“ David started up the wheeled stairs to the upper floors with his sword at the ready. He expected to encounter Blackadder warriors, protecting the lady of the castle. But there were none on the stairs… Margaret Mallory
“ I knew how you liked long tales," he said, giving her a wink. "There's sure to be plenty of those.""In Gaelic," she said."All the better for learning it. Margaret Mallory
“ I may not survive," Roderick said, resting his hand on the small of her back,"if I wait any longer to kiss you. Margaret Mallory
“ I see this is not the first time you've gotten yourself injured," she said, sounding irritated. "I suppose battle scars are a badge of honor for you Highlanders."He shrugged. "Every scar provides a ta… Margaret Mallory
“ No one lacked imagination like the English. Yet he could not dismiss the notion that this lass dressed in breeches could be the seer his grandmother foretold. Finding an English lass lying on a Scotti… Margaret Mallory
“ Had her ordeal addled her mind? She was on a horse with a wild Highlander going God knew where with men even he did not trust and yet she found it thrilling! Margaret Mallory
“ I was a possession he had a right to use, a woman with no feelings that mattered.” Wedderburn still did not speak. “I don’t want to feel like that again,” she said in a whisper. Wedderburn’s eyes were… Margaret Mallory
“ I should never have expected loyalty from a Douglas,” he spat out. He turned his back on her and went to the window. Margaret Mallory
“ Loyalty is everything to him,” Robbie said. “He expected ye to trust him, to believe in him, without requiring an explanation.” She had failed David, and he could not forgive her. Margaret Mallory
“ David strode through the battle raging between his men and the castle defenders in the courtyard and headed straight for the keep, intent on his goal.The castle would fall quickly. The defenders lacke… Margaret Mallory
“ Strange how a tiny hand could make the weight of his new responsibilities feel like a boulder on his chest. Margaret Mallory
“ Rory did not want her. After devoting so much effort to avoid being wed to a man she did not want, she found herself bound to a man who did not want her. Margaret Mallory
