“It was only a matter of time. She would love him before the week was out and it would be gloriously terrible, wonderfully hopeless.”

“Squabbling over too little is just human nature. But it says a great deal about a person, what they do with abundance.”

“I know how mirrors work. They're all in league with the cosmetics trade. They tell a woman lies. Drawing her gaze from one imagined flaw to another, until all she sees is a constellation of imperfe...”

“You're an intensely attractive woman. You do know that, don't you?" To her silence, he replied, "You'd believe me if you could see your”

“It seemed any young woman at odds with her place in life--be she a genteel lady or a serving girl--might find a happier home within the pages of a book.”

“Dont. Dont 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.”

“And if you ever - and I do mean ever - try to leave me, Im goin with you.”

“..he wanted her.And at another time, as another man, he would have her. Without hesitation. As lover. . . as more.”

“Annabelle gave him a chiding smile. If youre implying that Im spoiled, I assure you that I am not.You should be. His warm gaze slid over her pink-tinted face and slender upper body, then sought her...”