Bloody hell, were you this annoying with my father? I fear I was more so, my lord. I was younger then and could go on and on and on— Good. The old bastard deserved a difficult time. So many people bel...
As we've practiced it, Angus! Let him in, fetch him a glass of that horrid port we purchased in the village. When you're done, send Mary upstairs right away with a bucket of water. I need to wash.Angu...
As I reach my thirtieth year of service as a butler in a gentleman’s household, I find myself looking back. Between my secret recipe for boot blacking (an indispensable tool for a butler), and a vastl...
And that was love. True love. The kind that carried on and lasted through the good days and the difficult days. The kind of love that always gave, and never hurt. It might not be the kind of mad love...
An uncle? Christian looked from his brother, to his sister-in-law. But…how? Prudence laughed, Beth chiming in. Tristan shook his head ruefully. I will explain it to you later. No, no! I didn’t mean th...
Bronwyn groaned. Not !
- Oh! Bronwyn lowered the book as Scott looked at her with concern. Why would you close your eyes? You should fight, not just stand there like a - Argh! If I wasn't certain Roland was about to arrive,...
Hmmm. Didn't they say a man's feet echoed the size of his manhood? Of its own accord, her gaze darted up Gregor's leg to where his deliciously tight breeches caressed his-Knife.She blinked, her gaze j...
You have no shame for ruining my shoes, ? If it weren't so difficult to replace shoes here in the middle of nowhere, I would let you stomp on the tops of all of them, but such is not the case. If they...
You can get lost, pretending to be someone you’re not.
What's the matter, MacLean? Are you afraid?His brows snapped down, his eyes glinting dangerously. did you say?She lifted her chin. I asked if you were afraid. If that is why you're sneaking out like...
There's no more jam to be had.Or bread? Dougal asked, knowing what the answer would be.Nor bread, Angus said with a smirk.Dougal flicked his hand in the butler's direction. Then you may go.Angus's smi...
So he’s harmless, then.I wouldn’t say that, exactly.No? I would n’t slip up behind him with a knife, for he might retaliate.
Shoes really did lead the perfect life. They were polished and taken care of and notexpected to do anything more painful than occasionally step in a bit of mud or a rare puddle. She’dwager her shoes n...
Perhaps you met my mother-she and I look very similar. She and my father traveled quite a bit before I was born.That's possible,I suppose, he said, as if not enitrely convinced.Sir Reginald. Dougal br...
Nonsense. One day, the right man will come along, and you’ll change your mind.Harriet wasn’t so sure. In all her twenty-four years, she’d never met a single man who had managed to make her feel anythi...
Nonsense, Ophelia said stoutly. They’re happy sheep. You can tell.How? Sophia demanded.Ophelia regarded the ewes for a moment, then suddenly broke into a huge grin. Maybe you can tell they’re happy sh...
My lord? Reeves appeared concerned. Are you well? Does your head pain you? No, no. I am fine. I just had a stupid thought, is all. Ah. And what was that thought, my lord? I take it that it did not hav...
Mother always said he was like a lake, calm on the surface though a powerful current rumbled beneath. Tristan, meanwhile, was the ocean—his feelings frothed and foamed on the surface, crashing like wa...
Me mam, bless her soul, tol’ me tha’ was the worst thing ye could be to a man—convenient.