“Lady Beatrice grunted and turned to Emma. “Here is your escort, dear.” She shook the elderly man’s arm and shouted in his ear, “This is Miss Peterson, Mr. Maxwell. You’ll be taking her in to dinner.” “What? Thinner?” Mr. Maxwell… — Sally MacKenzie Copy Share Image
“Overconfidence leads to carelessness, which leads just as surely to disaster.” — Sally MacKenzie Copy Share Image
“His brows shot up. “You are very frank.” She grinned. “It is one of the benefits of choosing spinsterhood.” — Sally MacKenzie Copy Share Image
“And Mama and Papa did have ten children… It was all exceedingly embarrassing. Mary” — Sally MacKenzie Copy Share Image
“Once you see the glimmer of an opening, shove your foot into the crack.” — Sally MacKenzie Copy Share Image
“Venus Collingswood ran into the vicarage and flung open the door to the study. As she expected, Papa, Mama, and her older sister, Aphrodite,… — Sally MacKenzie Copy Share Image
“It's a very bad idea to leave a woman alone with only 'er thoughts for company. Women stew and fret and make mountains out… — Sally MacKenzie Copy Share Image
