Quotes from Fern Michaels

Charles asked. "We did not!

have to tell you, though, I'd do it again.

his hands. "Just tell me what

to mow the lawn.

don't. So there.

and Jimmy had made it all

Triple Crown winner. This," Riley said, pulling a legal-looking brown envelope out of a kitchen desk drawer, "will explain it all. First, we're going to watch the race." Cole Tanner smacked both his hands, palms down on the kitchen table. "We're teetering on the edge of a black hole where we could all literally lose our shirts, and you want to watch a horse race on television. I-don't-think-so." "You always were a goddamn hothead, Cole.

I don't mean to be rude, but

Alexis Thorne, you're here because the brokerage firm you worked for pinned a crime on you that they themselves committed. You did a year in prison for their crime. They ruined your life and you are now a felon with a new identity, thanks to Nikki Quinn

stitches the needle was making, Kate Starr

there something you know and

taking in a main mast, shortening the

the lighter to the

characters, #1 New York Times best-selling author

immediately, but after that one visit, it seemed his visits to Charleston rarely coincided with hers, so they hardly saw one another. After his father died, he'd remained close to Toots but hadn't seen

Done. I have a date. Well, hot damn!

surface. Beat on low speed for 5–10 minutes. 6. Place the dough in a medium-sized buttered bowl, turning the dough through the butter, allowing the butter to be thoroughly distributed onto the dough. Cover the bowl with a tea towel or plastic wrap. Place the bowl in a warm area and allow the dough to rise for 1 hour. 7. Punch the dough down, then divide it into balls of about 2–3 tablespoons each. Place the balls of dough in

Writing fiction (that means I make up stuff) is like having a free GO PAST GO card. You can write pretty much whatever you want, burn down a building, maim or kill a character, you can create love, hate, payback. You can create fictional places that over time actually become real to you the writer, and also to the reader. For example, Pinewood, where the vigilantes hang out, is a fictional farm in McLean, Virginia.

9- by 13-inch greased pan. Cover and let them rise for 1 more hour. 8. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. 9. Bake for 20–25 minutes, until lightly browned. Brush melted butter on top of the rolls before serving. Enjoy!

Maggie didn't realize she was

Anyone can be a mother, but it takes a very special woman to be a mom.

By calling in the Vigilantes, we are asking them to do what we can't or won't do ourselves.

each of us does what we have to do for our own personal happiness. Because we're the ones who have to live with that happiness. If it's at someone else's expense, we have to live with that, too.

Life's too short. If it's going to make you happy, then that's the way to go.