Our stories remind us how precious and fragile life can be-- and that we must risk our hearts everyday to know happiness.

Sometimes waiting is the hardest thing of all.

happy endings start with new beginnings.

You fall in love with the girl next door but married her sister.

Sometimes it's more generous to take than give, he said. "How?" Caroline asked. "To let the other person give you what he has to offer. If you're always the one giving, you never have to feel disappointed, because you don't expect anything in return. But it's miserly in its own way. Because you never leave yourself open or give the other person a chance.

Safe Harbor is a state of mind... its the place - in reality or metaphor - to which one goes in times of trouble or worry. It can be a friendship, marriage, church, garden, beach, poem, prayer, or song.

After 30 novels, release day is still a thrill. Its always a little bittersweet, too.