Lucy, he whispered.She closed her eyes.Be with me, he said.Slowly, she shook her head. Please don’t.He tugged her closer and pulled the candlestick from her slackening fingers. Be with me, Lucy Aberna...
Laugh. Laugh out loud, and laugh often. And when circumstances call for silence, turn your laugh into a smile. Don
It's bacon. How can anything in the world seem bleak when one is eating bacon?
I don't know whether to toss you through that window or shake your hand and say 'Well done' Henry said in a tired voice.
He shook his head in wonder. You are magnificent.I keep telling everyone that, she said with a nonchalant shrug, But you seem to be the only one to believe me.
Did you know I have always suspected that men were idiots, Daphne ground out, but I was never positive until today.
Daniel held himself very still, waiting for the wave of jealousy that never came. He was furious with the man who’d taken advantage of her innocence, but he did not feel jealous. He did not need to be...
You looked lonely.Hugh smiled again. It was the sort of thing an adult would never have said aloud. And precisely the reason he’d rather have been chatting with her than anyone else in the room. I was...
You know all of the young gentlemen better than I do, Lady Manston continued. Are there any we should avoid? All of them, George wanted to say. ''What about Ashbourne’s son?''No. No? his mother echoe...
You have a mother?He quirked a brow. Did you think mine was some sort of divine birth? My father was a remarkable man, but even he was not that talented.
You don't have to kiss a lot of frogs to recognize a prince when you find one.-Henrietta Barrett, (Minx, Splendid Trilogy book #3)
This is why I didn’t get married last year, she said to him. I wouldn’t be here to nurse you. She thought about that for a moment. Of course, one could make the argument that you wouldn’t be in this s...
The world seemed somehow different when one was lying down. Darker, more dangerous ... And in that moment, as he slowly closed the distance between them, he became her entire world.
So Hermione was the siren, and Lucy was the trusty friend, and all was right with the world. Or if not right, then at least quite predictable.
People saw what they expected to see. It was one of the basic truisms of life.
Oh, go ahead and giggle, Lady Danbury sighed. I've found that the only way to avoid parental frustration is to view him as a source of amusement.
Miss Featherington!' Lady D boomed. 'You haven't told me who you suspect.''No, Penelope,' Colin said, a rather smirky smile on his face, 'you haven't.'Penelope's first instinct was to mumble something...
Miss Burns needs air, the duke announced and before anyone could offer an opinion, he scooped her up in his arms and said, I'm taking her inside.And just like that, all the chill left the air. Catrion...
It’s your musicale. And I’ll sulk if I want to, she
It's too late, she whispered.He whirled her around. Don't say that! We are no better than animals if we cannot learn from our mistakes and move forward.She lifted her chin. It isn't that. I don't want...