31.   But Erica Lucas took his breath away.

32.   I lift my head and I take a breath.

33.   His vibrancy and the way he drew her took her breath away.

34.   His audacity took her breath away.

35.   With a tiny frown of resentment she rolled over again, took a breath and dived soundlessly to swim below the surface for one final lap.

36.   The kiss took her breath away.

37.   It almost took her breath away.

38.   Fernando had taken her to the Zarzuela, the Spanish operettas that had taken her breath away.

39.   Some of it was charmingly primitive, some of it so exotically painted it took your breath away.

40.   The freshness of the air nearly took her breath away, the air ripe with the woodsy smells of cedar and pine, sunshine touching earth.