Landon lamented as he dusted off his jeans a few moments later. It was probably a wasted effort because we weren’t really here, but it seemed the right thing to do, so I joined him in wiping off my own clothes. “Kids shouldn’t be afraid of law enforcement. It’s wrong.”“I wouldn’t get worked up ab...
Still, something in my heart warned me that Bay shouldn’t be here.“You can’t take her home,” Marnie said, keeping her voice low. “She’s already here. If she leaves now, everyone will know that something happened. It will only draw more attention to her.”“Marnie is right,” Twila said. “If Bay leav...
Marnie said, running her finger across the corner of Clove’s mouth as I ushered everyone back into the house after our doughnut extravaganza. “Chocolate?”“We had doughnuts and hot chocolate,” Clove said.“With sprinkles,” Thistle added.“Well, great,” Marnie said, making a face. “I love hearing tha...
“Um, what?”I dragged my eyes up to Kade’s face and found him smiling. It was if he knew exactly what I’d been thinking, which was R-rated and not fit for discussion given his admission about wanting to get to know me better before taking the next step.“Do you want me to put my shirt on?” Kade ask...
I’d gone out of my way to entertain Aric with some of my favorite memories, even though in sleep I couldn’t be sure he saw them. He had a lazy grin on his handsome face when I shifted my eyes to him.“Are you awake?” I whispered, almost worried to hear the answer. Would he think I was acting as sc...
If Myron had stolen money during Desert Storm, why had he been homeless? Why bury it? And how did William know about it? The biggest question of all, though: Where was the money now? I tried to push those immediate thoughts out of my mind and called Chief Terry in an effor...
By the time I reached my father’s house, the sun was shining again and the only reminder of the brief tempest was my reflection in the mirror.I remained in my car in front of Grimlock Manor until Griffin pulled up. Even though I’d blasted the air through the vents for almost thirty minutes, I was...
We all met in our small living room a full half hour before we were due up at the inn – something that was practically unheard of – and then perched on the furniture nervously as we waited. “Do you think we should go early?” Clove asked wistfully, visions of fresh cookies ...