Perhaps the sorrow was not, after all, emanating from the attic, but from her.
Please come. I know my William is there somewhere, buried beneath the mountain of anger and disgust. My son is still there, but only lost. Please help me find him.
Pray as if all things depend on God, and work as if all things depend on you.
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.
You didn't even know of my existence a month ago.But I did. I've known your existence for over eight years, ever since my man of business returned to Boston from England and told me that the duke of M...
She heard nothing but experienced a sensation that prickled along her spine like a warm touch caressing her skin. Slowly, with the care of prey beneath a predator's survey, she turned her head- and me...
Women always said he was warm. They snuggled with him in bed, grateful for the heat. A couple of his lovers even claimed that, when he was inside them, he heated them from the inside out.A pleasant fl...
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...
So you know you're a ghost? I looked at my hands; they were transparent and glowed faintly. Can you think of another explanation?
So you know you're a ghost?I looked at my hands; they were transparent and glowed faintly. Can you think of another explanation?
That’s ridiculous. So ridiculous. He’s an adult. All adults know how to apologize. I beg to disagree, Your Highness. Only half of the adults know how to apologize. The other half aremen, and speaking...
The imposter's long, sturdy traveling cloak covered plain, dark, modest traveling clothes. Like the duchess, she was tall and well-rounded, and she spoke with the duchess's aristocratic accent. Also l...
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...
The only person who fears nothing is one who has nothing to lose.
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...
Tis knowing God created Eve from Adam’s rib, the spot that protected his heart. ’Tis knowing without that rib to protect him, a man is vulnerable. ’Tis knowing you’re created to be at my side, not und...
We're lucky. He slipped his hand around her waist and splayed it in the small of her back. Most couples have only one first kiss. We'll have two.
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...
What a dichotomy she was! She seemed timid until he spoke derisively of her title, and then she spoke in an icy ferocity. A few minutes later, with a few words artfully couched to sound like a threat,...
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...
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