“You will have your duty in the bedchamber. Now, Emily, I warn you it will not be pleasant. It will hurt, and be rather messy. You must lie back and do as your husband tells you, and it will soon… — Amanda McCabe Copy Share Image
“He laughed and it sounded startled and a bit rusty, as if he didn't do that very often.” — Amanda McCabe Copy Share Image
“Surely he had never fainted in his life! He glowed with robust good health and vibrant energy, as if he could conquer all the… — Amanda McCabe Copy Share Image
“She wondered whimsically if he wore those spectacles in a vain attempt to keep ladies from fainting at his feet.” — Amanda McCabe Copy Share Image
“Bea did not want a new mother. She'd hardly even seen the one she once had, except for glimpses out the window when her… — Amanda McCabe Copy Share Image
“Maybe it was this place, this strange, ramshackle, warm-hearted place, that had given his wife that air of laughing, welcoming life. Because here she… — Amanda McCabe Copy Share Image
“And no one ever told her anything at all. Tears and shouted questions got her nothing but pitying looks and new dolls. While the… — Amanda McCabe Copy Share Image
“I could only see you. I only wanted to be with you. But marriage is never just two people, is it? It's so much… — Amanda McCabe Copy Share Image
“You do not see any improvements you would make?" Miss Harding's smile turned mischievous. "Not at present. But I should have to see the… — Amanda McCabe Copy Share Image
“You will have your duty in the bedchamber. Now, Emily, I warn you it will not be pleasant. It will hurt, and be rather… — Amanda McCabe Copy Share Image
