“As she looked into his eyes, the energy shifted between them. Her breath caught & she tried to smile like she was unaffected by their meeting”

“His determined face, guitar at his hips, legs shoulder-width apart, his black hair & dark eyes, the emotion in his voice...”

“I can't wait to dig my black stilettos into his ass again," Susan's smile became a full-toothed grin.”

“Samantha's head was screaming at her to stop, but her heart and her body were both giving her the finger.”

“Except for Thurlow,there was not a person she would have missed and many a one to whom she would gleefully have said farewell forever.But that had changed now,utterly changed. She longed for Dragon, the sound of his voice, the touch of his hand,the warmth of his smile. For a moment she closed her eyes and saw him behind them.”

“Was there anything in her life that made her feel more in control than being wanted?”

“You bailed on him? Wow, this is some drama-full stuff, like 'Fried Green Tomatoes' and shit”