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"'You told me you wore this to remind you that love was never wasted, never futile. And then you left it behind.'
'I didn't need Aurora's ring anymore. My reminder was alive within me. Your baby, Nevada. My baby. Our baby. A child of love you don't believe in." (186) well gee talking it out sure clearer that misunderstanding up quickly, if only that could be generalized

"Nevada's gaze went over Eden like hands, noticing everything. His nostrils flared, drinking in the subtle changes in her scent. His whole body went still. He lifted his head and looked into her eyes.
'You're pregnant,' he said flatly." (185) he can SMELL it?! Also my phone autocorrected my dictation to "gays" and...yeah

"Savagely Nevada ripped off his damp jeans, wadded them up and fired them across the cabin. The soft thump of cloth against wood couldn't conceal the sound of the sudden rush of air through Eden's lips when she saw his profile outlined by firelight and knew beyond doubt the hunger raging in him." (160) this is a real Robin Hood Men In Tights moment

"'Knowing what life truly is, you still allow yourself to love.… How can you?'…
'How can I do anything else?' Eden said simply. 'Man is the animal that wrote Ecclesiastes and still laughed, still loved, still lived.'" (149) why does Ecclesiastes come into it??? No bible stuff has been mentioned until now, and she studies cougars, not scripture. What.

The term "secret rain" should not be used three times within the space of two pages. Stop it, Elizabeth Lowell. (137-138)

"'I love you, Nevada.'
His mouth flattened into a savage line. That's what I was afraid you were telling yourself. Fairytales. Can't except that all there is between us is sex." (111) and here begins the weird "fairy tale girl" nickname

"'If you're so worried about that female ... go check on her.'
…'What female?' Nevada asked softly.
'The mama cougar, who else?...We all know how worried you get over mothers. ...You always know women are pregnant before they do, and then you nag them like a maiden aunt to get them to take proper care of themselves. It's a wonder the human race ever got gestated without your help.'" (89-90) good brother ragging

"'I don't like being turned on by you because you still believe in fairytales like love. I know better'." (43) how does he know that's what she thinks?? They've barely spoken to each other, and certainly not about love

"'Stay away from me, Eden. I'm a warrior, not a knight in shining armor, and I want you more than all the men in that bar put together.'" (21) and this is why proper grammar is important if you wanna leave the girls the impression that you want to bed her and not that you want to bed all the men in that bar put together