“Miss Bridgerton, he said, the devil himself couldnt scare you.She forced her eyes to meet his. Thats not a compliment, is it?He lifted her hand to his lips, brushing a feather-light kiss across her...”

“Claptrap last week, Lady D announced. I think the priest is getting old.Gareth opened his mouth, but before he could say a word, his grandmothers cane swung around in a remarkably steady horizontal...”

“No one said we had to spend every waking moment together," he said, "but at the end of the day"-he leaned and kissed each of her eyebrows, in turn-"an most of the time during, there is no one I wou...”

“This is a wonderful day, Anthony was muttering to himself. A wonderful day. He looked up sharply at Gareth. You dont have sisters, do you?None, Gareth confirmed.I am in possession of four, Anthony ...”

“Im not certain youd know the right sort of man for you if he arrived on our doorstep riding an elephant.I would think the elephant would be a fairly good indication that I ought to look elsewhere.”

“You married into the family. You have to love me. It's a contractual obligation.”

“I think people would be happier if they admitted things more often. In a sense we are all prisoners of some memory, or fear, or disappointment - we are all defined by something we cant change.”

“And I didn't choose it, Kat. I chose you.”

“I love you. Youre mine. Ill kill any bastard who tries to take you from me.”

“Every great love starts with a great story...”

“I knew, in the silence that followed, that anything could happen here. It might be too late: again, I might have missed my chance. But I would at least know I tried, that I took my heart and extend...”

“You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.”