I’ve been a foul-mouthed knave. Well, I don’t know. A beetle-headed malfeasor. Nothing so— A base, proud tottyhead. He paused, but she said nothing. Aren’t you going to object? No, she drawled the wor...
When we're married, we'll make a place for your cousin in the household. Never fear, dear duchess. I will love her as you do.Eleanor flushed. Mr. Knight had a way of saying the right thing and lightin...
The more I know you, the more I wonder who you are. He counted off her qualities on his fingers. You have the accent of a lady. You dress like a peasant. You shoot like a marksman. You view the world...
Areila walked like she had somewhere to go. I stood by the fountain and watched her pass, but I didn't speak. It was the lady's prerogative to pretend she didn't see me. She got to the edge of the par...
She wished she hadn't succumbed to irritation. Because she wanted to know about his inner feelings. She always thought people were like pieces of art glass-- strong enough to handle and use, delicate...
For as long as I could remember, I had always been the girl who had watched her father kill her mother.
I realized my sorrow, the regret of a restless, doomed spirit, rang in my voice. For the first time I wondered if my fate was to helplessly watch violence until I became as mad as the men who committe...
Everyone thinks you're so strong and self-confident, but inside you're a frightened child, waiting to suffer betrayal again from those who should love you most.
What a delight you are! Blessed with the ripe sweetness of a woman, yet as green and untutored as any girl. He made her sound, she realized with bemusement, as charming and pleasing with her cowardice...
He who lies down with dogs shall rise with fleas
Saura nodded, bemused by the code of ethics that allowed for murder and kidnapping but balked at a lady touching a lord outside of the state of wedlock.
She was no longer a coward, forcing bravery from herself—she was brave. You’re not going to kill me, she said, and with swift impatience, she jabbed her elbow in his gut.
Logic is overrated and superfluous when it comes to love.
All I wanted was a man who could love and who loved me, who I could share my secrets with and know his.
They hit a pothole deep enough to make her teeth snap together, and she burst out, This road reminds me of my life. It's going somewhere familiar, but every time I look up, there's a new obstacle to j...
Because I want every breath you take to be empty unless you're close enough to smell me. Every word you speak to be unimportant unless it's to me. Every sound you hear empty unless it's my voice. I wa...
I've been dead over seventy years and still when I hear a woman scream, I find myself standing, listening, wanting to help and unable to do anything except watch.
With great care, Amy opened the cellar door.With ladylike demeanor, she descended the stairs. And as her reward, she had the satisfaction of catching His Mighty Lordship sitting on the cot, his knee c...
I think that’s Miss Victorine now with your breakfast. Are you hungry?Do you expect me to sit here like a bloody fool and eat a meal?You’ll always be a bloody fool, there’s nothing to be done about th...
Insouciance,
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