I will admit, I once launched myself at Julie Garwood for a hug, hoping some of her magic would rub off on me... and I have fangirl crushes on Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Linda Howard, and Kresley Cole, among many others.

Whereas I will be with a wicked, handsome Rom who will keep me warm all night.

A butterfly symbolized acceptance of each new phase in life. To keep faith as everything around you changed.

Pretend you're mine," he urged, his arms closing around her. "Just for a minute. Pretend there's never been anyone but me, that I'm the one you're promised to. Do it for me....I'll never ask again.

...one can't avoid the storms and calamities of life, but one can at least find the right partner to face them with.

I've never known anyone more ill equipped for happiness. He wouldn't know what to do with it.

This is how we court girls in America. We grab them and kiss them. And if they don't like it, we do it again, harder and longer, until they surrender. It saves us hours of witty repartee.