It doesn't feel swollen, he commented, bending his head torward her ankle again. Does it hurt at all?Very little. Not nearly as much as my dignity.In that case, by tomorrow your ankle your dignity wi...
If you'll kiss me back, he whispered huskily, brushing his lips along the curve of her jaw, I'll make it sixmillion. If you'll go to bed with me tonight, he continued, losing himself in the scent of h...
I understand that you have an urgent task for me.I do.What is it?I want you to go to the coffee shop and get me something to eat.That- Lauren choked. That's your idea of urgent?Very urgent, Nick repli...
I also suspect that he loves you.Trying to suppress the anguished hope that flared in her heart, Lauren turned her face to the stained-glass window near their table. What makes you think so?To begin w...
How ‘bout some coffee? Jake said as he hurried over to the coffee pot on the stove and filled a mug with the remainder of the steaming brew. When he got to the table with it, however, he stopped and l...
How much did he charge you? he asked, intending to add that amount to her allowance. Originally he wanted $1,000 whether he finds news of Robert or not. But I offered to pay him twice his fee if he’s...
Hmmm, he said, Lauren Danner.Elizabeth is a beautiful name and so is Lauren. They suit you.Unable to endure the sweet torment of having him flirt with her, Lauren said repressively, I was named after...
Have you missed me? he asked.What do you think? she evaded smoothly-but not smoothly enough, because he chuckled.Good.How much?Is your ego in need of bolstering today? she countered lightly.Yep.Really...
Elizabeth’s concern that Ian might insult them, either intentionally or otherwise, soon gave way to admiration and then to helpless amusement as he sat for the next half-hour, charming them all with a...
Elizabeth was standing at the edge of the grassy plateau, a few yards beyond where they’d held their shooting match. Wind ruffled through the trees, blowing her magnificent hair about her shoulders li...
Elizabeth snapped awake in a terrified instant as the door to her bed chamber was flung open near dawn, and Ian stalked into the darkened room. Do you want to go first, or shall I? he said tightly, co...
Do you mind?Elizabeth glanced at the cigar, smiled, and started to shake her head, then she stopped, assailed by a memory of him standing in a garden nearly two years ago. He’d been about to light one...
Being brave doesn't mean you're never afraid. Being brave means that, even though you're scared, you still do what you should do.
At the moment Ormsley looked on the verge of tears as his damp, faded blue eyes roved almost lovingly over Ian’s face. Good afternoon, my lord, he intoned formally, but the ecstatic expression on his...
Anderson! he snapped murderously, if you can tear your attention from Miss Danner's bust, the rest of us will be able to finish this meeting. Lauren flushed a vivid pink, but the elderly Anderson turn...
And so I invented a kingdom of dreams where I could accomplish great and daring deeds to make it happen.
Allow me to presume upon this new friendship of ours by telling you that denying your fiance your company in order to gain whatever it is you want, is not only foolish but risky. It was obvious to me...
A lie is an affront to the soul, as well as an insult to the intelligence of the person to whom one lies.
Your butler informed me you were here. I thought-that is, I wondered how things were going.And since my butler didn’t know, Ian concluded with amused irritation, you decided to call on Elizabeth and s...
You have to marry me. I think I've just been voted off the committee on international trade-they think I'm unstable. And Tony took me off his lift. Mary says she'll quit if I don't bring you back. Eri...