Eloisa James

I have come to the conclusion that silence and time are the most precious commodities.

— Eloisa James

“She counted the seconds with the beats of her heart.”

— Eloisa James

“I have always thought, Mr. Bitts, that a hard man is good to find.”

— Eloisa James

There's nothing I like more than meeting velvet clad peers while wrapped in a towel.

— Eloisa James

He wanted to grow old with her, or not grow old at all.

— Eloisa James

I don't want to have to earn love by giving up my ability to make decisions that determine how I live.

— Eloisa James

“she fell asleep listening to the call of the river as it rushed to the sea.”

— Eloisa James

“It was as if the world was presenting her with everything she wanted ... in all the wrong ways.”

— Eloisa James

“One child out of wedlock is an error. Two suggests carelessness. Three—and six—is simply wrong. Wrong.”

— Eloisa James

“If anyone deserves an apology, it is Miss Essex, whose infant sister was stolen by your depraved offspring!”

— Eloisa James

Some say writing is its own reward. I write for money, but writing for money is not so bad, especially when that…

— Eloisa James

“He rarely saw a doorway without advancing through it as if he owned it. Since he owned a good many doorways, he…

— Eloisa James

In case there is any question in your mind," he said, cupping her face with his hands. "What I want, what I…

— Eloisa James

“She was his heart, his other half. She filled all the empty places in his soul that he had desperately tried to…

— Eloisa James

“Mr. Cope...' Povy began. Jem narrowed his eyes. 'The lad has a remarkably innocent face.' 'Innocence is a time of life, not…

— Eloisa James

One more time, she promised herself. That wasn't too trollopy. She wouldn't be too trollopy. But when they actually got to the…

— Eloisa James

“Grace had so many complexities, so many layers and feelings, and thoughts ... he would happily spend his life trying to unwrap…

— Eloisa James

“Piers took a leisurely look at Linnet. There was the beauty, sure enough. But it didn't detract from the intelligence in her…

— Eloisa James

“From the Earl of Hellgate's Memoirs, Chapter the Twenty-Sixth I realized then that I had mistaken the nature of love. Love has…

— Eloisa James

“When Lady Rawlings first demanded to nurse her baby, she had been repulsed, certainly. The very idea of allowing a child to…

— Eloisa James

“True love cannot be denied,” Layla said. “You know that yourself, Betsy, given your sad experiences. Life is fleeting and one should…

— Eloisa James

“You never wore that blue gown for a lover?' 'Absolutely not!' She felt a little indignant at the very idea. 'You think…

— Eloisa James

They were partners. She would always make impulsive decisions and he would make slow, reasoned ones. He would always be a little…

— Eloisa James

“The only thing I regret about age are the wrinkles. But I have high hopes for this new almond cream! Do you…

— Eloisa James

“But then a pirate had slit his cousin's throat and almost killed him, and the same man had slashed Griffin's thigh. And…

— Eloisa James

“She pulled back, but not abruptly. His eyes were the darkest indigo blue that she had ever seen. She let a faint…

— Eloisa James

“His intended probably wouldn't appreciate the comparison, but Thorn had the notion that she was like a rescued hound, one that would…

— Eloisa James

“One didn't want to marry a man who dragged ladies off into the shrubbery for a kiss. Or worse. The fact that…

— Eloisa James

“Don't be thick, James. Ladies know all about mistresses. And it isn't as if you're married. If you carry on like that…

— Eloisa James

“Fletch took his wife’s arm. 'We aren’t going to turn anyone out into the cold and dark, are we, Poppy?' She looked…

— Eloisa James

“Tess took a deep breath. 'You are not marrying me for love, Lord Mayne. Nor-as far as I can see-due to any…

— Eloisa James

“She found a small picture made entirely of feathers and was trying to decide whether it depicted a monkey climbing up the…

— Eloisa James

I would prefer not to throw myself on a funeral pyre. Please come back to me.

— Eloisa James

“He breathed a power brewed from masculinity and intelligence, not from an accident of inheritance.”

— Eloisa James

“They were talking about things that didn’t matter a fig, not with the huge yawning grief burning a hole in his chest…

— Eloisa James

“Thirty is a watershed year for men. If they’re going to develop intelligence, they do it around then, and if they don’t,…

— Eloisa James

“Diana? Isn't she the goddess who hated men?' He considered. 'I think of her as the goddess who tempted men by bathing…

— Eloisa James

“Layla, darling, I shall be ready whenever you decide to retire to the country and commence on a life of unending debauchery.”

— Eloisa James

“Gabriel actually laughed. "Luckily for Philippa, she's beautiful enought that another man will come along who has the balls to accept what…

— Eloisa James

“Gabriel looked up at her from under thick eyelashes. “Will you please grope me under the table, Kate mine?”

— Eloisa James