Eloisa James

Discretion is a synonym for intelligence.

— Eloisa James

Cats always land on their feet. Dogs don't.

— Eloisa James

Life does not always gives us the choices that we want

— Eloisa James

“It was also bitterly true that a person who doesn’t want you is twice as desirable.”

— Eloisa James

“He walked until his heart was as dreary as the sky, until some sort of truth came to him.”

— Eloisa James

“That sleepy, sensual smile of hers ought to be outlawed. It said everything, without saying anything.”

— Eloisa James

“He closed his eyes for a moment, and the color of his eyelashes was like the color of regret.”

— Eloisa James

The books weren't exactly Linnet's general reading fare, but a desperate woman will read anything.

— Eloisa James

“It's so beautiful here. You must come before you die.”

— Eloisa James

Life without a phone is riskier, lonelier, more vivid.

— Eloisa James

“A lady should never feel anxious about her behavior. The status is bred in the bone. To show anxiety is to lower…

— Eloisa James

“I did it,” Gabriel said, conversationally. “I met the woman, the only woman for me. I met her, and now . . . I’m…

— Eloisa James

“There was just a thin fall of powdery snow in the air. It came onto their hats, not seeming to fall as…

— Eloisa James

“Your mother never would have spoken to me in such a fashion.' 'I'm sorry to disappoint you, but the tone of my…

— Eloisa James

I never did learn how to live in the moment, but I did learn that moments could be wasted and the world…

— Eloisa James

My duchess,” James stated, his eyes sweeping the crowd with the air of a man who has ruled the waves. “She is…

— Eloisa James

“So this book is my phone call--not from the top of a mountain, or even the top of the Eiffel Tower: the…

— Eloisa James

Chess is the most intimate game in the world. It's like making love. By the time we finish our first slow game,…

— Eloisa James

“For a moment he saw everything in her eyes: a love that would last their entire lives, a vulnerability that would never…

— Eloisa James

“A small red face ringed in soft black curls looked up at him for one moment, registered that he wasn't the milk-providing…

— Eloisa James

“Last night I asked Alessandro if he ever lies in bed and thinks about chocolate—say, about the way dark chocolate feels in…

— Eloisa James

“They continued on to London, and she's there, safe and sound, waiting for you.' 'You can't know for sure.' Piers swung up…

— Eloisa James

“She shrugged and, with one gulp, drank half a glass of champagne. “How long has she been like this?” The look on…

— Eloisa James

“The sun danced through the small leaves of the oak, turning them saffron and dappling the blankets with the ghosts of baby…

— Eloisa James

“From here she could see miles of dark emerald forest with just a few birds erupting from its depths like flying fish…

— Eloisa James

“Marry me, Esme. Please. Honor me. I will honor you as your husband never did. Our marriage would be a remedy against…

— Eloisa James

“Quin reached out, spun her back to him, and pulled her into his arms, held her tight, so tight that she could…

— Eloisa James

“Neythen looked perplexed. 'My mum always said I'm named after a saint, not an illness.' 'Which one?' 'Well he had his head…

— Eloisa James

“Come on. We've just time to find you a doll before the shops close.' Rose sat up directly. 'But the ribbon broke…

— Eloisa James

“You really are going to become a duchess. The FF is about to become the BB!” “Foolish fiancés are often killed on…

— Eloisa James

“In fact, you should take a nap this afternoon, because there won't be much sleep tonight. I mean to have you every…

— Eloisa James

“She had always looked like some confectioner's fantasia, a wee thing created of spun sugar, gossamer light, pale and shimmering, so fragile…

— Eloisa James

“There is no remedy for this poison,' Sudhakar said. 'You must live with the consequences, as must I.' 'Then why did you…

— Eloisa James

“There was no mistaking the look in his eyes. Pain wrenched her heart. All those skills she had developed so painstakingly as…

— Eloisa James

God Almighty, your ruined, and you didn't even eat the gingerbread.

— Eloisa James

“I think only someone I loved as much as you could make me behave like such an idiot.”

— Eloisa James

“Husbands have tender egos, even if they garner their compliments from unlikely places.”

— Eloisa James

Life should not be measured by time. The only thing that counts is how one uses the time one has.

— Eloisa James

I love you," he said, his voice catching. "When I thought you were going to die, I wanted to die.

— Eloisa James

“former estate that is now a public park sporting Florence’s biggest”

— Eloisa James