We’ve been through nothing, you ridiculous man, but I suppose you may call me Daphne nonetheless. Excellent. He nodded in a condescending manner. You may call me ‘your grace.
Well, I’ll be, she said mischievously. You might just be a nice person after all. I’m hardly nice, he scoffed. Perhaps, but you’re hardly cruel, either.-Daphne & Simon
We'll just forget about this little conversation, shall we? The last bit that is.She managed to stretch her lips into a smile, but what she really wanted to do was hurl the brandy decanter at him.
We are going to pick up our instruments and play Mozart,Honoria announced. And we are going to do it with smiles on ourfaces.I have no idea what any of you are talking about, Daisy said.I will play, S...
Very well, he said with a small sigh. Ladies today are so very capable. It breaks my hea rt,really. He leaned in, almost as if sharing a secret. No one likes to feel superfluous.Grace just stared at h...
Unrequited love was never easy, but at least Penelope Featherington was used to it.
Unmarried Lady Sorts of Things By Lady Olivia Bevelstoke, Unmarried Lady Wear pastel colors (and be quite glad if you possess the correct complexion for such hues). Smile and keep your opinions to you...
Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Cousin‟s Wife.Moses must have forgotten to write that one down
This was Penelope, and this was love.
This kiss . . . I wish for it with a fervor that shakes my soul. I have no idea why I wish it, only that I felt it the moment I saw you at the piano, and it has only intensified in the days since. She
They climbed up into the carriage and were on their way. Henry caught her bonnet on the doorframe as she was getting in, a circumstance which caused her to mutter most ungraciously under her breath. D...
There’s a kind of grief that just eats one up. It weighs one down.
There was something about Miss Lyndon that made him glad she was on his side. Not that he thought she would make a vicious enemy, just that she seemed loyal, level-headed, and fair. And she had a wick...
There was nothing she valued more than a cool and clear head, and Michael had managed to steal that from her with a single kiss.And then he'd done more.So much more.She was never going to be the same....
There was a huge difference between dislike and disregard.
Then it’s settled, Harriet said. We shall work out the smaller roles later.What about you? Elizabeth demanded.Oh, I’m going to be the goddess of the sun and moon.The tale gets stranger and stranger, D...
The two of you together are a menace, Penelope remarked.My aim in life, Lady Danbury announced, is to be amenace to as great a number of people as possible, so Ishall take that as the highest of compl...
The ranks of society are once again filled with Ambitious Mamas, whoseonly aim is tosee their Darling Daughters married off to Determined Bachelors
The pig reached the assembly of servants, and the maids shrieked, running in every possible direction. Stunned by the sudden movement, the pig stopped, raised its snout; and let out a hellish squeal—a...
The Smythe-Smith musicale. Thankfully, it came around just once per year, because Hyacinth was quitecertain it would take a full twelve months for her ears torecover.