Her scalp burned. Her hands quivered. If she didn’t get hold of herself within a few seconds she’d collapse, paralyzed with terror.Quiet and safe. Plenty of fresh air. Breathe. Breathe. Breathe. The mantra’s words did their job. They evoked a sliver of assurance.“The tunnel won’t collapse. Alfred...
She looked at her watch, then left, locking the door behind her. Downstairs, Michael was talking to Blondie, the new security guard.Cat smiled as she approached quietly. Michael Grey at work. Like his attitude toward his appearance, like his sense of style, his friendly manner and his sex appeal ...
Howard didn’t have Joshua. He’d been right about the guy. He really did love Rhoda too much to take the child away from her, or maybe she wouldn’t let him. Joe craved a glimpse of his son, but he was glad that he didn’t have to worry about making sure his child was all right while trying to take ...
Despite their close call, the search the night before had yielded nothing about Caleb. Rachel had spent a restless night, tortured by the memory of Eric’s body against hers.Then Mitch had called her first thing in the morning to let her know of the meeting. All day, she’d had to force herself to ...
Hannah said. “Your face is finally clean of blood. Now I can get to work.” Mack was grateful for her matter-of-fact statement. It helped him concentrate on something besides how she might take care of him on the floor. “How do you know so much about...
Can he uncover the truth and still win her heart, without destroying his career in the process? Laney Montgomery—The only witness to the shooting death of Senator Darby Sills, Laney reluctantly partners with sexy Detective Ethan Delancey to find the senator s killer. ...
One minute she was preparing to stomp out of Cade’s house and the next they were in a heap on his couch. Despite what she’d told him, she was pretty sure that was her fault, not his.As he kissed her deeply, he rocked against her, driving her toward a sexual mountaintop that she was sure had only ...
He squinted to see if that would help him to see them as Christmas lights, but it was a waste of time. Lights were lights, not fairy tale sparkles or holiday decorations. However, they did draw the eye, kind of like a river full of stars. For a while he stared at them, let...
He’d called Stamps’s secretary and found out that Darby Sills was scheduled to attend the same dinner Stamps and the mayor were attending. He wasn’t above confronting the senior senator there, but by the time he found out where Sills was, it was after five-thirty and he was facing driving across ...
“Penn,” she said on a jetted exhale. “I know you don’t care for me, but I need you to trust me on this. It’s really important that I talk to Fontenot.”Penn’s face had turned red. “It’s not that I don’t like you, exactly, it’s just—”“I get it,” Reghan had said, holding up her splinted hand. “It pr...
Do you think if the kidnapper had contacted me, I would keep it from the police?” Sunny’s voice sounded small.Griff’s anger ratcheted up. “I think you’d be more believable if you gave me a straight answer, instead of throwing questions back at me.”She took a long, shaky breath. “If I knew anythin...
I want to reveal all, to stand beside you proudly as your true love. I long to help you bear this grief. But no, not yet. It would not be seemly, so close to death.“Yet I will but say what mere friends say, Or only a thought stronger; I will hold your hand but as long as all may, Or so very littl...