“I Guess We’re Both Being Stood Up,” She Said—Not Knowing Who He Really Was

Part 1 Daniel Carter knew something was wrong the moment Emily’s father stood up. They had barely entered the dining room. Emily was still beside…

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…