“Clevedon,' she began. He turned back to her, the smile fading. 'You may not rake me over the coals,' he said. 'She set out to captivate me, much as her mother did-' 'She's six years old!' 'You both succeeded,' he… — Loretta Chase Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
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, remember, after a night in a bawdy house. You go about collecting street urchins and letting inebriated vagabonds kiss you, and then you get into brawls in pawnshops. You are probably past all redemption, but I'm… — Loretta Chase Copy Share
“Do you remember little Zoe Octavia Lexham?' he said. His aunt cast her pale blue gaze in the direction of the great chandelier, as… — Loretta Chase Copy Share Image
“She swallowed it. So bitter. "Vile," she said. "Vile." "I know, but it helps. Trust me. I know." "Trust you," she said. "Hah." "Clearly… — Loretta Chase Copy Share Image
I love these pet names," she said, gazing soulfully up into his eyes, "Nitwit. Sap skull. Termagant. How they make my heart flutter! — Loretta Chase Copy Share Image
“Hers was a tone and manner that assured the listener they had only two choices; obedience or death.” — Loretta Chase Copy Share Image
But I liked you from the moment I first heard your voice,” he said, “when I had no idea what you looked like. I thought it delicious, the way you bargained for me, as though I were an old rug. Then I loved the way you looked at me. Then I loved the way you ordered me about. I loved… — Loretta Chase Copy Share
Just because I squeezed my gigantic bottom into men’s trousers, you needn’t assume my brains have shrunk to masculine size. — Loretta Chase Copy Share Image
“Pomislila je da razumije kakva je to želja bila: privlačnost, moćno magnetsko strujanje između muškarca i žene, koje ih privlači bliže jedno drugome. Mislila… — Loretta Chase Copy Share Image
“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… — Loretta Chase Copy Share Image
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… — Loretta Chase Copy Share Image
