The Braddock blood ran fierce and true in Peter Braddock. Yet his scandalous past kept the younger Braddock sibling from feeling he really belonged to the elite society his family ruled. Perhaps that's what made him defend shy, awkward, Theadosia Berenson - the ugly duckling debutant - and landed...
Summer, always a slow season for the Gazette, was almost bereft of newsworthy events. Deadlines came and went with very little urgency or excitement. It was simply too hot to generate interest in anything other than the weather forecast—with one notable exception. The community hospital made the ...
At least, it hadn’t been before Andy and Abby got in it. Gun had obtained fifteen minutes of wide-eyed quiet by instructing them to listen for big bangs, rattles, or the sound of something falling off during take-off. But once they were airborne, all bets were off. “Will a...
The numerals danced and blurred before his still hazy vision. He yawned, frowned at some nameless, nagging thought that hovered dreamlike on the outer fringes of consciousness, and then focused again on the clock. Nine twenty-six. Too late to meet Elleny. Elleny. The nameless thought took a defin...
Juliette said from the doorway of Sylvie’s bedroom. “I’m not the one who stayed out all night.” Sylvie answered that bit of glaring illogic with a skeptical lift of her brows and then unequivocally pulled back the sheets of her bed. Placing her glasses on the bedside table, she hoped Juliette wou...
Ivan wasn’t quite sure what the puppet resembled, but it definitely was not a duck. Jett, on the other hand, was easier to classify. She—Ivan was guessing female because of the huge eyelashes and mop of corded yellow curls—was tiger-striped in varying shades of purple, puce and a rather disconcer...
Amanda could almost hear the seconds ticking past with the same urgency. Time was spinning crazily forward, rushing her toward the inescapable consequences of her decision. Glancing sideways at Dane, she wondered if he dreaded the next few hours as much as she did. His face was unrevealing, his a...
“Isn’t that Alex’s car?” Nick’s smooth brow creased worriedly. “Yes, but I can’t imagine why he would make a trip out here on a Saturday. On the weekends Alex usually avoids anything that has even a remote connection with the company.” “He could be here to see me, you know.” Kylie tugged at the h...