“Three McCrae weddings in less than a year,” he commented, as if casually discussing the weather. Then he grinned. “Is it catching?”… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“Not at all perturbed by the surprise arrival and very official-looking demeanor, and yet respectful of it all the same--he’d have done… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“She let him kiss her, let all the sensations he brought with his kiss course through her freshly relaxed body. His mouth… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“I didn’t get a chance to say it earlier,” Delia said in a whisper loud enough to be heard…well, almost two stories… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“We have our ways.” “Except you’re supporting the wrong side,” Kerry said. “Oh, that all depends on how you define ‘sides,’” Grace… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“For the record, I said yes to lunch just to keep him from showing up every time my back is turned.” She… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“I’m taking thirty to shower and give myself a full body lift. You’ll thank me later,” she parroted back to her sister.… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“She was in the back of the pub, delivering another round to the guys playing pool at the table Hardy and Perry… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“She shielded her eyes from the sun, her truck keys dangling down the back of her free hand, as Cooper lowered the… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“You’re a wonder, Kerry McCrae,” he said, dipping his head, kissing each warm cheek, her nose, then her mouth. The first kisses… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“It’s my turn. The only one I’m likely to get. I’ve got a month, Starfish.” Her eyebrows narrowed a bit at his… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“Well, that might be fine for the lot of you,” Kerry broke in, “but given you’re siding with Mr. Wingman here, it… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“I’ve had one rather insistent fantasy over the course of this beautiful Maine afternoon,” he said, hearing the rough edge come back… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“I appreciate that you’re all entertained by this…little surprise.” She swallowed hard and looked at Cooper as she added, “But there’s not… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“That girl could make friends with the meanest croc alive with little more than a smile and a laugh. You, on the… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“But surely, if Fergus had actually spoken to Cooper, he wouldn’t have kept mum on that little detail. Who are you kidding?… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“You just spent a whole lot of money and wasted even more of your time so I could turn you down in… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“The women, sans Kerry, closed ranks once again, and from the cool, considering look of Hannah to the enthusiastic and plotting smiles… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“My, my,” she said, as he hauled her up against him, feet dangling off the floor, and held her there as he… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“First time on a sailboat?” she asked, as casually as if she wasn’t standing there, gripping the wheel of a sleek, forty-foot… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“What’s so amusing, wench?” came a gravel-throated voice from behind her, followed by a gentle swat across her sheet-covered backside. “Just plotting… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“Running halfway around the world apparently hadn’t been far enough to leave him and all of what had transpired between her and… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“Where were you planning on heading next, then, if not Australia?” Fiona asked. “Oh, I’ll just toss a dart at the map… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“A slow grin slid across his face, lighting his eyes with a very different, decidedly wicked glow. For the first time, she… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“Sorry,” Brodie said with a grin as he covered the last ten yards at the end of the pier, a small mutt… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“I know you don’t owe me a damn thing,” she said at length, “but I’m going to ask a favor anyway.” “Ask,”… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“But in this moment, I’m asking, would you come?” “I--don’t know.” There was the slightest hint of a tremble in the words.… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“Well, all I’m saying is, if you were to, you know, take off again on your next adventure, we’d make sure he… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“So what’s the lowdown on the new hire?” he wanted to know. Ah. All became instantly clear. Hardy had moved on to… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“You’re just annoyed because you can’t find a way to be in charge and control this whole thing and it’s making you… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“She couldn’t help it; she looked hungrily at his dessert-covered chest and abs. Like a woman starved and stranded at sea. Her… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“I accept your lovely invitation,” he said, then added, “I only have one caveat.” Her relief turned to wary suspicion as she… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“Footsteps vibrated the dock lightly, mercifully pulling him from the endless merry-go-round of his thoughts. He looked up, half-expecting to see Grace… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“I got waylaid by another of your throng of supporters and well-wishers so you only have yourself to blame.” “So I heard,”… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“A clearing of a gravelly throat pulled him from his thoughts. He turned and looked at Thomas, the boat captain, who was… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“Hulking piece of rust,” she grumbled, then gave it a little pat on the wheel well as she scooted out between her… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“Cooper,” she said. “Cooper Jax.” As if saying his name would someone break the spell, vanquish the mirage she was still faintly… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“I see you’ve been paying attention to my pirate tricks.” “Indeed I have,” she said, looking down into his handsome face and… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“I was trying to apologize,” she said, relief and humor easing into her eyes and curving her lips. “You didn’t answer my… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“You say romantic, I say stalker,” Kerry grumbled to Fiona as they pushed their way into the Rusty Puffin. “Please,” Fiona retorted,… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“She was every bit of everything he remembered about her, all at once and all at the same time. That was Kerry McCrae in… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“Kerry had headed up the back stairs of the pub, and even as exhausted as she was, she’d still found it impossible to wipe… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“I got waylaid by another of your throng of supporters and well-wishers so you only have yourself to blame.” “So I heard,” he said.… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“What’s so amusing, wench?” came a gravel-throated voice from behind her, followed by a gentle swat across her sheet-covered backside. “Just plotting my mutiny,… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“He was very tall, with long arms and legs that would be gawky and awkward on anyone else, but were graceful and elegant on… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“A clearing of a gravelly throat pulled him from his thoughts. He turned and looked at Thomas, the boat captain, who was seventy if… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“Cooper,” she said. “Cooper Jax.” As if saying his name would someone break the spell, vanquish the mirage she was still faintly hoping she… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“I accept your lovely invitation,” he said, then added, “I only have one caveat.” Her relief turned to wary suspicion as she eyed him.… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“**“I get it,” he said. “I was supposed to give you your space. I didn’t want to. So...I compromised. Only, you frustrate the hell… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“Running halfway around the world apparently hadn’t been far enough to leave him and all of what had transpired between her and the entire… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“She shielded her eyes from the sun, her truck keys dangling down the back of her free hand, as Cooper lowered the passenger window… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
“I can’t believe I’m thirty-one-years-old, lying on my back on a pier in broad daylight--in my own hometown, I might add--trying to figure out… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
