Because letting someone in close meant they could hurt you. I knew all about that kind of fear. I lived with it.

We were each other's only link to the past . . . that was the strength of our bond, and also our weakness.

Heath," she whispered, "you're all I want. No one else ... no one . . .

Merripen, despite his fear of heights, had often climbed a ladder to wash the second floor window for her. He had wanted her view of the outside world to be clear. He had said the sky should always be blue for her.

Just you,' Hardy said when he got his breath back. 'All I want is you.

I don't think Harry cares about being forgiven," Poppy said glumly. "Of course he does. Men love to be forgiven. It makes us feel better about our inability to learn from our mistakes.

It’s a risk I’m willing to take. This happens once in a lifetime. You meet someone and have this crazy reaction … you touch her skin and it’s the best skin you’ve ever felt, and no perfume on earth could be better than her smell, and you know you could never be bored with her because she’s interesting even when she’s doing nothing. Even without knowing everything about her, you get her. You know who she is, and it works for you on every level.