“I never would have conceived that he would finally succumb to marriage. How did you ever convince him?I must actually credit Lady Russell. She explained to me that a man desires above all things to...”

“What is your name, my pet?""Kitty," she replied.DeVere threw back his head with a guffaw. "Kitty? How delightfully apropos!" His erstwhile companions forgotten, he patted a muscular thigh. "Come th...”

“Nicholas broke the seal and scanned the contents. He looked up at Marcus with a chuckle. Why, it appears you may get your wish for perpetual bachelorhood after all. She wants to end your engagement...”

“Hang you, DeVere! She's a close friend, nothing more." He furrowed his brow once again. "Though I do fear of late that she entertains some...expectations.""You think the young widow may aspire to q...”

“Damn, but it was a night, Ned! Now, not to be outdone, it appears our reverend mother Hayes is inspired by Captain Cook's latest voyage to the South Pacific.""I give the woman credit for creativity...”

“Ned seemed so different from any other man of her acquaintance, and, certainly, the antithesis of the rake she had set her sights on. She had chosen DeVere as her best prospect, yet after only this...”

“I never would have conceived that he would finally succumb to marriage. How did you ever convince him?I must actually credit Lady Russell. She explained to me that a man desires above all things to...”

“Nicholas broke the seal and scanned the contents. He looked up at Marcus with a chuckle. Why, it appears you may get your wish for perpetual bachelorhood after all. She wants to end your engagement...”

“Damn, but it was a night, Ned! Now, not to be outdone, it appears our reverend mother Hayes is inspired by Captain Cook's latest voyage to the South Pacific.""I give the woman credit for creativity...”

“I want my world to start and end with you.”

“You know how you have a good meal and you got gravy left on the plate. The gravy was so good that you dont want to leave it on the plate but you dont want to be a pig about it? So you take your bre...”

“She rubbed her cheek on his chest like a sleepy cat. I like when you hold me.Dios, she was going to break his heart. I like when I hold you too.”