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...
Ricco will take care of you, he said. Ricco thinks you are beautiful-he blushes when your name is mentioned.Ricco took their order and blushed when he put a glass of wine in front of Lauren. Mary's ey...
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 was the same as I remembered it, she whispered, sounding defeated and puzzled and shattered.It was better than he remembered. Stronger, wilder…And the only reason she didn’t know it was because he...
If you will kiss me
Ian’s method of dealing with Sir Francis Belhaven—who, his grandfather had discovered, was boasting that Elizabeth had spent several days with him—was less subtle and even more effective. Belhaven, Ia...
Ian, about Elizabeth Cameron. Her duenna said some things-That alarmingly pleasant yet distant smile returned to Ian’s face. I’ll spare you further conversation, Duncan. It’s over.The discussion or- o...
I've hurt you terribly my love, and I'll hunt you again during the next fifty years. And you are going to hurt me, Ian-never I hope as much as you are hurting me now. But if that's the way it has to b...
I'd like to shower and change clothes, she said. Would you mind waiting for me a half hour? The question seemed to amuse him. Not at all, he said with exaggerated formality. Please take all the time y...
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...
How do you expect to keep our seeing each other a secret? You've been all over the news here for years. People will recognize you wherever you go.I won't be recognized, but you will. You're America's...
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...
Good secretaries are always in demand. Sinco's personnel office will probably call you eventually and offer you a job.I doubt it, Lauren said with an irrepressible smile. I'm afraid Mr. Weatherby, the...
Every time Ian’s amber gaze flickered to her, her heart began to pound. Whenever he wasn’t looking she found her gaze straying to his mouth, remembering the way those lips had felt locked to hers yest...
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, he said, trying not to laugh. At a wedding reception, the guests cannot leave until the bride and groom retire. If you look over there, you’ll notice my great-aunts are already nodding in t...
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...
Consider what an amoral, unprincipled cynicI am-think of all the improvements you could make to my character.
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, however, she had an ever larger problem: what to do now, when two defenseless women were completely lost in the wilds of Scotland, at night, in the rain and cold.Shuffling footsteps sou...