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“She clung to him, her hands raking at the smooth skin of her shoulders, the harsh hurry of her breathing matching his, her body poised on the edge of ecstasy, and realized with a kind of anguish that this was the last time she would ever fall through the stars to earth with him, and this agony of pleasure was their farewell to each other.”
― Alien Vengeance
― Alien Vengeance
“I think small towns are the closest to heaven you can get on earth. I'm glad that some other people, my wonderful readers especially, feel the same way I do.”
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“Because,” he said quietly as she stood up, “until you walked into it, this was an ordinary garden.”
Puzzled, Elizabeth tipped her head. “What is it now?”
“Heaven.”
― Almost Heaven
Puzzled, Elizabeth tipped her head. “What is it now?”
“Heaven.”
― Almost Heaven
“In this convoluted world where sex has become a party favor rather than a solemn, beautiful part of love between two people, I think virginity is sexy. I don't like promiscuity. Oddly, at the turn of the 20th century, even men were expected to wait until marriage to indulge. I think that's sexy, too. Okay, I'm a dinosaur, I admit it. I don't belong in the modern world.”
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Harlequin Presents Readers
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If you find yourself unable to resist reading the Harlequin Presents line, and you want to be around people who can identify with your addiction, and ...more
Harlequin Desire: Passionate, Provocative Romance
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Sweeping family sagas, dramatic backdrops and larger than life heroes--Harlequin Desire stories deliver high-stakes story lines in glamorous settings. ...more
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