epub |eng | 2012-10-15 | Author:Mary Kay McComas [McComas, Mary Kay]

EIGHT THE LIGHT UNDER THE door went out an hour earlier and still Mack waited, her bones stiff with inactivity as she lay awake in the dark. She couldn’t remember ...

epub |eng | 2020-10-15 | Author:Michelle Willingham

CHAPTER TWELVE Sara was about halfway through the story when the factory noise suddenly intruded, alerting her to a new arrival. Quickly closing the door behind him, Cameron Fitzallen smiled ...

epub |eng | 2020-10-15 | Author:Annie Burrows

CHAPTER TWELVE She hadn’t slept a single wink, so it wasn’t hard rousing herself before dawn to dress and creep from the house. By the time the clock showed half ...

epub |eng | 2022-08-20 | Author:Louise Allen [Allen, Louise]

Marcus kicked the door closed behind them and leaned back against it, suddenly unable to move. He waited for the pounding of his heart to subside. In his arms Rose ...

epub |eng | 2020-10-15 | Author:Louise Allen

CHAPTER ELEVEN Marianne carefully avoided him for the rest of the day and one or two after that. It was not until his stone masons and carpenters began work on ...

epub |eng | 2022-10-15 | Author:Judith F. Brenner

A jostling streetcar took me downtown to Tony’s office. He had sandwiches delivered. I could not recall the last time I tasted roast beef and pickles on dense caraway rye ...

epub |eng | 2021-10-28 | Author:Lauri Robinson

* * * The rehearsal went off without a hitch, even the part where Pastor Williams told Jason he could practice kissing his bride, and before long, everyone, his family ...

epub |eng | 2022-02-23 | Author:Fiona McCallum

Part Two Chapter Twenty-four Sitting at her desk, lost in thoughts flicking back and forth and around and around about Kayla, Jimmy and Issy and Mackenzie, Erica almost jumped out ...

epub |eng | 2021-03-09 | Author:Bronwyn Scott

Chapter Thirteen She made him coffee the next morning and the morning after that and the one after that until their days fell into a rhythm of discretion: long nights ...

epub |eng | 2020-10-15 | Author:Bronwyn Scott

* * * Downstairs he pulled out a stool at the bar, watching as the governess elegantly climbed up and perched on the edge. He should have guessed about her ...

epub |eng | 2016-09-15 | Author:Eliza Redgold

Chapter Eleven Calista, now be wary. Nicholas Rowe: The Fair Penitent (1703) ‘Calista!’ Mabel’s squeal pierced Calista’s ear as she descended the marble staircase. In the vast entrance hall below ...

epub |eng | 2021-11-30 | Author:Virginia Heath

* * * To her complete surprise when her emotions were all over the place and her head and heart were filled with all the memories and grief she had ...

epub |eng | 2021-12-10 | Author:Ella Matthews

Chapter Ten The steady thump of Theo’s heart was comforting beneath her ear. His chest was solid and comfortable. She wanted to explore the firm planes with her fingertips, but ...

epub |eng | 2021-11-30 | Author:Jenni Fletcher

* * * Coira wasn’t sure how she got past the guard, or how she crossed the bailey, and she had no memory at all of climbing the stairwell, or ...

epub |eng | 2016-08-04 | Author:Nicky Wells

Chapter Eleven Fancy New Friends ~ Casey ~ ‘Eurrgh – rggghh. Ack.’ Casey drew a shuddery breath when the heaving finally subsided. She put down the toilet lid and rested ...