Is what worth it?'He let go of her hand just long enough to wave at the crowd. 'This. This endless parade of parties' ...She fell silent for a moment, her eyes taking on a faraway look as she said, 'B...
If I wanted Belle, he cut in, I would have asked her to marry me. He pulled her more tightly against him. Henry, I love you. I'd love you if you wore a sackcloth. I'd love you if you had a mustache. H...
I would be pleased to participate in this conversation to a greater degree, he drawled, except that you have not seen fit to share with me of the details of your life.It was not an oversight on my pa...
I think it was your language, Miranda said mildly. She said most of them were idiots, too. That is not at all what I said, Olivia put in. I said they were bores. Sheep, Miranda confirmed. Goats, Olivi...
I suggest, Colin said, raising one brow into a perfectly debonair arch, that we flee the scene.
I shall be delighted to see you again this evening.Will you?(chuckles) How tart! Positively lemonish of you.Lemonish; really.
I hope you know that I am listening, should you ever change your mind.
I have to go out, she said, her words oddly curt and abrupt. There‟s something I need to do.At half eight in the morning?I‟ll be back soon, she said, hurrying toward the door. Don‟t go anywhere.Well,...
I don‟t know what to say, she whispered.Normally, I‟d advise „thank you,‟ but as I am the one thanking you, a mere „You are a princeamong men‟ would suffice.
I don't think Henrietta suits anyone, she replied. Then she offered him her cheeky smile, and Alex saw in an instant why Dunford was falling like a rock for this girl. She had spirit, and although she...
I do love it when I am right, Hyacinth said triumphantly.Which is fortunate, since I so often am.Penelope just looked at her. You do know that you areinsufferable.Of course. Hyacinth leaned toward Pen...
I believe I told you I am utterly serious. I never lie.Now that is a clanker if ever I heard one. she retorted.Well, then, I never lie about anything important.Her hands found their way to her hips an...
I believe I may kill you before the season is out, Sarahremarked in much the same tone she used when saying, I believe Ishall have lemonade instead of tea.
How many great mysteries are there in life, really? No one answered, so Colin guessed, Forty-two? She
How can anything in the world seem bleak when one is eating bacon?
Honoria couldn’t help but watch her make her way over toDaisy, and Mr. Bridgerton said, Don’t worry, she’s mostlyharmless.My cousin Daisy? she asked dubiously.No, he replied, momentarily nonplussed. L...
His life as he knew it was over.
Her hand tightened around the handle of the serving spoon.Don't do it, he warned.Do what?Throw the spoon.I wouldn't dream of it, she said tightly.He laughed aloud. Oh,yes you would. You're dreaming of...
He watched her as she carried the stone over to one of the walls and set it down. She exhaled and wiped her brow. Then she glared at him.He smiled—one of his best, he thought. You ought to bend your l...
He rolled his eyes. Why was he surprised about anything having to do with her? Of course she'd be able to lift a large stone. She was Henry. She could probably lift him.