He immediately turned to her as the carriage rocked into motion, wrapping her in his cloak and examined her. She had bruises on her shoulders and on her arms. Her wrists were bloodied- he growled unde...
Have you no sense? he snarled. I tell you that you are 'in danger' and to stay inside the abbey, and that causes you to go tripping about the countryside?She tried to step back. I merely-No. He yanked...
He sat and looked at her. How is Mary Darling?Fast asleep after playing and having a bath, she said. The nursery is lovely.I’m glad you like it.Rose and Annie are obviously practiced nursemaids, and w...
It took a moment to recognize Timothy... her first love. There had been a time when the mere sight of his handsome face had made her catch her breath. It had taken her years to recover from losing Tim...
But worse- much, worse- she'd run away herself.That was unpardonable, unforgivable, .Hit him, shame him, spit at him- anything but turn her back on him. She couldn't simply quit their game. That, wa...
TEMPERANCE STARED
Artemis let her head fall back, her eyes closed, her lips suddenly trembling. Apollo dying. Please. Please, Maximus. I’ll refrain from provoking you anymore. I’ll stay in the shadows with my stockings...
I can't have my housekeeper rushing all about London so very agitated. housekeeper, Lord Caire said, his head snapping alarmingly to Val.Oh, yes, and rather more, Val drawled, taking her hand and kiss...
And how closely related to you is Cousin Beatrice?Reynaud gave him a look. Not that close.Glad to hear it. Vale dropped into a cushioned chair. I hope she recovers fully so that you can then propose t...
Please remember that just because love isn't expressed doesn't mean it isn't felt.
For a moment she lay still in the big bed, blinking sleepily, loath to move.And then she realized that the angel’s song hadn’t stopped on her waking.Silence sat up. The tantalizingly beautiful voice w...
Oh, how she wanted this man! She wanted to hold him like this tomorrow and fifty years hence. She wanted to be by his side every morning when he woke, she wanted his to be the last voice she heard bef...
You are a brave woman. Miss Royle shook her head. And he is truly a wicked man.Yes, he is, Bridget replied. Unfortunately, Val's wickedness no longer seemed to be a deterrent to her. Probably that sho...
Tell me, Miss St. John, are you on the hunt for a husband?
You say my name like a lover, so soft, so sweet. I want to lick the word from your lips, sip the exhaled breath from your mouth. I want to possess you utterly. Right now. Right here.
He was a terrible, evil man, and most likely mad to boot. She knew that..As if he could hear her thoughts, his head turned and his eyes met hers.She should've ducked before he could see her. That woul...
She'd never find another man like him as long as she lived. He was ruining her for any other, and the pleasure of it was beyond bearing.
You're after my sister's money.You see no other reason for me to seek the company of Lady Georgina?I--I wonder if you realize how close you are to insulting lady, Harry said.
He started for the door, thinking of crimson velvet and burning eyes- and a woman's face swam into view.. A quarry. A victim of his plots and of his villainy.He diverted his course, intercepting the w...
She stood, a little unsteadily, true, but on her own two feet. It’s not my blindness that cripples me, it’s everyone else deciding I can’t live because of my blindness. If I stumble, if I run into thi...
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