I really could not put this book down, it was so interesting with something happening every chapter,and I can't even think of how scared I would be if the mob was after me, like it is this girl in this story, she is afraid to find new friends or a new love after her husband killed himself because...
Annie did not say anything to any of her friends, convincing herself that Marco's phone call was merely meant to frighten her. She allowed Alder to stay with Ellen and she went about her daily routines as if it never happened. He was on probation, after all, she reminded herself. There was no way...
Alder was staying another night with Ellen, Drake told her. Cleo, Peter, and Ben were already seated and talking quietly when Bella joined them. Annie, looking considerably better than the day before, served them all squash soup while Drake passed around freshly baked bread and butter. As they at...
“I need a drink.” She placed her half-eaten cinnamon roll on the platter and wiped her sticky fingers on a napkin, then went to the bar and poured them each a tumbler of scotch. The sun was high outside the large windows. She turned to him, holding both glasses in her hands. “I never saw my mothe...
He felt preoccupied, bothered by a comment the dean had said to him that morning. “Saw a woman coming out of the tavern the other day, midafternoon, who could’ve been your wife’s sister.” Nathaniel had peered at him closely afterward, to detect either malice or insinuation, but saw nothing. It wa...