“When they stumbled together into a clearing, even in their panic the blue moonlight made it ethereal, like a fairy ring. But… — Debra Anastasia Moonlight Copy Share Image
“After three days, Blake was weaned off the drugs that kept him asleep. Told he could wake at any moment, everyone but… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“Kyle, will you come with me?” He whispered the words against her forehead between kisses. His hands traveled over her back as… — Debra Anastasia Bible Copy Share Image
“Well, then I’m going to have to kick your ass. No one gets to punish you. Enough of this shit, Kyle. You’re… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“I wanted to wait until after the baby and when we’d saved up enough to have a real, big wedding.” Blake was… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“But as he spent more time with Livia and talked to her about what she was learning, he came to feel confident… — Debra Anastasia Heart Copy Share Image
“The first strains of organ music filled the church. Blake. His playing brought Livia a wide, warm smile. The music was supposed… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“I’m in love with his brother.” Saying this out loud to Bea felt like jumping out of an airplane—thrilling and irreversible. In… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“Oh my God! I'm engaged! I'm marrying Cole!" "What?!" Livia squeezed her sister hard. "Let me see. When did this happen? Did… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“What exactly, my love, do you think you’re doing?” Blake looked down at her. “These stairs make me nervous. I just wanted… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“Deeper into the woods, the inky black threatened to engulf her tiny beam of light. But everything was so clear in its… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“I’m safe in the meadow with you,” he’d told her as they dressed. “But you, Livia, are extraordinary. You’ve seen me differently… — Debra Anastasia Fitness Copy Share Image
“As the nurses busied themselves with other patients and statistics, Livia slid her hand over his. She needed to feel his skin.… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“That moment…that moment out there?” Blake pointed at the bed of army jacket, grass, and mint. “I’ve pictured it in my head… — Debra Anastasia Piano keys Copy Share Image
“He locked eyes with Livia, and his face became serious. “Com’ere, Whitebread.” He held out his hand and enveloped her as soon… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“Eve let go of a rope she’d clung to for too long. And she fell. She fell right into him. Wrong or… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“How did I do that to her? Her? Punching trees and screaming? She must have been terrified. Soon his hands would heal,… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“His breath was a sucking gasp that sounded more like a draining tub than a man filling his lungs with air. Then… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“What do you have there?” Mouse perked up at her interest. “I’m making ski masks to have on hand for bank robberies.… — Debra Anastasia Homeless Copy Share Image
“Beckett eyed them as he lounged on three chairs he’d shoved together into a hard, uncomfortable couch. They’re so fucking innocent. They… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“Livia stayed silent and tried to quiet the screaming in her head. Fuck your mother, Blake! She was a drunk and a… — Debra Anastasia Parenting Copy Share Image
“Blake waited until she set her deep gray eyes on him. “He has no idea the beauty in front of him. He’s… — Debra Anastasia Beauty Copy Share Image
“Blake held out a hand to Livia, who felt like she was cheating on an exam as she took it. “I can’t… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“He wanted three miracles tonight. It was the prayer of a devil. How dare he even ask? But Beckett had no shame.… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“There. Now as long as I have my arm, I’ll remember to stay away from Livia McHugh. He rolled down the sleeve… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“I see your young man has accompanied you today.” Bea accepted Livia’s hug with a gentle pat. “He has. I’m so glad… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“She was losing it. Needing to harden, hating that she was out of control and sloppy, she punched the leather. He needed… — Debra Anastasia Beckett-taylor Copy Share Image
“John stooped to give Kyle a kiss on the cheek. Kyle held her hand out to Cole, and for a brief moment… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“Cole had curled into a ball on the mat. Mrs. D will never spend time with me again. He felt his brain… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“But he did see them dance. He laughed out loud remembering when he’d danced with Kyle. She hardly seemed the same person.… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“Blake stood at Livia’s dresser with a ceramic Cinderella and Prince Charming figurine in his hands. He almost dropped it when he… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“But she’d spared him. She’d used all her deadly skills to save him instead. She’d spit on the memory of David and… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“No, Blake, I trust you. I’d be honored to have an escort to my Escort. I’m a little afraid of the dark.”… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“Hey, Dad, if I needed to check someone’s background, would you be able to do that for me?” “That’s a little unethical,… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“Boom, baby. How you like me now?” Beckett wanted to stroke her hair, but it was a knotty, bloody mess. He felt… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“A very bouncy Kyle woke Livia at some ridiculous o’clock on Friday morning. “Wakey-wakey, you sloppy, old whore. It’s time to do… — Debra Anastasia Friday morning Copy Share Image
“That pew became a confessional. There, with a fully clothed, fully present Kyle, he left his plans for lifelong commitment to only… — Debra Anastasia Confessional Copy Share Image
“Blake laughed as Beckett set him back on the seat and pointed a thick finger at the organ. “You ass-f**k this bitch.… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“As he wrapped her in white terrycloth, Kyle eyed his lingering hardness. “Again?” Cole turned his bride to hug her from behind,… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“But it was a lie. She just craved more time with Blake. During those minutes each morning and evening, she felt herself… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
