She’d been here for only two weeks, so it wasn’t strange that it didn’t feel like home yet...though when had anyplace ever felt like home? She loved the new job, but deep in her soul she’d been numb from the moment she’d arrived. No, before. She’d always been alone, but th...
The room was usually staffed by a crew member for the few hours a day it was open, and outside those times it had become her secret space. Luke glanced around at the shelves of books and nodded. “Will we be interrupted by people needing a book for nighttime reading?” ...
The central operations of his company, Hawke’s Blooms, took up the entire floor and, as CEO, Adam had a corner office, which had to have killer views. In hindsight, it had probably been a bad idea to stop on the way for a little Dutch courage—especially because it had been...
Eight The next day, after a lazy morning in bed, Macy turned off the shower, her muscles limber and warm from the hot water, her mind focused on the memories of yesterday when Ryder had taken her beyond what she thought was possible between two people. He was right—sex didn’t get better than what...
“April, I’d love to see the little beach over there, if you could show me.” “Of course,” April said, collecting herself. She’d been transfixed, following the negotiations between the brothers—her world shaking as she watched the transformation of Seth into a cold-blooded businessman—and had forgo...
Brown. Valentina was there as well, having tea, of course, while Anna played with her dolls on the lounge. They offered me a cup of White Earl Grey—organic, naturally—and I accepted, hoping to lull them into relinquishing more secrets.“I was sorry to hear about your gnome, Valentina.”“Thank you, ...
Yesterday’s feat of being fired on my twentieth birthday from my first post-graduation job at Rodrigo’s Fashion Studio, which was admittedly a placeholder job until my own designs hit it big, would be hard to top, but I had faith in Murphy and his bad luck laws to bring it. &nbs...
It was as if she’d waited fourteen years for this moment. Why was it only JT who could inspire this level of want within her? He pulled her against his strong form and pressed a hot, velvet kiss to her throat. The feeling was so decadent that she moaned as he laid more kisses down her throat to t...