Did he happen to select a color too?Blue.Blue? Victoria burst out, prepared to do physical battle for white.Madame nodded, her finger thoughtfully pressed to her lips, her own hand plunked upon her wa...
You're back early from Chicago, Jim remarked, seemingly oblivious to his friend's cold reserve. I wonder why?You know damned well why, Nick retorted grimly.Jim's brows lifted, but he turned his tawny,...
Where is your home? she asked after a long, comfortable silence.Wherever you are.
When a little of his strength returned he moved onto his side, taking her with him, still a part of her. Her hair spilled over his naked chest like a rumpled satin waterfall, and he lifted a shaking h...
When Lauren returned from lunch there were two dozen breathtakingly gorgeous red roses in a vase on her desk. She removed the card from its envelope and stared at it in blank amazement. On it was writ...
When I came back from lunch and found out you'd been reassigned to Nick, I went up to be certain that you were doing all right. Mary told me that you'd just gone into Nick's office, so I opened the do...
What are your terms? he asked, and he made a final effort to tip the balance of power into her hands and out of his by adding, I’m scarcely in a position to argue.Elizabeth hesitated and then slowly b...
Well? demanded the vicar at last, looking at Ian. What do you have to say to me?Good afternoon? Ian suggested drolly. And then he added, I didn’t expect to see you until tomorrow, Uncle.Obviously, ret...
We are late, Alexandra, said the dowager duchess as she stood in Alex’s drawing room idly examining a magnificent fourteenth-century sculpture reposing on a satinwood table. And I don’t mind telling y...
We all have urgent matters pending, one of the members growled. What the hell is Nick's problem that he can't be here?He said it's a labor relations problem.That's no excuse! another member exploded....
That evil-tempered horse she was riding has a tendency to kick, Jake tells me.Was Lucinda badly hurt? Elizabeth asked, already trying to think of a way to go to her.The horse kicked Mr. Wiley, the vic...
Now they are empty, Ramon replied with a shrug of broad, muscled shoulders on his six-foot-three-inch frame....For the first time, a glint of humor touched Ramon Galverra's finely sculpted mouth and a...
Not even in my weakest moment have I considered letting you go.
Not certain what she was going to say or even what she wanted, she whispered a single, shaky word, filled with confusion and a plea for understanding, her green eyes searching his: Please—Ian realized...
Miss stone, I adore you.
May I inquire what the point? he snapped impatiently.Indeed you may, Lucinda said, thinking madly for some way to prod him into remembering his long-ago desire for Elizabeth and to prick his conscien...
Lady Cameron, he said, playing his role with elan as he nodded toward Ian. You recall our friend Lord Thornton, Marquess of Kensington, I hope?The radiant smile Elizabeth bestowed on Ian was not at al...
In the entire endless evening his serenity received a jolt only a few times. The first was when someone who didn’t know who he was confided that only two months ago Lady Elizabeth’s uncle had sent out...
I wonder where they’ll go, Jake continued, frowning a little. There’s wolves out there, and all sorts of beasts.No self-respecting wolf would dare to confront that duenna of hers, not with that umbrel...
I suppose we ought to go back, she said when several minutes had passed, and his silence became unsettling.In answer Ian tipped his head back and closed his eyes, looking like a man in the throes of s...