It drew away from her skin and parted like a whisper of cool silk. Maddie stared at her fingers, unable to believe what she was seeing. Her hands seemed blurred and her fingers seemed to belong to a stranger. She was pretty sure they didn’t teach this in any of her physics books. “Do you want to ...
Jonathan paced the hall where the wedding rehearsal was being held. In the main room Mamie held court with a few of her closest friends—ninety-two at last count. “I’m fine. Jilly and I are both fine. It’s been a little stressful, that’s all. And…” Walker reached a hand to ...
A wave of color swept her cheeks. The earl laughed, low and husky. His eyes glittered. “You look like a cat. A sated, spoiled, and very clever little cat.” “No—don’t. How could I-It’s wrong, terribly wrong.” “You didn’t dream of that, back on board your ship in the hot tropical night? You didn’t ...
Somewhere over the trees a nightingale sang its first sad notes, while the moon climbed pale and proud over the rolling fields of lavender. The boy is next. It was up to Silver now. She pulled out her hastily sketched map of the route to the Green Man. One of the workers had told her how to find ...
Or perhaps it was hours. The pounding began in his chest and hammered out through his whole body until Pagan thought he would be torn in two. Sick again, he thought. Cursed malaria… The cinchona drink was right there on his campaign desk. &nbs...