1.   Roman watched the delicate colour flood her face, his dark gaze unreadable.

2.   With difficulty she glanced away from his dark compelling gaze.

3.   And as she met the dark gaze of Guido Falcone, her breath caught as though a fist had connected with her solar plexus.

4.   Grateful to be spared the unsettling power of that dark gaze, Ronni took the opportunity to study him for a moment.

5.   Lazily, making her skin jump, he let his dark gaze drift over her.