With those thoughts marching around inside her head, Annabel found her appetite quickly waning. It did not help that the stew was cold, and the cheese hard from sitting in the open air so long. She’d...
What’s ‘Anders’ short for? He blinked his thoughts away and glanced to Valerie. She was looking more relaxed now that he wasn’t approaching, and her head was tipped curiously as she waited for his ans...
What does my being your life mate mean exactly? Anders stared at her blankly, and then said, I told you, a life mate is a rare and precious treasure. They are someone an immortal can live with happily...
She had earned his respect as a boy and should be given at least as much respect now that he knew she was a woman.
No, my eldest brother. He was named after our father. Our parents died when the Romans first invaded, and Stephano then became the head of the family. She grimaced. He and I are like oil and water. O...
If she couldn’t accept that vampires existed, he’d never convince her to be his life mate.
I was attacked? I thought I just ran into a tree. Aye, ye did, he acknowledged. But when yer squawking woke me up, someone was chasing ye. Squawking? she asked with affront. I do not squawk, husband....
I do not think I wish you smashing my pie with your truncheon. Adrian stilled and blinked. There was that truncheon word again and he had no idea what she was talking about. Smashing her pie with his...
How you convince her to remarry you? Tomas asked curiously, drawing Radcliffe from his thoughts.Making a face, he admitted, I had to draw up a contract stating that I would never again condescend to...
Decker lifted his eyes skyward, expecting something to happen. He didn't know what, perhaps for the stars overhead to explode into shimmery fireworks, or for the sky to crack open and pour down rain a...
Christ, that had been an experience and a half. After all the panic and hurry, he’d charged downstairs only to find Valerie standing by the French doors in the kitchen looking guilty, mortified, and c...
Can I see your fangs again? Valerie asked. Er . . . Justin said, then spotted Anders and smiled with relief. Anders, buddy. Show your woman your fangs. Shy, Bricker? You? Anders asked dryly, moving fo...
By rights, this should have been his spoonful if they were now going to share the sweet, so Terri was surprised when, instead of consuming the mouthful, Bastien started to move it toward her. She was...
As much as I would enjoy such rumors spreading around about my . . . er . . . virility, ye probably, definitely, shouldn’t say it to the other ladies, he decided. Evina nodded, but said, Too late. Wha...
As a child, Kate hat once asked her mother how she would know she was in love. Her mother had said she would know she was in love when she would be willing to give up chocolate forever to be with that...
Are you not the one who told me that she had to petition the king to get her husband to sleep with her?Aye,that is the gossip at court, but no one knows what she looks like save the king,and he refuse...
All right, if you won’t tell me your age, tell me how many brothers and sisters you have, she suggested. Why? Anders asked with amusement. Because as much as I enjoy your kisses, I don’t like being ki...
Funny thing about people. The ones who seem strong and mouth off the most, or bully others, are usually the ones most terrified and weakest inside. And the ones who seem quiet and speak their fears, a...
You're important, Nicholas interrupted quietly catching her face and turning her to peer at him. You're the most important thing in the world to me Jo. I love you. Let me have this moment.
Ye told me ye had no’ seen the man in the clearing yesterday. I did not, Annabel assured him, swiveling to look at him with a bit of excitement as she was recalled to the day’s events. But I saw his p...