""When will you take a chance?"" It was a question Catherine Wilson had asked herself--when would she stop worrying about her son and start focusing on life?The truth was she was scared her son would relapse; scared she had forgotten how to live; scared the emotions one particular man brought to ...
Dark, quiet, peaceful, with just a hint of chill. But Val was anything but cold. In fact, she was burning up, her skin feverish, her breathing harsh and ragged. Justin Tome could kiss. He gave new meaning to the word 'talent'. In fact, talent didn't even come close to desc...
She pushed up on her elbow and brushed the hair out of her eyes, squinting against the light streaming in through the open doors. The muscles in her neck protested when she looked around, trying to clear her mind of the last remnants of sleep. She untangled her legs from the blanket and slowly sa...
"Okay Shelly, here you go. Do you remember how to do it?" The young girl offered her a bright smile and nodded before eagerly taking the hose and aiming it at the just-washed heifer. Kayli watched her for a few minutes, offering a few tips until Shelly had the powerful blast of air aimed correctl...
No, their work involved following his every step, watching his every move. But Bobbi was different, and he wondered if she was just what she claimed to be—a personal assistant. She sat with her back to him, her head bent over the battered desk, her red-blonde hair hid...
"Language. There's kids around." Mat grunted and rubbed his side, looking around in bleary-eyed curiosity at the small crowd around them. "I'm going to get some coffee." "Really?" JP held up the two large cups in his hands. "We stopped for coffee. Why didn't you get one then?" "Because I wasn't a...
William leaned against the frame of his open door, his arms crossed in front of him, a picture of masculine insolence as his gaze raked her from head to toe. His dark eyes met hers and he raised one dark brow in question. "And looking a little worse for wear, too." He push...
But the message was the same, no matter how many times she blinked or squinted or tilted her head. The message was always the same. Thank you for your interest, blah blah blah. Admire your work, blah blah blah. &n...
Candlelight flickered from the nightstand and dresser, scenting the room with hints of vanilla and something just a little spicy, something CC couldn't quite make out. She hadn't figured Big Guy to be a candles-and-classical music kind of guy. It didn't matter that she had...
The crack of pool balls banging against each other echoed in the corner, followed by laughter and joking. Angie looked up from the cooler and glanced over at the small crowd, a frown on her face. Not everyone was laughing and joking. &nb...
She didn’t have to do this now. She didn’t have to do this at all. She didn’t want to do this at all. She took a deep breath and stepped into the mild March weather, squinting against the glare of sunlight. She had to do it now, to get it over with before she lost her nerve. Things had gone too f...
Everyone paused, frozen like statues in a children's game, heads cocked to the side as they listened. The alarm sounded, a harsh buzzer that was louder than the radio. "Dammit. It never fails. How do they know exactly when we're sitting down to eat?" Jimmy grabbed a cheese...
He knew Kayla was home: her Jeep was parked next to the barn and he could hear noise coming from inside, muffled and faint. He bounced from one foot to the other and blew on his closed hands, trying to get some warmth circulating in his limbs. The day was gray and damp, typical for early November...
Almost too noisy for conversation, which suited Lauren just fine because she wasn't sure what to really say. It wasn't that Kenny's sister wasn't nice or made Lauren feel uncomfortable. No, it was something much more basic than that: she was nervous. Nervous about meeting Kelly, nervous that the ...