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

Tom: If you love with kindness, even when you can't love with permanence, you'll deserve the one who's worthy along that path for you.

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

When something comes easy, you usually let it go the same way.

Love's scary, and sometimes it's transient. But it's worth the risks and the nerves. It's even worth the pain.

He was a wild one as a lad, and there's a look about him that says he could be again." Kathy sighed. "I've always had a soft spot for a wild heart in a man. Have you no sweetheart in the States then, Jude?" "No." She thought briefly of William. Had she ever considered her husband her sweetheart? "No one special." "If they're not special, what would the point be?

No second chance?" A wry smile twisted Carrick's lips. "There might have been, had I not waited so long to take it.