“He slid his hands under her butt and she could feel him pressing against her, hot and hard and sleek. And then… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“He half expected another argument. A struggle of some sort. Again, a surprise. She made that soft, hungry sound that had already… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“He wanted her hands on him, he wanted her mouth on him, he wanted to take her from behind, leaning over the… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“And what if you're trying to knock out another man," she said, sarcastic. There was no expression in his cool blue eyes.… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“He was a man who fucked in silence. And when he climaxed, long, hard, endlessly, inside her tight body, he heard his… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“She felt hot, strong, alive against him, and he found he had this crazy urge to move his mouth down to the… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“It started slow and hit her with the force of a sledgehammer, a cataclysm of such power she could only hold on… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“He couldn’t have known. The moonlight wasn’t enough to illuminate the room, and the tears that spilled silently down her cheeks didn’t… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“He caught up with her outside her doorway, when she almost gave up. He said nothing, simply pulled her into his arms,… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“He'd reached the door, then stopped for a moment, looking back at Elinor, staring at her. "Master Francis..." Mrs. Clarke said in… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“He slid his arm under her waist, hauled her up, and entered her that way, sliding in deep, so deep, and her… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“He touched her, and she came again at his touch, her mouth pulling at him. He was beyond gentleness. He shoved her… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“He kissed the salty tears from her cheeks, her jaw, her neck. And then he kissed her mouth, slowly at first, tasting… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“His head moved down, his mouth taking hers in a kiss that held the passion of a thousand years as his body… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“You can find yourself a decent, honorable man, one to love you, respect you, cherish you. Someone with morals, with a decent… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“She expected annoyance, tolerance, perhaps even a distant amusement. She hadn’t expected his reaction. His arms closed around her like a vice,… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“He pulled the knitting away from her, throwing it in the grass, then sank down on his knees in front of her,… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“Stop it," she said. "Stop what?" Her eyes flew open, filled with rage and betrayal. "Stop pretending. You made your point this… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“What are you doing, Alys?" He'd turned to watch her, and his expression was disbelieving. She'd emerged from the winding staircase to… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“If this were a different time, a different place, I would take you to bed with me and make love to you… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“He tightened his grip on her hand and pulled her toward him in the darkness. He knew exactly how she’d respond, her… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“Your holiness!" She raised her voice, forcing herself to sound tearful and supplicatory. "If we are to die, would you let me… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“He reached up for his elegant neck cloth and began to unfasten it, and she watched his long, pale, bejeweled fingers in… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“I knew you'd be wet," he whispered, and gave in to temptation, biting her ear. She quivered. "Now I want you to… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“I get the uneasy suspicion that you're holding something back, Mr. Reading," she said. "Or were you simply going to cast more… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“I thought you'd be halfway to Tokyo by now,” she said, stalling. “Not without you.” Oh, man, she was so screwed. He… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
Lord save us, first you have a heart, now you have a god? Will wonders never cease? — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
Jesus, woman!" he snapped. "When did we have to become Romeo and Juliet? — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“And there was nothing left between them but love, neither pure nor simple, but love it was.” — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
