Melanie Anderson eased her tired body down onto a large, flat rock.  Thank goodness they were taking a break.  She could use the time to soothe her aching, soon to be blistered, feet. 
Okay, everything ached, but this trip didn’t come complete with a steaming hot tub.  They were roughing it, after all.
Man, she was so [...]

Kelly Trent didn’t mind winter.  Really.  She didn’t.
Today, however, was worse than normal.  Blizzard like conditions had descended on the city the night before and showed no signs of letting up.  Still tense from this morning’s treacherous drive, she wasn’t looking forward to the repeat performance in the opposite direction.
Why did she have to be [...]

Kate Middleton smoothed her hands over her slim hips and wriggled.  Life was good.
Sure, she had a lot to mourn over, but she had much to be happy about as well.  And she firmly believed that a positive attitude made any battle easier.  It had taken her a long time to accept that, but she [...]

“Hey gang!  Glad you all could make it.   Welcome to the first annual Amazing Treasure Hunt!”
Why had she agreed to this?
Tami Griffith scowled at her best friend, who seemed unnaturally gleeful today.  For some reason Kim thought this treasure hunt was a big deal, and she’d hounded Tami about joining in until she’d agreed just [...]

He’d expected this.  He’d even hoped for it.  But he still felt a twinge of — pity.  She’d been stood up.  Again.  Here she sat, alone in an upscale restaurant, dressed in her favourite little black dress.
Kevin watched her reflection in a mirror and saw the sigh that gusted out of Catherine’s mouth and ruffled [...]

Jenna Terrington gave her carry-on bag one last shove and said a silent prayer of thanks as she felt it give way and slide into the cramped overhead compartment. All she wanted was to sink down into her cramped coach seat and get lost in the fashion magazine she’d purchased for the three hour [...]

His job sucked.
Grant sat back in his chair.  Okay, that wasn’t exactly true.  He loved his job.  Several of his friends were envious of his job.  After all, he traveled to amazing places on the company’s dime.  It’s just that what he’d once considered a fringe benefit had become nothing more than a fringe pain [...]

There she was again.
Jason Hutchison had seen her every morning this week, but she had yet to see him.  Today he wasn’t going to be so quick to step away.
This was his favourite time of day.  Peaceful.  The insanity of work yet to begin.  With coffee in hand, he spent the time before leaving for [...]

Lucy Rose-Southerland unlocked the door, suppressing the expectation to find her mother in the kitchen, piecrust ready to be filled with the berries that grew in abundance along the back fence. Foolish. Mom had fought the cancer just long enough to see Lucy through the darkest days of her life, but she’d been gone almost [...]

Tomorrow is my wedding day.
Leah Thornton looked at the group of friends and family gathered for her rehearsal dinner and couldn’t control the tears that sprouted. 
Sitting alone at a table covered in fine, white linen, her thoughts began to spin out of control.  The scene before her–a group of people, well fed after a catered [...]