I didn't know how to stop wanting him. It wasn't that I had any hope—I knew I'd never see him again. But that didn't stop me from comparing every other man to Hardy and finding them all lacking. I had exhausted myself loving him.

“Hardy Cates," I said, coming into the room, "you behave, or I'll step on your t…”

“One can't help but marvel at the variety of ways that women had devised to make…”

“Kev wasn't certain if he was surrendering to Win or to his own passion for her.…”

“SEEN IT ALL, HEARD IT ALL, DONE IT ALL. JUST CAN'T REMEMBER IT ALL.”