Oui, the lady said in a slightly dazed voice, but I give you the emerald silk. That has already been selected by Lady Margaret Mitcham and promised to her.Ian’s expression took on a look of surprised...
I used to be ashamedAnd now I am proud.The world once was blackAnd now it is bright.I used to walk head bentAnd now I stand up tall.I used to have dreamsBut now I have hope.
His coach drew up before the Duke of Stanhope’s town house, and Ian walked swiftly up the front steps, almost knocking poor Ormsley, who opened the door, off his feet in his haste to get to his grandf...
Jennifer, he said, his voice sharp with dawning alarm, where are you going?A moment later, Aunt Elinor looked down from the gallery above and cheerfully replied, She is going to have your baby, your g...
Had we been wed in Scotland, we could have spoken the old vows. Do you know what words, what promises we would have spoken had we been there, not here, this morning? His hand slid up to her cheek, cup...
Elizabeth automatically started forward three steps, then halted, mesmerized. An acre of thick Aubusson carpet stretched across the book-lined room, and at the far end of it, seated behind a massive b...
You can't condemn me for wanting you, unless you condemn every other man who has.-Clayton Westmoreland
My dear, dear ladies, Sir Francis effused as he hastened forward, what a long-awaited delight this is! Courtesy demanded that he acknowledge the older lady first, and so he turned to her. Picking up B...
Goodbye,Nick, she said, starting to close the door. And thank you for stopping by.He accepted her decision with a slight inclination of his head, and Lauren made herself finish closing the door. She f...
By the time the Camerons, along with Lucinda and the necessary servants, arrived in London for Elizabeth’s debut, Elizabeth had learned all that Mrs. Porter could teach her, and she felt quite capable...
There is the door,use it....
And gains at the gaming tables spread from White’s
With a raw ache in his voice he said, If you would take one step forward, darling, you could cry in my arms. And while you do, I’ll tell you how sorry I am for everything I’ve done- Unable to wait, Ia...
The amusement fled from Royce's face and with a groan he pulled her roughly against his chest, crushing her to him. Jenny, he whispered hoarsely, burying his face in her fragrant hair. Jenny, I love y...
Sheridan bit back a teary smile at his quip, afraid to believe him, afraid to trust him, and unable to stop herself because she loved him. Look at me, Stephen said, tipping her chin up again, and this...
Nay. I wanted only to be loved by those whom I love; to be looked upon and not found wanting.
My name is Nick Sinclair, he said, and watched the young man's curious smile change to open animosity. I would like to see Lauren.I'm Lauren's brother, the young man retorted, and she doesn't want to...
Lucinda and Mr. Wiley were returning at last, and she ran to Lucinda, hastily stepping around the black horse, who laid his ears back evilly in warning. Lucy! she burst out while Lucinda waited calmly...
I’m going to sleep now, she said in a strangled voice. she added, and his face whitened as if she had slapped him.During his entire adult life Ian had relied almost as much on his intuition as on his...
It isn’t what you say that counts, it’s what you don’t say.