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'...
He walked down the passageway with her and cursed silently. Obviously, he'd grossly overestimated his appeal. Perhaps he should have taken her at her word at Gobhann when she reminded him that she had...
He stopped and looked at her. Your eyes are leaking.It's the flowers. They make me sneeze.Then let us be away from the garden. Open the door, love, if you will.She obeyed, then froze halfway over the...
He leaned over and gently kissed her cheek. Jessica smacked her lips, snorted a time or two, then dropped back off to sleep. I love you, Richard whispered. Sweet Jessie, I do. Only soft snores answere...
He grunted. I knew that was too easy an answer to the riddle. Very well, if you are neither of those things, then what have you to fear from me? You aren’t exactly shy about giving in to your temper....
He cleared his throat roughly. I’m not gentle, he said, tossing the words away as if they pained him. Jessica had no idea where that had come from, but she had the feeling he was comparing himself to...
Damn it, but she hated it when her inner brown bunny came out to play. The
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...
A storm is coming in and I feared you would be frightened. I love storms. We’ll see, he said. I daresay you’ll need my strong arms around you to make you feel safe.
A hint of a smile crossed Robin’s features and he took Jessica’s hand. Well met, then, lady. I vow I despaired of this one ever finding a woman strong enough to face him. You must be accustomed to hol...
You’re trembling, he said. I think I’m scared. But why? He smoothed his hand over her hair. I was a fool to have left you alone, but it won’t happen again. I’ve never had anyone try to kill me before....
You are, she said with a shake of her head, the most incredible man I have ever met. His eyes widened briefly, then they narrowed and his lips tightened. She thought he was going to bellow at her agai...
Though at the moment, with the bleak emptiness of the rest of his mortal journey facing him, he couldn’t help but wonder if he might have been better off never to have known her, never to have loved h...
Stay and ply your needle. I need no hall that stands crooked. I wasn’t going to build it, I was going to help plan it. Impossible. Jessica looked up at him with narrowed eyes. Why? You’re a woman. And...
If Richard trusted anyone with his life, it would have been Kendrick of Artane. But trust Kendrick with his woman? Not a chance in hell. He strode across the lists, intent on intercepting Artane’s lad...
I am her husband! Then you can remain unnamed as her one great love whilst her husband looks on unwittingly. Hamlet sighed in satisfaction. Ah, what romance there is in the world today! Hamlet, Richar...
I am a connoisseur of fine irony. 'Tis a bit like fine wine, but it has a better bite.
He threw open the shutters and was silent. There, he said, pointing to a shooting star. Wish to stay together. Hurry. She watched the star’s arc fade and wished, secure in her love’s embrace. I wish t...
He squatted down before her, taking her chin in his hand and lifting her face upward. You need to eat. You’re pale. I’m perfectly fine, she said curtly. He was surprised by her tone, unpleasantly so....
