And are you thirsty, she asked, or were you merely being polite? I am always polite, he said with a wicked grin, but I am thirsty as well. Kate took one look at that grin, lethally combined with those...
An awkward pause fell across the conversation. Daphne was shifting from foot to foot, not at all certain what to say to the duke, when Nigel exhibited stellar timing for the first time in his life, an...
Ah, Valentine’s Day. This Author personally detests the holiday. A girl must take the measure of her worth by the number of cards and bouquets she receives, and a young man is forced to spew poetry as...
Your eyes, he murmured. They're blue. I thought they might be, given your coloring, but it was difficult to tell from so far away.She froze, but he had to admire her adherence to purpose as she said,...
What are you smiling about? Benedict demanded.She didn't bother to glance up as she replied, I'm plotting your demise.He grinned-not that she was looking at him, but it was one of those smiles she cou...
No will will believe it at first,' Cressida continued. 'You were right about that. But then they'll start to think, and slowly but surely, the pieces of the puzzle will fall into place. Someone will r...
Much to Sophie’s extreme of surprise, Benedict showed up at his mother’s home the following morning for breakfast. Sophie should have been able to avoid him completely, except that he was loitering i...
Look at me, John gasped. I cannot remember the last time I allowedmyself to be so happy. I smile all day long without knowing why. I climbed a bloody tree, vaulted through your window, and here I am—l...
It has oft been said that physicians make the worst patients, but it is the opinion of This Author that any man makes a terrible patient. One might say it takes patience to be a patient, and heaven kn...
I suppose. I do hope Charlotte thinks to give her an extra dayoff this week. Lady Winstead gave a little nod, as if agreeing withherself. I believe I will go find her right now and make thatsuggestion...
I shall have one, too, he told her. So that you don't feel alone.She tried not to smile. That is most generous of you.I am quite certain it is my gentlemanly duty.To eat cake?It is one of the more app...
I always loved everything about you, of course, but for some reason I always found your impatience especially charming. It was never because you wanted more, it was because you wanted everything.
He’d mesmerized her, held her soul captive. And she couldn’t move.Unless you want more than a dream, he said.She did.Will you stay? he whispered. Or will you go?
He wanted her. He wanted her completely.But his family was waiting for him at supper, and his ancestors were staring down at him from their portrait frames, and *she* - the woman in question - was wat...
He took one of her fingers and rubbed it gently against his lips. I want to see you tomorrow, he said softly. I want to call on you and see where you live. She said nothing, just held herself steady,...
He stepped toward her, and her heart just ached from it. His face was so handsome, and so dear, and so perfectly wonderfully familiar. She knew the slope of his cheeks, and the exact shade of his eys,...
He could just barely make out her form in the path about ten yards ahead of him. Her hair was so fair it captured what little moonlight hung in the darkness and glowed like a halo.
Gareth turned to Gregory. Your sister will be safewith me, he said. I give you my vow.Oh, I have no worries on that score, Gregory saidwith a bland smile. The real question is—will you besafe with her...
Forty-five minutes later, Benedict was slouching in his chair, his eyes glazed. Every now and then he had to stop and make sure his mouth wasn't hanging open.His mother's conversation was boring.The...
Daphne looked down and noticed that her hand was clenched into a fist. Then she looked up and realized her mother was staring at her, clearly waiting for her to say something. Since she had already ex...