What an expression of relief, my dear fiancée. However did you make your way through London society with such a revealing face? Not that I object, you understand. Leaning toward her, Mr. Knight smiled...
You must think I'm... unchaste.He didn't laugh at her, or even look amused. No, I think you're lonely.What? I'm not lonely. She had her duties. She had her relatives. She lived a productive life.You...
You really owe me a lot for locking you up. It’s improved your character immensely.She didn’t giggle well. It wasn’t in her character and it showed him only too clearly the fight he had ahead to keep...
But she is a woman, and a haughty woman at that. That’s a bitter dose for haughty men to swallow, Saura answered with humor. You show a formidable insight. His humor acknowledged hers.
I would. I could stand on my feet without you. And the tide would still go out without my pushing it. The spring will still melt the snow without my warm breath nagging it. You’re a person, all on you...
Let her go or I’ll shoot you.I’ve never met a woman who’d have the guts to shoot a man, he sneered. All the women he knew were too kind. Too gentle.I have the guts, the girl said. Better yet, I to sh...
So while I can spin my fantasy whenever I wish, I’m afraid you wouldn’t do for me.Sarcasm dripped from her every word. You’re good at imagining, so pray imagine my heartbreak.
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...
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...
You and me-we've whored together. We've fought together.And I still dunna understand how ye always seems to know where the money is hidden and the liquor is stored and the scandals are richest.'It's a...
Family of friends, people she knows only by their voices. She especially likes Griswald, gruff old butler for wealthy Zack Givens. Meeting Griswald is a shock; he is neither gruff nor old, but a pow...
Although his honor demanded he immediately leave Juliana, he couldn’t, for the queen visited. He couldn’t seek an annulment, for the king demanded he retain Juliana’s lands. He would remain her husban...
Archaeologist, adventurer — I saw the Indiana Jones movies. They are the same.
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...
But some vows are made for good reason, and some are made for pride.
Elizabeth understood as she never had before. Everyone, all of them had lived secure in the belief that the earth was stable, unchanging, eternal. Now no one could trust the ground beneath their feet....
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.
He imagines himself a wit, but he's only half that.
Holding her tight against him, he said, I am the blood in your veins, the marrow in your bones. You'll never go anywhere without knowing I'm inside you, supporting you, keeping you alive. I am a part...
If you stayed here alone, more than your reputation would be ruined. His gaze dropped to her lips, her breasts, and lingered.Eleanor knew very well her traveling clothes were dark, sturdy and covered...
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