He knew that Juliana had entered the building. Now, he was just waiting for her to come out.I want to trust her, he justified, even as guilt pricked at his conscience. I just need to know what she’s up to, that’s all. Lincoln had followed her here to the producer’s studio, tailing her easily. She...
When Susan explained she wanted a place amarok pups could escape to if they needed, Mathis offered to give them the land as a wedding present. Once the decision had been made, Jean-Paul brought his family out to help support his magic and built them a house in one day. Her favorite room was the p...
At home she’d slept poorly, if at all—her throbbing knee had killed her sleep and her dreams. But here there was no pain, and each night falling asleep was like sinking into a luxurious cloud. It was better than all the Ambiens in the world.It was hard to worry about her problems—didn’t take her ...
And this was one of those times; this Saturday morning, as she looked out from the kitchen where she was preparing the dinner to where she could see Fletcher working absorbedly, cleaning out the hutches, feeding the animals, and grooming his two favourite Angoras for the afternoon’s show in Cress...
A new text message came up on the screen. It was from Meredith Carter, an FDA executive closely following L-12’s development. He touched the screen to open the message. Approved to move forward. Please send all info to me ASAP. Excitement built within him. Finally, after all the months of testing...
She thought it was Gerlof, and picked up the receiver without any misgivings. It was Martin. “I just wanted to see how you were. Make sure everything’s okay.” Tilda didn’t speak; the pains in her stomach came back immediately. She gazed out at the empty quays in the harbor. “Fine,” she said event...
She wasn’t sure she had heard what she thought she heard. “You started the bonding ritual. We exchange blood, and it bonds us on a cellular level.” She blinked and clung to him with the unwounded hand. “Can’t I just get some medical treatment?” He sighed. “Does it feel like it is getting better?”...
Ryan remarked as they watched Jordan stumble off the sands with the help of a medic. “She didn't kill him,” Alex said. “They're Betas. They're here to show off their skills with no serious injuries. What she did... It was brutal.” “Maybe she didn't have a choice.” “There's always a choice.” Alex ...
Kali stomped around inside the airship hull, her boots thudding on the wooden innards. “Tarnation, what a mess. I knew it!” Cedar didn’t have to crawl through the hole in the side to understand what she meant—he could see the evidence of intruders in the cave. Boxes of tools and crates of parts h...
Reports from her girlfriends at school varied widely, with the staunchest supporters declaring it as the greatest thing that a man could do for a woman, and it’s detractors saying that they’d never let their boyfriends to it to them again. She was nervous when she saw Ramo...
My shoes are too high to go very far so we slip into a drug store at the corner and he buys me a pair of flip-flops. “I needed this.” The air is cool but after Nate’s little princess friend put me in my place, my blood was boiling and I didn’t want to stay in the gallery. ...
The morning breeze caused the hood of his robes to graze his cheek. His name was Adamos and he’d woken from a puzzling dream, a vision. He’d dreamed of a girl with long black hair like spun silk; and a fire with red-hot flames. The girl needed help. As he sat, watching the wind create small whi...
The powerful muscles of his back and shoulders moved fluidly as he moved, giving her a mouthwatering view of a man she should not want, but did. Even more now she’d seen what he offered. He was teasing her, no more than that. He meant nothing by it....
When they had ridden into London, the forests were still lush and green but now shades of gold and scarlet covered them, the colors so brilliant they fair pierced the eyes against the crisp blue of the autumn sky. Alyna sucked in a lungful of clean air, thankful to be gone...
As he started to walk up Bond Street, he was not actually singing 'Oh, What a Beautiful Morning!', but it would not have required a great deal of encouragement to induce him to do so. Few things so brace up a young man in Springtime as a reconciliation with the girl he loves, and the thought that...