"His mother was driving him crazy. If she popped up with another project before he finished one of the half dozen currently on his plate, he might just take his dog and move to Barbados." Ryder, Chapter 2

"We're dealing with a romantically inclined ghost, which sounds enormously silly, but it is what it is." Hope, Chapter 3

"The two of you think that way because your current life punch is spiked with weddings and babies. Mine is a crystal-clear bowl of career." Hope, Chapter 3

"Ryder didn't know what rules applied when the lady of the house was in residence, but Man Night equaled a free-for-all. The kids ran around like demons, ate like wolves, fought like mortal enemies, and laughed like loons." Chapter 6

"Hope considered herself a pretty good judge and in her judgment she and Ryder Montgomery were having a serious flirtation. They'd see where it went from...