What is this 'baronet'? the prince asked.Endlessly in between, Harry replied with a sigh. A bit like purgatory, really.
What did one say when a gentleman confessed to a shortcoming? She couldn’t recall ever hearing one do so before, but surely, sometime in the course of history, some gentleman had.(Lucy about Gregory,...
Were you tempted? Of course not! Kate would slit my throat. I'm not talking about what Kate would do to you if you strayed, although I'm of the opinion that she would not start at your throat.
We're not doing maths again?' Harriet lamented.Lord Winstead looked at Anne with unconcealed curiosity. 'Mathematics? On Rotten Row?''We have been studying measurement,' she informed him. 'They have a...
Turn right up ahead, he directed. It'll take us directly to my cottage.She did as he asked. Does your cottage have a name?My Cottage.I might have known, she muttered.He smirked. Quite a feat, in her o...
Today I glory in my sixdom.Sixdom?Sixitude.Annabel started to grin.Sixulation, Louisa proclaimed.
Thus far, four men had asked for her hand, but when Daphne had thought about living the rest of her days in the company of any of them, she just couldn’t do it. There were a number of men she thought...
This will work, he said with great authority. You’ll see. She looked doubtful, but she nodded. Of course, there was little else she could do. She’d just been caught by the biggest gossip in London wit...
There’s more, you know, he whispered, letting his breath caress her ear. I’m sure there must be, she replied, her voice mere breath. You are? he asked teasingly, squeezing her again. I’m not so green...
There are moments in a woman's life when her heart flips in her chest, when the world suddenly seems uncommonly pink and perfect, when a symphony can be heard in the tinkle of a doorbell.
Then, just when he thought he’d made it through without delay, he heard an aged, female, and very imperious voice call out his name. Bridgerton! I say, Bridgerton! Stop at once. I’m speaking to you! H...
That sounded good, Daisy said with surprise.It sounded like a fish vomiting, Sarah said into the piano.A charming image, Honoria remarked.I don’t think fish do vomit, Daisy remarked, and if they did,...
Tengo una idea —dijo ella. Alguien ahogó una exclamación. Otro gimió. —Una idea brillante. —Y no es que no sean brillantes todas sus ideas —musitó Colin con su voz más afable. Lady Danbury lo hizo cal...
Sometimes . . . Anthony said in a halting voice, sometimes there are reasons for our fears that we can’t quite explain. Sometimes it’s just something we feel in our bones, something we know to be true...
Somebody up there is deuced mad at me, she yelled, and I want to know why!The heavens opened in earnest and within seconds she was soaked to the skin.Remind me never to question Your purposes again, s...
Simon winced as the man fought for words. He didn't appear to be stuttering so much as emotionally overcome, but it was never pleasant when one couldn't get a sentence out.
Siempre me pareció una tontería desear a una mujer que conversara apenar mejor que una oveja.
She sighed. It was a sad, weary sound, and it nearly broke his heart. You’re very kind to try to help me, she said, but I have already explored all of those avenues. Besides, I am not your responsibil...
She shrugged. I'm surprised your mother didn't inform you of my presence. Or Belle. She has spoken about you a great deal.His eyes narrowed as his heart sank. You've become friendly with Belle? He saw...
She looked outover the crowd, murmuring, I wonder if there are any gentlemenhere who might be willing to marry me before Wednesday