I intend to marry Michael, and squander all his money and run his life, and make sure he never again consorts with wicked women or gambles with licentious men. I promise I will henpeck him until he ha...
The thing that hunts me now thrives on terror. My terror. I fear he will come for me. I fear he will come for anyone who knows me.
Fill me in on the details of your life.I thought you didn’t give a shit.It’ll give me something to do while I wait for you to stab me to death.
He didn’t want to do this…He had come here to hide.
She had refused to draw the monster. She feared to give him form.
I'm sorry about the screaming. I thought you were him.
I didn't burn down anyone’s house! I didn’t. I wouldn’t!Maddie looked at Jacob.You know I wouldn’t. I didn’t kill you when I had the chance!
Oh, God. Not again.Not again? Do you make a habit of driving into people’s houses?
By the time it was over, we knew the dead were the lucky ones.
I was out on a lonely road that stretched forever into the darkness. I wanted to run, to get away from him, but it was so dark, I was afraid of where I was going.
He stretched his face toward her lips. I'm going to kiss you. We've kissed before, remember? Pitching his tone to be low and seductive, he asked, You liked it, didn't you?Her voice wobbled. Very much...
From his observation so far, she was not the typical English noblewoman. He had been prepared to break her, like a spirited horse who had never worn saddle or bridle. Instead, when he looked at her, h...
Why had she imagined he was attractive? He was absolutely the biggest, most complete and utter jackass she'd ever had the bad fortune to meet.
Yes, I'm a man and everyone knows men are great hairy beasts scarcely tamed by civilization-Jermyn, Duke of Northcliff to Amy, Princess Beaumontaigne
But perhaps, tonight, Eleanor should do as Madeline would do- and live for the moment. Tonight, she would abandon her fears and behave as any young lady would who danced her first dance at her first b...
In a deep voice, he called her name. Madeline. Still she ignored him. Taking her hand, he lifted it to his lips and, at the last minute, he turned it and kissed her wrist.That got her attention. She l...
Great minds think alike-especially when they are female.
I thought society would do the right thing. Now I look around and I think -- society never does the right thing. Sometimes people do the right thing. Sometimes one person makes a difference. But civil...
But I fear my senses can't be trusted in this new land.Eleanor sneaked a glance at his harsh and handsome features. No matter how much she wanted to dislike his presumption and his arrogance, she foun...
Furthermore, she poured tea on a regular basis. Madeline didn't care to, while Eleanor found comfort in the scent, the warmth, the routine. But right now, with all of Mr. Knight's attention focused on...
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