“As I kissed her the heat of her body increased, and it exhaled a wild, untamed fragrance.”

“The natural fragrance of her body was a spicy, angry smell like that of fresh pencil shavings.”

“(Rico) “Can’t wait.”“Neither can I.” She prepared herself for another go-on-forever kiss. It didn’t come. Between gentle darting kisses, Rico nibbled her lips while his hands explored her body. Olivia moaned. She couldn’t help it.The sound seemed to trigger something in Rico. Now the kissing was hard, wild and insatiable. Strong arms circled her, big hands covered her buttocks and yanked her against him. Without stopping the kisses or separating their bodies, Rico maneuvered them to the passenger side of her Jeep.”

“Yes, she, Claire Parks, who by all rights should have been dead these many years, her bleached bones rotting in the cold ground, was turned on. Waves of heat rolled through her body in liquid surges. The heat became almost incandescent in her breasts and in her loins, but her entire body burned and tingled with heat and life.”

“He kissed her and killed her then dumped her body in the river.”

“If you kiss her mind, her body will follow.”