Had she come to this? That she would freeze to death on the London streets? Winter held a formidable grip on the city, shutting out the sun with murky, grey clouds and the bitter pelting of a late snow that fell to the streets like a shower of brimstone to become dingy slush mottled by tracks of ...
Shivering violently, Amanda wet her dry lips. She felt the troubled pounding of her heart and it sounded as loud to her ears as the unbridled crash of the thunder. Elizabeth slept unharmed, undisturbed by the storm, the deeply etched lines of her face softened by peaceful slumber. Amanda’s spasms...
With a slow shake of his head Tabor took a last look at the rose-colored brick set against the deep blue sky. He should have left for good last night. Coming back and seeing Lilah today only deepened the hurt. He hardly felt the blaze of the sun on his back as he climbed into the buckboard, cursi...
The dining room was filled with flowers, the air unbelievably rich with their potent perfume. Silvia thought at once Schlange had filled it with symbols of life to mask his own frail mortality. Indeed he had succeeded to a degree, for he looked much more alive and animated than she remembered. Sc...