“ I don’t want to be a widow, I don’t want Michael Bayning, and I don’t want you to joke about such things, you tactless clodpole!As all three of them stared at her openmouthed, Poppy leapt up and stalk… Lisa Kleypas
“ Feeling the slight tremor of his fingers against her skin, Daisy was emboldened to remark, I’ve never been attracted to tall men before. But you make me feel— If you don’t keep quiet, he interrupted c… Lisa Kleypas
“ Cat doesn’t have to work. She’s a woman of independent means. I settled enough money on her to allow her the freedom to do anything she wished. She went to boarding school for four years, and stayed t… Lisa Kleypas
“ You don’t annoy me. Carefully he rebuttoned the placket of her shirt. I thought you did, at first. But now I realize it was more like the feeling you get when your foot’s been asleep. And when you sta… Lisa Kleypas
“ I hate you for all the years I 'll have to live without you. How can a heart hurt this much and still go on beating? How can I feel this bad without dying from it?I 've bruised my knees with praying t… Lisa Kleypas
“ You think you want me now. But you'll change. Someday you'll find it damned easy to forget about me. I'm a bastard. A servant, and not even an upper servant at that--""You're the other half of me." (A… Lisa Kleypas
“ This is how we court girls in America. We grab them and kiss them. And if they don't like it, we do it again, harder and longer, until they surrender. It saves us hours of witty repartee. Lisa Kleypas
“ The chef turned back to the housekeeper. Why is there doubt about the relations between Monsieur and Madame Rutledge?The sheets, she said succinctly.Jake nearly choked on his pastry. You have the hous… Lisa Kleypas
“ She felt him tremble with the force of his need. He spoke just beneath her ear, his voice thick with tormented pleasure. You have to leave, Sara ... because I want to hold you like this until your ski… Lisa Kleypas
“ I won’t apologize for my past. A man is supposed to have experience.From all indications, you’ve acquired enough for ten men. Lisa Kleypas
“ I stand by my opinions when I know I'm right, Captain Phelan. Whereas you stand by yours merely because you're stubborn. Lisa Kleypas
“ Beatrix, do you know what happens to girls who ask such naughty questions?They’re ravished in haylofts? she inquired hopefully. Lisa Kleypas
“ I’m fairly certain, Captain, she said, that the more you discover about me, the more you will dislike me. Therefore, let’s cut to the chase and acknowledge that we don’t like each other. Then we won’t… Lisa Kleypas
“ He was my confidant, the person who was always on my side even when he wasn't taking my side. Lisa Kleypas
“ What are you thinking? he asks.I know Gage hates it when I cry - he is completely undone by the sight of tears - so I blink hard against the sting. I'm thinking how thankful I am for everything, I say… Lisa Kleypas
