Her legs were clutching at him now, twining around him. She was trying to draw him in, and she didn't even know what she was doing. She was drowning in instinct, and he loved it. Loved knowing that th...
Ah, Lord Northcliff, how well you look this afternoon!Thank you. I feel well indeed.Taking Amy’s hand, he held it in both of his. As long as my princess is nigh.
The pain of the constant, bone-chilling loneliness she'd accustomed herself to. And learned to live with it.
You aren't wasting any time getting to the altar. Is there a reason for the hurry?Every jaw within hearing dropped.Mr. Knight twisted around like a vengeful whirlwind.In unison, the guests stepped bac...
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.
I’m manacled to the bed. When the house is quiet and even the cat is asleep, you could come down the stairs and make love to me.Don’t be ridiculous. You would never let me—But I would. I’d let you tak...
In the top drawer of my bedside table, there’s a small box. It contains everything we need to make our night pleasurable. If you have to, leave everything else behind but bring that box.She snorted as...
If our legal counsel, Bob Rutherford, works for Satan, Satan should buy Bob a better toupee.
I won’t walk through the wedding arch with you, she said.The arch is traditionally used by grooms with reluctant brides, for the arch is tall enough for a man with his woman on his shoulder.As they re...
But someone had been in here, probably a large African-American fairy godfather, for laid out on the bed was a dress,
Are you a man?'' The question slipped out, and she regretted it. Regretted injecting reality into this delicate, lovely dream of passion. ''I thought I had conclusively proved my manhood to you. Shall...
No woman would come up with a plan like this, much less be able to execute it.I’m depending on that kind of thinking. Everyone will imagine you mad when you say a woman took you—if you even dare to ad...
Jermyn’s breath stilled. He watched intently. So far, she had followed his instructions. Now he waited to see if she would follow his last, insistent direction.He bent his will on her. If thoughts had...
I don't know my place in the bigger scheme of things, but I do know I'm here on this earth for a reason, and I never make the mistake of thinking that what I do is trivial. I trust in myself. I am imp...
Because late night, when I made you mine—Shush. You didn’t!All right. Last night when you made me yours—She definitely heard Pom snort.
Amy’s disagreeable tone shredded his fantasy. My lord, you have been staring at the chessboard for a full five minutes. Would you like me to make your move for you?He jumped like a lad with his finger...
You are my wife. You fulfill my every dream. Nothing you do can send me away. Even if you’d been raped, I would not abandon you. Recalling her mission, she said, But you must. The king— Does very well...
When at last he could lift his head, he asked, What have you done?What have I done? She lifted a mocking brow. Why, I’ve kidnapped the marquees of Northcliff.You dare to admit it? Inch by painful inch...
Amy tossed in her bed, then froze as she heard Northcliff’s voice in her head. A shiver ran up her spine at the memory of Northcliff’s words, but it wasn’t fear. It was desire. She wanted to rise from...
With well-feigned impatience, he asked, Don’t you recognize a man who’s urgently trying to impress his woman with his good deeds?No, is that what you’re doing?Most definitely. He did kiss her, but onl...