“ I truly meant to only find you and bring you back to the landing, sweet, but when I saw you here alone, I could not help myself. It has been so many years I have longed for the forbidden fruit, Mary,… Karen Harper
“ Thomas, says there are no real dragons. Only they are in your head, he says.Thomas is right, my love, so do not be afraid of the dark.But they are in my head sometimes, so I guess they are real. Karen Harper
“ At the door Queen Phillipa turned slowly back. Love, she repeated, her face suddenly gone girlishly soft before it turned to pale marble again. Love fades, poor Joan, and then there is only duty and r… Karen Harper
“ He would almost call this feeling for jeannette hate, if he were not so afraid it was love. Karen Harper
“ Tell me what you want, my love, he rasped through parted lips. Tell me now.You, Staff, you. Forever and always. Please.Only Staff?Yes, yes. Please, my love. Put out the fire.But first I have to fan it… Karen Harper
“ Staff silenced her with a hot kiss. Hush, he whispered, taking her closer into his arms. Mary, we have waited long enough. I want you, dearest, to make up for the lonely hours, and countless advice, a… Karen Harper
“ He kissed her again, bringing both hands up behind her head to hold her still, and his hot lips slanted sideways across her open moutb. Her head spun crazily. She was dizzy. She could not breathe in h… Karen Harper
“ House with a great view. You’ll see that at the party tonight. Wish Char would be here for that, too, but we’ll all be together soon. At least, Kate thought, Jack Lockwood, alias former father, would… Karen Harper
“ I swear, I’m gonna have to lock you up. I’d chain you to my bed, except I’m seldom in it. Karen Harper
“ You look the most lovely I have ever seen you, my Mary, and I have studied you and dreamed of you for long years now. He brushed her lips with his and straightened. I never despaired that this day wou… Karen Harper
“ He walked ahead and opened the police station door for the mayor. The office was deserted. Tess was going to help fill Ann’s daytime shift tomorrow until he could hire someone else, but that was the l… Karen Harper
“ Do not dare to ever touch me again! she spat at him. Go caress your Maud, go kiss her in the roses! A little sob tore from her throat and the stubborn tears sprang to her eyes again.He loosed her wais… Karen Harper
