I just finished my seventh Ted Bell "Alex Hawke" novel of daring do,Warriors, and the ending was very touching. It was about love.
"Falling in love is a certain madness. It's volcanic when it erupts, then, eventually, it cools.When it does, you have to make a decision. Two people have to decide
whether their roots are to be so inextricably entwined that the merest thought of parting is inconceivable. That's what real love is. Not breathless desire or
lying awake all night longing for someone's touch. But true love, the kind that endures. Love is what's leftover, when being in love is burned away.
Doesn't sound terribly exciting, but it is."