Better, Cilla thought, to be alone on a quiet night than to be alone in a crowd. Much better.

I'm sorry. It's Hard for me. I do love you," she said quietly. "Sometimes it scares me because you're the first. And the only" He held her there until he was sure he could speak, then eased her back, looked into her eyes "You've chaged my life. Become my life." He touched his lips to hers, let the kiss deepen slowly, silkily. "I need you

I'd always loved to read - and come from a family of readers - but I never thought about writing as a career.

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

Niall: We're tossed by the winds of fate. Once we end where they blow us, we make of ourselves that we will.

Happy Fuller: Somehow you always love in a special way the one who gives you the most grief.

Eve: Anyway, thanks for riding to the rescue. You need a white hat. Good guys wear white, right? Roarke: I look better in black.