His voice seemed paralyzed. He felt his mouth open and close, but no sound came out. Ginny's face faded in and out of focus, and for a few seconds he thought he might pass out. Her words were too incredible to be true. "What... how..." A passerby jostled his arm, startling him. The man apologized...
Among the list of words that described Raymond, "schmuck" was downright kind. "Butler got a good start on cleaning up your garden. I noticed he left his tools, so I guess he's planning to come back." "Can we change the subject, please?" "He feels bad about the way the two of you met." "Good." "He...
This story is set in Sweetness, Georgia, a town where I’ve set other stories in my Southern Roads series, published by Mira, which is an imprint of Harlequin. This short story is also in the SEAL of MY DREAMS multi-author anthology that was first published in November 2011. The Southern Roads ser...
On her left, Mica, teary and shrouded in black, her shorn hair covered with a dramatic hat—she'd sworn them all to secrecy until she and her agent could figure out what to do. Next to Justine was Pete Shadowen, scratching and sporting full deputy regalia. Next to Mica sat a local news reporter in...