The planner she’d found under some of Jack’s papers sat in front of her, open to the list she’d scribbled in the back. Her secret list that made it into every planner each new year. A list of the things she wanted to undertake by the time she was forty. Her accomplishments to date were dismal. Sh...
“A little afternoon delight?” The voice came from behind them and held little amusement. She allowed the gun to fall back into the pocket of the backpack and spun toward the wry voice. Nate stood in the path of the woods, holding Spencer’s hand. Her heart froze, and for a moment, she felt as if s...
watched as the young man wearing the platform shoes got jiggy with it. Or at least that’s what the boy kept telling all the people around him. “I’m getting jiggy with it,” he shouted, throwing a fist pump as he thrust his hips toward every other person dancing around him. ...
And it wasn’t because the service was particularly sad, though there were plenty of tears. Nor was it because his wingtips pinched his toes. No, it was because everyone there treated him like Angelina’s boyfriend. And it wasn’t like he could come out and say, “This bitch be crazy.” Because it was...
The Superdome threw its shadow on them as people hurried to and fro on the busy street in the Central Business District of New Orleans. Chris had just said his goodbyes after Eva signed papers granting her temporary custody of her brother. But Charlie had yet to say a sing...
Lucas couldn’t have dialed it up any better. Finally, something was going right for him. He and the kids had been cooped up in the sick house for so long, he felt like a shaky colt emerging from the barn for his first romp in the yard. The sun felt almost too bright when i...
Inside, he quaked as much as Shelby did. Outside, he maintained a semblance of control. Like always. Shelby was pregnant with his baby. Or at least she said she was. The irony of the situation rubbed him, bitter and biting. Rebecca’s desire for the ...
He glanced at Kate in the rearview mirror. She stared after him looking not the least bit happy, her lips forming words he couldn’t hear. He could only imagine the curses being shot his way. Who could blame her? The tables had been turned on her little blackmail game. And strangely enough, it had...
Revealing his father was someone still living in Magnolia Bend was a risk. But a calculated one. He needed help and knew he could trust Abigail. “Oh, well, that’s, uh, a hard thing, I guess.” She shifted her gaze, embarrassed, looking endearing in her mom jeans and the whi...
Of course, most men were lesser, because at six foot five inches and three hundred and twenty-six pounds, Reggie Carney towered over the city, larger than life as a man...and as a New Orleans Saints offensive guard. “I don’t like this crap the designer brought in. Too old-...
That thought alone was enough to make his venture over to her house worth the jagged scratch he was certain graced his calf from a random protruding nail on the lattice. Probably wouldn’t hurt to scout around her house and check for any repairs that were necessary. “My lack of clothing’s the main...
“Ahh!” He closed his eyes and breathed deeply, a look of something akin to ecstasy relaxing his features. “Is there a more delicious scent in the morning than freshly ground coffee?” He paused, and a wicked gleam lit his eyes. “Peut-être a freshly ground woman, oui?” Garre...
Jess had spent Friday morning with her parents, touring the renovation they were doing on their 1920s Queen Anne house with its whimsical gingerbread trim and two turrets. Jess’s bedroom had been in one of the turrets, and she’d curl up in the window seat reading Sweet Valley High books along wit...
Renny had not changed much—still as rare and earthy as the Louisiana wetlands she now protected. Oh, he knew she was a biologist, because his mother dropped in little asides about her during their rare conversations. But he’d not anticipated how her very presence, hell, he...
“Surprise!” Picou said, with a smile the size of Dallas. His sister, Sally, didn’t look as excited about the ambush. In fact her blue eyes seemed to apologize. “Your sister wanted to see where you work, and since she was in town when I was in town, I told her I’d show her the posh digs the Panthe...