Cindy Gerard, To the Brink

"I generally find subtlety a waste of time."

"Ah, well.” He smiled-another one of those devastatingly intoxicating smiles that did unreasonable things to her body temperature and respiration.With a nod and a respectful, “Ma’am,” he left her in the middle of the room.Feeling like she’d been hit by a tank."

"When he reached her, he touched a hand to her face. Smiled. "Important. That's one word. Everything. That's another. Loved,"he said, adding the most important word of all. "God, Darcy, you are so loved."