When he had explained why investors who wanted low risk and moderate returns should put their capital into national debt shares, Daisy had interrupted him by asking, “Father, wouldn’t it be wonderful if hummingbirds had tea parties and we were small enough to be invited?
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Surely you would have expected no less of a Roma. We take what we want. If a Roma desires a woman, h... LISA KLEYPAS A pity that she gets so upset about little things, isn't it?" "Like the time we sneaked the gre... LISA KLEYPAS Ah, Evie,” she heard him say softly, “I must have a heart, after all…because right now it ache... LISA KLEYPAS Sometimes life has a cruel sense of humor, giving you the thing you always wanted at the worst time ... LISA KLEYPAS A man's vanity is more fragile that you might think. It's easy for us to mistake shyness for coldnes... LISA KLEYPAS I no longer believed in the idea of soul mates, or love at first sight. But I was beginning to belie... LISA KLEYPAS You are your own worst enemy. If you can learn to stop expecting impossible perfection, in yourself ... LISA KLEYPAS You think I'd cheat on you?" I demanded with all the innocent outrage I could muster. "Wi... 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LISA KLEYPAS Ah, there’s the governess voice. All stern and disapproving. It makes me feel like a naughty schoo... LISA KLEYPAS Jewelry, in a box this big?' I unfastened the silver latches. 'This is Texas,' Kimmie sai... LISA KLEYPAS You told me you believed marriage was for other people." "You're the only man who could m... LISA KLEYPAS And although I appreciated their kindness more than they would ever know, it's a fact that friends l... LISA KLEYPAS The prettiest bottle, made of glass molded in a pattern of leaves, was half-filled with a colorless ... LISA KLEYPAS And then another letter had come from Christopher, so devastating that Amelia wondered how mere scra... LISA KLEYPAS I had to admit the man looked amazing in jeans. The ancient denim clung lightly to his hips and foll... LISA KLEYPAS Sometimes a woman needs a man for company, no matter how useless he is. LISA KLEYPAS Rohan's fingertips drifted with stunning delicacy over her throat, behind her ear, pushing into the ... 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LISA KLEYPAS Most men don't seem to get that telling a pissed-off woman to calm down is like throwing gunpowder o... LISA KLEYPAS A sixty - eight, he wants you to go down on him but he won't return the favor. It would be sixty-nin... LISA KLEYPAS I want you any way I can get you. Not because you’re beautiful or clever or kind or adorable, alth... LISA KLEYPAS Daisy had no idea how to put herself to rights again. But she thought it would be a good thing to st... LISA KLEYPAS The way glass can be molded or blown or cut into any kind of shape made me think about how we as peo... LISA KLEYPAS I'm a big believer in putting things off, In fact, I even put off procrastinating. -Ella ... LISA KLEYPAS Hardy! Hardy —” He had come for me. I nearly lost it then. In the wild torrent of relief and gra... LISA KLEYPAS What you should really be sorry for," he continued, "is that for the rest of my life, I'll have to a... LISA KLEYPAS Dating is like trying to make a meal out of leftovers. Some leftovers actually get better when they'... LISA KLEYPAS In the fairy tale you mentioned last night, I would probably be the villain. But it's possible the v... LISA KLEYPAS He uttered a curse that startled her with its foulness, and gripped her head between his hands, forc... LISA KLEYPAS And Poppy, remember that someday you will meet a frog who will turn into a handsome prince." LISA KLEYPAS Without a doubt... the worst part of being a single woman was having to take care of your own car. LISA KLEYPAS There is nothing on earth more beautiful to me than your smile...no sound sweeter than your laughter... LISA KLEYPAS The situation was extraordinary. How someone like Evangeline Jenner could have wrought such a change... LISA KLEYPAS What are you thinking?" he asks. I know Gage hates it when I cry - he is completely undon... LISA KLEYPAS I love you, he thought, looking at Win. I love every part of you, every thought and word... the enti... LISA KLEYPAS There are some experiences in life they haven't invented the right words for. LISA KLEYPAS Browsing among the stalls, the sisters feasted on hand-sized pork pies, leek pasties, apples and pea... LISA KLEYPAS Rohan’s head lifted. His eyes glowed as if brimstone were contained within the dark-rimmed irises.... LISA KLEYPAS Would it help,” he asked gently, “to have a shoulder to cry on?” She fought to conceal h... LISA KLEYPAS He dismounted and helped Amelia to the ground. At his direction, she sat on a fallen birch log while... LISA KLEYPAS Watching the crackling fire, relishing the trusting weight of her head on his shoulder, Cam stroked ... LISA KLEYPAS If you want me, love,” he whispered, “tell me in Romany. Please.” Blindly Amelia turned ... LISA KLEYPAS The covers slipped between them. Amelia shivered as the cool air wafted over her naked back and shou... LISA KLEYPAS Let’s get to the point, Amelia.” His hands closed over her shoulders. “Are you going to marry ... LISA KLEYPAS I’ve considered everything you said earlier. I’ve made a decision. But first I’d like to expla... LISA KLEYPAS I have to see you in daylight.” His mouth chased lightly, hungrily over her throat and shoulder. �... LISA KLEYPAS Amelia, if we have children … will you mind that they’re part Roma?” “Not if you don�... LISA KLEYPAS I found it when I was getting the crushed bees for Merripen’s poultice. I brought it back for you.... LISA KLEYPAS He settled a hand over her stomach, rubbing in soothing circles. “Lie easy, sweetheart.” �... LISA KLEYPAS Don’t tease,” she muttered, trembling with need. “I can’t bear it.” “Sweetheart…... LISA KLEYPAS Since meeting with Mr. Pym was the responsibility of the current Lord Ramsay, Cam bullied Leo into a... LISA KLEYPAS Cam … would you do something for me?” “Anything.” “Could you find some of that... LISA KLEYPAS Cam was sitting on the bed, still clothed. His head was lowered, hands braced on his knees in the po... LISA KLEYPAS The hearth in his room had been replenished, the blaze shedding warmth and light. Cam’s eyes narro... LISA KLEYPAS Cam leaned over her, bracing his forearms on either side of her, kissing her sulky mouth. “Just fo... LISA KLEYPAS Stop running from me and listen. I do want you. I want you even knowing if I marry you, I’ve got a... LISA KLEYPAS Any man,” she muttered, “who wanted to marry into the Hathaway family after this should be shut ... LISA KLEYPAS A footman knocked at the door, the sound echoing through the entrance hall. The sisters looked... LISA KLEYPAS He toyed with her ear, catching the rim delicately between his teeth. “I’ll admit it wouldn’t ... LISA KLEYPAS You’re not like any man I’ve ever known,” she said. “You’re not even someone I could have ... LISA KLEYPAS Amelia groped for the ring and began tugging and twisting it. “It’s stuck again.” She sounded ... LISA KLEYPAS Cam restored her clothing slowly, his strong hands lifting her from the beech. 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LISA KLEYPAS Lord St. Vincent sees to it that his wife is dressed like a queen. I'll tell thee summat: if she wan... LISA KLEYPAS Amelia, if we have children… will you mind that they're part Roma?" "Not if you don't m... LISA KLEYPAS Although most advice should be distrusted, particularly when it comes from myself . . . keep an open... LISA KLEYPAS I'd agree with you, except that agreeing with you probably means I'm on the wrong side of the argume... LISA KLEYPAS Before Rohan could reply, a new voice entered the conversation. "What's this?" It was Leo, who ... LISA KLEYPAS You’re not like any man I’ve ever known,” she said. “You’re not even someone I could have ... LISA KLEYPAS Any man," she muttered, "who wanted to marry into the Hathaway family after this should be shut away... LISA KLEYPAS You're like someone from a fairy story written in a language I don't even know." "The pri... LISA KLEYPAS Believe me, when my ‘personal endowments’ are being discussed, I always pay attention.” ~ Cam ... LISA KLEYPAS I know when something is too important to be decided by logic. LISA KLEYPAS I suppose now I'm obliged to wish you happiness in your new life. Although happiness in the absence ... LISA KLEYPAS Amelia stopped before him, her skirts crowded between his parted knees. The clean, salty, evergreen ... LISA KLEYPAS A lack of desire is something I've never experienced. I'd have to be on my deathbed before I st... LISA KLEYPAS The Rom believe you should take the road that calls to you, and never turn back. Because you never k... LISA KLEYPAS I'm not the marrying kind -" St. Vincent snorted. "No man is. Marriage is a female invention. LISA KLEYPAS She shook her head as she confessed, "I want it so much, I'm afraid to hope." "Never be afraid... LISA KLEYPAS Rohan, one of us is an unmarried man with superior mathematical abilities and no prospects for the e... LISA KLEYPAS A slow smile had curved St. Vincent's lips. 'Wives are a different case altogether. They require a g... LISA KLEYPAS Cam held her closer. "Marry me, Amelia. You're what I want. You're my fate." One hand slid to the ba... LISA KLEYPAS But the absence of tears wasn't the same as an absence of feeling. LISA KLEYPAS ...whether he stayed or left, whether they walked the same path or not. They could live on opposite ... LISA KLEYPAS I think in a moment of weakness, you might surprise yourself. LISA KLEYPAS I spent most of my youth hauling sides of beef and pork to my father's shop. Carrying you is far mor... LISA KLEYPAS You've told a good story in a skillful manner. I like it that you haven't moralized about your heroi... LISA KLEYPAS Did you like my novel?" she couldn't resist asking. "Yes, I did. At first I thought it would be... LISA KLEYPAS Men are like dogs," Stacy was fond of saying. And she usually went on to add that, like dogs, they a... LISA KLEYPAS Well?” Amelia demanded, clearly unaware of the turn of his thoughts. Which was a good thing, as th... LISA KLEYPAS Zoe gave him a look that was difficult to interpret. Eventually she asked, "What makes you sure I co... LISA KLEYPAS I don't really like this song," Emma had said. "You told me it was your favourite." "It's ... LISA KLEYPAS Kiss me,” she said urgently. Sam’s eyes flickered with mild surprise. “Right now?�... LISA KLEYPAS Poppy took a deep, appreciative breath. “How bracing,” she said. “I wonder what makes the coun... LISA KLEYPAS The chef turned back to the housekeeper. “Why is there doubt about the relations between Monsieur ... LISA KLEYPAS Of all the Hathaway sisters,” Cam said equably, “Beatrix is the one most suited to choose her ow... LISA KLEYPAS I've missed you, Sebastian." "Have you, love?" He unfastened the buttons of her robe, the... LISA KLEYPAS It's the perfect solution. We argue all the time. We can't stand each other. It's like we're already... LISA KLEYPAS It was finally becoming clear to her that love wasn't about finding someone perfect to marry. Love w... LISA KLEYPAS The way I was brought up ‘he needed killing’ is an airtight alibi. LISA KLEYPAS There was a fascinating duality about Matthew that Daisy had never encountered in another man. At so... LISA KLEYPAS With all due respect," Christopher muttered, "this conversation is leading nowhere. At least one of ... LISA KLEYPAS I cleared my throat and tried to sound casual, like this was no big deal. “I don’t even get chee... LISA KLEYPAS After watching—with a twinge of satisfaction—the letters burn to ashes in the fireplace, Evie fe... LISA KLEYPAS This club's no place for you, tibby," he had told her with gruff fondness. "You has to stay away fro... LISA KLEYPAS I'm coming to believe that there are two kinds of people... those who choose to be masters of their ... LISA KLEYPAS The bargain…” she mumbled. “You said I could kiss you,” came his gentle, wicked ... LISA KLEYPAS Evie ” came his faint whisper “I’m going to your mother see…she’s got ’em to leave a bac... LISA KLEYPAS Westcliff thinks that St. Vincent is in love with you.” Evie choked a little and didn�... LISA KLEYPAS My love is upon you. LISA KLEYPAS I-I’m not making advances,” she told him as she flattened herself against his chest. “You’re... LISA KLEYPAS Only you could love such a vile, selfish peacock, Evie. LISA KLEYPAS Nature had squandered an unreasonable quantity of male beauty on this undeserving creature. LISA KLEYPAS My prize, my pleasure and pain, my endless desire. I've never know anyone like you. LISA KLEYPAS Women beg me for it, and not the other way around." "Then you should go to one of them."<... LISA KLEYPAS I don't share my body heat indiscriminately. LISA KLEYPAS If your concern is that I may be overcome with manly ardor and ravish you in a moment of weakness…... LISA KLEYPAS I won’t apologize for my past. A man is supposed to have experience.” “From all indicatio... LISA KLEYPAS A lang, lang time ago…” MacPhee began, ignoring St.Vincent’s low groan, “there was a bonnie ... LISA KLEYPAS I rarely dislike people for things they can't change, they usually give me sufficient cause to disli... LISA KLEYPAS Ghost?” St. Vincent shot him an incredulous glance. “Christ. You’re not serious, are you?” LISA KLEYPAS What happened to your stammer?" "I suppose I must feel comfortable with you. I tend to s... LISA KLEYPAS He looked like a fallen angel, replete with all the dangerous male beauty that Lucifer could devise. LISA KLEYPAS Lately I've become so damned distracted that I can't make a decision about anything. I can't think c... LISA KLEYPAS Good God. I don’t believe St. Vincent and the word ‘celibacy’ have ever been mentioned in the ... LISA KLEYPAS Slowly his resistance ebbed. She felt the change in his body, the relaxing of tension, his shoulders... LISA KLEYPAS It's a mistake, you know. You have no idea what you'll be exposed to...the obscenities and lewd comm... LISA KLEYPAS I’ll take your bet,” he said grimly. “I’m going to win it. And in three months, I’m going ... LISA KLEYPAS I want to fill every part of you, breathe the air from your lungs and leave my handprints on your so... LISA KLEYPAS It’s impossible,” he snapped. “Why?” “Because I’m Sebastian, Lor... LISA KLEYPAS You deserve someone better than me. Someone young and idealistic…someone who can experience things... LISA KLEYPAS The question, love, is whether you want me enough to take the risk. LISA KLEYPAS Well . . ." St. Vincent walked slowly with her to the crowd of dancers. "I'm a wicked man who can, o... LISA KLEYPAS Kev wasn't certain if he was surrendering to Win or to his own passion for her. Only that there was ... LISA KLEYPAS I love you dammit,"she brushed her lips teasingly against his. "How much?" He made a slig... LISA KLEYPAS Annabelle’s eyes stung as she stared at him, while need and inexhaustible tenderness gathered like... LISA KLEYPAS It had been a long time since a woman had aroused his interest as Amelia Hathaway had. The moment he... LISA KLEYPAS The surprise and relief of being held so securely by a friend she had not expected to see overwhelme... LISA KLEYPAS Sebastian encountered Cam in the hallway outside the reading room. “Where is he?” he demanded wi... LISA KLEYPAS Lillian tells everyone about her flaws," Daisy said, her brown eyes twinkling. "She's proud of them.... LISA KLEYPAS When Christopher finished, there was a moment of silence. Leo looked at Cam expectantly. “Wel... LISA KLEYPAS You know,” she said dreamily, passing over his question, “you’re not nearly as handsome as Lor... LISA KLEYPAS The thing you never want your sister to be," my brother informed me, "is an unidentified woman on th... LISA KLEYPAS Cat doesn’t have to work. She’s a woman of independent means. I settled enough money on her to a... LISA KLEYPAS I've never wanted to be loved. And God Knows no one's done it yet. LISA KLEYPAS I am running after you, and life, in desperate pursuit. My dream is that someday you will both turn ... LISA KLEYPAS I’ve won his heart, but it’s like owning a house in which most of the doors are permanently lock... LISA KLEYPAS Westcliff sees an odd sort of logic in why you would finally be the one to win St. Vincent’s heart... LISA KLEYPAS Take too much time, and time will take you. LISA KLEYPAS Beatrix, do you know what happens to girls who ask such naughty questions?” “They’re ravi... LISA KLEYPAS You don’t annoy me.” Carefully he rebuttoned the placket of her shirt. “I thought you did, at ... LISA KLEYPAS You took advantage of me while I was sleeping," she said breathlessly. "That's not fair." Gent... LISA KLEYPAS To Cam surprise, she was smiling up at him steadily, her eyes midnight. His expression turned q... LISA KLEYPAS Let's dispense with the nonsense, Victoria. This isn't a question of suitability, yours or his. You'... LISA KLEYPAS He was unbelievably hard. Everywhere. He was in control, infinitely stronger, and he wanted me to kn... LISA KLEYPAS Evie…” His whisper stirred the tiny wisps at her hairline. “I want to make love to you.” LISA KLEYPAS Simon,” she whispered, vaguely surprised that she had just used his first name, for she had never ... LISA KLEYPAS In this regard, Daisy reflected, her marriage to Matthew would not be unlike Lillian's with Westclif... LISA KLEYPAS ... But if I spend [all] my time *reading* about adventures, I won't actually be *having* them. LISA KLEYPAS I love you," she said wretchedly. “And if I were well, no power on earth could keep me away from y... LISA KLEYPAS I'm not good enough for you. But no one is. And most men, good or bad, have limits to what they woul... LISA KLEYPAS All the fires of hell could burn for a thousand years and it wouldn't equal what I feel for you in o... LISA KLEYPAS The look of experience suited him, especially because somewhere deep in those eyes, there still lurk... LISA KLEYPAS Clinging to him desperately, Sara kept her mouth at his ear. "Listen to me." All she could do was pl... LISA KLEYPAS I didn't want to give you the one last part of myself that I couldn't take back. And then you were g... LISA KLEYPAS Pausing with the teacup near her lips, Helen said, "I would rather marry you. It will be an adventur... LISA KLEYPAS Sturm und Drang?” “Ah…I see that I’ll have to introduce you to the finer points o... LISA KLEYPAS