“I couldn't let him have you, Jessalyn," he said, his throat raw. "I know that I am worthless, a degenerate Trelawny buried in debts. But you're all I've ever wanted out of this life, the only thing I will ever need. Without you I have no reason to live." He held his hands up to her, spreading them in supplication, and they shook as if he had an ague. "I have no pride left. You have it all.” RomanticDesperate LoveFinally Book:Once in a Blue Moon Source: Once in a Blue Moon
“A heartfire, Clementine my darlin', is when you want someone, when you need her so damn bad, not only in your bed but in your life, that you're willin' to burn--".” LoveHeartache Book:Heart of the West Source: Heart of the West
“If I am never to have you again after this night, this moment, you will remain the wife of my soul. Keeper of my heart.” RomanceHistorical Book:A Wild Yearning Source: A Wild Yearning
“My love for you won't stop with my leaving. Come an evening over the years, when you step outside your door and hear the wind blowing through the cottonwoods, that'll be me, thinking of you, whispering your name, and loving you.” RomanceWesternHistorical Fiction Author:Penelope Williamson