Do you know why the lotus is one of my favorite flowers?” I cocked my head to one side so I could see his expression.He shook his head.”This beautiful flower lives in the most vile,...

Neely McIntire,” I said, clamping a sweaty hand behind her neck. “Friendship be damned!”Hayden yanked me forward. I had time to make a very girly sound before his lips began to move furiously over mine....

Oh my God,” Mrs. McIntire screamed. She’d dropped to her knees, the dark sand and water soaking into her jeans. “Neely!”Mr. McIntire held his wife while she screeched her daughter’s name over and over. “She’s...

Come in.” The kid turned and walked toward the house. “I’ll help you if I can.” He paused, his brown eyes turned toward Stacy who now stood open-mouthed. “But you’ll have to do something for...