Stephanie Laurens Quotes

My brand of persuasion doesn't work well at a distance.

These look rather exotic.Behind her, Vane studied the way her gown had pulled tight over the curves of her bottom- and didn't argue. Lips lifting in anticipation, he moved in- to spring his trap.Her h...

He'd slumped beside her. You can't fear losing me half as much as I fear losing you. It had been a grudging admission; he'd thought her already asleep.

Wasn’t the butler who looked out but Marcus Cynster.

Dazed, she glanced around; the dark shapes of huge leaves reared above the denser dark of heavy pots, grouped upon a tiled floor. Moonlight streamed through walls of long windows and panes in the ceil...

He and Marcus sipped and a companionable silence fell. Marcus nodded at the pile of news sheets and asked if anything truly important had occurred; Thomas’s reply—that while according to the pundits,...

I am always late. If I arrived early, my hostess would faint.

I wanted you to kiss me, you know. Damned impertinent and overbold female. I know.

I’m not a gentleman, I’m a nobleman, a distinction I suspect you understand very well.

Perhaps... Resuming his rake's persona, investing every movement with languid grace, he shifted forward, closer. Held her gaze. You could teach me what it is you need. He let his gaze drift from her e...

Times may change; Cynsters never do

Buried deep

He knew beyond words, beyond thought, beyond understanding that this wonder, this joy, this aching togetherness would never end.

And remembered—all he'd nearly forgotten, all her wild responses had driven from his mind. This was one seduction he had to, needed to, manageperfectly—this time, there was meaning beyond the act. Sed...

And that's my point, Richard stated. Do you remember when you stood there, in a ballroom or whatever, and watched her stalk off - and wondered what the hell was going on?

And, of course, this time, there was no question of him not succeeding—he intended to get his ring on her finger no matter how long it took. This

Don't misunderstand, What the did you think, to leap over like that? You could have stayed safe on this side and Even to her ears, her tone bordered on the hysterical.Beneath her fingers, the white...

Honoria to the twins, Amelia and Amanda : If you seek love, don’t expect it to be simple, don’t expect it to be easy. If one thing is certain, it’s that it’ll neither. If you want love, then by all me...

I hoped you would know without needing to be told. His eyes held hers; his chest swelled as he drew in a steadying breath. God-and half the ton-know I love you. He searched her eyes, then added his vo...

I'm a Cynster--I've been raised to acquire, defend, and protect. My family is the core of my existence--without a family, without children, I'd have nothing to protect, no reason to acquire.