That's disgusting!” Gammon said from behind her, after watching her blow her nose into the crotch of the lavender lace panties and shove them back into the backpack. “They were clean,” she said, defensively. “And maybe that will teach you to mind your own business.” Shawn's brows knit together wi...
Again. There was not so much as a moment’s confusion about where he was this time. His mind was alert—brought to attention by a hard, mean headache. That ache made it immediately clear that he yet lived. Either that, or hell was going to be a bit more hellish than he’d imagined.He groaned if onl...
If the outlaw decided to come take his last mount, the clever strategy would be to sleep in the stables. It would make their inevitable meeting more probable, and the sooner the better. After he had removed the so-called curse from the property, he could find a more hospitable place to spend his ...
No doubt the sight of her would upset him further, so she dared not try to escape the room. Northwick and Ashmoore would arrive any moment to collect them for their promised shopping excursion, but her father seemed to be slipping quickly toward a very bad day. She would have to beg off, of cours...
Mom was asleep on a short couch, clutching the old man’s worn plaid blanket. He knew what the wool would smell like, feel like. He knew it represented more than just the smell and feel of home; it was family, ancestors and offspring alike. Granddad’s eyes opened a slit, th...
Of course she was in a castle and maybe running pipes might be something the owners couldn’t afford, but the bathroom was just a step up from an outhouse, really. She wouldn’t complain, though. Her bladder had thawed out with her first lungful of warm air and she’d needed the closest bathroom pos...