“Mr. Cope...' Povy began. Jem narrowed his eyes. 'The lad has a remarkably innocent face.' 'Innocence is a time of life, not… — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
“It's not just that,' she said, trying to explain in a way he would understand. 'My life - any lady's life -… — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
“You are a virgin,” Layla said, sighing. “Think of it as an unavoidable stage of life, like getting old and toothless and… — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
“No one had ever taught him - and he had never imagined the necessity of learning - how to betray the one… — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
“True love cannot be denied,” Layla said. “You know that yourself, Betsy, given your sad experiences. Life is fleeting and one should… — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
“those kisses...repaired and soothed and knit together the weave of married life.” — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
“End the affair briskly, and without allowing the slightest room for doubt,' Griselda continued. 'Tell the gentleman that while you are grateful… — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
Life should not be measured by time. The only thing that counts is how one uses the time one has. — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
“Layla, darling, I shall be ready whenever you decide to retire to the country and commence on a life of unending debauchery.” — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
“Grace had so many complexities, so many layers and feelings, and thoughts ... he would happily spend his life trying to unwrap… — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
“I get most of my inspiration from two places: my own life, and reading. I read widely—in my genre (romance), and in… — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
“It was as if the world was presenting her with everything she wanted ... in all the wrong ways.” — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
“My eyes would have told you everything you wanted to know in the parlor ... You would never have spouted that drivel about how… — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
“Will Peter be joining us for tea, do you think?' 'I doubt it. Peter rarely returns home before late in the evening.' 'Oh.' Quill… — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
Oh, I have felt lust. And I've indulged lust. But no other woman has turned me into another person. — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
“One night she got into an argument with one of the scientists about the recent discovery of a new planet called Uranus [...] 'What… — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
“Marry me, Esme. Please. Honor me. I will honor you as your husband never did. Our marriage would be a remedy against sin, if… — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
“I would like, just once, for a woman to see me as other than a person with a coronet. Simply as a man, no… — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
“Didn't it say it all that Griffin couldn't make it to his own bloody front door without a cane? For all his was mahogany… — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
“You're confusing desire and love,' she said, watching him. 'They are not the same.' 'I do love you. I feel near to murder at… — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
In case there is any question in your mind," he said, cupping her face with his hands. "What I want, what I most desire,… — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
There's nothing I like more than meeting velvet clad peers while wrapped in a towel. — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
I have come to the conclusion that silence and time are the most precious commodities. — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
