Beaumont wanted Esmond very badly. Esmond wanted…

“Then came her voice in his ear: "I give myself to thee. I give myself to thee. I give myself to thee." And at…

— Loretta Chase

I don't know who had the training of you," he continued doggedly, "but your morals are shocking. You spent a night in my bed,…

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“Do you remember little Zoe Octavia Lexham?' he said. His aunt cast her pale blue gaze in the direction of the great chandelier, as…

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“She swallowed it. So bitter. "Vile," she said. "Vile." "I know, but it helps. Trust me. I know." "Trust you," she said. "Hah." "Clearly…

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I love these pet names," she said, gazing soulfully up into his eyes, "Nitwit. Sap skull. Termagant. How they make my heart flutter!

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“Hers was a tone and manner that assured the listener they had only two choices; obedience or death.”

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But I liked you from the moment I first heard your voice,” he said, “when I had no idea what you looked like. I…

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Just because I squeezed my gigantic bottom into men’s trousers, you needn’t assume my brains have shrunk to masculine size.

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“Pomislila je da razumije kakva je to želja bila: privlačnost, moćno magnetsko strujanje između muškarca i žene, koje ih privlači bliže jedno drugome. Mislila…

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“He'd forget all that, just as he would forget this night. The memories would linger for a time, but they'd grow dull. The ache…

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Life is not an opera. Scenes belong on the stage.

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Did you know you could kill a person with a hatpin?" she said."I did not," he said. "Do you speak from experience? Have you…

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You needn't consult me about redecorating. I know no female can live two days in a house and leave anything as it was. I…

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“He knew there were no forevers and there was always a way out, yet he lost his way, lost his balance.”

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“By gad—do you mean to say I am as important a possession as your cattle?” She pressed her hand to her heart. “Oh, Dain,…

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