“She looks like me,” she whispered.“Not really,” he murmured reassuringly, although he couldn’t deny there was a resemblance. “This other woman only slightly looks like you. And that doesn’t mean anything other than Caruso obviously prefers to date beautiful blondes.”Her gaze remained troubled. “...
He didn’t have his gadgets well organized, but fortunately he knew exactly where everything was located. When he walked past the front window, he caught a glimpse of Jenna standing beside a parked car along the curb. She stood right in front of the driver’s side window, ef...
Red spots danced in front of her eyes as her arms fell uselessly to her sides. For several long moments she waited for the pain to recede and the blood to circulate normally before she could move. She watched as he freed Bobby, as well. “Tess? Are you sure you’re okay?” De...
A wave of helplessness hit hard. When would this nightmare end? As soon as the thought formed, she was ashamed of herself. She needed to trust God’s plan. Her fingers shook as she quickly dialed 911 on Gage’s cell phone. After giving the dispatcher their location, she snapped the phone shut. She ...
No doubt the physical work he’d done earlier, tearing down most of her old drywall, had been too much. Granted, she very much appreciated the work he’d done, but at the same time, she didn’t want him to hurt himself again, either. She brought out the sandwiches and chips she’d picked up at the st...
It wasn’t a surprise that Steve Gerlach had a girlfriend. Kate wanted to talk to her, to see if she knew anything important. Although there was a strong chance she wouldn’t know anything that would help them. Kate knew from her brothers and her father how a lot of cops did...
There was no denying the gentleman, who he guessed was roughly ten years their senior, seemed to care about Rachel. There was a casual familiarity between them as they ironed out the details of obtaining the money. While they worked, he swept a curious gaze around the room. &nbs...
Where was Larissa? It wasn’t like her to take such a long break in the middle of her shift like this. He’d always been impressed by what a hard worker she was. But he also knew just how upset she was at seeing the extent of Annie’s injuries. The burn from two nights ago had been weeping and was c...
The snowy ground showed a trail of footprints. She thrust her arms into her coat sleeves even as she slipped and stumbled on the icy trail of trampled snow leading back around the house. The darkness swallowed her. Concern for Cody overpowered her usual fear of the night. “Cody!” Shelby began to ...
Rafe shut his phone and started the jeep, more shaken than he cared to admit. He headed for her house, pushing the speed limit as much as he dared. Someone had tried to break into Kayla’s home. What had the intruder been looking for? Had he missed something the night they’d found the security sys...
Images of Caleb’s dead lawyer lying on the floor bleeding kept flashing through her mind and she feared this time she was the one who’d suffer a night terror instead of Kaitlin. When there was a soft rap on the door, she literally shot to her feet, her heart thundering in ...
He squinted in the bright sunlight streaming through the window, trying to figure out where he was. The sight of an IV pump next to the bed reminded him of Hawk. And Leah. Concern pushed him further awake and he glanced around, noticing with a frown...
The sun was doing its job, burning away the remnants of moisture that clung to the air. “Take this next exit,” he directed. “We’ll come up on Richard’s house from the back way.” Nate didn’t argue, hadn’t said much at all since Shane had found the GPS device planted beneath...