A lady has every right to defend herself against unsought advances. And creatures of the night.

Alone.'Twas her destiny to be ever surrounded by others, yet ever alone.

As all-consuming as a young girl's fancies were ... a woman's desires could be twice as dangerous.

A lady has every right to defend herself against unsought advances. And creatures of the night.

He buried his hands in the rich velvet of her hair. “I thought I’d die for wanting you.

Love isn't a burst o' trumpets and a flock o' doves descendin' out o' the heavens to roost on yer heads. Tis sharin' a cup o' tea by the hearth on a cold winter's night. 'Tis the look in yer husband's eyes when ye lay yer first child in his arms. Tis the ache in yer heart when ye watch the light in his eyes dim fer the last time, and know a part o' ye has gone out o' this world with him.

Before, you were only a dream. Now you're a dream come true