The French just said he was a damned nuisance. Or they would have had they the good fortune to speak English. Instead being French they were forced to say it in their own language.
My dear Mrs. Grimstone, sometimes cowardice is merely another word for common sense.
Love doesn't attack; it infiltrates.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that time moves differently for men.
Imagination was all very well in the daylight, but it was an uncomfortable thing late at night.
If you don’t mind my interrupting your no doubt fascinating private conversation, said Richard, lifting a blond brow, there have been some inquiries as to why our guest is not bound.Or trussed, contri...
If you don’t like the teaching and you don’t like the research – why are you doing this? Because it’s what I thought I wanted six years ago.
I won’t do you the injustice of asking you to take my word. Words are cheap.
For the first time, Mary understood what drove animals to bite the hand that fed them—sheer irritation at being patronized.
Because I like you, she blurted out, and realized that for once it was true. It was a rather unsettling revelation. You’re . . . , well, you. Not just a body on a balcony, not just a pair of lips to b...
Amy tugged Edouard across the courtyard towards the carriage. A great deal of tugging was required; Edouard eyed the filth on the cobbles with extreme distaste, mincing in Amy’s wake with all the care...
Amazing what the application of a knitting needle could do for one's manners.
A basket of wildflowers on Jane’s arm testified to a walk along the grounds, but she bore no sign of outdoor exertion. No creases dared to settle in the folds of her muslin dress; her pale brown hair...
A Frenchman, judging from the black turtleneck and the fact that his armpit was a deodorant-free zone.
He turned as she entered, barely visible in the dusky room. Am I to wish you happy?Jane stopped short. After all these weeks together, everything they had shared. That’s all? That’s all you have to sa...
Gentlemen do so appreciate a nicely trimmed décolletage.