Or maybe it was her own fault. She should have been paying attention while walking Bobo. Instead, Annalee was distracted, thinking about the evening ahead and how much she wasn’t looking forward to it. She was totally unprepared when the squirrel skittered across Bobo’s path. The dog, who was hal...
“Hey, Kim, open up!” He pounded on the door. “I know you’re home. I saw your beater out front.” The door was jerked open, and Kim stood there wearing ratty sweatpants, a T-shirt, and a scowl. Adam grinned. “Hey, you dressed up for me! Thanks, honey!” “Don’t honey me, you jagoff. What the hell’s y...
For a moment, she froze in panic. This wasn’t her room, her bed. A blink later, she remembered where she was and who shared the bed with her. Thanks to Cupid’s Delight the evening had been most memorable. Twice she and Guy had set the book aside to re-enact an episode from the hero’s delightfully...
He wore a gauze bandage on his forehead, and his face was pale and sweaty beneath the mottled purple and yellow bruises ringing his eyes. The doctors had performed all the necessary tests and were certain there was no internal bleeding and no permanent damage. It was a quiet drive home. With Andi...
Amira Jenkins halted in the middle of the hotel lobby, her eyes wide with anxiety. The large round glasses and worried expression on her face made her look a bit like a startled owl. Latisha Hobbs took her cousin’s arm and propelled her across the gleaming tile floor, past the smiling concierge a...
He figured it was a futile try, as Kyla hadn’t answered her phone since the Christmas fiasco at his parents’ house.To his surprise, she picked up. “Hello.”He was so startled it took a moment to find his voice. “Ky.”“Jordan. Are you sure you have your mom and dad’s permission to talk to me?”“Shit,...
She and Chess lounged side by side on his couch. The room was dark, lit only by the black-and-white film playing on the television. She cuddled into the chenille throw that Chess had placed over her. “I fell asleep?” Chess touched her arm. “Mm-hmm. Poor thing, you were exhausted...
His place was four blocks away, far enough for them to get drenched when the clouds opened again to deliver a short, furious pounding of rain. By the time they reached his apartment, their hair was flattened to their skulls and their clothing plastered to their skin. Gloria’s teeth chattered. As ...