“Remind me to thank God I don’t have a sister.” Caine eyed him critically. He was a filthy heap of blood and… — V.S. Carnes Friendship Copy Share Image
“It came as naturally to him as breathing or lying, or worse. His mama had only taught her son to be cautious… — V.S. Carnes Espionage Copy Share Image
“He felt, rather than saw, her chin lift toward him. But instead of pulling her hand from his grip and turning away,… — V.S. Carnes Daredevil Copy Share Image
“Care for her. He was unworthy of such a gift. Unworthy of her blind trust and her sparkling, slightly crooked smiles, let… — V.S. Carnes Blind trust Copy Share Image
“His head snapped sharply aside to collide with his own aching shoulder. The hulking brute he had heard referred to as Abdullah… — V.S. Carnes Christian Copy Share Image
“Just say, dakhilak.” Without hesitation, “Dakhilak.” He nodded. Her accent was getting no better. “Now, you can never take it back.” “Well,… — V.S. Carnes Better now Copy Share Image
“No fairy tale, this. This was by no stretch of the imagination a polished fantasy. This was a searing, living force, rough… — V.S. Carnes Fairy tale Copy Share Image
“It was a question of insurmountable proportions. A single word that held every fear he had ever had-and every wish he had… — V.S. Carnes Christian Copy Share Image
“Wait for me.” If his voice was just a bit hoarse, she didn’t seem to take note of it. She looked at… — V.S. Carnes Blind man Copy Share Image
“Shifting uneasily, Caine cleared his throat, left to wonder why her eyes would make him so unbelievably uncomfortable now after all that… — V.S. Carnes Cursed Copy Share Image
“He watched her for her reaction, or possibly watched her just to watch, his eyes hooded by his lashes and his mouth… — V.S. Carnes Christian Copy Share Image
“Therefore, she hummed the provincial lullaby she had learned from the officers’ children in the English Quarter of Jerusalem, and watched in… — V.S. Carnes Captive Copy Share Image
“He squinted at her. He recalled the tears in her eyes that had not fallen into her teacup. No, it wasn’t a… — V.S. Carnes Admiration Copy Share Image
“The horizon was indistinguishable from the inky black, which fell upon the desert like a sorcerer’s mantle shot through with diamonds. The… — V.S. Carnes Astronomy Copy Share Image
“Because you have my heart, Virgilia Wessex.” Softly, almost achingly. “Every black ounce of it. Scars and all.” — V.S. Carnes Heart Copy Share Image
“I’ve crossed a world of sand and tears in search of you. I love you. I’ve done nothing in my life worth… — V.S. Carnes Christian Copy Share Image
“Kent had begun sleeping with his good eye open, for he knew the mark of sedition when he saw it. Even partway… — V.S. Carnes Blinded Copy Share Image
“Anger swirled in him, a tempest readying her strike. And like a helpless vessel caught in her fury, he felt himself dashed… — V.S. Carnes Anger Copy Share Image
“They were literally inches from being buried alive in this place, millions of miles from home or any sort of civilization, where… — V.S. Carnes Buried Copy Share Image
“Fate had a cruel sense of humor. It had been all his fault, anyway, whatever Mick or Gillia told him. Careless preoccupation… — V.S. Carnes Destiny Copy Share Image
“She accepted it uncertainly. “This will help?” Without waiting for an answer, with that unsettling trust of hers, she popped open the… — V.S. Carnes Kiss Copy Share Image
“…deceitful!” she decided with a little bounce of fury that briefly ballooned the silk of her trousers. “There! You deceitful …” “Gillia…”… — V.S. Carnes Anger Copy Share Image
