I needed some light-hearted, good stuff happening, happily ever after reading. This was perfect. I always called these kind of books mind-candy. I think some people call them beach reads. Either way this is a great start to what I understand is a ten or so book series. I am part way through book ...
After reading several books in Sherryl Woods' Chesapeake Shores series, I'm struck by the many similarities in plot and the fact that these stories are as much about dysfunctional relationships as they are about love affairs. Each book seems to go on a little too long, and the characters do too m...
Another wonderful story by Sherryl Woods that takes place in Chesapeake Shores. Susie O'Brien and Mack Franklin had been friends forever and even though he wanted more, she was afraid because of his reputation with women. By the time she was ready to make that big step, Susie was hit with the ne...
We all knew how this would turn out, but Jake was a bit much for me. His never believing Bree got old quick. That along with the family's dislike of Kevin's military career insisting they could talk him out of reenlisting, their reactions while having him home on R&R, and the boyfriend from Chi...
Another book in the Chesapeake Shores series. This book was about Connor O'Brien and his love Heather Donovan. The problem was that Connor did not believe in marriage and even after he and Heather having their son, he still was not a candidate for marriage. His Mom and Dad had caused him not t...
This is the first book in the Ocean Breeze series by Sheerryl Woods. The Castle family consists of Emily, Gabi, Samantha and their meddling grandmother, Cora Jane. The women have returned to the small North Carolina town due to a hurricane that has torn apart their grandmother's restaurant and ...
Another lovely story in a continuing series about the very large and very loving O'Brien family. In this one we finally meet Luke, youngest son of Jeff and Jo, as he decides to open an Irish pub in Chesapeake Shores. Moira O'Malley (from the previous book) comes from Ireland with her grandfathe...
This one was so much fun to read. I thought loved the second chance romance with Nell and old boyfriend. It was fun to see how the whole O'Brien clan reacted and how Nell seemed to chastise each and everyone. Dylan and his family were interesting and it was fun to see how they interacted with N...
I really enjoyed this story of the three the best! It was nice to see a side of one of the sisters that was fun instead of all wrapped up in work. This is certainly not the first series of Sherryl Woods that I have read, but this is the first series that I really felt just needed one more story ...
WIND CHIME POINT - OCEAN BREEZE #2 - When life gets complicated, New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods proves familyand lovecan make all the differenceFacing a personal crisis, ambitious and driven Gabriella Castle retreats to the welcoming arms of her family. Everything she's worked ...
Pretty good. I loved the characters and everything that happened in the story, although I did want to 'knock' some sense into 'someone'. I wouldn't mind reading this again and can't wait to read the other books in this series. There were emotions, wooing, humor, great personalities, family, frien...
So this started off great. Divorce mother of twins heads back to hometown to bail her sister out of a jam. Of course this jam involves her high school sweetheart who just happens to be heir to the bank her sister's mortgage is through.It had potential, but I felt it was wrapped up too quickly. Hi...
This is the beginning of a series of books about a small resort town on Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and the large extended O'Brien family who designed and built it. It is a feel-good family series, and this first book is a great start. We first meet Abby and her twin daughters as they return to ...
The first in the Cheasapeake Shores series by this very prolific author of easy reading books about families and relationships. Very formulaic but still interesting enough to read before bedtime just because it requires very little thought -Once you get to know a family you do feel like you want ...
I was sort of surprised that this book was revolved around Kevin as he got married in the last book. I thought there was something off with his quickie marriage and Georgia was odd and didn’t really seem to fit in with the O’Brians.I hated that Kevin had to go through loosing Georgia and hated h...
Another good story from the O'Brien family. We met Kevin in the last book when he came home from his deployment to have a hasty marriage to a woman also serving her deployment with him. Fast forward a couple of years and we find Kevin alone with a son after losing his wife. This is where this ...
Another Chesapeake Cove book. Mack and Susie have been friends for a long time They finally make a commitment to each other after Mack loses his job and then Susie has ovarian cancer. The way they deal with these bumps in the road are key to this book. Along with that Susie's brothers have re...
I can't speak for her other books but I did not enjoy Moonlight Cove. I listened to the audiobook and didn't like the reader but I trudged on because the reader doesn't define the book as a whole. The plot just became tedious. I became exasperated with the relationship between Jess and Will. The ...
It is always a delight to read another story of the O’Brien family from Chesapeake Shores. I’ve yet to be disappointed. The way Woods portrays the family and scenes make you feel like you’re one of the family or a very close friend. In this story (#9 of the Chesapeake Shores series), Luke O’Brie...
Hhhmmm....how to begin....well, let me just say that I did not like this book. I read the whole thing all the while hoping for something interesting to happen since there are so many great reviews. PERSONALLY, I did not enjoy any of the characters. I really didn't feel any depth to them. Sure, ...
So like me to step in the middle of a series without regard to any of the other books! I've got some catching up to do obviously! Loved this book and loved the O'Brien family. Lara Riley started dating a younger man, known for his womanizing, and it doesn't go so well for her. Due to her position...
Second to last book in this series - the whole clan takes a Christmas vacation back in the old country. Of course it concludes with another wedding and more new babies being announced. Ultimately the theme is families with all the quirks and at times the dysfunctionalities - if there is such a wo...
3.25/5; 3 stars; BI am not familiar with this author and I must say I will read more of her books even though this one did not bowl me over. This book was well written and well paced but its several books into a series so I wasnt as attached to the characters as I would have been if I had read ...
This book in the Sweet Magnolias concerns Jeanette who works for the 'Corner Spa,' and the new Town Manager, Tom McDonald. Both Jeanette and Tom are not fond of the Christmas Season due to memories of their personal childhoods.The match-making Sweet Magnolias assign Jeanette to be liaison between...
The last of the Sweet Magnolia series finds Lynn Morrow who is in the process of a nasty divorce trying to put food on the table for her two children and keep the house they are living in, while her soon to be ex is consistantly going on so-called golf trips. She is working as many jobs as she ca...
I started off being very unsure about this book. Felt it got off to a very slow start.And then I suddenly realized just how much I was enjoying the story. Sand Castle Bay reminds me a lot of Debbie Macomber and that feel good heartwarming story.I ended up enjoying getting to know the Castle famil...
The Chesapeake Shores series is filled with fun summer reading. This is the 5th book in the series about the O'Brien clan--a loving and supportive family. Driftwood Cottage focuses on Connor O'Brien, his significant other Heather and their toddler son Mick. While this is not my favorite of the...
I read (listened to) the first Sherryl Woods book in this series, The Inn at Eagle Point, because it was set on the Chesapeake Bay. You can see my review of it here on Goodreads. I stopped reading her books after that one, but I had this one already downloaded and figured I would like to read (...
"When Elliott Cruz first courted struggling single mom Karen Ames, it it was a romance worthy of any Sweet Magnolia fantasy. The sexy personal trainer made it his mission to restore Karen's strength—physical and emotional—and to charm her children.Now, a few years into the marriage, colliding dre...
I think it was interesting/good to read a story about how important it is to continue the romance and work on it after you are married. So many stories end with the happy ending and I think many people think that once they are married, then there life is supposed to be happy forever after then. B...
Reviewed by AubreyBook provided by NetGalley for reviewReview originally posted at Romancing the BookI feel like a broken record by saying I love small town stories and especially ones in a series. Midnight Promises is the 8th novel in Sherryl Woods’ Sweet Magnolias series set in Serenity, South ...
Jenny, a successful Nashville songwriter heads home to Chesapeake Shores to mend hr broken heart, renew family ties, and write music for a Christmas play. Caleb, a recovering alcoholic, recovering cheater, and superstar country singer, follows Jenny to town in hopes of winning her back.While I li...
This book is about love, redemption and family and centered on Jenny who returned to her hometown ever since her mother’s marriage to Thomas O’Brien. Jenny is a famous song writer and her return to Chesapeake Shores was due to her breakup with a famous singer, Caleb. Jenny has been avoiding her ...
This was a cute read. I enjoyed all the characters and the family atmosphere.Jenny is a great songwriter who was paired with Caleb. But with a drinking problem and another woman, he ruined what he and Jenny had, Now he wants her back in his life and she wants nothing to do with him. So she heads...
Raylene is the third of the next generation of Sweet Magnolias. She's come back home to escape an abusive husband, who's now in jail for that abuse, staying with Sarah and helping take care of the children--but she can't leave the house without a panic attack. So when Sarah's little boy takes off...
This is the third book in Sheryl Woods Ocean Breeze series. I definitely enjoyed this book more than the first two. As usual, Cora Jane is meddling in one of her grand daughter's love lives, but this time the other two sisters are involved as well. The target this time is Samantha and they're ...
Another story in the Chesapeake Shores series. This time this story is about the youngest daughter Jess and Will, who had loved her since he was fourteen. Jess always felt like she was a mess up because she had ADD and after her Mother left the family when she was seven, her self esteem hit bot...
I knew after reading Laila and whatever his name was story and hating it that I should of left any Sherryl Woods books alone. To be honest I didn't even finish this book. I find her main female characters immature and childish when they like someone. In what world do two people who like each othe...
When I began this story and I saw a little boy, I thought this book was right for me. Children and pets are my favourite themes.But I didn't like the adult part of the story. Both Ty and Annie were so far and so unreasonable (Annie sure was!) that I felt detached from the story.I think I can rela...
This is a Christmas themed book. Christmas is gearing up in South Carolina's Serenity. Only two people seem to be in the bah humbug mood Jeanette Brioche and Tom McDonald. Jeanette from suffering a tragic loss many Christmas's ago, and Tom is suffering from a false Christmas's he's spent with ...
I enjoyed this book about Mick and Megan O'Brien. After being divorced for years, Mick and Megan are finally going to remarry. Except, even though they both know they love each other, Megan at times has doubts about Mick changing attitude. And then there is Conner, the son that can't forgive h...
This is not the kind of book I generally read, but I am glad I did. I don't know if it a romance novel since most of the book from the beginning to the end was about a couple that fell in love, but it is not what I have been lead to believe is a standard romance novel where dozens of people spen...
It's been awhile since I read this, so some of the details are fuzzy. What I DO remember is being so excited for this book to come out - I just knew Ty and Annie's story was going to be chock full of awesomeness. Then I read it. By the last page I not only didn't want Ty and Annie together, I wan...
Satisfying story about an idyllic town, Serenity, NC, where a beaten-down woman find herself and starts fresh with a new love, a former MLB star from the Boston Red Sox. Story was a 3, a lovely escape into fictional wonderland where there are happy endings. But the reading was absolutely atrociou...
This is the eleventh book in the Sweet Magnolia's series and features Adelia and Gabe. While I liked this one, it wasn't one of my favorites from this series. Adelia felt very unlikable to me, ever since we were introduced to her in previous books. So from the start I wasn't as involved as I was ...
Caitlyn Winters has her life planned out – she is in medical school and when she finishes her internship and residency she's going to Africa to help the people there who don't have adequate medical care. Nowhere in her plans was falling in love but she has indeed fallen in love with fellow medica...
Three stars is the average I'll give this book for the two very different stories by very different authors. I agree with some of the other reviewers, the first story, Edge of Forever was pretty predictable and while it could have been written with more depth and definitely more elaboration and ...
Two interesting stories - one by Sherryl Woods and the other by Raeanne Thayne. Never Let Go by Sherryl Woods deals with a young boy hospitalized from child abuse injuries, a psychologist dealing with her own grief and a doctor dealing with his own inner demons. It's a good storyline and the acti...
Widowed Jessie Adams was about to give birth, and she needed help fast! Unfortunately, the closest ranch in the small Texas town belonged to her brother-in-law, Luke, who didn't know a thing about delivering babies. And though this charismatic rancher was her only hope, he was the last person Jes...
FROM LONER TO LOVER...Abandoned by his parents and separated from his brothers, Ryan Devaney never let anyone get too close. Then spunky Maggie O'Brien marched into his Irish pub and declared war on the icy fortress around his heart. Ryan claimed he didn't believe in love, but Maggie's bright smi...
Moonstruck — Down on her luck, ex-Wall Street dynamo Gabrielle Clayton agreed to move into Paul Reed's ramshackle but affordable apartment on one condition: no funny stuff. Then Gabrielle discovered she and Paul shared a good deal more than the rent - including one outrageous claw-footed bathtub ...
Helen Decatur spent a lifetime setting goals--getting through college and law school, opening her own practice, becoming financially secure and establishing herself as one of the most highly respected matrimonial attorneys in the state of South Carolina. Achieving those goals was a breeze compare...
Returning home to marry her childhood sweetheart, foreign correspondent Dinah Davis unexpectedly finds herself in the embrace of his brother, Cordell Beaufort, in a strange twist of fate that takes them both by surprise. Original.
Opposites attract, but they don't last. At least that's what improper Southern belle Maggie Forsythe thinks after being unceremoniously dumped two weeks before getting hitched to a man even her mother approves of. Maggie has never given two figs what anyone thinks, so why is she hiding away from ...
Maddie Townsend might live in a town called Serenity, but there's been nothing calm or peaceful about her life since her marriage broke up. This stay-at-home mom has no job skills, an out-of-control sixteen-year-old son, a talkative fourteen-year-old who's suddenly gone silent, a six-year-old dau...
Dana Sue might run the best little restaurant in Serenity, but when you're feeding a small town of neighbors, busybodies and best friends, things can get a bit hot in the kitchen. Never mind that she's putting on too many pounds (an occupational hazard for a chef)she's worried about her too-skin...
Lovely Lady on the lam!On the run from her troubles, Gina Petrillo sought out the support of her oldest friends, the Calamity Janes. Until trouble followed her home to Winding River, Wyoming. City-slicker lawyer Rafe O'Donnell was in hot pursuit of Gina, & he didn't intend to let his sexy suspect...
Welcome back to Whispering Wind, Wyoming, where New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods proves yet again that family comes firstHeather Reed thought she was making the right choice when she decided to raise her daughter, Angel, on her own. But three years later, Heather realizes she needs...
BOSTON'S BRAVEST...Son of a shattered family, fireman Sean Devaney knew love never lasted--so he refused to chance it. Then he encountered scrappy but vulnerable single mom Deanna Blackwell and her pint-sized son--who had just lost everything in a devastating fire....Despite the warning in Sean's...
"WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?"Horse wrangler Wade Owens treated Lauren Winters like a pretty little interloper who had sashayed onto his turf. Wade's attitude sparked Lauren's temper, but she'd never backed down from a challenge. Weary from her high-profile career, Lauren had returned to Wy...
Kevin Halloran had defied his lofty family tradition in order to wed lower-class Lacey Granger—and he'd been a better man for it. Surely, then, there was no dragon he couldn't slay to honor and protect his beloved bride. Yet time and tide proved unstoppable... and youthful passion was eclipsed by...
The wealthy, powerful Delacourts had destroyed her family, and Maddie Kent wanted revenge. So she cozied up to Tyler Delacourt, the dynasty's youngest son. But who knew the last Delacourt bachelor would be so irresistibly seductive? That the devilishly handsome oil scion would shatter Maddie's c...
I probably liked this book more than the previous ones from Rose Cottage Sisters series. Still, I found some flaws that were bothering me through the book.The first flaw was probably how fast both Josh and Ashley started to think about marriage. Seriously, two weeks have passed, you don't even ...
Her dreams recently shattered, Sharon Adams finds her entire life changed one snowy evening when a irresistible stranger, cowboy loner Cord Branson, comes into her life the same night someone leaves a baby on her doorstep. Original.
When single, independent-minded mother-to-be Trish Delacourt went into labor on the side of a snowy road, she swallowed her pride and flagged down the nearest passing motorist. What she hoped for: a Good Samaritan. What she got: rancher Hardy Jones, handsome as sin and sworn to be single. He knew...
Widowed mother of three Amanda O'Leary finds a helping hand in the form of Caleb, her church leader and eventual love interest.
Melanie D'Anglelo seeks solace from heartbreak at Rose Cottage, her grandmother's home on the banks of the Chesapeake Bay. There she finds new love with Stefan Mikelewski and his six-year old daughter.
THE SAILOR WAS EDGY, STUBBORN...AND THE LOVE OF HER LIFE.For years, Kelly Andrews had waited for her big brother's best friend to notice her. Now navy SEAL Michael Devaney was back in Boston--as her bitter physical therapy patient...but still every inch her hero. She vowed he could be whole again...
River Glen was at the edge of nowhere -- a tiny, sleepy town nestled on the shores of the Potomac River. It was perfect for Dana Brantley, who, following a couple of rocky years, was looking for a peaceful place to start over. The townspeople had other ideas for the new librarian. They thought sh...
PREGNANT AND UNMARRIED, SHE LEFT TOWN...Now Cassie Collins had returned to reconnect with her oldest friends, the Calamity Janes, and put her troubles behind her. But trouble found her in the disconcertingly sexy form of Cole Davis--father of her child. Having discovered her secret, Cole demanded...
Foe...or Fiance? Karen Hanson's oldest friends, the Calamaty Janes, urged her to sell her struggling ranch & pursue her lifelong dreams of travel. But the only bidder for her land was brooding, enigmatic Grady Blackhawkj - her late husband's worst enemy. How could she sell the land to him? Then G...
When handsome single dad Slade Watkins came to town, all Riverton wagered that a wedding was in the offing. The hapless widower hadn't a clue about taming his two rambunctious sons—until pretty Danielle Wilde took the motherless mischief-makers under her wing. A born nurturer, Dani clearly hanker...
Beth Browning married Mighty Mack Carlton before a crowd of dedicated doctors, somber scientists, raucous football players, loving family and still-stunned friends. Outside the church a throng of well-wishers had turned out, tipped off to the occasion by Pete Forsythe’s column. Naturally he’d lea...
It was like trying to plug a hole in the Hoover Dam with a wad of gum. If she hadn’t been certain her father had no way of knowing she was at the cabin, she would have suspected him of setting her up. It would be just like him to put a macho, egotistical, testosterone-laden bully in her path just...
Cord asked as he flipped pancakes, while Sharon Lynn sat at the kitchen table feeding the baby. “I haven’t even thought about it,” she admitted. “It’s too cold to do anything outdoors. I suppose we’ll just stick close to home.” He was shaking his head even as she spoke. “I don’t think so. We’re g...
Lindsay had nothing to compare it with, but she knew intuitively that what was happening between them was unique, that she would capture this sort of wildly sensuous responsiveness and wanton abandonment with no other man. As dawn approached, Lindsay could read the sadness in Mark’s eyes, knew th...
"Fine. Run away. Will you be back later?" "Call me when your sister's gone." Melanie strolled over just in time to hear his comment. "Don't tell me you're taking off?" "You bet I am." "But I have so many questions for you," Melanie said. "Exactly," he retorted. "Like I told you this morning, ask ...
Forcing the issue certainly wasn’t working. Every time he had tried to broach the subject of marriage or even the baby after that, Caitlyn had regarded him with a defiant expression and left the room. It hadn’t taken long to realize that pushing her to talk was counterproductive. In what he’d com...
He could feel her gaze on him, sense the unspoken questions, but he wasn’t ready to deal with any of it yet. Avoiding the bed in which he’d just spent so many hours discovering the wonders of her body, he searched the room for his scattered clothing. “Jeb, what is it?” she asked finally. “What’s ...
"I can't sell it to you." The excitement in her eyes died. "Can't or won't?" "Doesn't matter. The house is mine." "I could hate you for the ten seconds when you let me get my hopes up," she muttered. "Just add it to the list," he advised. "You have bigger reasons to hate me." "But I've been worki...
There was a stack of unopened presents under a tree in his living room, but he had no particular interest in determining their contents. The only gift he truly cared about was being delivered right about now. The piece of jewelry hadn’t been outrageously expensive, but he’d known that anything mo...
“It’s just a little crisp around the edges,” he informed them, fanning aside the smoke. Zelda peered over his shoulder, the exotic scent of her perfume counterpointed by the aroma of burned noodles. “Crisp?” she repeated. “Quite an understatement, I’d say.” “It’s still edible,” Taylor insisted. “...
Despite Grandma Jenny’s bracing talk that she could change things by making lists and prioritizing, she had a feeling she was incapable of getting any of it right. Just look at how badly she was bungling things with her daughter and her grandmother. How had this happened to her? From the moment s...
She’d never been more grateful to have an entire evening stretching out ahead of her with absolutely nothing to do. She’d finished grading tests before leaving school. Her lesson plan for tomorrow was in place. She could soak in a bubble bath, have a glass of wine and a slice of leftover pizza, t...
The location saved transportation time, which was especially critical given the kind of jam-packed schedule she maintained. But after leaving David Winthrop, she was thoroughly wide-awake, far too wired to sleep. Surely someone with her analytical capabilities could figure out why. It wasn’t just...
While Michael continued to talk to the investigating officers, Molly wandered over to a cluster of housewives, all dressed in shorts and tank tops regardless of their size. On one or two, the choice was unfortunate. Several of the young women were clutching babies in their arms. She observed them...
She would have found him sooner if she hadn’t taken time out between phone calls to sit on the sand under a palm tree for the first two days of her month-long Florida vacation. Those few hours in the sun had slowed her investigation down, but they’d definitely been worth it. For the first time ev...
In fact, Cody had high hopes that he was finally beginning to make progress with Melissa. He was convinced that his presence during the previous night’s medical crisis had started the difficult process of convincing her that he wasn’t going to bolt out of their lives at the first sign of trouble....
Slade had taught them well. They were thorough, murmuring to the horses the whole time and drawing gentle nudges at their pockets where both had stored pieces of apple. “Stop it,” Jamie said, laughing when one curious nudge almost landed him on his backside in the dirt. “You’ll get your treat whe...
The sooner that was done, the sooner she’d be able to get him—and his clever, matchmaking aunt—right back out of her life. Of course, solitude no longer held the appeal it once had, but she’d get used to it again. She was sitting at her desk trying very hard not to look at her half-finished portr...
Every time she opened her mouth to explain, he told her to quit worrying. She finally shut up, but she didn’t stop fretting. She wasn’t sure what concerned her the most: her mother’s delighted, if mistaken, impression that she and Tate were involved or the possibility that her parents would disco...
After all the positive notes she’d made the night before, Carrie found herself questioning whether she was truly cut out for this. Every child at the center seemed to be having a very bad day. Even the unflappable Julie and Lucy seemed to be at their wit’s end. And even at their worst, the childr...
Chapter Twelve Richard stared at Destiny and Melanie huddled together in a corner and concluded that his aunt had bought the phony engagement hook, line and sinker. He was surprised by how guilty that made him feel. He forced himself to examine why that was, but the answer was fairly obvious. He’...
By six he was pacing the front porch from end to end, wondering if they would show up and if they did, what kind of reception he might get. He’d cursed himself a dozen different ways on the drive home the night before. As much as he’d been aching to kiss Janet, he never should have taken a chance...
Tonight suddenly felt a whole lot more like an actual date than she’d intended. The kiss had been totally unexpected, but not nearly as unwelcome as it should have been. Grady was the first man she’d kissed other than her husband in more than two decades. She’d forgotten the power and hint of mys...
Deliberate or not, the taunting swing of her hips in those formfitting denims was enough to make a man’s blood sizzle. Combined with that seemingly unconscious seductiveness she’d displayed at his house, it added up to one dangerously provocative woman. “You hurt that girl and you’ll answer to me...
How could he face his father and ask if Lara Calhoun was the daughter of the woman he had once loved? Still, he had to know. There was a connection between him and Lara. He’d felt it from the beginning. This could explain it. Perhaps they were destined to find the happiness that had eluded their ...
“You don’t seem to be concentrating very hard on the race,” she said instead. “Didn’t I just see Larry Hammond’s balloon go past overhead?” “I didn’t notice,” he murmured, looking right straight into her eyes. She swallowed nervously. Well, of course, he didn’t. He very definitely had other thing...
He tried not to think about the hurt he’d seen in her eyes, the pain he’d caused. He told himself she deserved it, that it was nothing compared with the anguish she’d caused him. Dark clouds rolled across the sun, promising an early spring storm and cooling the air. He shi...
It took a moment for the realization to sink in. She was safe, Rod was here, Tomas was unconscious, and the horror was over—at least for now. Cara released her pent-up breath, but the adrenaline continued to pump. Delayed panic whispered unexpectedly along her nerves and left her trembling. She s...
Mrs. Mac had hired extra help to shine the floors, polish the chandeliers and help Elena in the kitchen in preparation for what seemed to be turning into an extraordinarily lavish birthday party. All of the feverish activity only underscored Garrett’s own restlessness. She couldn’t concentrate. M...
Anyone with that kind of spunk would be perfect for Bobby, so King was prepared to do his part to get the relationship on solid ground, but he felt a little bit as if he were buying a pig in a poke. Still, the fact that she’d come back to town to keep up the pressure did impress him. King was mor...
The black velvet of the sky was scattered with diamond sparkles. The air smelled of salt spray and the sweetness of tropical flowers. It was a night for romance, which made it about as dangerous for her to be out here alone with Drew Landry as it had been for Adam to be in the Garden of Eden with...
Some had it at home. Others packed the local restaurants. For the longest time after I opened the doors at Sullivan’s, I went along with tradition, serving the usual sort of Sunday meals with meat and potatoes and piping hot yeast rolls. Or maybe that old staple, fried chicken just like Grandma...
Apparently he was no longer the least bit concerned about Retta and her meat cleaver. When he released her at long last, Molly stood back and studied his expression. Despite the outward appearance of exuberance, she thought she detected a few shadows in his eyes. She knew ...
Truthfully, it was more than Dani had had any reason to hope for. Slade hadn’t laughed in her face. He hadn’t flat-out said no, though he’d looked for one interminable minute as if he might. He’d said maybe. And if she knew almost nothing else about him, she knew that Slade Watkins always meant w...
Hank repeated in a daze. There was a huge knot in the pit of his stomach. He kept remembering the warm, tender feelings that crept over him whenever Melissa held out her chubby little arms for a hug, whenever she stared at him with those huge, innocent blue eyes. The unexpected power of those emo...
Lara called out as Jennifer and Kelly bounded ahead of her to the edge of the woods. “And bring your sister with you.” “Why, Aunt Lara? I want to go to the stream.” “I’ve told you why. It’s not on our land.” “But we went befo...
She also needed to avoid her natural inclination to try to patch things up between him and Daniel and their parents. She’d promised to stay out of that and she intended to keep her word…unless, of course, she saw that they were making no progress on their own. Then she’d have a duty to step in, w...
Not that she was doing much weeding, though. She was kneeling by the bed of pink-and-purple petunias, her gloved hands idle, her gaze focused on some point in the distance. Her strawberry-blond hair, which still astounded him, was smushed by a wide-brimmed straw hat.“Aunt Delia?” he said softly.H...
I have only good things to say about you and our marriage.” King regarded them with satisfaction as Daisy slipped onto Walker’s lap and gave him a kiss. Yes, indeed, he’d done al right by those two. Jenna and Bobby arrived next, walking up to the porch hand in hand, stil looking thoroughly besott...
She was watching him warily. He could almost feel her gaze boring into him. He could practically hear the endless list of questions on the tip of her tongue. Like what the hell was he thinking? He didn’t have an answer to that one. Or what did he want from her? He didn’t have an answer to that on...
He’d just been to Keisha’s funeral, which had been delayed for the arrival of her paternal grandparents, who’d insisted on driving up from Mississippi. “Don’t know why they want to come now,” Keisha’s mother had told him. “Didn’t want nothing to do with us when Keisha was alive. They thought I’d ...
The staff was welcoming, greeting Brad by name when they went inside. He and Karyn climbed the steep, curving staircase to his room, her heart pounding harder with each step. She knew exertion wasn’t responsible for her breathlessness. The fluttery feeling in the pit of her stomach warned her tha...
Now there truly was a picture, Molly thought, exchanging a startled glance with Liza. The dapper, slick, courtroom savior of more than one major South Florida development and the woman who professed to be dedicated to saving the environment from the encroachment of just such developers. Admittedl...
It wasn’t so much his identity that shocked her, as his appearance. Rob had always dressed impeccably. Tonight he looked as if he’d grabbed clothes from a laundry basket. “What are you doing here?” she asked with an icy calm she was far from feeling. “Can I come in? We need to talk.” “We do not n...
Justin Whitmore finally stretched out after nearly twenty-four straight hours on duty. His mind was numb, his thought processes dulled by an all-too-familiar exhaustion. His back ached from hours of standing in surgery bent over an operating table. His tired eyes burned and his stomach was knotte...
He studied the woman curled up next to him in the cramped bed meant for two people who never budged all night. They had done considerably more than that, he thought, smiling at the memories. And Beth continued to look radiant and desirable, even asleep. What a delightfully...
It was a time of revelation for Jordan. His bride turned out to be a woman of limitless and astonishingly inventive passion. She held nothing back. Except, perhaps, for love, he realized despondently as he sat alone in the dark sipping a cup of coffee just before dawn on Saturday morning. They ha...
The fight with Jake had been absurd. She knew that. But it had set off a whole slew of insecurities and stirred up anger and resentment that she’d kept pretty well tucked away inside for the past couple of days.The anger had been misdirected, of course. It was Tex she was furious with, not Jake. ...