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...
Francesca,' he murmured, making his voice smooth and personable, 'it is a delight to see you.''And you as well,' she replied. She smiled then, but it was in an amused sort of fashion, and he had the u...
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...
Have you found the milk, he asked, or must I venture out in search of a cow?
He knew her, he realized. He truly knew her. Not just the usual things. In fact, he didn't know the usual things. He did not know her favorite color. Nor cold he guess her favorite animal or food.But...
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 loved her. He'd said it, and even though she couldn't quite believe it, she believed *him*.
He took a step toward her, his clothing slipping from his fingers. 'There has been a terrible mistake.''Yes, there has,' she said, her entire body shaking with emotion. 'I was mistaken to think I coul...
He was taking a nap, Kate explained. He’s a very sound sleeper. But once awake, Newton refused to be left out of the action, and with a slightly more awake bark, he leaped up onto the chair, landing o...
He was the firstborn Bridgerton of a firstborn Bridgerton of a firstborn Bridgerton eight times over. He had a dynastic responsibility to be fruitful and multiply.
His hand skimmed softly over her stomach, then he said, I think I’m a little overdressed, don’t you? Kate’s eyes widened as he left the bed and stripped off the rest of his clothing. His body was perf...
His hands cupped her cheeks, holding her steady so that he might drink in the sight of her. It was too dark to see the exact colors that made her unforgettable face, but Simon knew that her lips were...
Honoria nodded and was about to say something utterlyforgettable when she saw that his hand had been bandaged.I hope your injury is not severe, she said politely.Oh, this? he held up his hand. His fin...
How can anything in the world seem bleak when one is eating bacon?
How many great mysteries are there in life, really? No one answered, so Colin guessed, Forty-two? She
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.
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 didn’t want to love you, Anthony whispered. It was the one thing I feared above all. I’d grown rather used to my rather odd little outlook on life. Almost comfortable, actually. But love— His voice...
I have friends who have children, and they have told me how remarkable it is to have a new life that is a piece of your own flesh anf blood. But I --I realized that I didn't love her because she was a...
I have thoroughly compromised your niece, Alex declared. Will you plase insist that she marry me?Caroline didn't bat an eyelash. This, she announced, is most peculiar.
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