Love me?โ Madeline asked with a faint smile. โIt used to be love.โ He brushed his lips over her closed eyelids. โNow there's no word for it.โ โYou once told me that you thought love was a weakness.โ โI was wrong,โ he whispered, kissing the corners of her mouth. โI've discovered it's my only strength.
Lisa KleypasIt would only lead to disappointment, even heartbreak, and her heart was too precious for me to let that happen.
Lisa Kleypas...whether he stayed or left, whether they walked the same path or not. They could live on opposite sides of the world, and she would still be his.
Lisa KleypasIt was a confirmation of a connection that already existed. And it was a bond that extended far beyond the borders of a shared living space. We would have stayed together even without a marriage certificate . . . but I believed in the permanence it represented. It was a piece of paper you could build a life on.
Lisa Kleypas