As it turned out, Welcome was where I lost everything, and gained everything. Welcome was the place where my life was guided from one track to another, ending me to places I'd never thought of going.

What you should really be sorry for," he continued, "is that for the rest of my life, I'll have to avoid wine cellars to keep from thinking about you." "Why? Was kissing me that bad?" A devil-solf whisper. "No sweetheart. It was that good.

What does your gut tell you?" "My gut and I aren't currently speaking to each other

I’ve never had any objection to appearing depraved or villainous. But I draw the line at looking like a prize idiot.

Because one day of something wonderful is better than a forever of nothing special.

Catherine went still. Her eyes closed against a sudden wet sting. 'Did you accept her proposal?' Leo nuzzled tenderly into the hollow beneath her ear. 'Of course not, pea-goose.

Dear Lord,” she said in a strangled whisper. “I can bear it for a while...but please don't let it hurt forever.