That something had a name. It was Sarah Temple. He hadn’t wanted to come here. He hadn’t expected to see Sarah again, but some perverse demon demanded that he dismount and go inside. It was almost as if he could hear Sarah’s plea for help and it annoyed the hell out of him. Chad despised the idea...
By the end of his first week of married life he had regained strength in his legs and was working on his arms. He w’as also consuming prodigious amounts of food. His first appearance at the breakfast table surprised both Zoey and Cully. “Should you be downstairs?” Zoey asked with concern. “Less t...
Gazing down at his dark head, his rosebud mouth sucking vigorously on her nipple, she thought fiercely of how much she loved this child. He was a month old now, and Christy still hadn’t sent word of his birth to Sinjun. The first months of a child’s life were so precarious that she had wanted to ...
"Don't touch me!" Rafe went still. His silver gaze searched her face. She was pale and shaken, her blue eyes glazed. "What happened inside the bank? Did someone accost you? For godsake, Angel, talk to me!" Angela shook her head and hoisted herself onto her horse. Then she dug in her heels an...
And you’re Mr. McAllister, I presume.” Casey held out his hand to the owner of the McAllister Winery, a robust man with piercing dark eyes and thinning brown hair just beginning to turn gray. Though past his prime, McAllister possessed the vim and vigor of a much younger man. One totally obsessed...
A high, canopied bed accessible only by climbing three steps onto its surface dominated the room decorated in varying shades of blue. A wardrobe, chest of drawers, delicate French desk and several satin-covered chairs complimented the attractive decor. It was obviously a woman’s room. A fire was ...
Rugged granite outcroppings showed on the bare crests of hills, glowing dull red in the face of cliffs above the timber growth of the valley floor. Colt followed a deep stream along the valley into town, amazed at the sight of farmhouses constructed of stone with loopholes built to permit rifle f...
Assuming it was a patrol from Fort Laramie on routine surveillance, Blade’s first inclination was to let it pass without calling attention to himself. But when he recognized Major Vance at the head of the column, he realized that something serious must have transpired to bring Vance out of the fo...
He recalled with alacrity the times he’d returned to Andros and spent amorous days and erotic nights in bed with Rouge, eating and sleeping sporadically. Sporting with the feisty French wench had been fun and satisfying, but suddenly she no longer appealed to him. Their time together had run its ...
She had been told by Captain Langford that during the year more than eight-hundred of the vessels that had been anchored in the cove were abandoned by their crews who had jumped ship to join the gold rush. It was an eerie sight to see the empty hulks bobbing up and down, waves slapping against th...
Her shoulders were slumped, her eyes dull from lack of sleep. The deep purple smudges beneath her lids attested to the turmoil raging within her. Her mind told her that deceiving Jamal had been the right thing to do, yet her heart wept. She had done a despicable thing to Jamal, but she’d had no c...
Storm asked as she watched Nat ride off hell for leather. “What did you say to him?” Grady whipped around, unaware that Storm had stepped out the door to investigate. He paused for a moment in silent appreciation before answering. He hadn’t seen Storm in several days, and each time he saw her he ...
Abby had wrapped his ribs tightly and tried to get him to remain in bed longer, but he was adamantly opposed to doing nothing while each day took Hannah and Gilmore farther away from him. His emotions had run the gamut from outright disbelief that she had gone willingly with Lieutenant Gilmore to...
Dr. Bellows felt strongly that Nick’s will to live was due entirely to the lovely blonde who showered him with tender care. Aimee rarely left Nick’s side. Sergeant Jones had returned to duty, leaving her virtually friendless in the Federal field hospital. But her compassion for both Yankee and Co...
He greeted her sadly, his expression conveying without words that he had heard about Desperado’s death and commiserated with her. “I’m sorry, Chloe,” he said. “I was right fond of that boy.” Chloe couldn’t help smiling. Mr. Baker was probably the only person in the world who dared to call Despera...