LOGINCharli's head went back and forth. "No shows. This is real." I smoothed her beautiful hair away from her face. "I think that means there isn't time for any pain medicine." "I-I don't know if I can do this." "Trust me, princess. You can do anything." Her eyes closed. "Doctor, it's so fast. Is it
After the New Year Nox "Dad, are you sure it isn't time for you to go back to London or maybe Savannah?" "You're stuck with us until our grandson arrives," Oren said with a grin. I eyed him up and down. "I do admit, this family-man thing is looking good on you." "I know...I should have tried it
She winked as her cheeks rose. "No need to talk about that anymore, Miss Adelaide. Now, let's go out there to the pool house and watch little miss open her presents. I've been out there. Lord a mighty! Santa definitely made it. I'd say he needed a backup sleigh for all them presents." "Remember, he
Christmas Morning Adelaide "Something smells wonderful," Oren said as we made our way down the stairs and toward the kitchen. "I have your coffee poured, and the calzones are almost ready," Silvia said. "Silvia," I said, taking in the counter filled with sweets. "You always outdo yourself." She
Guilty of murder exercising malice and aforethought. His sentence was for life with no possibility of parole. Over time the association with Montague faded away. Despite my grandfather's antiquated way of thinking, he had built a company that fostered success. As other headlines took precedence, t
Angi tilted her little head. "But when you were little, you lived at Grandma and Grandpa's big house. It doesn't snow there. Did you still get Christmas miracles?" "Baby, you're my miracle." She reached out and laid her small hand on my tummy. "And my baby brother, too?" "That's right." "So Sant
Alexandria Alton’s voice resonated through the office. “What I’m about to say may come as a shock. It may seem archaic, but I guarantee it's true and legal. Ralph Porter volunteered to be here to show you the documentation, but I told him it wouldn’t be necessary. No one in this room would refute m
“What?” He lifted her hand and brought her knuckles to his lips. The action revived the knots in my stomach, tightening and re-forming in gaggles of tangles. “Didn’t Melissa go missing around the same time that Chelsea was hurt? Do you know who hurt her?” I asked. Still, my best friend’s gaze sta
“Oh my God, Chelsea.” I reached for her shoulders and pulled her close. Her head shook as she stiffly accepted my embrace. I pushed her to arm’s length. “What the hell is going on?” “Alex…Alexandria,” she corrected. “I’m sorry.” Never had she called me by my birth name. Bryce stepped closer. “It
Alexandria Each step was a piece of every nightmare I’d ever had. Though my exterior remained calm, the perfect Montague, my insides twisted and pushed upward…filling my throat with the acrid taste of dread. I swallowed continuously as I put one foot in front of the other. I inhaled as a sense of







