“My, my,” she teased, her heart full to bursting, “what a big…sword you have.” “All the better to pillage you with,” he… — Donna Kauffman Teased Copy Share Image
“What makes you think I didn’t really mean no?” “Well, for one, you’re awfully worked up over the guy. In that she-doth-protest-too-much… — Donna Kauffman Protest Copy Share Image
“I’ve got a meeting,” she went on, not giving him a chance to respond. He nodded to the basket in her arms.… — Donna Kauffman Meeting Copy Share Image
“I was revisiting the whole black spandex cat burglar idea. Maybe you could sneak out under cover of darkness, shimmy down a… — Donna Kauffman Burglar Copy Share Image
“I know a guy who has a boat,” she said, a little breathless, a smart smile on her lips now and hunger… — Donna Kauffman Long Walk Copy Share Image
“Weddings seem to be something of a spectator sport in these parts.” Grace laughed. “Come to think of it, we have had… — Donna Kauffman Marriage Copy Share Image
“**“I get it,” he said. “I was supposed to give you your space. I didn’t want to. So...I compromised. Only, you frustrate… — Donna Kauffman Kiss Copy Share Image
“And then you realize that when you finally meet, when you finally find each other, it doesn’t matter. All the rest of… — Donna Kauffman Begin Copy Share Image
“Cooper Jax had, basically, proposed to her. Then he’d walked all up and down a kelp-covered, low-tide seashore and listened to her… — Donna Kauffman Cooper Copy Share Image
“We have a date, then.” “We have a meeting. Blue’s is--” “I’ll find it.” “I’m sure you will.” She went to climb… — Donna Kauffman Date Copy Share Image
“Yes, I’m Delia Maddox,” she said, taking his hand in a quick, firm shake. “Grace’s sister-in-law and--” “--the ravishing goddess responsible for… — Donna Kauffman Delectable Copy Share Image
“I hate to interrupt,” he said, trying like hell not to grin, then drag her into his lap to do what he… — Donna Kauffman Lusting Copy Share Image
“You know, what with all the weddings here and about, there’s been a lot of talk about who’d be up to take… — Donna Kauffman Gaze Copy Share Image
“They both looked out at the water, then back to each other. “Boat it is,” they said at the same time. “But… — Donna Kauffman Pirate Copy Share Image
“Given the slant of the sun through the porthole, they were now edging into evening, which meant she needed to go topside… — Donna Kauffman Lunch break Copy Share Image
“I can’t believe I’m thirty-one-years-old, lying on my back on a pier in broad daylight--in my own hometown, I might add--trying to… — Donna Kauffman Thirty Copy Share Image
“And then she realized what it was she saw. She would have recognized it right off if she’d let herself acknowledge that… — Donna Kauffman Fear Copy Share Image
“We've been making solidarity cakes this morning in support of you, ma chere," Franco said. "We're featuring your to-die-for black walnut spice… — Donna Kauffman Best friends Copy Share Image
“She'd never been anything other than absolutely professional with him. Always in a good mood, the calm in the center of every… — Donna Kauffman Admired Copy Share Image
“She was in the back of the pub, delivering another round to the guys playing pool at the table Hardy and Perry… — Donna Kauffman Front door Copy Share Image
“I know you don’t owe me a damn thing,” she said at length, “but I’m going to ask a favor anyway.” “Ask,”… — Donna Kauffman First place Copy Share Image
“Grab your phone from the truck before you go in,” he said. “Why?” “So I can send you suggestive and encouraging texts… — Donna Kauffman Too long Copy Share Image
“But in this moment, I’m asking, would you come?” “I--don’t know.” There was the slightest hint of a tremble in the words.… — Donna Kauffman Gaze Copy Share Image
“I see you’ve been paying attention to my pirate tricks.” “Indeed I have,” she said, looking down into his handsome face and… — Donna Kauffman Character trait Copy Share Image
“Well, all I’m saying is, if you were to, you know, take off again on your next adventure, we’d make sure he… — Donna Kauffman Adventure Copy Share Image
“I was trying to apologize,” she said, relief and humor easing into her eyes and curving her lips. “You didn’t answer my… — Donna Kauffman Apology Copy Share Image
“You say romantic, I say stalker,” Kerry grumbled to Fiona as they pushed their way into the Rusty Puffin. “Please,” Fiona retorted,… — Donna Kauffman Around the world Copy Share Image
“She couldn’t help it; she looked hungrily at his dessert-covered chest and abs. Like a woman starved and stranded at sea. Her… — Donna Kauffman Gaze Copy Share Image
“It was later, after they’d dozed and he’d pulled her into the shower upon waking, that Cooper started on a plan. She… — Donna Kauffman Shower Copy Share Image
“It’s not that I would say no to you going on walkabout along; it’s your life to lead and I’ll always have… — Donna Kauffman Life Copy Share Image
“And maybe you can tell me all about the hot Aussie you spent the afternoon with.” She shook her hand next to… — Donna Kauffman Hot Aussie Copy Share Image
“Gone was the cream and rose complexion he'd remembered. She was tan, which changed everything. What with the loose, wild hair, it… — Donna Kauffman Complexion Copy Share Image
“One thing was certain: She was probably past the point of making sure no one got hurt. Because she already knew that… — Donna Kauffman Cooper Copy Share Image
“Lani and Alva had decided on molten upside-down cakes. If there were laws on the amount of chocolate one cupcake could have,… — Donna Kauffman Chocolates Copy Share Image
“It was the cupcakes that saved her. Leilani Trusdale thought about that as she carefully extracted the center from the final black… — Donna Kauffman Baking Copy Share Image
“She pondered the best way to handle the laundry situation after they got back to dock. If she thought she’d been a… — Donna Kauffman Laundry Copy Share Image
“He was very tall, with long arms and legs that would be gawky and awkward on anyone else, but were graceful and… — Donna Kauffman Baxter-dunne Copy Share Image
“Cinderella Rule #16 Standards. Goals. Everyone has them. Or should. But before you judge yourself a success or failure, make certain the… — Donna Kauffman Failure Copy Share Image
“There’s one more part,” she said, finding the courage, knowing she needed to tell him the rest of it. “Of the all… — Donna Kauffman Blue eyes Copy Share Image
“He’d found Brodie hand sanding the hull of a sailboat he was in the early stages of building, using an old-fashioned hand… — Donna Kauffman Personal space Copy Share Image
