I bit my lip and glanced over Oscar’s shoulder to get a better look at the dead body of Burt Rossen. Someone had shot him dead. “All I know is that woman was over there doing some sort of voodoo crap in the corner with that snow globe glowing and this place with filled with smoke. Lots of smoke.”...
I wasn’t going to go through another disaster. Besides, it seemed like my little job for the FBI was coming to an end and I really needed to find a real job. To waste time until I heard from Jax, I decided to call Trixie. I knew she was dying to know what all last night at Benny’s was about. And ...
I was surprised to see A Charming Cure filled with customers and Eloise Sandlewood helping Oscar out behind the counter. “What are you doing here?” I tried not to let on that it was not a good idea for her to be helping Oscar. She was his aunt from his father’s side of the family and the cleansin...
I said to Vinnie after I got in the car from the long day of two shifts.I had managed to get through the day unscathed, on cloud nine from learning how to make the sausage gravy, but on edge from Mick. “If you must know, I was going to dump the contents of the box, but decided you got yourself in...
The purple and white wisteria vine that had grown up and around the door of my shop was still vibrant but didn’t give the Christmas cheer. Even the two window boxes underneath the shop window could use a little holiday spirit. I stopped short of the shop gate. Arabella and Bella were already past...
Jax stood with his legs parted, arms out, and gun firmly planted in his grasp with his finger on the trigger, a bridled anger in his voice. “It’s not what you think!” I jumped up and the money bundle tumbled out of my hand. “I can explain.” I gasped realizing what this must look like. A shiver of...
Trixie Turner was going to be livid when she found out Willie had decided to escape from prison and Jax was looking for him. And I wasn’t so sure Jax hadn’t gotten to her first. He was making pretty good time going around town and putting together the pieces of Willie Ray Bowman’s life here. Incl...
I’m a sucker for it. I love it so much. It’s pathetic.” ~Drew Barrymore “What have you gotten me into?” I asked Maddie. I called her as soon as I walked into my apartment. “You’re home?” There was disappointment in her voice. “It’s only been an hour---a no-go on the Benjamin.” “You better get o...
I was expecting us to go into a fancy room where they paraded the horse in front of us and we held up paddles as the auctioneer rattled off the amounts like they did at the Keeneland horse sales up in Lexington. After we’d introduced ourselves to a few people, Ranger ushered everyone into the bar...
Bernadine wrapped her fingers around her wine glass. She lifted the glass to her lips and took a big gulp. “He was a little too late.” She winked.“What does that mean?” I asked her. The Divas trickled in one-by-one for the impromptu meeting interrupting my conversation with Bernadine. The wink wa...
Most of the Auxiliary women were in the early class so they could get on with their day and spread the gossip love.After the last guest table was cleared and cleaned, I stuck a sign on the door that said breakfast hours in the dining room were over and they could go into the snack room off the ha...