“What a curse, to want only one person.” He drew her into his arms and kissed her again, hungrily. “What a glorious… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“I made decaf,” he said. “Caffeine isn’t good for you.” “Thank you, Mama Lane.” He made a face at her. “Tate and… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Eleanor…” He hesitated, and she felt his other hand come up to tilt her face up to his. “I need you…just for… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“I want to stay here,” she said quietly. He drew in a short breath, still full of adrenaline from the violence and… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Remember what I told you on the phone, that I found out the truth about the grant that was paying all my… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“That night, while you were asleep, I unbuttoned your pajama jacket and looked at what he’d done to you. Afterward, I drove… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“I saw him with her last week, at a coffeehouse near my apartment. They were holding hands. She’s captivated him.” “The Lakota… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Tell me!” Cecily insisted later, shaking Colby by both arms. “Cut it out, you’ll dismember me,” Colby said, chuckling. She let go… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Tate practically raised you from what I hear. You love him, don’t you?” Her face closed up. “For all the good it… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“You’ll get all dusty.” He made a sound deep in his throat. “You can brush me off.” She grinned wickedly. “Now that’s… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“The hell of it is that my son, my only child, has to turn out to be,” he added with a return… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Pierce Hutton gave him a highly amused smile as they went over updated security information from the oil rig in the Caspian… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Everything’s fine.” “Except that Cecily’s pregnant,” Matt Holden offered, grinning at Tate’s exasperated glare and Leta’s shocked gasp. “What do you mean,… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“You need a battle plan,” Matt advised. “I never left the base without detailed reconnaissance and a battle plan. It’s why I… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Do I get to come in?” he asked. She shrugged and stood aside. “I’m just packing.” “Moving again?” he asked with faint… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“She pulled the shawl closer as a tall, lithe figure cut across the parking lot and joined her at the passenger door.… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“His eyes ran over her hungrily. “I couldn’t get it out of my mind,” he said, almost to himself, “the way it… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“She wasn’t sure when she realized that she wasn’t alone. She’d heard a louder murmur from the crowd outside, but she hadn’t… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“I know I said this before, but it bears repeating. You know Tate won’t like you staying with me.” “I don’t care,”… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“I’m happy here, Tate. I’ll let you know when the baby comes,” she added quietly. “Certainly, you’ll have access to him any… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“You were just in South Dakota a couple of weeks ago,” he pointed out. “Why didn’t you get it then?” “It wasn’t… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“He got in beside her and impatiently reached for her seat belt, snapping it in place. “You always forget,” he murmured, meeting… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“It was raining and I had to walk on the grass. I’ve got mud all over my shoes. They’re brand-new, too.” “I’ll… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“What happened to you?” she asked. “Bullets hurt,” he said. “It missed the artificial arm by two inches, damn the marksman. I… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Don’t make that mistake again,” he said in a voice so quiet it was barely audible. He looked as if all his… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“How is Tate?” He dropped into the chair across from her with an irritated sound. “Well, he isn’t the man I used… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Steel tempered by fire,” she said aloud, without thinking. “Am I?” he asked. She smiled sadly. “Aren’t you?” He let out a… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Tate gave me your birthday present when you were here before,” she confessed. “I put it on top of the cabinet in… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Oh, it’s a little worse than that,” he said, nettled. “It makes you the illegitimate son of the senior Republican senator from… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“At least she was good at archaeology, she mused, even if she was a dismal failure as a woman in Tate’s eyes.… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Colby Lane and Pierce Hutton had the manager of Tate’s apartment building open his door for them. They knew that Tate had… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Tate was sprawled across the bed in his robe early the next morning when the sound of the front door opening penetrated… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“In a private room down the hall, a tired but delighted Cecily was watching her husband with his brand-new son. Cecily had… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Bring Cecily home,” he said curtly. “I won’t have her at risk, even in the slightest way.” “I’ll take care of Cecily,”… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Or I can stay with Colby when he comes back,” she added deliberately. She even smiled. “He’ll take care of me.” His… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“A little drop of Native American blood was exciting and unique. But a full-blooded Native American…she was horrified.” Cecily’s opinion of the… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Guilt. Torment. Sorrow. Shock. Which?” she asked against his chest. “I’m trying,” he murmured on a weary chuckle. “But all I can… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Colby was quietly shocked to find Tate not only at his door the next morning, but smiling. He was expecting an armed… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Leta walked to the door and opened it with a ready smile for Colby Lane. And found herself looking straight into the… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“She realized at once that he expected trouble and that he was used to handling deadly situations. It was the first time… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Go ahead. Ask me who the father is.” He only smiled. “Do I look that stupid to you?” She pushed back her short hair… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“So the bloodline wasn’t pure.” He shook his head. “It was an excuse, like all the other excuses. I liked my life as it… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“You need a battle plan,” Matt advised. “I never left the base without detailed reconnaissance and a battle plan. It’s why I came home… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Yes?” he said impatiently. There was a pause. “You wouldn’t believe how many people I had to bribe to get this new number of… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Leta walked to the door and opened it with a ready smile for Colby Lane. And found herself looking straight into the eye of… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Pity Matt didn’t help him through a window instead of over a sofa,” she grumbled. “He needs an attitude adjustment.” — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Leta will manage. She’s tough. But Tate is going to learn some things that will hurt him badly. I think he should hear it… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Is the world really a better place now that nothing is considered bad? People just do what they want, with anyone. How is that… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“You were just in South Dakota a couple of weeks ago,” he pointed out. “Why didn’t you get it then?” “It wasn’t available then.”… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“I know I said this before, but it bears repeating. You know Tate won’t like you staying with me.” “I don’t care,” she said… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image