Alyssa saw the surprise in Justin’s eyes when she told him his name would be Samuel, after her father. She didn’t explain to him how it was one more act of defiance, one more step away from Elijah’s control over her she didn’t think she would have made if it weren’t for him. Justin made her feel ...
He was with Justin this time. Sitting around talking wasn’t going to find Julia. They needed to do something. He paced her kitchen while Chase called the station in town to see if anything suspicious had been reported. This was ridiculous. They weren’t going to just spot Evan waiting for them. Th...
Madison waited for one to cool off before passing it to James, who was tucked snugly in between Grant’s brothers, his new cowboy heroes. Andrew and Benjamin had arrived just in time for dinner and now leaned back in their chairs on the other side of the fire, finishing off two bottles of their fa...
It had taken every ounce of self-control to keep her from seeing how she was affecting him. But, while his body might hate him—and there were parts of his body screaming at him for release right now—he’d seen her resolve begin to crumble. If it hadn’t been for Susanne interrupting when she did, h...
Gage was struggling to keep his face void of any emotion when right now he wanted to strangle this kid. Jude seemed almost proud of his accomplishment, hacking into his high school’s system in order to change not only his grades but those of his buddies and half of his class, simply because he co...
She took a deep breath, cleared her mind, and looked out past her pink-painted toes resting on the railing and across her yard to the densely wooded area at the edge of her property. Her mind’s eye found her guest winding his way through the trees. She still had time before Jack stepped out of th...
His words were chipping away at the flimsy wall she’d erected around her heart. It had taken every ounce of self-control to not confess her feelings to him. She’d known Chris too long to believe he could ever be serious about anyone for more than a few dates. He might have feelings for her now bu...
She glanced at the blank computer screen in front of her. She must have fallen asleep while she was doing research, and it had gone to standby. Rubbing her eyes, she pushed herself up and shoved her thick hair back from her face, pulling a hair tie from her wrist to draw it back. Her fingers deft...