I snuggled deeper under the covers. Frank’s voice was just playing into my dreams, which included doing X-rated things at one hundred miles an hour. “Do you always sleep this way?” “Hmm?” “I said, do you always sleep this way?” I cracked open an eye and saw Frank’s right eyebrow hitched in questi...
Malory and Any Man's Death Chapter Eleven The more I looked at the list of initials, the more confused I became. F.T., E.T., Fred and Ellen—what secret could they possibly have? Or Jim and Mary Fletcher, pillars of rectitude; so were all the others. But as William said, we all have secrets; wh...
He could just feel it in the air. The white sun was taking all his juice, draining him senseless from where he sat around the pool. The humidity was so stifling it gave him a dizzy head, the kind you get when you smoke too much in places without enough oxygen. He cursed th...
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He wrapped a towel around his waist and left wet footprints on the carpet as he hurried to answer it. He didn’t recognize the number. “Eddie McCloskey.” “Edward, old friend. I need your help.” The voice was familiar but it to...
She hadn’t felt well over the past few days, but put it down to stress. Her feet were swollen, and her legs ached and today her head hurt, too. Following the decision to leave Greg, she had found an apartment on the second floor of an old Victorian home. The landlady lived on the main floor and w...
The dry, bright days were a benefit and permitted us to advance swiftly toward Bristol. I must say also that despite her arrogant manners the empress did not slow us down. She rode as hard and fast as any man, and the only thing she did not complain about was the distance we covered. Perhaps she ...
Pepper and thought about the drawings I’d seen in Fred Butcher’s conference room. Someone had big plans for an exclusive hunting community on the Lauderbach farm and I was pretty sure it wasn’t the Lauderbach’s. My common sense gene gave me the ability to reason that they ...
Since tangling with a million other after-work shoppers in the grocery store had done little to calm her jangled nerves, her heart now rocketed into her throat. In general terms, she was a firm believer that the only life forms that properly belonged on roofs were birds and the occasional squirre...
The water is great, but my husband is better. We play like children, splashing and teasing until we tire and go back to the cabana to rest, leaving the ocean-facing drapes open so we can watch the waves and our attendant will bring us snacks. I have to be honest. Sean’s request about not wearing...
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She had to blink several times to ascertain where she was. The dank smell of granite inundated her, and past her feet she could make out a lighter circular hole, and it took her almost a minute to realize it was the entrance to a cave. Outside, fresh green scent of cedar lilted in like a perfume,...
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It seemed everyone would rather forget it and move on. Neither Alex nor Ava slept well Sunday night. Early Monday morning Ava climbed out of bed and stumbled sleepily down the stairs to watch some dumb TV. She discovered that Alex was already sprawled out on the couch. The sisters exchanged a war...