Dominic and Louie were working late, too, but they’d promised to wake her if they discovered anything important. She slept restlessly, dreaming of Dominic. She had sensed a new eagerness in him to share with her. In her dream, they were at Bahia Linda, and she was walking happily along the beach ...
Sam called, “where are you going in such a hurry?” He saw Megan hurrying toward her car, her arms filled with books and homework. Surprised, Megan whirled around toward the voice. Her pulse quickened. Sam Holt was dressed in a gray suit, light blue shirt and dark blue tie. Nonplussed, she watched...
Why would Colonel Mackey want to see her? Her heart was beating heavily in her chest and she tried to ignore it. Everywhere she looked, she was being stared at by the clerks at their respective desks. Many of them smiled and offered her congratulations on winning the rifle competition. The late-a...
Kit gasped, rushing from the kitchen and hurrying into the living room, wiping her damp hands on her apron.“Melody Sue Trayhern!” she scolded softly. Stifling a laugh, Kit lifted her fifteen-month-old daughter into her arms, rescuing Tuna Boat from further attack.Tuna lifted her head, offering Ki...
Brie asked quietly over breakfast with Linc. “I called the FM when I was at the police department, and McPeak and Laughlin will fill in for our quadrant while we push this investigation on who’s after you.” “Linc, if they want to kill me, why haven’t they done it yet?” “They may have tried with t...
She sat helplessly entrapped by the crowd of newspeople. Bauman elbowed his way past, throwing her one last glaring look. Sullivan muffled an oath, shoving his way clear so that she sat there alone. Numb and confused again by fever, she felt the grip of a hand on her arm. Stupidly she looked up. ...
She was fast asleep, lying on her side. For a moment he stood in the doorway, feeling the drive to simply lie down at her back, hold her close against his body. Protect her. Let her heal. Scowling, he knew it wasn’t meant to be. He walked through the darkened, silent house, the mountain winds blo...
Five people arrived with ailing pets. They sat quietly at the desks. One at a time, Katie called them up with their animal. Taylor sat back, arms crossed over his chest, watching. The first to stand was a woman near ninety. She carried a scruffy gray cat, which looked to be the same age. Katie’s ...
“What?” he ground out.“Sir, that transport carrying the medical personnel from Japan has been delayed by winds aloft. They aren’t going to land for another hour.” The clerk, dressed in a starched and pressed khaki uniform, gave him a sympathetic look. “I’m sorry, sir. I know you’ve been waiting a...
Ward stood stiffly in the sheriff’s office. Cole, a gray-haired man of fifty-five, with pale blue eyes and a thin mouth, rose. “Yes. You must be Captain Stuart.” He extended his hand. Ward shook it. Inside, he was shaking with humiliation and anger. This time, Kenny had done it. “I understand my ...
Taggert, I’m leaving.”Morgan stood in the open doorway of Laura’s hospital room, listening to her raised voice. Taggert was standing at her bedside, an agitated look on his face.“I’m glad you’ve arrived, Mr. Ramsey,” the doctor muttered.Laura turned her attention from the physician. “Morgan?”He a...
Both of them healed rapidly, although her arms, especially her elbows, would probably bear the scars from their brush with death forever. At close to three in the afternoon, the island of Java slowed to a halt. Yet even in the heat and humidity of midafternoon, the workers continued to lay ax and...