Without you, I’m not me. Something inside that I didn’t even know about is broken without you.

I hope you brought your handcuffs,” she added. “I won’t go quietly.””I might use them anyway, for fun,” he answered, remembering the sensation of her warm lips against his.

What do you think?” she asked, snapping him out of his reverie. “How am I doing?”…He squatted down beside her. “You did a good job.”Their knees touched but instead of pulling away, Sam held her...

I’m named after my father, Rudolph,” he said, then shot her a stern look. “But if you connect that with my red nose —

It’s about showing someone you care for them, wanting them to care for you, doing things they like because you want them to be happy. Because their happiness makes you happy. That’s love, Dane. That’s...

What are you wearing?” “Coveralls. Shit-kickers. Long, latex gloves.” He blinked. “can’t wait to see you take them off.

We’re not quitting until I’m satisfied you know what you’re doing,” he said in a low voice.”Until we’re both satisfied,” she corrected. Killing. Him.

She pulled her arm free from his grasp and stood back, her arms crossed. “So, what then? You’re holding me hostage? Are you even really a sheriff?””I am,” he said, highly amused at her attempt...

Love comes in seemingly insignificant moments and if you’re not paying attention, you might miss them.

Logan’s been one of Marietta’s most eligible bachelors for too long. Ever since divorcing that useless ditz of a wife, we’ve all been watching waiting for him to dip his toes into the dating pool...

Consider me your rescuer, not your jailer,” he said to Frankie, without looking at her. His gut told him that, on the criminal mastermind scale, this one landed closer to Tinker Bell than Lizzie Borden.

Once his life had been like this. He applied strength and determination to a messy problem until the stickiness went away, strands of sense formed and suddenly a hopeless mess was transformed into something beautiful,...

I wonder if you could do me a favor,” he said, angling his body away from Jade. From the corner of his eye, he saw her tip her head watchfully.”What’s that?” said Samara with a...

Once in rur-al Flathead coun-tyStood a cru-wel Christmas sceneDumped for slaugh-ter were the rein-deerWhen an elf did intervene.

There are no supermoms. Eventually, you just have to hope your kid survives all your parental screw-ups.

You should stop by the shop. I’ll make you up a special Welcome-To-Marietta chocolate basket for Samara. She’ll love it.”Of course. He should have thought of it himself. “She’s got this salted caramel thing that...

Rory’s big labradoodle made a snap judgement that Frankie was everything her life had been missing up until now. She flung herself into the girl’s arms, wiggling and whining, a shaggy mass of chocolate-colored enthusiasm.”Mistral...

Their love story had ended long ago, and yet one smile from him brought it all back, the joy, the heartache, everything. True love stories never have endings.

I can’t afford to gamble.”His breath came out in a hiss, but he tightened his grip around her.”So we’ll take it slow then,” he said. “I won’t push you beyond what you want, Sam. But...

Consider yourself warned, Frankie. Something about these mountains convinces previously sane women to give up Starbucks for saddle sores.

Remember that old Disney movie, the cartoon with the dogs, Lady and the Tramp?” she said with a jerky laugh. “it’s Jade’s favorite of course. We’ve watched it a million times. This reminds me of...

I’ll keep this necklace forever,” said Samara, “as long as Jade and I can keep you forever too.

She was licking something off the end of a wooden spoon. Red froze. His body reacted as if he’d walked in on her twirling half-naked on a pole….Frankie was intriguing. Unsettling. Challenging He wanted to...

He could hear her ramping up and rather than letting it happen, he silenced her the best way he knew hos.He lowered his head to hers, slowly, so she could see him coming. Her lips...

You’re pretty low maintenance, as women go.””I am, am I?” She sounded amused.”Yeah. Like a cactus.

I’m resourceful,” she called after him.Resourceful, he thought, rinsing his hands with the ladle she’d left in the bucket. “A euphemism commonly used by successful criminals,” he called out to her.”If I were so successful,”...

She missed having someone at her back, knowing that it didn’t all fall on her, every hour, every day, every month, every task.But it was the everyday intimacy that left a gaping hole. The teasing...

Great. He had a ranch with no power, a burgeoning blizzard, animals depending on him and now, a frightened, felonious elf to look after.

It’s nothing fancy, I opened a jar of sauce and cooked the linguine. But there’s fresh Parmesan and I even found a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon.””You found wine.” Earlier he’d been thinking about microwaved Who...

My goodness, I’m like a hog at a trough!

She tossed a handful of snow at his face, then shrieked as the wind whipped it back into her own.Red hooted. “Karma’s a boomerang, sweetheart. Don’t forget it.

Bending the law is different from breaking, my lovely, strategically-challenged Francesca.

Thank you,” she said. “For making me have dinner with you.”He laughed. “Next time maybe I’ll really torture you and take you to a movie.”Next time.

Life’s too short to say no when love shows up at your door.