“The fact isIm in love with you, and I have been for some time.”

“A girl can still admire, cant she? Even those who cant afford to go in the store can still window-shop. Right? Knowing he wasnt for me didnt mean I couldnt covet the merchandise.”

“He then put both hands on the door on either side of my head and leaned in close, pinning me against it. I trembled like a downy rabbit caught in the clutches of a wolf. The wolf came closer. He be...”

“A quiet but indomitable voice behind me said, I believe this is my dance. It was him. I could feel his presence. The warmth of him seeped into my back, and I quivered all over like spring leaves in...”

“We looked at each other for a minute, not saying anything, but I could feel the air between us shift. It became thick, sultry, and tangiblelike when the air changes right before a storm. I could fe...”

“His eyes drifted leisurely back up to my face and he smiled at me appreciatively, Kelsey, when a man spends time with a beautiful woman, he needs to pace himself. I quirked my eyebrow at him and la...”

“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that youve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you sa...”

“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”

“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there i...”

“Every great love starts with a great story...”

“I knew, in the silence that followed, that anything could happen here. It might be too late: again, I might have missed my chance. But I would at least know I tried, that I took my heart and extend...”

“You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.”

“And you are?She fluttered her hand over her face andbrushed a wisp of light brown hair from her brow.The governor calls me Kitty. Itd probably be best if you did, too.What an alluring name? It make...”

“He look at you not because you are sexy, but because your perfect smile.”

“He looked at me with such raw need that my heart skipped a beat. He licked his lips and slowly lowered his head to mine. Does it even matter if he only wants me for my blood?”