“She tried to shriek for help, to cry out against the blinding agony, but her mouth wouldnt open. The scream stalled in her throat and she gagged. Oh my God. She couldnt move her lips. She couldnt s...”

“The Shelly he knew had tried too hard to be sexy. This woman didnt bother with make-up or fixing her hair. Yet she was damn near irresistible. For a second he imagined this babe chasing him around ...”

“The ocean was a molten gold. A drum roll sent the crowd into a frenzied cheering which reached a fevered pitch when the ocean swallowed the sun in a kinetic bolt of color representing the entire sp...”

“Hey Shelly, youre looking at me like Im from another planet. Whats wrong?Nothings wrong. Bubbles sold me alien abduction insurance. I havent got a care in the world.”

“She never asked for too much. She just wanted to be ordinary.”

“I thought Beauty and the Beast were two people, not one.”

“The Shelly he knew had tried too hard to be sexy. This woman didnt bother with make-up or fixing her hair. Yet she was damn near irresistible. For a second he imagined this babe chasing him around ...”

“Hey Shelly, youre looking at me like Im from another planet. Whats wrong?Nothings wrong. Bubbles sold me alien abduction insurance. I havent got a care in the world.”

“She never asked for too much. She just wanted to be ordinary.”

“In the rest room next door there was a long, explosive sound of gas releasing, then a contented 'Ahhh.' Grace clapped a hand over her mouth to hold back the hysterical giggle that rose in her throa...”

“These mega-churches are springing up all over the countryespecially in the suburbs of large cities. And they all follow the same formula: A charismatic, self-anointed pastor starts a church by hold...”

“These mega-churches are springing up all over the country—especially in the suburbs of large cities. And they all follow the same formula: A charismatic, self-anointed pastor starts a church by hol...”

“Im in, especially if theres a bad guy. Do I get to hurt a bad guy?”

“He was silent a moment; then he said, "I want a drink of water." She almost laughed aloud, because it was such a mundane request that could have been made of anyone, but then she saw the tension in...”

“Calmly, deliberately, he moved his hands down to her breasts and molded his fingers over them. Jay inhaled sharply, and he said, "Easy, easy," as he stroked the soft mounds. "Steve, no." But her ey...”