I dislike being held to a set of rules for no reason other than to create the impression of order, whether it exists or not.
I am quite out of patience with him. Fiona Kincaid set her teacup on the small tray with a decided click. Dougal's been in a horrid temper since he arrived.I like him better this way, Fiona's handsome...
How can you become the leader of Romany if you're a prince of Oxenburg?I have three brother. And as Tata Natasha is fond of telling us, there is not room on the throne for four asses.
Her honor will come to no harm at my hands, Jack said.’Tis not her honor but her tender heart that I worry about, Alexander said.She’s a delicate lass, Hugh added.Aye, said Gregor. A Scottish rose.You...
Gregor lifted the knife and slammed it down. The tops of the carrot rolled across the table, some hitting the floor.What are you doing?I'm chopping carrots.Gregor, they are carrots! not tree branches....
Good God, what happened to ye? Shelton dropped the bucket of water he was carrying, unmindful that it spilled across the barn floor.I fell. Dougal picked up a brush and began to groom Poseidon.Shelton...
Dougal lifted his spoon and slit it into his mouth. Immediately, a frozen look came over his face.Sophia tensed.He removed the spoon from his mouth.Sophia gripped her own spoon tighter.A slow red crep...
Did you bring money with you, or shall we play for markers? She flipped the stack of cards to the table with a professional twist of her wrist. I don't play for less than a guinea a hand.His lips twit...
But what if we find we don't suit?Then ye'll do as the rest o' us and work at suiting.
But like all simple things, once you add the human element, all hell breaks loose.
Blast the man! How dare he pack his bags and ride away after all the work she'd done! Worse, how dare he do it while looking so damned appealing?
Such power, and carried with such careless grace. Howthat must burden him.
Then tossed the coat into the water. Hurst! That’s a perfectly good coat! Yes, and I have a perfectly good life. One of those two things is not replaceable.
What is this bluestocking?A woman who fancies herself a member of the intelligentsia. He lowered his voice. It's against the laws of nature.Alexsey lifted his brows. Why are you whispering? Afraid of...
To make matters worse, he added in a deep voice that made her shiver, I love turnips.It was indecent that the man could make a sentence as abhorrent as I love turnips sound like an improper propositio...
There comes a time in every endeavor when one must take fate by the lapels and explain the need for urgency.
The weather is certainly unpredictable here,isn't it?It's always unpredictable when the MacLeans are involved.She turned to look at him. You've heard the rumors of the curse?I've heard them and believ...
So all we know about Hugh MacLean is that his financial situation is unclear, he has an unknown number of illegitimate children, and the family curse is true. I've caught quiet a prize!
Since neither of us wish to be married, we must think of a way to soothe Grandfather’s irritation. Christian looked amused. I suppose I could put an end to my existence. That would please him a good d...
She watched beneath her lashes as his chair rocked with his weight. MacLean scowled and grabbed the edge of the table. Angus had cut varying lengths from each chair so that some rocked, while others w...