THE PLIGHT OF A SINGLE DAD... No sooner had they settled in Washington than history repeated itself: the welcoming committee of available women. The casseroles. A widower Alex McKenzie might be, but he was not looking for a new wife. His four-year-old son, however, had picked a new mommy...just...
“I should have told you, I’m never gonna pass,” Barbi said, sounding discouraged. “It’s so stupid. My head goes blank when I see a list of questions and I can’t remember anything. You might as well stop wasting time on me.” “Blocking on tests is a common problem,” Hannah a...
It was the first time in a month she’d gotten to bed before midnight, and now she couldn’t sleep. Luke had stayed for several hours. They’d eaten dinner, visited Moonfire in her stal, and generally avoided any subject more serious than whether vanilla or chocolate was the ...
He got out and leaned against the Blazer as he waited. A few minutes later she drove up, one eyebrow raised in challenge. He suppressed a smile as she slammed the door closed. “I know a few shortcuts,” he said. Apparently, Maddie couldn’t stay annoyed, because she grinned at him. It was the most ...
He opened bleary eyes and looked at the clock. Six? What maniac would call at six in the morning? “Yeah,” he mumbled into the receiver. “Where in hell is my sister, McKenzie? She isn’t answering her phone.” Alex rubbed his face and yawned. The voice sounded like Kane O’Rourke’s, and his tone was ...
She’d worked in the garden the afternoon before and somewhere, somehow, her wedding ring had gone missing. Worse, she hadn’t noticed until the next morning—thoughts of Aaron had kept her mind occupied. She hadn’t said anything to Karin to keep from upsetting her, instead waiting until after she’d...
Instead she focused on the tulips Dylan had given her the night before. Birthday tulips. Dylan had gotten up and left before dawn, but he’d written a note saying he would be back for dinner. A lot of things had been said last night, and she’d revealed more than she had intended; if he took the wo...
She didn’t know what to make of his offer to assist with the investigation, but he was also willing to provide information, and that was exactly what she needed. Yet even as the thought formed, she froze on the staircase and frowned. Was he hoping to tell his stepfather ab...