He stared at it in utter disbelief while his secretary, Peters, who’d only been with him for a fortnight, muttered a silent prayer of gratitude for the break and continued scribbling as fast as he cou...
He bowed politely to Hortense, who tipped her head toward the elderly gray-haired lady beside her, who seemed to be dozing, her head drooping slightly forward. And this person, you may recall, is my s...
For a man who’s just inherited a small empire, Ian, you have a remarkably sour expression on your face. Would you care to join me for a drink and a few hands of cards, my lord?An ironic smile twisted...
Every week, Michael went to Dean and DeLuca to buy your pears. She shook her head, remembering. He waas going to school, and he had no money, so he stretched every penny like this - She made a motion...
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...
Every fop and fool in London has been sniffing after her. Having said that, Jason returned his attention for the report. Go ahead and read off the names, if you must. Frowning in surprise at Jason's d...
Elizabeth, we’re going to have to stop.Elizabeth’s swirling senses began to return to reality, slowly at first, and then with a sickening plummet. Passion gave way to fear and then to anguished shame...
Do you have any idea how beautiful you are? he asked.Elizabeth had a vague idea, since everyone was always telling her, and she suppressed a worried impulse to reply, Do you have any idea how I am? I...
Blissfully unaware of all that, Elizabeth continued to love him without reservation or guile, and as she grew more certain of his love, she became more confident and more enchanting to Ian. On those o...
Behind her, where Tony had been standing, shadows moved, then a hand gently grasped Elizabeth’s elbow, and a deep, husky voice said near her ear, Dance with me, Elizabeth.Shock stiffened her body, sla...
All the love that had been accumulating through the lonely years of her childhood was in that kiss-Ian felt it in the soft lips parting willingly for his searching tongue, the delicate hands sliding t...
A-Actually, the flower that sprang up would have been the iris or larkspur, not the modern hyacinth, but that is how it earned its name.Fascinating. His unfathomable eyes locked onto hers.Elizabeth kn...
You see, she explained slowly, I anticipated that you might send me away until you got over your anger, or that you’d live with me and retaliate in private-things that an ordinary man might do. But I...
What did she say? Lauren breathed.She told me to check the oil, Nick replied imperturbably.Despite his outward attitude of total indifference, Lauren couldn't believe that as a younger man he'd been s...
I had wonderful grandparents, and I promise you that I don't have any emotional scars from what happened with my mother.Of course you do-anyone would! She walked out on you, then practically before yo...
God help me if I ever injure my back, Clayton quipped.God help you if you ever turn it, Whitney snapped, for there'll surely be some heartbroken papa or cuckolded husband ready with a knife--if I don'...
Firmly, taking her chin between his thumb and forefinger,Nick turned her face up to his, forcing her to look into his teasing gray eyes. If I'm so beautiful, why won't you look at me?That was a silly...
That announcement caused an immediate reaction among the inhabitants of the ballroom, who began looking at one another in surprise and then turned to the balcony, but it was nothing compared to the re...
Lying in bed, she would alter the plots of the novels, the dialogue, and even the situations and locales to suit herself, but she never, ever, changed her imaginary hero. He and he alone remained ever...
Dying over an argument isn't honor, it's a waste of a man's life. A man volunteers to die for a cause he believes in, or to protect others he cares about. Any other reason is nothing more than stupidi...