“Her palace shimered with onyx, garnet, and gold, but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue.”

“My first order of business was to look in the side pocket where I had hidden my garnet and gold necklace.”

“Melisande blinked rapidly, then looked back to the little box with garnet earrings. Her ears weren't even pierced. She touched one of the garnets with a fingertip and wondered if he'd ever looked-really looked- at her at all.”

“A poor fisherman who knows the beauties of the misty mornings is much richer than a wealthy man who sleeps till noon in his palace!”

“Enchantment and fulfillment were on the gold and garnet horizon - autumn's breath, a dormant dream reawakened, a yearning nearly satiated, a tender thank you with a brush of the lips, and a connection as fingers touch and go hand in hand.”

“This rose of pearl-coated infinity transformsthe diseased slums of a broken heartinto a palace made of psalms and gold.”