coe running. Though he didn’t live at the garage he often worked late, and she’d suspected that tonight of all nights, Christmas Eve, he was going to hang around in case she got lonely and needed someone to talk to...