Laying a hand on his heart, she timed its beats to her own. And knew the truest magic was there.

Eve, we're going to be married in a few days." The jittering started again, big time. "Yeah." "If he keeps looking at you like that, I'm going to have to hurt him.

The doll, Dallas. You know, Barbie doll. Jeez, didn't you ever have dollies?" "Dolls are like small dead people. I have enough dead people, thanks.

Actually, I find it great fun to develop family series with lots of characters.

I find I use the Internet more and more. It's just an invaluable tool. I do most of my research on the Net now - and certainly do the bulk of my communicating through email.

If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place.

Change was as much about loss as gain, about giving something up even as you reached for something new or different. The world was opening up, not closing in.