JEAN JOACHIM (Contemporary Romance)
She was close enough to kiss him, but pulled back instead.
SUSANNE MATTHE (Christmas Romance Comedy)
I could almost see that imaginary lightbulb popping on above his head.
TRISHA FAYE (Women's Fiction)
Rows of tempting cookies, scones, cakes, pies, brownies all called out “Buy Me! Buy Me!”
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“After all, what are friends for?
But I won’t turn down a key lime pie either!”
"Let me have a look at her
first."
When the music stopped, he
reluctantly dropped her hand.
Sweetheart, I think all of Boston
heard that.
JEAN JOACHIM (Contemporary
Romance)
Mark put
down his empty punch glass.
TRISHA FAYE (Women’s Fiction)
“If it’s close enough I could even ride my bike on
nice days.”
FLOSSIE
BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)
“He’s
crazy! He’s trying to run us off the road!”
"Come to think of it, it isn’t as if you’re a natural
blonde, Hazel, is it?"
What in blazes was so hilarious?
TRISHA FAYE (Women's Fiction)
“There’s always the lottery,” Lucy mused.
SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Christmas Romance Comedy)
I made my living with words, and yet here I was practically speechless.
JEAN JOACHIM (University Romance)
Grateful to be able to speak at all, she uttered, “Yes, Same,” in a breathy voice.
TRICIA ANDERSEN (Sci-Fi)
“Don’t give it that much credit.”
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JEAN C. JOACHIM (University Romance)
Was he not the most handsome man in the room?
FLOSSIE BENTON RODGERS (Cozy Mystery)
“He called it situational awareness.”
SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Christmas Romance Comedy)
By the way, I may not be a cosmetician, but that shade of red isn’t your color.”
TRICIA FAYE (Women's Fiction)
“If you say I’m the department manager, then just let me manage my department.”
TRICIA ANDERSEN (Sci Fi)
That’s way too many questions for me to answer right now.
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"golden."
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Flossie
Benton Rogers (Cozy Mystery)
I didn’t even get my nutti buddi.
Susanne
Matthews (Christmas Romance Comedy)
His words, and the glance he tossed
my way, made heat pool in my stomach.
Tricia
Andersen (Sci Fi)
She was way over her head.
Trisha
Faye (Women’s Fiction)
“They drive me crazy at work,”
Claire huffed.
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Trisha Faye (Historical Fiction)
“After all, you know how it is …. Don’t want to get in hot water with the bishop.”
Flossie Benton Rogers (Cozy Mystery)
I had been so intent on the men that I hadn’t noticed the truck.
“Grew up to be one of them ghost chasers.”
SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Christmas Romance Comedy)
I was seeing what wasn’t there.
JEAN JOACHIM (University Romance)
“I don’t belong to anyone but myself.”
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FLOSSIE
BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)
Sad and Weary offered, “Typical
story. The mother was a bit of a free spirit.”
JEAN JOACHIM (University romance)
“As Nancy would say. ‘Never give up’.”
SUSANNE
MATTHEWS (Christmas Romance Comedy)
I
didn’t want her to know how much was riding on this.
TRISHA FAYE (Historical
Fiction)
“She’s now fit as a fiddle and
as feisty as she’s ever been.”
TRICIA
ANDERSEN (Sci-Fi)
To make sure they got what they
wanted, their finishing salvo was to kidnap the heir apparent.
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Jean Joachim (University Romance)
Callie picked up the tweezers.
Trisha Faye (Historical Fiction)
Nellie argued back. “I’ve got a little pin money tucked aside that I’ve been saving for a special occasion.”
Flossie Benton Rogers (Cozy Mystery)
“The bull-headed look on your face was as clear as that rain out there.”
Susanne Matthews (Christmas Romance Comedy)
Hell, I might even join the Legion’s Euchre Club.
I would assume. However, assumptions can be dangerous.
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"pearl."
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He was off, with the confident
stride of a British Earl.
"You can never have too many
steak knives."
“It’s necessary. If you want to be,
uh, noticed, by the right men,” Kitty said.
Your pun is unfunny.
“Just a little trick I learned from
my mother.”
FLOSSIE
BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)
He squinted, as if trying
to place me.
JEAN JOACHIM (University small
town romance
“Have
you talked to dad recently?”
TRISHA FAYE (Historical
Fiction)
“Let’s
go there first so we make sure we get some before we get too busy.”
TRICIA
ANDERSEN (Sci-Fi)
“Hence
the awkwardness.”
SUSANNE
MATTHEWS (Christmas Romance Comedy)
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JEAN JOACHIM (University Town Romance)
“For most people, four hundred. But for you, nothing. Just benefits.” He leered at her.
TRICIA ANDERSEN (Sci Fi)
Yup, the crazy lady was talking to herself.
FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)
“Drugged with what?”
TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)
“What in the dickens is wrong, now?” Sarah asked Elizabeth.
SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Romance Suspense)
Super soldiers without empathy or control, robots ready to do everything and anything for their leader, no matter how twisted and crazed he might be.
FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)
A lacquered box tucked among the array of miniature pistols and decorative daggers piqued her interest.
SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Romance/Suspense)
Either way, these crackpots had to be stopped before the PENDING under Maggie’s name became DECEASED.
TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)
“Doris is my friend and I should be able to sit next to her.”
JEAN JOACHIM University campus romance)
Tom opened the quaint little cookie tin, and sat it in the middle of the kitchen table
With a poof, it evaporated and disappeared.
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JEAN JOACHIM (University Romance)
"It's
settled then, Martha," Tom Anderson said and hung up the phone.
“Any idea
which one of them is in charge?”
TRISHA FAYE (Historical
Fiction)
“Did my brothers and I pester
our mother as much as this?”
