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...
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...
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...
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.
Ian saw the tears shimmering in her magnificent eyes and one of them traced unheeded down her smooth cheek.With a raw ache in his voice he said, If you would take one step forward, darling, you could...
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...
He interrupted her with a boyish grin. I promise I'll never wear your clothes, and I won't steal your allowances or your boyfriends either. Lauren couldn't help starting to smile as he finishe...
For himself Ian would have calmly and unhesitatingly told society to go to hell, but they'd already put Elizabeth through hell, and he wanted somehow to make it right for her again.
Do you know why I married you, Philip?Presumably you wanted the financial security and social prestige I could offer.She chuckled at that and shook her head...I believed, she confessed somberly, I hon...
Did you know that you're very relaxing company? he asked softly.She was not particularly pleased to hear that while she found him electryfying, he found her relaxing. Thank you-I'll try not to put you...
Despite her grave concern over her uncle, Elizabeth chuckled inwardly as she introduced Duncan. Everyone exhibited the same stunned reaction she had when she’d discovered Ian Thornton’s uncle was a cl...