Sometimes she got so engrossed in what she was doing, she even forgot to eat. Then she’d look up and realize the sun had gone down and most of the day had spun around her without her noticing the passing hours. Standing in her darkening studio on a cloudy Wednesday afterno...
Having worked construction for most of his adult life, he was used to long, demanding days and moving from one task to the next pretty much without a break. This project was something else again. Parker was a quick study, eager to please and soaking in Cam’s every word lik...
It was the beginning of October, and Ruthy’s spare room was ready for Amanda. He’d tried a few more times to convince her to stay at the farm, but, as usual, once she made up her mind, it was set in stone. Matt had warned him about smart women, John reminded himself as he ...
She refused to answer his calls, even though he saw her around town, from a distance, while she continued working. The office he’d set up for her remained as empty as it had been before, and he chided himself for being so foolish. For all that, his biggest problem was the ...
After a bracing swallow of Marianne’s high-octane coffee, Matt told John and the girls what he’d discovered last night. Then he sat back and looked at each of them, trying to gauge the impact of what he’d said. Although he’d spent a restless night going through the options, he still hadn’t made u...
Sitting on the single wooden step, she sipped her coffee while the sleepy village around her seemed to yawn and wake itself for another day.The gracious Victorian that had been advertising a room for rent had been a real find, she recalled as her eyes roamed the neighborhood dotted with comfortab...
She was lost. Sighing in frustration, Bekah Holloway squinted through the branches alongside the isolated country road she was currently on, hunting for a sign to tell her where she was. It was probably intended to be two lanes, she complained silently, but considering the...
Opening game day, to be precise. After four grueling weeks of work, it was time for the kids to put what they’d learned into practice against another team. To make sure everything ran smoothly, Marianne got up an hour earlier than usual. Two coolers, bowls of frozen fruit for snacks, and the firs...
Appalled by the minimal basic skills the sawmill’s crew of carpenters seemed to possess, Tess grumbled to herself while she made two pots of long-overdue coffee for the commercial system in the lobby. The trail of donut crumbs leading back toward the saw area told her they’d at least managed to f...