Quotes from Pamela Clare

When a man looks into a woman's eyes, lass, he doesna want to see the horrors he has kent written there. He wants to see joy and warmth and some measure of innocence. Tis the natural duty and desire of a man to protect his woman and children from the world's bitterness.

lowered her voice to a whisper, a conspiratorial gleam in her eyes. "Go for it." *

He turned to her, pulled her against him for one last embrace. " Tha moran ghradh agam ort, dh'Annaidh.""My love lies upon you, Annie, and it always will" . Then he did something she never would have expected. He dropped to his knees, grasped her hips, and pressed his lips to her belly over her womb. She twined her fingers in his hair, stifling a sob. " Tha moran ghradh agam ort, a luaidh .

We are all born with a gift, and part of the journey is finding out what that is and learning how to share it

In the years to come, when you lie alone in your bed and the night grows long and bitter, remember how it felt when I held you, kissed you, made you mine. Remember this night. Remember me.

For Marie Force, who reached out to me in 2011 when I lost my newspaper job and encouraged me to self-publish — and then showed me how. From notes on a napkin at RWA13 to reality, here is the book we talked about. Thanks for everything.

Ullr, the Norse god of snow, was a favorite of local ski bums.

There was something healing about horses. He

Sometimes the only way to deal with fear and pain is to open your heart to it. Grandma Alice says there's nothing we can't overcome, as long as our hearts stay open.

His mother had drummed it into him and his brothers not to treat women like disposable goods. Hell, he had every bit as much sexual drive as the next man. He just had more self-control. Getting

Chaska looked like he was fighting not to laugh. "Well, it sounds like you've tried everything." "I respect the snake's energy. I really do. They're a symbol of the Goddess, a symbol of rebirth, but most of my customers aren't as evolved as I am. It scares them. I don't want to call an exterminator, but it's hurting my bottom line.

Sliding off the highway was the best thing that's ever happened to me." "You didn't know it, angel, but you were coming home.

When did your family come to the US?" Joaquin bit back a grin. "We didn't. The United States came to us." Mia's brow furrowed in confusion. "What do you mean?" "My family has been living in Colorado since before this was a state or even a US territory. After the Mexican-American war, the border shifted south, making the San Luis Valley part of the United States. As my grandma likes to say, 'We didn't move. The border moved over us.

You were the best time I'd ever had—until you became the worst time I've ever had.

Through the frost-covered glass, he could just make out a woman's face. She rolled down the window. "Jack West?" He found himself looking into a pair of familiar green eyes. Her dark hair was longer than the last time he'd seen her, and there were lines of weariness on her face. Still, he recognized her immediately. "Well, hello, there, SA Killeen. It seems you've run into a little trouble.