It isn't done easily, he said with a half smile. I'm just not one to complain overmuch.
Damn that woman!
The more I see you, he said quietly, the more I want you.
A man does not come at what is mine, harm it, and walk away unscathed.
She was sitting in a garden more beautiful than even her rampaging imagination could ever have conjured up, and she was being serenaded by trees.
Not all evil is final, nor is all suffering needless.
Good morrow to you, Jessie, Kendrick called. Jessica, Richard said, giving Kendrick another jerk. Her name is Jessica!
Come, he said, holding out his hand for her. She shook her head. Richard paused, then frowned. I said, come. And I said, no. He frowned again. The cold has numbed your thinking, lady. ’Tis your duty t...
You great bloody bully.Which is exactly what you need, you vexatious headstrong wench.
What’s in your other hand? A message I need to have sent, he lied blithely. I’ll leave you to your work. Without a kiss? He definitely felt his mouth twitch that time. You’re baiting me. And enjoying...
I’m so happy, she whispered. I never thought I would ever be this happy. Richard put his arms around her and held her to him. He rested his cheek against her hair and let her words sink deep into his...
I am not a gentle man, Richard said, against her mouth. Uh-huh, she said as he lifted her in his arms. Nor am I a practiced lover, he said as he carried her across the room. Nobody’s perfect, she mana...
He was, and she had to swallow very hard to keep from choking, the most terribly beautiful man she had ever seen. He had a long, wicked scar that traveled from his temple down his cheek to the side of...
Elizabeth, Jamie began gruffly, there is aught I would speak of with you. She lifted an eyebrow at his lordly tone. Go ahead. It may take me a few hours to accustom myself to these possible future way...
Aye, he had relented and allowed himself to believe her. Where else would she have latched onto such foolish notions about men and women? And where else could she have learned to heal as she had? If i...
This is thrice I have been forced to retrieve my horse from your vile clutches. And why is it, mistress, you feel the need to snatch my poor beast each time? Damn the woman if she didn’t pat Horse in...
She lifted her hand, slowly folded down her index, ring, and little fingers, then cheerfully flipped him the bird. Someone behind him laughed and he whirled around and bellowed out a curse. Maybe it h...
My lady teases me. You do not. Understood?
Is it safe? John asked, hovering by the doorway. Safe? Richard asked. What mean you by that? John entered the chamber slowly. Richard blinked at the enormous discoloration on John’s face. Saints, man,...
I could tell you a tale about something,' Miach offered, rubbing her hand absently. 'If you like.'She frowned thoughtfully. 'What sort of something?''Something that would soothe you,' he promised. 'I'...