“This is a serious matter, Mr. Hobbs,” the man said. He was balding, bespectacled, and undeniably nervous. A nonentity. The business card he’d presented introduced him as Jeremy Cleburne. Hobbs steepled his fingers together. He didn’t often sit at the antique desk, but he enjoyed the classic position of power it afforded him. He knew Continue reading

Caroline startled at a voice behind her. She whirled around to see a beautiful woman standing near the tree beside the bus stop. The lady appeared to be somewhat formally dressed for a Thursday morning, but the woman’s piercing green eyes gave Caroline pause. “You have a most nostalgic smile,” the woman said. She had Continue reading