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...
When I’m under stress, he emphasized, sliding the magnificent emerald onto her finger, I buy everything in sight. It took my last ounce of control not to buy one of those in color.Her eyes lifted fro...
What's your favorite sport, Zack?Zack tipped her chin up. My favorite sport, he said in an aching, husky voice he scarcely recognized as his own, is making love to you.Her eyes darkened with a love sh...
What does it take to make you stop?Elizabeth flinched from the hatred in the voice she loved and drew a shaking breath, praying she could finish without starting to cry. I’ve hurt you terribly, my lov...
Unfortunately, the Hospital Fund Raising Committee, to which Elizabeth was assigned, spent most of its time mired down in petty trivialities and rarely made a decision on anything. In a fit of bored f...
Turning, she smiled with genuine affection at Lord Marchman and offered him her hand through the open window of the coach. Thank you, she said shyly but with great sincerity, for being all the things...
To her complete bafflement, instead of continuing his attack, Ian Thornton turned around and met her stormy eyes, an odd expression on his handsome face. I apologize, Elizabeth, he said grimly. My rem...
To accomplish that, I created Victoria Seaton, a young American who was
They won’t do it, Ian, Jordan Townsende said the night after Ian was released on his own recognizance. Pacing back and forth across Ian’s drawing room, he said again, They will not do it.They’ll do it...
They had been married for three days.Lauren stirred, moving closer to him for warmth. Careful not to disturb her, he drew the satin quilt up around her shoulders. Reverently he touched her cheek, trac...
The waltz was dwindling away, and with a supreme effort he let her go. They talked through the crowd together, smiling politely at people who intercepted them without the slightest idea of anything th...
The last shot wasn’t bad, he said, dropping the subject of the duel. However, the target is the twig, not the leaves. The of the twig, he added.You must have missed the twig yourself, she pointed out...
Mesmerized by the gilt ghastliness of it all, Elizabeth slowly turned in a full circle. Above the fireplace there was a gilt-framed painting of a lady attired in nothing whatsoever but a scrap of near...
Life was wonderful, so filled with people and activities, with love and laughter.
It’s dark as a tomb in here, she said, unable to see more than shadows. Will you light the candles, please, she asked, assuming there candles in here?Aye, milady, right there, next to the bed. His sh...
In the weeks that followed, Elizabeth discovered to her pleasure that she could ask Ian any question about any subject and that he would answer her as fully as she wished. Not once did he ever patroni...
If I had a hundred kingdoms, I would trade them all for you, my dearest love. Iwas nothing until you.