It was likely that no one had been surprised, however, as it was clear that Aline and McKenna belonged together. There was something invisible and yet irrefutable that made them a couple. Perhaps it w...
If you married me,it would be scandalous and innapropriate, and doors would be closed to you.Good God, woman, I let two of my sisters marry Gypsies. Those doors have already been closed, bolted, and n...
If only I could visit you as a foreigner goes into a new country, learn the language of you, wander past all borders into every private and secret place, I would stay forever. I would become a citizen...
I wish you were a mind-reader. I want youto know everything but I don't want to haveto tell you. Because there are some things Idon't want to say out loud.
I want you, he muttered. Get rid of him and take me. The only risk is losing someone you don't have anyway. He's not what you need, Ella. I amUnbelievable, I said in disgust.What's unbelievable?Your e...
I want you more than I’ve ever wanted anything on this earth. Sebastian took a shivering breath. Tell me what I have to do to get you. Tell me what it will take for you to let me into your bed.
I didn't mean to send love letters, but that is what they became. On their way to you, my words turned into heartbeats on the page.
How do I look? Amanda asked.Jack shook his head ruefully as he glanced at her. No one could mistake the remaining flush on her cheeks, or the soft sparkle of her eyes, or her lusciously swollen mouth,...
Haven't you ever wished that you could steal back just a few hours of your past? she asked softly. That's all I want... just a little taste of what might have been.
Evie picked up the smallest of the rings and tried it on the fourth finger of her left hand. It fit perfectly. Raising it closer to her face, she examined the design. It was the simplest of all the ri...
Captain Phelan and I dislike each other, Beatrix told her. In fact, we’re sworn enemies.Christopher glanced at her quickly. When did we become sworn enemies?Ignoring him, Beatrix said to her sister, R...
Annabelle, what happened to you? Lillian asked the next morning. You look dreadful. Why aren’t you wearing your riding habit? I thought you were going to try out the jumping course this morning. And w...
After a universal silence, Leo was the first to speak. Did anyone else notice—Yes, Catherine said. What do you make of it?I haven’t decided yet. Leo frowned and took a sip of port. He’s not someone I...
When he had explained why investors who wanted low risk and moderate returns should put their capital into national debt shares, Daisy had interrupted him by asking, Father, wouldn’t it be wonderful i...
Well, you missed out on some important protocol, Ella. You can't stand between a Texan and his power tools. We like them. Big ones that drain the national grid. We also like truck-stop breakfasts, lar...
The truth is, you can never really know a man until you've loaned him money. And you can never know a woman until you've slept in her bed.
The boy heaved a sigh. I would ask to go with you, he said, but I have to finish my lessons. I so look forward to the day when I know everything. Then I won't have to read any more books or do any mo...
Shock is a merciful condition. It allows you to get through disaster with a necessary distance between you and your feelings.
Sebastian, who had begun to laugh, seemed struck by that last comment. Ahhh, he said softly. That explains it. He was silent for a moment, lost in some distant, pleasurable memory. Dangerous creatures...
Sebastian left the bed and went to the washstand on unsteady legs. He felt dazed, uncertain, as if he were the one who had just lost his virginity instead of Evangeline. He had long thought that there...