He knew well the singularly strange sensation of loving one’s family to distraction, and yet not feeling quite able to share one’s deepest and most intractable fears. It brought on an uncanny sense of...
He knew that her eyes were made up of dozens of shades of brown, with that one enchanting circle of green constantly daring him to take a closer look, to see if it was really there or just a figment o...
He had to kiss her. He had to. It was as basic and elemental as his breath, his blood, his very soul. And when he did...The earth stopped spinning.The birds stopped singing.Everything in the world cam...
He ground his teeth and slapped some slop down into a pile. The stench was beyond overwhelming. I thought you said pigs are clean.Cleaner than people usually think, but not as clean as you and I. She...
He did things to her, she realized. Strange, shivery things that left her breathless. He need only to look at her—not in his usual, conversational way, but to really look at her, to let his eyes settl...
Have you anything that is ready to wear today? I'd like nothing better than to be rid of that thing she has on now. You can use her measurements to fashion a few more.I have one or two I could quickly...
Hastings is going to go to a half-wit, the duke moaned. All those years of praying for an heir, and now it’s all for ruin. I should have let the title go to my cousin. He turned back to his son, who w...
Good manners forced her to say, somewhat grudgingly, Your boots are very nice.He grinned and regarded his footwear, which, though old, appeared very well-made. Yes, they are, aren't they?If a bit scuf...
For the first time in recent memory, he'd handled his daughter *exactly* right. Something about Eloise's presence had calmed him, lent him a clarity of thought he usually lacked when it came to his ch...
Ellie had a feeling he thought she was exaggerating. Charles teased. Ellie burst out.
Do we have any plans for this evening? he whispered in her ear. She nodded; the motion caused her hair to tickle his cheek. A ball, she said. At Lady Mottram’s. Anthony couldn’t resist the soft silkin...
Colin's chuckles grew more heartfelt. You really ought to have more faith in your favorite brother, dear sis.He’s your favorite brother? Simon asked, one dark brow raised in disbelief.Only because Gre...
Colin was still working on his food, having somehow managed to charm the servants into bringing him a bowl of soup. He’d set down his spoon, though, and was presently examining his other hand, idly fl...
Can't I be purple? Lady Alexandra asked. Billie looked at her as if she'd asked to have the Magna Carta revised.
But when he said he couldn’t shoot, it just seemed to make an odd sort ofsense to tell him that Hermione couldn’t dance. It fit, really. Men were supposed to shoot, and womenwere supposed to dance, an...
But that’s not what I’m trying to tell you, Violet said, her eyes taking on a slightly determined expression. What I’m trying to say is that when you were born, and they put you into my arms—it’s stra...
But from the mocking curve of his smile, she was fairly certain she'd not been able to mask her first flash of surprise.Forgive me, he said smoothly, and she shivered, because his voice -- it wasn't w...
Belle had a feeling that someone had hurt this man very badly in the past. That didn't, however, mean that she would allow him to abuse her in turn.
Banishing all caution, she allowed him to lead her out of the ballroom. He walked quickly, even as he wove through the pulsing crowd, and she found herself laughing as she tripped along after him. Why...
Anthony Bridgerton hátradőlt bőr karosszékében, elgondolkodva kortyolta a whiskyt; lötykölte, körbe áramoltatta a pohárban, majd megszólalt: - Arra gondoltam, hogy megnősülök.Benedict Bridgerton, aki...