The boss is on the warpath.” Yanked from her thoughts by that familiar Brit voice, Taryn glanced up to find Roman Lyons poking his head into her office. She lowered her pen to her desk. “Guthrie?” “No. The younger Mr. Hunter....
The land was invigorating. He let his eyes sweep the majestic high prairie, now awash with pristine snow gleaming diamond bright in the blinding sunshine. The snow had drifted high as a horse's head in many places, tossed about by the cruel plains wind that left other spots swept clean. It was as...
What an incredibly amazing night. She stifled a laugh. She’d finally broken in her office couch. What Michael had always refused to do, Jason was more than willing to try . . . twice, in fact. And the night didn’t end there. After the Sugar Spoon tryst, they came back to h...
If Regina hadn’t been on Stu’s arm, Theo wouldn’t have known that the temptress in pale green and the blushing angel of a few nights ago were one and the same. The noise around him dimmed as Theo focused on the ravishing Regina Rose. She’d stripped every bit of black lace off the gown and had use...
And while I do have that mysterious file about you, I still don’t know much about you,” Julien began, pointing to me as we walked. I could already feel myself freezing up at the thought of trying to relive my past. It’s not like I had a super traumatic childhood or anything, but there are a lot...
This was my color setting for SR06. I could see white streaks across the tips of the tall rice plants extending out of sight. These were probably the L&B and Mother Mekong logos. Thep was walking point. We were about ten yards apart. It was slow going because even here...
Hugo plants himself in front of me and hands me my martini. I take a small sip. “I did.” “How about now?” He smiles even though the expression in his eyes is serious. Now’s the perfect time. “Hmm.” I study the olive in my glass. “There are too many people here. I can’t even hear myself speak.” Co...
“Drink.” She wrapped her hands around his and raised the cup to her lips. Cade held his breath—his hopes and dreams within his grasp. But at the last moment, she glanced up at him, and uncertainty flickered in her dark eyes. “If I drink, will we be together for always?” &n...
Josh said as he pushed the body onto the ground from the top of the tank. Runt and Ethan had stayed inside the tank for the rest of the night. They mowed down as many of them as they could until they ran out of fuel just as the wall units had finished off the rest of them.  ...
“I don’t know, Aunt Renee, how handsome is he?” I didn’t even look in the direction my aunt indicated. Travis Huffman, my older brother’s best man, a.k.a his best friend, had been a thorn in my side since middle school. I had my eyes set on Patrick Rockell. A sexy doctor and groomsman number thre...
Jessica hadn’t thought they’d been out in the alley for very long, but the room now looked completely different. Where previously it had been mellow and quiet inside, now there were flashing lights and laughing people all around. And because the place was filling up, the...
I stepped into the emergency room area and felt assaulted by the abundance of noise and activity. In my mind, when a loved one was injured and laying in a hospital, it should be quiet, somber, and respectful. I stood at the counter, waiting to be acknowledged, willing ...
Overcome with enthusiasm, as usual, the dog panted and barked. It began with a throaty growl then rose to a shrill high note on the end. The sharp sound echoed painfully in the stairwell. “Runt, hush! Hi, Ellen,” Temerity said. “I’m taking Runt out to the dog park, want to...
Exactly what line was crossed and by which government or corporation depends on the historian utilized as a primary source. Nevertheless, applications used in times of peace lent themselves to direct military application. Tanks, ships, and aircraft, all unmanned and automated by various artificia...
Although the inside of the simulator looked exactly like a cockpit, the exterior resembled a giant white egg with no windows, blades, or tail. Zack grinned to the instructor coming to meet him. “How’d I do?" The instructor nodded as he applied the stylus to his electronic notepad, epad for short....