“In the middle of the house stood the largest, scariest man shed ever seen. Senhor Finch had been sunshine, but this foreigner was a night storm. He seemed to fill the house like a dark cloud. Too b...”

“When I was young, I wanted to be an astronaut. Someone who flies in a spaceship to the moon, he explained, in case she didnt know the word. She thought about that for a moment. But you didnt go. Tu...”

“The Potomac had taken away Linda and the boys. The Rio Negro had given him Daniela. One river had swallowed his heart; another river, halfway around the world, had gifted it back. A different heart...”

“Quickly, Ian learned the danger of holding her. Once he allowed his arm around her, letting her go was nearly impossible.”

“She could live without her past. She was better off without her past. But Ian couldnt live without his heart.”

“As he waited for her, he braced himself for the sight of her, ready to turn out the light as soon as she reached her bed. But when Daniela came in, she wasnt wearing her nightgown. She returned fro...”

“Im in, especially if theres a bad guy. Do I get to hurt a bad guy?”

“He was silent a moment; then he said, "I want a drink of water." She almost laughed aloud, because it was such a mundane request that could have been made of anyone, but then she saw the tension in...”

“Calmly, deliberately, he moved his hands down to her breasts and molded his fingers over them. Jay inhaled sharply, and he said, "Easy, easy," as he stroked the soft mounds. "Steve, no." But her ey...”

“Not today. Not sitting next to Quinn who was semi-casual in black slacks and a gray sweater pushed up to his muscular forearms. Seriously, why did forearms have to be so sexy?Why did he have to be ...”