“She knew what he had in mind.He'll propose in Scotland on my birthday.There was no doubt as to what her answer would be.”

“He slid his hand onto Riley's bare abdomen. "I got to thinkin' that a few years down the line, when yer older, what if that was our baby and I could feel it right here under my hand. Feel the life ...”

“Will you wear my ring so all the world knows yer mine?"Beck wasn't asking for her hand in marriage, but it was so close he might as well be. Riley was deeply touched and she struggled to find the r...”

“Beck behaved himself, though it was really difficult, especially during the slow dances when they were so tantalizingly close. He savoured the feel of her against his body, the light scent of her p...”

“She knew what he had in mind.He'll propose in Scotland on my birthday.There was no doubt as to what her answer would be.”

“Will you wear my ring so all the world knows yer mine?"Beck wasn't asking for her hand in marriage, but it was so close he might as well be. Riley was deeply touched and she struggled to find the r...”

“It was the kiss of a man who had waited years for the moment, and feared that it would never come again.”

“When a character comes to life, its like meeting a new friend for the first time.”

“But all I could see was her. No skill of mine, no artist anywhere, couldve immortalized how gorgeous she was. It was impossible to believe shed ever had any doubts about her body. The firelight sho...”

“Look, I'm not going to have sex with him just so he'll say that he loves me, you know?"...That isn't why I was planning to have sex with Rob - to hear the words, I mean. I just wanted to get it ove...”

“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...”