“She opened her eyes and touched her lips, as though he had just kissed them. She could taste him.”

“Glen Shiel, Socttish Highlands, 1296Strife abounds. King Edward of England has invaded the southern strongholds of Scotland and is pressuring King John of Scotland to abdicate. Several Scottish nob...”

“Only one word describes a woman widowed for the second time on her wedding night cursed.”

“She clambered to the shoreline. Numb and shaken, she began to dress. It wasnt easy as she fumbled with slick fingers to put dry clothes over wet skin. She instantly regretted her naked swim. She pu...”

“A man from the wood. A stranger from afar. He will break the curse by a hundred kisses...”

“You're special, Deirdre, and don't ever think otherwise.”

“Day after day, day after day,We stuck, nor breath nor motion;As idle as a painted shipUpon a painted ocean.”

“Whats it like to live forever?Nicholas almost dropped the glass he had been holding. What?Whats it like to know you will never die?He should have known, he thought. She was a smart woman. Lonely. H...”

“Music sounds different to the one who plays it. It is the musician's curse.”

“A weight lands on me, and a strong doubt that I will not be able to fully commit to the ideas of this strange religion out here in the cold north. I look at the girls pale skin flushed slightly acr...”

“A true healer is the one who heals himself first so others can benefit from his own healing.”

“A healer is someone who seeks to be the light that she wishes she had in her darkest moments.”

“And if you ever - and I do mean ever - try to leave me, Im goin with you.”

“..he wanted her.And at another time, as another man, he would have her. Without hesitation. As lover. . . as more.”

“Annabelle gave him a chiding smile. If youre implying that Im spoiled, I assure you that I am not.You should be. His warm gaze slid over her pink-tinted face and slender upper body, then sought her...”