“There were reasons she stayed behind her barriers, reasons she was the way she was. And she'd be damned if she risked it all for a scowling man behind a beard. She'd learned the hard way once befor...”

“This woman could make a saint sin.”

“It's how we work," his brother said simply. "I plan. Jake refines. Owen organizes. And you growl and grunt.”

“He's lost everything once, and now, he wasn't sure if he had anything left to lose.”

“He might kiss like a damn sex god and rev her engine like no other, but he clearly wasn't for her.”

“He grinned at her intently before leaning over the counter and running his thumb along her jaw. It took everything inside of her not to lean into that touch. When he lowered his head and brushed hi...”

“Any man's a fool who lets himself be a wage-earning slave, today.”

“If love is like a possession, maybe my letter are like my exorcisms”

“I had fallen too far. I was in love with Rush Finlay.”