
The first time she saw Celeste Monroe, Grant’s mistress, it was at a winter gala at the Plaza…

Serena glanced back through the glass wall. Roman was speaking to Nathan now, his face turned away. “I…

He pushed the mug toward the edge of the table. “Still cold.” Something in Mara’s head gave a…

Victor’s right hand curled once at his side. Before the night could become what the night had…

She reached for the edge of the pew as if she meant to stand. I caught her wrist,…

Vivian’s expression did not change. “We had to adjust the arrangement. There were some last-minute complications.” “Where…

“I will fight. I will take this to court. You know what my lawyers can do.” “I know…

“The rich lady. Mrs. Patterson said a rich lady came here in a car that looked like…

Lila nodded. “You could have left it with security.” “I know.” “Then why didn’t you?” She looked confused,…

Elena Whitmore did not drive home that night. She sat alone in her event planning office in Midtown Manhattan,…

The knock at the door cut through the dining room like a hammer striking glass. No one moved at first….

By noon, the laughter had stopped. At 8:17 that morning, Teresa Vargas had been sitting at her kitchen table…

“You know what gaps are in winter?” Eli looked at him. “Necessary.” The men chuckled. Harlan stepped down from the…

“You studied trees?” “I studied what snow did around them. Men think a solid wall is strength. Sometimes it is….

“What did you put in the wall?” He looked up from sharpening the chisel. For a moment, the room held…

“Please,” she whispered. His pale eyes flicked to hers. “Your coat’s frozen stiff. Dress is stuck to the wound. I…

“Why?” The question startled him. As if a human being needed a reason not to leave another human being in…

“What do I do?” “You keep records. You pay what you can. You don’t let Pike inside your house. And…

“Then why?” “Because at last year’s Christmas service, when old Mr. Packer forgot the words to the hymn, everyone laughed…

“Did he tell you what to expect?” Owen scratched his beard. “Ma’am, Caleb Whitaker don’t tell more than weather, work,…