Chance called after me. But I didn’t want to listen to him – I didn’t want to listen to anybody! I only wanted to be alone with my thoughts, only wanted to have some time and space to deal with what it was I had just heard. How could it be true? My mother – the River Goddess Yami? How could she n...
I had seen castles of Feyland before – the Autumn Springs castle, the enormous palaces of Winter and Summer from a distance – but this was something else entirely. Fairy castles were beautiful, inviting places: they were often centers of hospitality for weary travelers, host to great fairy gather...
To feel his arms around me as he tells me that it’s all right and that won’t happen to either of us. The thought of ending up burned like that, or worse, is a terrifying one. I want to spend my time with Zachary, just being close to him until everything I feel about the performance goes away. Yet...
I beg of you – tell me that I am wrong. Tell me it is all a lie, a trick, a joke! I will forgive you – I swear it. I will cast aside my anger and my pain and take you in my arms, and bear you no rancor for this trickery. I will love you no less (Breena, don't you understand – every day that passe...
I showered and went to bed. As soon as I hit my pillow, I was out like a light, and didn’t feel Collins join me in bed until much later that night. He seemed preoccupied when I woke up for a little bit, although he was sitting in bed, typing away on his laptop, while massaging my back with anothe...
Kalina cried as she spied Max running across the courtyard. Max ducked and ran straight into another room of the house. “That way!” Stuart led the foursome back through the garden and through the door, following in Max's footsteps. Kalina's heart was beating so quickly that she felt her whole bod...
Ro had already arrived and was finishing up the last pages of the eleventh chapter while Keegan was set to arrive at any moment. “Why don’t you come out and join us, Alexis?” Sadie offered. “We’re reading Bram Stoker’s Dracula. It’s one of your favorites.” “It was one of my favorites when I bel...
Rose leaned in. Something was wrong, she knew. She could sense it. Her heart had started to beat faster, to pound so loud that it was ringing in her ears like thunder. Could Alistair be...no! She couldn't think of that. She couldn't let herself think of that. She placed her ear against his smooth...
“We’re going to keep you overnight, keep an eye on you and if everything looks good, you can leave tomorrow morning. Then,” Dr. Sorensen said as he gave me a warning glance over my chart, “I recommend you take it easy for a few days.” “Sure thing.” I sank into the flimsy pillow of the hospital b...
Apparently, being in storage has protected the helicopter from whatever afflicted the cars we tried. We have plenty of supplies aboard. Enough to get us to Location Thirteen and maybe beyond, though Jack says it will be sensible to stop and refuel along the way. Neither of us wants to be stranded...
The further we went, the more I felt tension fill up the car. No doubt the guys were all looking forward to getting out of the car and finding some good Italian food. The flight had been long and fatigue was also beginning to play on everyone’s nerves. We’d have to find a restaurant and a plac...
A piece of the set fel down at rehearsals, and everyone had to help put it back in place when they should have been practicing their lines. A couple of customers at the diner didn’t quite get what they ordered. They were the kind of things that might have ruined many people’s days, but to Briony,...
With my hand to the doorknob, I closed my eyes a second and took in a deep breath before pulling the door back. My heart soared and all my worries with Chace and Aaron disappeared as I faced Eric. Joy, elation, euphoria all travelled through my body with lightning speed. The affect was physical, ...
At last the landscape began to change – the trees became lusher, more beautiful; the animals of the wood began to stop and stare at us with preternatural intelligence. We were in fairy territory; Kian and I both felt the call of its magic in our blood as the cold, barren world of the pixie kingdo...
In Summer Wishes, Jocelyn and Matthew’s story is told to give a better idea of what life is like in DESIRE. Like all my books, the story of Summer Wishes, the DESIRE Series and its characters are dear to me, and I appreciate you taking the time to read this new series. And I hope you enjoyed read...
Seeing him at death’s door made the love she felt for him all the more evident. She needed him and would do anything to save him. For a brief moment, she let her guard down as she watched her sister, Keegan’s head in her lap. That brief moment was enough to allow Skars a serious blow to the back ...
Alana repeated, staring at the princess, and Wirt could hear the subtle warnings that meant it was probably time to run for cover. He’d never seen Alana really lose her temper with her royal charge, but he suspected that might be about to change. “Careful, Alana,” he said, putting a h...
I had a fresh outlook on my life, the true destiny I was meant to follow. My life was with Liam, first lady to Arcadia. “Have a good day at school,” Mom said as she kissed me goodbye and left for work. For the first time in a long while, I relaxed and took up my morning routine with the same exc...
“Honey,” Mom called from downstairs. “You’ve received a package.” And not a moment too soon, I thought as I raced down the steps. Shayne had promised to have the dress and shoes delivered two days ago and a slight panic had begun to gnaw at me. “Great,” I said as I took the large white box. “I...
1 by Kailin Gow Chapter 2 Unfortunately, my victory doesn't last for particularly long. No sooner have I taken in the joyous sight of my brother's shocked face, his mouth agape, gaping like a goldfish that had been lifted into the air, then a knock sounds at the door. I ...
2 by Kailin Gow Chapter 7 I was nervous about meeting Taryn and Errol again, but the minute we arrived at their luxurious penthouse home in the heart of Paris, all my doubts and fears disappeared. “Lilly,” Taryn beamed. “The country really agrees with you. You're positively glowing.” She too...
local time. As soon as I debarked, a helicopter was already on standby outside Chase’s private hangar. Drew carried my luggage across the tarmac and heaved it into the helicopter where two enormous fellows in crisp black suits, my private guards, awaited me. “I guess you w...
It’s not just the things he does, because he has dinner waiting for me and Aunt Sookie most nights, and he goes running with me as usual in the morning. It’s more the way he does them, like he’s making a special effort to be attentive. He even drives me and Aunt Sookie back from her academy after...
I am still the same person, the same me – the same body, experiencing a slight shudder of pain and then a wave of pleasure as he entered me. A part of me is almost amused by this fact. All this fuss, I think – over whether I was a technical virgin or not, whether I'd had this kind of ...
Rio asked. Gem pulled him a little further from the path. “We should be heading back to the village to stop the dragon.” “How?” Gem demanded. “We can’t get there before it does, and even if we do we can’t hurt it. Anyway, I’m not sure that’s where it wants to go.” “What?” How could she explain it...
“Now feel better?” Errol asked as he rose to clear the dishes. Taryn nodded slightly before she rose to help him, but he shook his head and gestured to her seat. “Wait here.” A few moments later she felt a strange sensation on the back of her shoulders. “What are…?” “Close your eyes,” Errol ord...
The tall defensive towers, each one long-since converted into homes for the shepherds that tended their flocks in these parts, stood in a ring around the outskirts of the village, while a grouping of smaller thatched-roof huts stood in a cluster in the center. “Wait,” whispered Shasta, ...
“You should get dressed,” he said softly. “As much as I enjoy seeing you like this – it’s almost time to go. And it’s cold out – colder still by nightfall. We need to get back soon. I have collected clothing here over the years – some may well be your size. Your dressing-gown was covered in blood...