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> [“So saying, she managed to straighten- which left her facing the house, looking directly at the blank bow windows of the downstairs parlor. With the storm darkening the skies, the windows were reflective. They reflected the image of a man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-laurens/so-saying-she-managed-to-straighten-which-left-her-facing-the-house/)

[Stephanie Laurens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-laurens/)

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## More by Stephanie Laurens

> [“I assume 'elegant gentlemen,' such as you, learn such useful skills very early in life." "Actually, no." Straight-faced, Vane reached for her pins. "Us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-laurens/i-assume-elegant-gentlemen-such-as-you-learn-such-useful-skills-very/)

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> [“Assault!" he croaked. "The battery might yet follow." The warning- entirely unnecessary from Patience's perspective- came from Vane. One look at his face, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-laurens/assault-he-croaked-the-battery-might-yet-follow-the-warning-entirely/)

[Stephanie Laurens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-laurens/)

> [“then her ladyship, overwhelming in bronze bombazine, regally glided away. Cedric smiled”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-laurens/then-her-ladyship-overwhelming-in-bronze-bombazine-regally-glided/)

[Stephanie Laurens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-laurens/)

> [“So how are the wedding plans progressing?" Richard asked, once they were out of the village. "They aren't." Breckenridge heard his clipped tones, heard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-laurens/so-how-are-the-wedding-plans-progressing-richard-asked-once-they-were/)

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> [“So," he murmured, his tone deep, "nothing of any moment happened here." Her gaze transfixed by the long strip of linen, Patience tried to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-laurens/so-he-murmured-his-tone-deep-nothing-of-any-moment-happened-here-her/)

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> [“Why did you stay?" He stilled; again, Patience felt the net draw tight, felt paralysis set in as his predator's senses focused on her.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-laurens/why-did-you-stay-he-stilled-again-patience-felt-the-net-draw-tight/)

[Stephanie Laurens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-laurens/)

> [“She’d been expecting him to do so and had planned her revenge. She tipped forward as he lifted her; the shift in her weight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-laurens/she-d-been-expecting-him-to-do-so-and-had-planned-her-revenge-she/)

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> [“Delicate, hauntingly uncertain music floated out of the house. Vane heard it as he walked up from the stables. The lilting strains reached him,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-laurens/delicate-hauntingly-uncertain-music-floated-out-of-the-house-vane/)

[Stephanie Laurens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-laurens/)

> [“I've been meaning to ask," Breckenridge said, "jus how you came to topple backward off that rail." He looked at her. "What with one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-laurens/i-ve-been-meaning-to-ask-breckenridge-said-jus-how-you-came-to-topple/)

[Stephanie Laurens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-laurens/)

> [“You also," he said, lowering his voice, "haven't yet thanked me for saving you from sitting in the flower bed." She didn't even look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-laurens/you-also-he-said-lowering-his-voice-haven-t-yet-thanked-me-for-saving/)

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> [“That woman who was her true self saw Lord Sebastian Cynster, Marquess of Earith, as, quite simply, hers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-laurens/that-woman-who-was-her-true-self-saw-lord-sebastian-cynster-marquess/)

[Stephanie Laurens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-laurens/)

> [“Do you ride?" The question was out of his mouth before he'd thought. She glanced at him, surprised by the comment coming out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-laurens/do-you-ride-the-question-was-out-of-his-mouth-before-he-d-thought-she/)

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> [“Holding her breath, she stepped out, heading for the better-illuminated section of the room. Hard hands closed about her upper arms. She started-very nearly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-laurens/holding-her-breath-she-stepped-out-heading-for-the-better-illuminated/)

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> [My heart only ever had one thought, one want. One need. Despite all, in spite of all...All my heart has ever wanted is you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-laurens/my-heart-only-ever-had-one-thought-one-want-one-need-despite-all-in/)

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> [“And remembered—all he'd nearly forgotten, all her wild responses had driven from his mind. This was one seduction he had to, needed to, manage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-laurens/and-remembered-all-he-d-nearly-forgotten-all-her-wild-responses-had/)

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