His own words brought back to him the letters he had written now and then. The phantoms, as he thought of them: letters he’d written to Jamie Fraser—honest, conversational, heartfelt, and very real. N...
There was nothing but mist to his left and behind him, but to his right, he made out two or three large, bulky shapes, standing upright. Making his way slowly across the lumpy ground, he found that th...
Wait, let me get that down. Primum: save…men. Secundo: do not…drop…weapon. Tertio—what’s the third thing on this list?Suck my prick, Grey said rudely. Ass.Percy promptly flipped the sketchbook shut an...
She must go with me, John, he said. There is no choice about it; she must. Grey’s glance flickered to me, then away, but not before I had seen the look of jealousy in his eyes. I felt sorry for him, b...
I sniffed, wiped my nose, and took his arm as we
Amo, amas, I love a lass, As cedar tall and slender; Sweet cowslip’s grace Is her nominative case, And she’s o’ the feminine gender.
Fighting was an exhausting business, and so was fear.
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Then kiss me, Claire he whispered. And know that you are more to me than life, and I have no regret. I couldn't answer, but kissed him, first his hand, it's crooked fingers, warm and firm, and the bra...
Sleep kept its distance, hovering over his bed like a bat, but never lighting. Every time he felt himself sinking into dreams, a vision of the wood at Carryarrick came before his eyes, and he found hi...
The removal of his infected adenoids and tonsils had not cured Keziah’s deafness, but had improved it markedly. He
Bees that hae honey in their mouths hae stings in their tails,
Sorcha, he whispered, and realized that he had called her so a moment before. Now, that was odd; no wonder she had been surprised. It was her name in the Gaelic, but he never called her by it. He like...
I will, I said promptly, and I strongly suggest you have some, too. I expect you need it as much as I do. A slight smile showed briefly at the corner of his mouth. Is that a medical opinion, Mrs. Malc...
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Daddy, Daddy … I’m here, he whispered into Jem’s hair, the tears running down his own face. I’m here, I’m here. Don’t be afraid. Jem took a shuddering breath,
He recognized the first by his stooped shoulders and the way his head jutted forward, the second by his square, solid seat and his easy, one-handed way with the reins. God be with ye, Englishman, he s...
She had seen Brianna’s face for a moment in the light; white as paper and hard as bone, with the eyes black holes. Her gentle, kindly mistress had vanished like smoke, taken over by a deamhan, a she-d...
He reached out and touched my lower lip, barely brushing the edge. It starts out the same, but then, after a moment, he said, speaking softly, suddenly it’s as though I’ve a living flame in my arms. H...
Could it be possible that he really did have enough imagination to be able to grasp the truth?
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