We have a guardian angel, and who cares if he's a fallen…

Lord save us, first you have a heart, now you have a god? Will wonders never cease?

— Anne Stuart

“You know as well as I do, damn you. Like it or not I seem to have grown a heart. I have absolutely no…

— Anne Stuart

“Bring mademoiselle a chair. She looks weary." "No!" she said. "I have no interest in conversing with you, Monsieur le Comte. I simply need…

— Anne Stuart

“Jilly looked at it with a sinking heart. It was difficult enough when the exotic, undeniably gorgeous creature of her fantasies had turned out…

— Anne Stuart

Jesus, woman!" he snapped. "When did we have to become Romeo and Juliet?

— Anne Stuart

“What are you doing, Alys?" He'd turned to watch her, and his expression was disbelieving. She'd emerged from the winding staircase to stand in…

— Anne Stuart

She raised her head finally. He looked the same, but then, he always did. She'd seem him kill twice, and he betrayed no reaction…

— Anne Stuart

“Stop it," she said. "Stop what?" Her eyes flew open, filled with rage and betrayal. "Stop pretending. You made your point this morning—you don't…

— Anne Stuart

“And there was nothing left between them but love, neither pure nor simple, but love it was.”

— Anne Stuart

“I thought you were the docile one," he murmured. "Yes, my lord," she said meekly. "Compared to my sister, my lord." "And you're the…

— Anne Stuart

“And what if I think you're doing this out of misguided sense of decency?" "Oh, any sense of decency I possess is most definitely…

— Anne Stuart

“One of the footmen appeared, with Willis, his servant from a lifetime ago, on the other side of what was undoubtedly female and undoubtedly…

— Anne Stuart

“She looked at him. She was feeling reckless, emotional, out of sorts, and she was tired of his constant hints. “I found the experience…

— Anne Stuart

“She expected annoyance, tolerance, perhaps even a distant amusement. She hadn’t expected his reaction. His arms closed around her like a vice, pulling her…

— Anne Stuart

If you lust after someone and have an absurd and overwhelming need to protect them, then the best way to deal with the situation…

— Anne Stuart