Author: tuantr

Jessica placed one hand over her stomach. Emma kicked first. Then Grace. Sophie, smallest even then, fluttered beneath her ribs. “No,” Jessica said. James blinked….

His voice was sharper now. Annie did not answer immediately. She held one hand on the open lid and reached carefully into the suitcase. Richard…

“What? She won’t.” Nora set the biscuit pan on the table harder than she intended. “Maybe not. But if I leave Sunday, you’ll still have…

Nora’s gaze darted around the room. “Where am I?” “My ranch. Three miles from Mercy Bend.” “I can’t stay.” “You can tonight.” “No.” She swallowed,…

“Why do you carry oiled leather?” he asked. “Because men tear what they swear will last forever.” A sound moved through the store, half laugh…

Her eyes found Caleb again. They were green, he saw now, not bright but deep, like creek water under shade. “You won’t believe him, will…

Clara nodded. “One day is enough to learn whether we are fools.” Elias looked at her in the lamplight, and for the first time since…

“Law,” Gideon said. He looked at Mercy. “Does she keep wages?” “She keeps her life.” “Does she sleep indoors?” “She sleeps where she is told.”…

“Then here.” Sam’s head jerked up. Voss did not take it. The street had gone watchful now. Men paused outside the blacksmith shop. A woman…