Melanie turned her head into her pillow. “I’m tired. Go away.” Someone shook her shoulder. “Melanie.” She was awake enough now to realize it was a female voice speaking to her, which meant it wasn’t Tristan-slash-dragon waking her up for more sex. She peeked open an eye and saw it was Samira. She...
and Mrs. Bunny—Detectives Extraordinaire! MADELINE HYPNOTIZES A MARMOT Madeline and Mrs. Bunny stared at Mr. Bunny blankly. What could be worse than falling into a toilet? Madeline thought it would certainly be the low point of her day. “He’s disappeared,” Mr. Bunny said. “Impossible,” said Mad...
The same army officer from before opened the rear door. Clay handed Georgie into the backseat and ducked to follow. Hunt would be driving and he already had his instructions. Georgie fidgeted beside him and winced. “Problem?”  ...
“Good morning, Miss Kelley,” the Marquess of Eastbourne said, rising from his chair behind a wide mahogany desk situated in front of a triple bank of impressive windows draped in floor-to-ceiling burgundy velvet. Her purse sat on the desktop, the contents placed in neatly spaced piles beside it. ...
Last night he woke me up. He had his hand on my shoulder, squeezing real hard, and he said, “Charlie’s out there. This place is fuckin’ crawling with Charlie.” I touched his hand and he let go. Then I turned towards him and smelled his sweat.“Everything’s fine, babe. I’m here. Everything’s fine,”...
She had no real reason for going out, but staring at the walls was likely to drive her insane. She’d done what she could and sent off her resume to a half dozen companies that were hiring. It would be a waiting game until someone replied. Rietin beat her to the security door by several steps, ope...
Alexia Scott adjusted the thin spaghetti straps of her designer maxi dress before stepping out the door of her hotel room and clicking it shut. Once in the airless, dimly lit hallway, she leaned against the closed door and sighed. Even left behind o...
Certainly. Most decidedly.’ ‘Something that’ll bring the sparkle to your eyes?’ ‘By all means. I should enjoy it.’ ‘You know what we’re going to do? To-night? After dining with Parsloe and sending Constance back in the car?’ ‘No.’ The Hon. Galahad placed his lips to his brother’s ear. ‘We’re goin...
Cell blocks jutted out from the dome, making it look like a giant concrete octopus. A sixty-foot wall with a barbed-wire crown surrounded the complex. Gun towers were placed strategically both inside and outside of the wall. This was Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary, a maximum-security facility t...
He wondered if that was how the whole industry conducted itself. He stared at the Mediterranean Sea for a long while, but the calmness of its blue waters and lapping waves was not as infectious as he would have hoped. Finally he stood up and walked over to the pay phones at the building across th...
He had thick dark hair and a squarish face that was rugged and tan. He wore a trench coat, a white shirt, and gray slacks. A slight bulge near his shoulder indicated he was packing some heat, as they say in detective novels about folks who carry guns. He looked down at me with twinkling blue eyes...
The Sowir had no presence on any of the planets in this system, they used it only as a supply point for their patrols of the border. But still they had seven platforms protecting the supply depot. The third fleet arrived in the system two days after the event in Nelus system and the Sowir were fo...
She’d never experienced a sense of awe. Never even known what people were talking about when they went on and on about some sunset or the sweep of stars in a clear night sky. But now she was feeling something. She couldn’t see. It was as black as if her eyes had been gouged out. (A thought that m...
The red and pink flowers were in full glory, and ever since coming home a month before, she’d found herself gazing at them with an almost physical need for their beauty. But they would be battered and broken by the wind’s rough treatment if they weren’t protected. As she w...
Salvation for their whole group, but only if they could pull it off. They had cased the store the day before. Unfortunately, without actually going inside, there was no way to tell if it was infested. “I’ll go first, you cover me.” Lee’s lips brushed against the shell of...