He’d had to pull a lot of strings to get the sales force at the furniture store to tell her they were out of stock and even unable to sell the display model. He hoped it had made her happy. She didn’t have nearly enough happiness in her life.If she’d only return to God, contentment could be hers....
No one will think less of you if you reconsider and stay home.” Luc hesitated, holding the overflowing box of dishes easily on his hip.“I said no, and meant it,” Felicia replied as she tossed all the dishrags on top of the box.“How about you at least stay until the killer is caught?”“And if that ...
Beeps. Voices.Her heart raced. Oh, the sting. The pain.The tears ran down her cheeks. Someone swiped them away with a rough cloth. Her face burned, especially just below her lip.Scorching. White-hot throbbing.A doctor prying her eyes open to shine a light in them. Bright, too bright. His voice ca...
A garage apartment less than thirty minutes away.” No mistaking the excitement in Darren’s voice. “Wilson’s relented and letting us go with the team.” “That’s as it should be. Be careful. The news says the roads are horrible.” Eva was both excited for Darren, and worried at the same time. “Tell M...
Gabby sniffed deeply, then savored the strong flavor. Nothing started her day like coffee. Especially when her day started earlier than normal. But sleep had eluded her after her show, teasing her until she’d finally fallen into a restless slumber. Until ten-thirty. Unheard of for her to be up at...
No storms, no quaking skies, nothing special to signify another day was done.Tara stared at the phone in her hand, as she’d been doing for nearly half an hour. She needed to call Alyssa, at least, but didn’t have enough energy for the fight she knew would ensue. She’d never really gotten along wi...
Promiscuous and a drinker—a personality much like Aunt Torey’s. It nearly sickened Jon. Recently Sadie appeared to have turned over a new leaf and seemed determined to set her life right. Yeah, right. In his experience, once a person was hooked into a pattern of a certain destructive behavior, it...
Aubrey’s snooty voice carried across the cafeteria before school. The smell of breakfast remnants filled the closed room, even though the serving line had just closed. “Assembly?” Sam ignored Aubrey’s snide tone and the use of her full name that Aubrey did just to annoy her. “Yes. Mrs. Trees is h...
As the drummer hit the cymbal a final time, silence filled the small jazz club. A pause, then a burst of applause sounded. He nodded a bow before striding off the stage.“Good set, boys,” Ralph the stage manager said as the four musicians hit the backstage area.“Thanks. It felt good.” Luc packed h...
MS. LAYLA TAYLOR?" She turned around at the woman's voice. A young woman hustled across the parking lot after her. Layla waited, shifting her bag with her take-out lunch to a more comfortable position, and took in the woman's appearance: short, auburn hair, a little on the heavyset side, smiling ...
US Marshals Office, Howard Baker Federal Courthouse Knoxville, Tennessee “YOU MEAN TO TELL me you had no idea your stepfather was here, in a drug-induced coma?” The Special Agent in Charge, Greg Daly, circled Jefferson in the conference room. Pity for the ranger crawled ov...
