... a man's plans are meant to be changed for a beautiful woman.

What did she say?" Eve asked when they got into the car. "Here's love, she said, to hold until next we meet and I give you more.

And still she felt more confident at the prospect of taking on the Russian Mafia than she did attending a backyard barbecue.

i had that hole in me. that empty space...she put it in me, you filled it...she was part of my life. you are my life. if i have a regret, it,s that even for an instant you could think otherwise. or that i allowed you to. -Roarke

Something your father wouldn't have told you, he began. Taking blood, it leaves a mark on you. No matter how it's done, or how it's justified, it leaves a mark that goes in deep. Be sure you're willing to wear that mark before you take the blood.

Magic exists. Who can doubt it, when there are rainbows and wildflowers, the music of the wind and the silence of the stars? Anyone who has loved has been touched by magic. It is such a simple and such an extraordinary part of the lives we live.

You can't write well what you don't read for pleasure. If it doesn't entertain you, it's not going to entertain anyone else.