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It's all messed up, " she said. " What is?" he asked quietly from behind her. " Us." " We're doing okay." " I didn't set out to trap you or anything." Keith had accused her of that a hundred times. " I don't feel trapped." " Why?" " I'm a simple guy. I have a beautiful woman in my arms. What's there to complain about?" " I'm hardly beautiful. I look like an eggplant." " Purple is my favorite color." " There's a really annoying dinosaur you might want to watch with Justin over breakfast." But she smiled into the darkness. .Dana Marton
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Wendy Belle wasn't the type of model foreign princes married. Yes, tall and graceful, but she didn't radiate a Grace Kelly-like cold beauty. Her lips were too sensuous for that, her eyes too mysterious. Her face was beautiful and perfect in its own way. More than beautiful - interesting. She was the type of woman a man could look at for a lifetime and not get bored.Dana Marton
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The man's gaze hesitated on the four-inch cut on Joe's left cheek, courtesy of the log that had slapped him in the face on the river. With twenty-some stitches sticking out, the wound looked like a giant red caterpillar was crawling across Joe's face. " Well, that'll disappoint the ladies." But then the captain grunted. "Never mind. With you, they'll probably like it, think it's all manly." He peered behind Joe. "Anyone naked in there?" Joe stepped aside. "I'm having an off morning.Dana Marton
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His last encounter with Wendy.. Hell, she'd been the one to hurt his feelings. The best sex of his life, and she'd kicked him out as soon as it was over, told him not to bother with calling because it was strictly a one-time thing. Told him, actually, while he'd still been inside her. He groaned at the memory as he slipped behind the wheel, turning on the heat the second he had the engine started. His day was shaping up to be an ass kicker. Which was saying something, considering that the day before included his arrest, a concussion, and a near drowning. .Dana Marton