Contents

One

Samantha Jones’ beat-up Volkswagen Bug was one perfect place to…

Two

If the tailor had been a man instead of a…

Three

“I can’t do that,” Sam said, sitting in the back…

Four

Jack’s suite seemed different now. Personal, filled with many special…

Five

Jack caught a flight for home at eight the next…

Six

Sam set the latte-to-go on the bar, counted the handful…

Seven

Jack hunched over the ledger on his desk, making note…

Eight

“Hey, Sam, there’s a phone call for you.”

Nine

Jack sat in the saddle, hands folded on the horn…

Ten

Sam sat in the VW and watched the blur of…

Eleven

The plane rattled around like a pocketful of marbles, and…

Twelve

Jack opened the driver’s side door, and Sam slid across…

Thirteen

The truck rested at a precarious angle, forcing Sam’s body…

Fourteen

Sam had never lived in a house before, and she…

Fifteen

The clouds had gone, and the stars and a full…

Sixteen

Sam woke to the smell of woodsmoke and the crackling…

Seventeen

Sam wandered through the house, capturing memories of Jack’s home…

Eighteen

Jack watched Sam’s gaze dart from the bedroom door, to…

Nineteen

Jack shot up in bed when he heard the coyote…

Twenty

The waiting room smelled like alcohol and pine-scented disinfectant, and…

Twenty-One

Lauren relaxed on the living-room sofa, thankful that Beau was…

Epilogue

For the fourth time in five minutes, Lauren adjusted the…

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