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“She swatted the fur beside her. "Sit." Growling, he shoved his dirk back in its sheath. "I'll listen, but if ye lift a finger against me, I'll slit your throat afore ye can draw your next breath." ...”
“In a heartbeat, he scarcely could take a breath. Wearing not a stitch of clothing, Eva stood in thigh-deep water with her back to him. Before he blinked, his gaze slid from coppery tresses brushing...”
“It doesna matter the direction necessity forces ye to take in life, it matters which way ye go when ye have a choice.”
“No more sounds emerged as he walked through the forest, save the whisper of the leaves above. Though nothing further appeared out of the ordinary, he knew one thing for certain. He was not alone.”
“I-I've wanted you ever since..." She untied the sash around her waist and let the dressing gown drop to the floor. God save him, she wore not a stitch of clothing. Every shred of self-control fled....”
“Experience should have taught ye by now that denying me what I want only makes me more relentless.”
“If you love no one, no one can hurt you, she whispered.”
“A large man with wild blond hair gripped hr horses reins, drawing her steed to a stop. Welcome to hell. Though he presented a jovial grin, his words shot straight to her gut. Enough, Murdoch, Sylvi...”
“Rory did not want her. After devoting so much effort to avoid being wed to a man she did not want, she found herself bound to a man who did not want her.”
“God save him, she smelled of a field of roses and tasted sweeter than port wine. Drawing her hands over her mouth Charlotte gasped. Hugh. How did we end up on the bed? I think we must have floated,...”
“Steeling her resolve, she stepped further into the study. Regardless if I have your blessing, I have made up my mind. I love Hugh Maclain. It is he whom I will wed. Pap guzzled the remaining dregs....”
“He pulled her into his arms. Closing his eyes, he savored every inch of her small frame. God, why did she have to be the daughter of the Governor of Fort William? Why could she not be a simple lass...”
“She held her finger to his lips. We have a lifetime to reveal our secrets. In a bold move, she took his hand and led him to the bed. Ever so eager to follow, Hughs mouth suddenly went dry. Hell, he...”
“Would you like to see where I will build your house, mlady? She grinned. You mean our house? He mirrored her smile. Aye. Taking her hand, he led her along the path to the mouth of the River Coe. Th...”
“Had her ordeal addled her mind? She was on a horse with a wild Highlander going God knew where with men even he did not trust and yet she found it thrilling!”
“No one lacked imagination like the English. Yet he could not dismiss the notion that this lass dressed in breeches could be the seer his grandmother foretold. Finding an English lass lying on a Sco...”
“I knew how you liked long tales," he said, giving her a wink. "There's sure to be plenty of those.""In Gaelic," she said."All the better for learning it.”
“If you love no one, no one can hurt you,” she whispered.”
“A large man with wild blond hair gripped hr horse’s reins, drawing her steed to a stop. “Welcome to hell.” Though he presented a jovial grin, his words shot straight to her gut. “Enough, Murdoch,” ...”
