I understand felicitations are in order.Ian started. His betrothal to Christina, which was about to be broken, was not yet common knowledge.Christina Taylor is a lovely young woman. I knew her grandfa...
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...
Hi.What are you doing here?He frowned. Damned if I know.Unable to suppress her smile she said, The usual excuse is that you happened to be in the neighborhood and decided to drop by.Now why didn't I t...
He waited until she was standing directly across his desk from him before he said quietly, You've chosen a poor time to apologize,Lauren. I have to leave for a luncheon appointment in five minutes.Lau...
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...
Don’t worry, he said flippantly, taking her arm and starting to walk back toward the house. I’m not going to make the ritualistic proposal that followed our last encounters. Marriage is out of the que...
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...
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.
A breathtaking vision in emerald silk, she was too exquisite to be flesh and blood; too regal and aloof to have ever let him touch her. He drew a long, strangled breath and realized he hadn’t been bre...
There is the door,use it....
Heart she faced the wrenching truth: Impulsiveness and recklessness, her two greatest faults, had brought her to this dire end—the same two character flaws that had
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 insulted me and degraded me every time I’ve been in your presence. If my brother were here, he’d call you out! Since he is not here, she continued almost mindlessly, I shall demand my own sat...
Why should he treat Elizabeth as if he harbored any feelings for her, including anger?Elizabeth sensed that he was wavering a little, and she pressed home her advantage, using calm reason: Surely noth...
Why did happy memories fade and blur until one could scarcely recall them at all, while horrible memories seemed to retain their blinding clarity and painful sharpness?
Who taught you to shoot? he asked when she was standing beside him.Our coachman.Better the coachman than your brother, Ian mocked, handing her the loaded gun. The target’s that bare twig over there—th...
Whitney: You black-hearted, treacherous, conniving scoundrel.Clayton: Your flattery warms my heart