I had to let go of him. But I knew that as long as I lived, I would feel the phantompain of his absence.

...even though you said yes to the wrong man, I hope that won't cause you to say no to the right one.

She was everything he'd ever wanted, beauty and fire arching against his despoiling hands.

I feel like I've been shut in a closet, and he's on the other side, and he doesn't have the key to unlock the door.

I'm scared of making the biggest mistake of my life. I'm just trying to figure out what the mistake is.

I'm not running away from my fears," I told Dane. "I'm running away from my relatives.

And there’s one more thing to be aware of ” Cam said with a wintry softness that disguised all hint of feeling. “If you succeed in marrying her we’re not losing a sister. You’re gaining an entire family—who will protect her at any cost.