“We're getting married as soon as possible,' he said. 'Is that what you call a proposal?' 'I'm not much of a romantic, honey, but you already know that. And I won't be much of a bargain as a husband, but… — Beverly Barton Copy Share Image
“Joanna nodded in agreement, not resisting, not putting up a fight of any kind.” — Beverly Barton Copy Share Image
“The man towered over her five-foot-four-inch frame by a good ten inches. He was big, dark and deadly-looking, with piercing ebony eyes and long,… — Beverly Barton Copy Share Image
“He had wanted. He had needed. He had desired. And he had taken. But he had never loved.” — Beverly Barton Copy Share Image
“Have you ever done any running or jogging?” Hawk asked. [...] “I walk,” she told him. “I’ve never had any desire to run or… — Beverly Barton Copy Share Image
“Plott's every touch, whether he was beating her or caressing her, was a form of brutalizing manipulation.” — Beverly Barton Copy Share Image
“You'd think after seven years of riding, I'd have you broken in by now.' She licked him intimately.” — Beverly Barton Copy Share Image
“She swung the Stetson around and around on her finger, lifted it and whirled it through the air. It landed right on target, sitting… — Beverly Barton Copy Share Image
![“Have you ever done any running or jogging?” Hawk asked. [...] “I walk,” she told him. “I’ve never had any desire to run or jog.” “Why not? Don’t you like to sweat?” “As a matter of fact, I don’t.” She smiled. “Besides, Southern ladies never sweat. We don’t even perspire.” “Then what the hell do…” quote by Beverly Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/311/beverly-barton-33771_matter-of-fact_have-you-ever-done-any-running-or-joggin_1980796.jpg)
