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320 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 1, 1997
"And he thought she was the most beautiful person he’d ever known. So many reasons to be bitter, yet there wasn’t a bitter bone in her body. So many reasons to be tough and cynical, yet she remained warm and generous and determined to save everyone. She tried so hard and the world was running out of people who were willing to try."
“Love isn’t free,” he said levelly. “You of all people should know that. It requires commitment, time, care. I’m running from the law. I could be running a long time. I may never get free. I won’t bind you to that, Maggie. That wouldn’t be love.”
She stared at him a suspended moment. “No,” she agreed at last. “But the fact that you don’t want to bind me to your problems—that’s love.”