One good thing that comes from living the nomadic life demanded by an expedition is that one sheds the fake skin donned from living too closely among society. For those of us who live for the freedom...
It's funny how many little things you get used to - attached to, even - and never realize until you travel abroad and those things are not available.
Women never dress without thought.
Stop looking as if you'd like to toss me from the window. Give me a hug, and go on to your dinner guest.
I've asked Sophia to stay for the night, and she has agreed.Stay? In the same house he was staying in? It had been pure hell trying to sleep before, but now, knowing she was there, under the same roof...
Her gaze flickered to the balcony doors and back, her brows knitted in confusion. My balcony doesn’t connect to yours.I jumped. He grinned at the flash of concern he saw in her eyes. At dinner, your g...
Good God! What in the hell was that noise? The man in front of them turned in his seat. That’s what I’ve been asking myself this half hour and then some
Bronwyn groaned. Not !
There are times when simplicity makes a decision for you.
I'm not blind,you know. His gaze flicked down to her breasts, interestingly encased in her tight riding habit. I can see well.Her cheeks flushed, and she tried to pull away again.Behind Dougal came a...
I don’t need a hero. I was blessed with a large amount of common sense, which is of infinitely more use than a man.
Tis a sad day when ye ha' t' pinch yerself t' see if ye're awake or in th' midst o' a night terror. 'Tis a really sad day when ye have t' pinch yerself twice.Old woman Nora to her three wee granddaugh...
Never underestimate the power of a bossy woman.
I’ve often thought it unfair that women are expected to stay at home when there’s a fight to be won. If awoman has the strength to bear a child, she can swing a sword as well as any man.
It is a foolish man who apologizes without reason.
There's always hope. And when that fails, there's guile and wile.
It does not pay to bepossessive of a man determined to remain free.
I'll stir up the fire in the stove in the tack room. If ye're committed to this folly, then ye'll be wanting somethin' to eat before ye return to the house.Where the delectable Sophia was probably in...
I daresay he is not happy that his daughter is now unchaperoned. A gentleman would bid his adieu.You can't leave!The words hung in the air.Sophia hid a wince and said again, in a more measured tone, I...
He laughed, and it dawned on him that this was what he was going to miss the most—all the possibility that was Beth and he. The future moments like this, of laughing and loving. Of sharing and touchin...