“I Need a Wife Before Snowfall,” the Rancher Said — The Town’s Outcast Raised Her Hand

Part 1 The first thing Emma noticed was the silence. At nine-thirty on a gray weekday morning, silence did not belong in the restaurant. There…

Part 1 Sarah Carter had twelve dollars in her wallet when she stopped in front of the most beautiful dress she had ever seen. Rain…

Part 1 The plum dress had felt brave in the fitting room. Now, sitting alone beneath the amber lights of Cantera, Mona Garrett wondered whether…

Damien yanked the brass ring upward, and a concealed steel hatch rose from beneath the floor just as the dining-room doors began splintering behind them….

Roman crossed beneath the descending fire door just before it slammed into the floor, and Vivian dropped to one knee beside the control panel. The…

Chloe’s fingers closed around the sleeve of her coat just as Dominic caught the other end—not pulling it away, only stopping the fabric between them….