Matthew wanted hours, days, weeks alone with her... he wanted all her thoughts and smiles and secrets. The freedom to lay his soul bare before her.
Is that the Crystal Palace? Oh, it must be. It’s so beautiful—much more so than the engravings I’ve seen. The building, which covered an area of more than nine acres, housed an international show of a...
In this life and the next, you're my only hope at happiness.
If your concern is that I may be overcome with manly ardor and ravish you in a moment of weakness… I may. If you ask nicely.
If you don't want to have sex, I don't want to talk about our feelings.He scrubbed his hand through his hair, looking confused. Well, that's for damn sure the first time a woman's ever said that to me...
I was ripe ten years ago. Now I’m merely preserved, and before long I’ll be buried back in the orchard with the other pits.-Amanda to Jack
I told him I had always kept my inner Martha Stewart chained in the basement, but for his sake I would set her loose. ~ Haven Travis
I like holding it at the base. It’s too long for you, he insisted, which is why you pull your swing just before you hit the ball— I like a long bat, Lillian argued, even as he adjusted her hands on th...
I am illegitimate, she said distinctly, as if he were a foreigner trying to learn English. You are a viscount. You can't marry a bastard.What about the Duke of Clarence? He had ten bastard children by...
He had found my worst weakness: I was one of those people who was desperate to be needed, to matter to someone.
Evie came his faint whisper I’m going to your mother see…she’s got ’em to leave a back door open…so I can steal into ’eaven.
Evie gave birth later that year to a high-spirited girl with flame-colored curls, leading St. Vincent to the conclusion that it was his destiny to be loved by many red-haired women. He was very please...
Daisy has a unique spirit. A warm and romantic nature. If she is forced into a loveless marriage, she will be devastated. She deserves a husband who will cherish her for everything she is, and who wil...
Christopher’s numbness started melting like spring ice. And it had nothing to do with the Armagnac. It was all Beatrix.God, he adored her.But the more he thawed, the more volatile he felt. Need surged...
Before you marry, you have to get shot by an arrow and fall in love, the boy explained. He paused thoughtfully. But I don’t think the rest of it hurts as much as the beginning.
Beatrix puts a distance between herself and the rest of the world. She’s very engaging, but also quite private in nature. I see the same qualities in Captain Phelan.Yes, Amelia said. You’re absolutely...
A slow smile had curved St. Vincent's lips. 'Wives are a different case altogether. They require a great deal of effort but the rewards are substantial. I highly recommend wives. Especially one's own.
A man is not entitled to be called a father merely because he once had a well-timed spasm of the loins.
Just a little touches her and there. He puts his hands on your arms or back, he stands close to you, getting you used to him... it's a mating ritual. Like March of the Penguins.
It was better to answer, no matter how ineptly, thank to withhold a reply. Because sometimes silence could wound someone nearly as badly as a bullet.