You want to know what I was thinking?...I was thinking that I wished you'd been with me the last couple of days. I mean, I enjoyed getting to know everyone better. We ate lunch together, and the dinner last night was a lot of fun, but it just felt like something was wrong, like I was missing something. It wasn't until I saw you walking up the beach that I realized it was you.

Don't let fear govern your decision.

That’s the thing about life, he knew. There was always a but.

What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than happy writing what I do and have no plans to change that.

I love you," he finally whispered. She leaned forward and touched his face. "I know. And I love you, too.

In another time and place, she might have felt differently, but thinking along those lines was pointless now.

I know that somehow, every step I took since the moment I could walk was a step towards finding you.