Men shake hands after they beat each other up; we eat chocolate.

For over a year I continued to submit mss, and have them rejected - the last few with rejection letters indicated the story was pretty good, but I was American.

I got you a present." "Did you?" "It's a book of poetry--romancy stuff. I thought, 'How schmaltzy is that,' so it seemed like the thing. Then I screwed up and left it in my desk at work

It’s never simple.” Avery slid an arm around Hope’s waist. “It shouldn’t be. Because being with someone should matter enough to be at least a little bit complicated.

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Can you stand a little closer?" "Hmm?" "You smell good. I like to smell you.

A woman with romance in her life lived as grandly as a queen, because her heart was treasured.