Rich black earth. Nothing felt like it, nothing smelled like it, and the arrival of spring only heightened his pleasure at being able to sculpt and tend the grounds of his uncle’s apartment complex and the spot he called home as well, Heart’s Haven. When the vehicle neared the rental unit, Kevin ...
While team members scrutinized snippets of show video, Kassidy’s attention kept sliding toward Drew, who leaned against the far wall of the green room, arms folded loosely against his chest, ankles crossed. At last Liam dismissed the cast and crew. While team members exited the theater, Drew sidl...
The racquetball court sang with tennis shoe squeaks as he dodged Mason Schaefer’s bang-on shot then lent chase to that evil, miniscule black rubber ball. Slicing his racquet in a swift, level backhand, he crushed the ball with a solid stroke. It ricocheted off the far wall and zipped right past h...
The Sisters in Spirit would perform an hour and a half show complete with professional lighting, stage set up, costume changes, and a full-blown tech crew that would assist in matters ranging from wardrobe to makeup to all matters having to do with the overall production—sound, choreography, and ...
It was time to come clean. Besides, Gabe wanted to squelch the discomfited look Susanna had worn throughout most of the evening. He didn’t blame her. She’d been blindsided a number of times during the past twelve hours; he wanted to help her establish equilibrium. “How? Sure, you came away from o...
Let’s wind it down and plan on reconvening late next week for a debriefing so we can review the final totals from tonight’s charity gala at the clinic.” Eager to get home and indulge in a long, luxurious bath as well as some serious primp and polish time, Juliet responded to Pastor Gene Thomas’s ...
JR’s arrival in the city complicated matters, because everyone realized the search for Mitch’s successor had reached critical mass. As such, office-wide attention homed in on him and sharpened focus. Stilted behavior turned into the rule of the day. Regardless of office innuendo and curiosity, al...
Each time she entered the venue, she was filled by the knowledge that in just over a day, she would perform upon its iconic stage and instant thrill-chills would erupt against her skin. Glass and metal beams stretched stories high, framing in the graceful courtyard of Lincoln Center Plaza with it...
She felt her eyes go wide with shock. “You...you found yourself...what?” Jackson closed his eyes and lowered his head. His silence pounded at her while he folded his hands on the tabletop. Snow danced and shimmered through the air outside. In the restaurant, people carried on soft, intimate conve...