Would he be insulted by the everyday-man comment if she were to say it aloud? Words were funny. It was one of the things that made him so desirable. He was absolutely perfect in an everyday-man sort of way. She liked that she had the power to make him smile. Trendy frameless glasses were perched on the tip of his nose, his half of the paper in a tight fold. But he loved his old-fashioned ritual, the familiar smell, and his eventual inky fingers. As much as she enjoyed her Sunday mornings with Hugh, she could do without the newspaper bit. The dreary news was clearly taking a toll. She’d initially mocked it, but now she was obsessed. Hugh had introduced her to the chemical concoction. She sipped her coffee and enjoyed the bittersweet tang of the powdered creamer she’d added. Casualties! Crisis! Corruption! Why couldn’t they report good news? It seemed that paper sales would go up if they splashed uplifting headlines across the front page. The world news section of the Sunday paper was spread across Hugh’s otherwise pristine kitchen table. “Well, a body at the bottom of the stairs is sure to draw a crowd.” Chapter One Before Their small semicircle was casual, like spectators at a parade. Sylvia stood between Riki and Embry, her arms crossed loosely at her chest. Only the onlookers, who wore the slack-jawed expressions of those who had seen a ghost, stood rooted to the ground, seemingly frozen in time, unable to look away from the body splayed facedown on the asphalt. The sirens screamed to a stop at the apartment complex on Mockingbird Lane, and the night seemed to exhale.Įmergency workers streamed from the truck with rapid efficiency, their medical kits and blue latex gloves ready to work miracles. The bright lights of emergency vehicles spun dizzying circles through the sky, a frantic dance to the earsplitting dissonance.

Sirens shattered the cool evening air with a piercing wail that rivaled a speed-metal concert. If only she didn’t have feelings for her neighbor-who happens to be married to her close friend.Įqually devoted to her children and her struggling actor husband, ever sweet Embry Taylor has something she’s desperate to keep hidden.ĭriven by complex agendas, these women embark on a wild, sexy ride-filled with intensity, emotion, mystery and of course, lies. Riki McFarlan has a good career and an amazing boyfriend who wants to settle down. But his needy ex-girlfriend, is this close to shattering Sylvia’s dreams.

He’s sweet, simple, and dependably clueless. Deliciously evil, Sylvia Webb has a plan – and a potential Mr.

Lie lie again by stacy wise