She hadn’t been able to rest easy, even with the stuffed sack Roderick had left her to sit upon, but the distress she felt up until that moment was nothing compared to the sense of doom that encroached on her now. It closed in all around her, ominous and far-reaching, and ...
Dawn had scarcely broken and yet there Chloris was, fully dressed and hastening along the path to the stables as if she had an urgent appointment to attend. Tamhas frowned. She would rather be out riding than anything else, it seemed. It occurred to...
Sebastian ignored him. The man had been offering constant apologies for the past minute and a half, as if he was afraid Sebastian might be about to sue the establishment. "It was uncanny that you arrived just as the murder mystery weekend party reached its crescendo." The man gave a nervous smile...
He kissed her cheek while he talked about the flight and the atrocious tea he'd had to drink. It reminded her she was ravenous. "You promised me breakfast." He laughed. "So I did, let's go." As they sat chatting over croissants and steaming black coffee, Abby found she could barely focus on what ...