To the wonderful folks who've stayed with me through a difficult time of geographical transition, my warmest hugs and also thanks. To my best friend, for his patience, wisdom, humor and good advice, my eternal gratitude. Over the years he's become my rock, my anchor and my inspiration. Yes, he re...
She was here to pursue one of her interests. Astronomy. Not Philip Ashton. And she was lying to herself once more.The rooms Philip showed her were fascinating, and he allowed her a peek through Augustus’s telescopes, focusing them for her on the nearby apple orchards. “That’s where we’ll have our...
A masculine hand rippled the satin sheets, stroking the curves of her body. “Are you awake?” “Mmmph.” “I need to ask a favor, my sweet.” “Oh heavens, Roger.” She moved and masses of tousled chestnut hair tumbled over the pillow. She brushed them to one side. “Do you think that now’s a good time?”...
He had news for them as well.“Tell me.” He skipped the preliminaries.“Not good, Father. She’s definitely near. She didn’t mention Arthur Byerly, but I’ll bet anything that she was responsible.” Adrian sighed as he took Katherine to a seat near a low table set with tea and scones.“She knows where ...