Jewelry, in a box this big?' I unfastened the silver latches.

'This is Texas,' Kimmie said reasonably.

The jewelry has taken off, and that's what's supporting everyone.

What we anticipate to get out of ANWR would be the equivalent of the Texas oilfields, ... To those suggesting Texas is insignificant in terms of its contribution, we would say that is crazy.

I've never wanted to be loved. And God Knows no one's done it yet.

I am running after you, and life, in desperate pursuit. My dream is that someday you will both turn and let me catch you. That dream carries me through every night... I have enclosed a hundred kisses in this letter. You must count them out carefully and not lose any.

Simon,” she whispered, vaguely surprised that she had just used his first name, for she had never used it even in the privacy of her thoughts. Moistening her dry lips, she tried once more, and to her astonishment, she did it again. “Simon…”

“Yes?” A new tension had entered his long, hard body, and at the same time, his hand moved over the shape of her skull in the softest caress possible.

“Please… take me to my room.”

Hunt tilted her head back gently and regarded her with a sudden faint smile playing on his lips. “Sweetheart, I would take you to Timbuktu if you asked.