“ I know not by what power I am drawn to you, but it is as a moth is drawn to the flame, and I cannot fight it, I must be consumed. Andrea Zuvich
“ Don’t. Don’t play that game.” His brow pressed to hers. “When I heard you cry out . . . it was like a saber to the gut. I wanted to die. Tessa Dare
“ Tears blurred her vision as she leaned over him. His mouth was surely made for smiling. For laughing. For kissing. Grief welled up along with the feeling that he might never do any of those things aga… Elena Greene
“ I would feel much better about this whole affair if you would slap me and get it over with. I know you want to. Moriah Densley
“ Keep your hands off me.” She spoke viciously, through her teeth, and he caught a glimpse of her deVere ancestry. She was a virago in tiny, fragile, fairy form. Christina Brooke
“ I only hope I may not be ruined,” she was saying miserably. “I should be obliged to marry you after all, and then I’d likely murder you before the wedding breakfast was over. Christina Brooke
“ Angela turned in her chair. Resting her chin on folded hands, the mirror reflected the look of a girl in love. ‘Oh, what a blessing fate has bestowed on me. Katherine Givens
“ She ate it and cried.Soon, he put the melting ice cream away."Shura," Tatiana whispered, "darling, forget what should have been. Remember all that was.""Tatiasha, babe," Alexander whispered, coming ba… Paullina Simons
“ Dickens must have first heard his famous The law is an ass quote from a woman. And she was damned right, for all the good it did her. Moriah Densley
“ She narrowed her gaze. “I don’t trust you to keep your eyes closed.”“Smart woman,” he said. “I wouldn’t trust me, either, if I were you. Christina Brooke
“ A gentleman can’t let a lady sleep in an armchair while he takes his ease in a bed.”“But you are not a gentleman,” she pointed out. “You are the greatest scoundrel in all the land.”He tilted his head… Christina Brooke
“ Thinking back on the outing to the theatre, she added, ‘I want a man, not a preening peacock! Katherine Givens
“ Without entering here into a dissertation upon the historical romance, it may be said that in proper hands it has been and should continue to be one of the most valued and valuable expressions of the… Rafael Sabatini
“ But I am a writer, and I deal in words, and I need to have them spelled out for me--precisely. Sydney Jane Baily
“ Good night, my lord.” The words were pronounced in her most withering tone.By contrast, he remained quite alarmingly unwithered long after she left. Christina Brooke
“ You have a spine of steel and fire in your eyes, Rosalie. To have such a quality, one must be shaken to the foundation of one’s soul and put back together. I want to know how you emerged from hell mad… Moriah Densley
“ Just look at the fellow, standing there like a bloody Greek god. Do you think she chose him because of his intellect?”“I graduated from Cambridge,” Christopher said acidly. “Should I have brought my d… Lisa Kleypas
“ Don't you understand brother? I want to find a love...that will free me from this love... Neil Jordan
“ Beatrix wished she were a swooning sort of female. It seemed the only appropriate response to the situation.Unfortunately, no matter how she tried to summon a swoon, her mind remained intractably cons… Lisa Kleypas
