I'm never going to get these folds just so, she remarked. We'll practice that, too, Alec promised.She didn't start to blush until Father Murdock asked what else they were practicing. Perhaps I could l...
I don't like seeing you cry. You will stop.I'll give you a promise, he said gruffly. And then you will cease your worrying.You will have confidence in my ability to protect you, he ordered.You will ha...
He was as naked as a wolf. Madelyne grabbed the blanket and threw it toward him. Cover yourself, Duncan. It isn't decent to let me see your legs.
Every man has a weakness! he patiently explained. I'll find theirs, I promise you. Every man?Yes, he answered emphatically. ...What is your weakness, Brodick? she asked. You.
Dreams are for little girls to whisper to each other. They don't really come true. I'm a fully grown woman now, Frances Catherine. I don't imagine impossible things.
Don’t you want to know what happened? Jack asked Alec as he tilted his head toward the man he’d killed.I figured he didn’t get your order right.
Do you honestly believe I would have instructed the man to pay attention to what I was saying if I'd known all the while that he is the King of Scotland?
Cole Clayborne: I'm that transparent? Daniel Ryan: No, but she is. She's always looking at you like she's thinking about shooting you.Cole: *grins* It's love all right.Daniel: How can you be so sure?...
Brenna jumped to her feet the second Father Sinclair entered the chamber. I'm so happy to see you, she cried out.Be happy sitting down, Jamie ordered, hovering over her patient like a mother hen.
Any man who lives by his beliefs is to be admired, not mocked.
A soft answer turneth away wrath. OLD TESTAMENT,
Nick?I'm still here, Laurant.-Did you tell Tommy we slept together?No, but you just did. He's standing right here.She fell asleep. But this time she didn't have any dreams or nightmare.
The Scots take what they want when they want it. She also said they have special preferences. And what might those be? Beak asked. Strong horses, fat sheep, and soft women, Mary said. Horses, sheep, a...
Colin was certain he would feel better once he had gotten some sleep. At one o-clock in the morning he was wishing he could close his eyes and die. By 3 oclock, he thought he had. Colin sprawled out o...
A priest cannot acknowledge the sin or the sinner outside of the confessional.
A priest cannot acknowledge the sin or the sinner outside of the confessional. The seal of silence is sacred.
You're English, he said. And I will therefore make certain allowances for you. I realize you don't understand you shouldn't argue with me, and so I'll explain it to you. Don't argue with me.Incredulou...
They're allies, Jamie.She immediately let go of him, straightened her back, and refolded her hands in her lap. I guessed as much, she whispered.It was a lie, made blacker still when she added, Even fr...
She wished she could understand her reaction to him. Why, her heart was pacing a wild beat again.Madelyne dared a quick look up and found Duncan was watching her intently. He looked so handsome.She wa...
Remorse has no place in a warrior's mind... A war is like a game of chess, Nicholaa. Every battle is like a well-thought-out move on the board. Once it begins, there shouldn't be any emotion involved...