That miserable son of a bitch! he bit out between clenched teeth. After eleven years he’s going to have it his way. And all because I couldn’t keep my hands off her.The vicar could scarcely conceal hi...
Sweeping her up into her arms, Jenny hugged her tightly. Everybody
Speaking of 'things,' Mary tells me that Nick is like a keg of dynamite ready to explode at the first spark. She says you're bearing up under the strain marvelously. You've won her wholehearted approv...
Some women need no jewels to make them sparkle. You are one of them.-Royce Westmoreland
So I'm tellin' you now- Tony drew himself up to his most impressive height and slapped his hat on his head -from now on you're off my list, Nick.If you wanna eat in my restaurant, you better bring Lau...
Separately they surveyed their individual plates, trying to decide which item was most likely to be edible. They arrived at the same conclusion at the same moment; both of them picked up a strip of ba...
Realizing that the footman was still glowering at him, Ian looked down at the short man and said, Your mistress is expecting me. Tell her I’ve arrived.I’m here, Aaron, Elizabeth’s voice said softly, a...
Once again this unspeakable man had caused her to make a complete fool of herself, and the realization made her eyes blaze with renewed fury as she turned her head and looked at him.Despite Ian’s appa...
Now that you've had other men to use as a basis for comparison,how do I rate? he teased.That's an adolescent question, Lauren retorted scornfully.
No longer was she an heiress from another world; she was the woman he had wanted to possess the moment he saw her, and she was sitting beside him, her hair cascading over his arm like a thick satin wa...
Love can't be forced into existence,(...)It won't come simply because you will it to happen
Let’s hear it, he said.Hear what? Elizabeth said nervously.An explanation-the truth, if you’re capable of it. Last night you drew a gun on me, and this morning you’re awash with excitement over the pr...
Leave the star on top, said an achingly gentle, deep voice. There's already one angel in the room.
Leaning back in his chair, Ian listened to Larimore’s irate summation of the wild and fruitless chase he’d been sent on for two days by Lady Thornton and her butler: And after all that, Larimore flung...
Is Belhaven the other man? he asked gently.The color drained from Elizabeth’s face, and it was answer enough.Damnation! expostulated the earl, grimacing in revulsion. The very thought of an innocent l...
In one of her more philosophical moments, she decided that the reason virginity was so prized for a bride was because early man must have realized that a bride who knew what was in store for her on he...
I do not believe that grief is ever so great that it can not be contained within.
He sent messages to all fifteen of my former suitors, asking if they were still interested in marrying me-Oh, my Alex breathed.-and, if they were, he volunteered to send me to them for a few days, pr...
He remembered the sheer perfection of her creamy breasts; the incredible silkiness of her skin; the exquisite taste of her lips; the way she had kissed him and held him to her...Nick, the chairman sai...
Has anyone ever told you that you have incredibly beautiful eyes?Yes, and you're prevaricating!And that you're extremely well-spoken, too? he continued, ignoring her remark.