--- title: "10 Right now Quotes By Sabrina Jeffries" description: "10 Right now quotes by Sabrina Jeffries. Plus more from Sabrina Jeffries and more Right now sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc9/sabrina-jeffries-1064_gaze_manton-told-me-i-was-one-of-the-first-to_3148426.jpg" --- > [“Manton told me I was one of the first to have it.” “ One of the first,” Jackson emphasized. “It appears Lady…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/manton-told-me-i-was-one-of-the-first-to-have-it-one-of-the-first/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc9/sabrina-jeffries-1064_gaze_manton-told-me-i-was-one-of-the-first-to_3148426.jpg) > [“Oliver had been kind to her in many respects. He'd kept his word and hired Mr. Pinter. He'd offered to buy her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/oliver-had-been-kind-to-her-in-many-respects-he-d-kept-his-word-and/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bba/sabrina-jeffries-1064_respect_oliver-had-been-kind-to-her-in-many-resp_988426.jpg) > [“She knew what she had to do.” “Did she? How odd for a pampered lady. Though I’m sure she complained constantly about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/she-knew-what-she-had-to-do-did-she-how-odd-for-a-pampered-lady/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/148/sabrina-jeffries-1064_last-night_she-knew-what-she-had-to-do-did-she-how_503193.jpg) > [“The sight of the duke taking liberties had made something boil up inside Jackson that he couldn't suppress. He'd uncharacteristically acted on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/the-sight-of-the-duke-taking-liberties-had-made-something-boil-up/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fe/sabrina-jeffries-1064_right-now_the-sight-of-the-duke-taking-liberties-h_1786866.jpg) > [“At the sound of the heavy knob turning, he cursed under his breath. She was coming in, damn it! To stop Maria…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/at-the-sound-of-the-heavy-knob-turning-he-cursed-under-his-breath-she/) [sabrina jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/629/sabrina-jeffries-1064_right-now_at-the-sound-of-the-heavy-knob-turning-h_1315226.jpg) > [“No,” she whispered. “No more.” His breath came hot and heavy against her ear as his arm crept back around her waist.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/no-she-whispered-no-more-his-breath-came-hot-and-heavy-against-her/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/687/sabrina-jeffries-1064_honorable-man_no-she-whispered-no-more-his-breath-came_240526.jpg) > [“Anyone can tell that Freddy is no thief.” “She’s right about that,” the dull-witted Freddy put in helpfully. “I’ve got two left…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/anyone-can-tell-that-freddy-is-no-thief-she-s-right-about-that-the/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6e/sabrina-jeffries-1064_gaze_anyone-can-tell-that-freddy-is-no-thief_3044048.jpg) > [“Then he happened to glance at the viscount, and his blood stilled. The viscount’s eyes followed Celia’s every move, and his finger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/then-he-happened-to-glance-at-the-viscount-and-his-blood-stilled-the/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a02/sabrina-jeffries-1064_another-chance_then-he-happened-to-glance-at-the-viscou_125149.jpg) > [“Though I’m surprised that you read novels.” “I do have other interests than shooting, you know.” “I never said otherwise.” “But you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/though-i-m-surprised-that-you-read-novels-i-do-have-other-interests/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b18/sabrina-jeffries-1064_books_though-i-m-surprised-that-you-read-novel_1327815.jpg) > [“He tore his mouth from her eager lips to whisper, “Juliet…ah, sweeting…” Only he had ever called her sweeting. “Morgan…” she whispered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/he-tore-his-mouth-from-her-eager-lips-to-whisper-juliet-ah-sweeting/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c0/sabrina-jeffries-1064_gaze_he-tore-his-mouth-from-her-eager-lips-to_2535753.jpg) ## Other authors on Right now ## More by Sabrina Jeffries > [“Wait, were you eavesdropping on my conversation with the duke? That's very rude." "Is it? Half of the plays in the world contain eavesdropping.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/wait-were-you-eavesdropping-on-my-conversation-with-the-duke-that-s/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) > [“I merely don't like drafts, or servants falling and breaking their ankles, making them incapable of serving me." "I understand completely." Her gaze held…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/i-merely-don-t-like-drafts-or-servants-falling-and-breaking-their/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) > [“So, Byrne, did you and Christabel get lost on the way down? Perhaps we should send you a floor plan for next time. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/so-byrne-did-you-and-christabel-get-lost-on-the-way-down-perhaps-we/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) > [“I wish you'd tell the truth, but since I know that isn't preferable--" "The truth is always preferable, my dear. It's just not always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/i-wish-you-d-tell-the-truth-but-since-i-know-that-isn-t-preferable/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) > [The man is always the last to know when Cupid has struck him -Anonymous, Memoirs of a Mistress](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/the-man-is-always-the-last-to-know-when-cupid-has-struck-him/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) > [“Listen carefully, and don’t panic.” With his eyes still on that wretched spot behind her, he slid his right hand slowly to the hilt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/listen-carefully-and-don-t-panic-with-his-eyes-still-on-that-wretched/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) > [“It’s wonderful,” he choked out. “Absolutely wonderful.” He smoothed his hand over her belly. “I can’t imagine anything better than having a child with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/it-s-wonderful-he-choked-out-absolutely-wonderful-he-smoothed-his/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) > [The best time to write is when your life is in the toilet. Writing offers an escape from your problems, so if you force…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/the-best-time-to-write-is-when-your-life-is-in-the-toilet-writing/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) > [“That’s all she cared about—protecting her brother, who was probably some fop with a lame sword hand and a fear of pistols!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/that-s-all-she-cared-about-protecting-her-brother-who-was-probably/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) > [“You won’t try to kiss me again?” “Given your method for handling that problem? No. I don’t particularly like pain.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/you-won-t-try-to-kiss-me-again-given-your-method-for-handling-that/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) > [“Suddenly he spotted Gran deep in conversation with Kitty’s closest friend, and relief coursed through him. Gran would squelch the tale at once. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/suddenly-he-spotted-gran-deep-in-conversation-with-kitty-s-closest/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) > [“Then he happened to glance at the viscount, and his blood stilled. The viscount’s eyes followed Celia’s every move, and his finger kept stroking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/then-he-happened-to-glance-at-the-viscount-and-his-blood-stilled-the/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) > [“Mr. Pinter!" He turned to find Lady Celia approaching. "Yes, my lady?" To his surprise, she glanced nervously at the open door to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/mr-pinter-he-turned-to-find-lady-celia-approaching-yes-my-lady-to-his/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) > [“Good lack-a-daisy, Clara!" her aunt reproached her. "The man might dress improperly, but he's behaving like a perfect gentleman otherwise. And being wonderfully kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/good-lack-a-daisy-clara-her-aunt-reproached-her-the-man-might-dress/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) > [Watch it, minx," he warned with a lift of his brow. "If you intend to taunt me for every foolish statement I've made in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/watch-it-minx-he-warned-with-a-lift-of-his-brow-if-you-intend-to/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/right-now/sabrina-jeffries/#itemlist", "name": "10 Right now Quotes By Sabrina Jeffries", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Manton told me I was one of the first to have it.” “ One of the first,” Jackson emphasized. “It appears Lady Celia was the first.” She shot him a warning look. He ignored it. “What Mr. Pinter meant to say,” she said smoothly, “was that Mr. Manton probably tells all his customers that.” “That is not what I meant to say, my lady,” Jackson retorted, unreasonably annoyed. “I said what I meant, and I’d thank you not to put words in my mouth.” “I’d thank you not to provoke m-“ She caught herself, casting a furtive glance at her listening suitors. “Forgive me, sir. I wasn’t trying to ‘put words in your mouth.’” “Of course you were.” He was more than willing to draw her fire if it drove her into showing her real self. “That’s why you spoke as if you could read my thoughts. Which we both know you can’t.” If she could, she’d know that right now he wanted nothing more than to drag her away from these curst gentlemen and kiss every inch of her. “I say, Pinter,” Gabe put in, “you’re awfully argumentative today.” “The word you’re looking for is ‘prickly,’” Celia said, a militant glint in her eye. “Mr. Pinter doesn’t like having a mere woman speaking for him.” That sparked his temper. “I don’t like having anyone , man or woman, speaking for me. 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He'd kept his word and hired Mr. Pinter. He'd offered to buy her gowns, and he'd treated Freddy with more indulgence than could be expected of any man. But his actions in the carriage hadn’t been a kindness. Because now she knew exactly what she’d be missing if she married Nathan and settled for his mild kisses. As she went about the shop selecting gowns, she told herself that maybe passion could develop between two people over time. Maybe once she was married to Nathan, it would come out all right in the end. Deep inside, however, in the naughty part of her that had reveled in Oliver’s fervent kisses, she knew she was lying to herself. 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He'd offered to buy…” — Sabrina Jeffries", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“She knew what she had to do.” “Did she? How odd for a pampered lady. Though I’m sure she complained constantly about the lack of heat and food and furnishings.” Hell and blazes, he could see where this was going. “She did not. But it was only one night, and we were hiding from killers.” “Trust me, Jackson, killers or no, if you’d hauled me about the woods and put me through such deprivation, I would have been complaining. Loudly. Repeatedly. “ He pushed back from the table to eye her with abject skepticism. “No, you wouldn’t. You’d make the best of things.” “And she didn’t?” With a hard glare, he crossed his arms over his chest. “One night in a cottage is hardly a good test of how well she’d endure a lifetime in Cheapside?” “So last night was a test, was it? And even so, she passed it. In response, you talked about duty and honor and such. Made her feel as if marrying her would be your concession to propriety. Have I judged the situation aright?” It was getting harder to pretend that he’d behaved like anything but an arse this morning. “She has a bloody duke chomping at the bit to marry her, and you think she could be happy with me ? Here?” Aunt Ada planted her hands on her hips. “You know, I’m beginning to be insulted. I thought I’d made this quite a comfortable home, and now I find that you think it comparable to some hovel in the woods.” “That’s not what I-“ “If you showed the same lack of feeling with her as you are with me right now, it’s a wonder she didn’t slap the tar out of you.” She shook her head. “You decided her future without even considering her feelings. Don’t you find that presumptuous?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sabrina Jeffries" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/she-knew-what-she-had-to-do-did-she-how-odd-for-a-pampered-lady/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/148/sabrina-jeffries-1064_last-night_she-knew-what-she-had-to-do-did-she-how_503193.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/148/sabrina-jeffries-1064_last-night_she-knew-what-she-had-to-do-did-she-how_503193.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/148/sabrina-jeffries-1064_last-night_she-knew-what-she-had-to-do-did-she-how_503193.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“She knew what she had to do.” “Did she? How odd for a pampered lady. Though I’m sure she complained…” — Sabrina Jeffries", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The sight of the duke taking liberties had made something boil up inside Jackson that he couldn't suppress. He'd uncharacteristically acted on impulse, and already regretted it. Because the duke now pulled back with the languid motion of all such men of high rank to fix him with a contemptuous stare. \"I don't believe we've met, sir.\" Jackson fought to rein in the wild emotions careening through him. Lady Celia was glaring at him, and the duke was clearly irritated. But now that Jackson had stuck his nose in this, he would see it out. \"I'm Jackson Pinter of the Bow Street Office. This lady's brother has hired me to...to...\" If he said he'd been hired to investigate suitors, Lady Celia would probably murder him on the spot. \"Mr. Pinter is investigating our parents' deaths,\" she explained in a silky voice that didn't fool Jackson. She was furious. \"And apparently he thinks that such a position allows him the right to interfere in more personal matters.\" When Jackson met her hot gaze, he couldn't resist baiting her. \"Your brother also hired me to protect you from fortune hunters. I'm doing my job.\" Outrage filled the duke's face. \"Do you know who I am?\" An imminently eligible suitor for her ladyship, damn your eyes. \"A man kissing a young, innocent lady without the knowledge or permission of her family.\" Lady Celia looked fit to be tied. \"Mr. Pinter, this is His Grace, the Duke of Lyons. He is no fortune hunter. And this is none of your concern. I'll thank you to keep your opinions to yourself.\" Jackson stared her down. \"As I said the other day, madam, there isn't enough money in all the world for that.\" The duke cast him a considering glance. \"So what do you plan to do about what you saw, sir?\" Jackson tore his gaze from Lady Celia. \"That depends upon you, Your Grace, if you both return to the ballroom right now, I don't plan to do anything.\" Was the relief or chagrin he saw on the duke's face? It was hard to tell in this bad light. \"As long as you behave yourself with propriety around Lady Celia in the future,\" Jackson went on, \"I see no reason for any of this to pass beyond this room.\" \"That's good of you.\" The duke offered Lady Celia his arm. \"Shall we, my lady?\" \"You go on,\" she said coolly. \"I need to speak to Mr. Pinter alone.\" Glancing from her to Jackson, the duke nodded. \"I'll expect a dance from you later, my dear,\" he said with a smile that rubbed Jackson raw. \"Of course.\" Her gaze locked with Jackson's. \"I'd be delighted.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sabrina Jeffries" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/the-sight-of-the-duke-taking-liberties-had-made-something-boil-up/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fe/sabrina-jeffries-1064_right-now_the-sight-of-the-duke-taking-liberties-h_1786866.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fe/sabrina-jeffries-1064_right-now_the-sight-of-the-duke-taking-liberties-h_1786866.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fe/sabrina-jeffries-1064_right-now_the-sight-of-the-duke-taking-liberties-h_1786866.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The sight of the duke taking liberties had made something boil up inside Jackson that he couldn't suppress…” — Sabrina Jeffries", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“At the sound of the heavy knob turning, he cursed under his breath. She was coming in, damn it! To stop Maria before she ruined everything, he grabbed her about the waist, hauled her against him, and sealed his mouth to hers. At first she seemed too stunned to do anything. When after a moment, he felt her trying to draw back from him, he caught her behind the neck in an iron grip. “Oh,” Gran said in a stiff voice. “Beg pardon.” Dimly he heard the door close and footsteps retreating, but before he could let Maria go, a searing pain shot through his groin, making him see stars. Blast her, the woman had kneed him in the ballocks! As he doubled over, fighting to keep from passing out, she snapped, “ That was for making me look like a whore, too!” When she turned for the door, he choked out, “Wait!” “Why should I?” she said, heading inexorably forward. “You’ve done nothing but insult and humiliate me before your family.” Still reeling, he presented his only ace in the hole, “If you return to town,” he called after her, “what will you do about your Nathan?” That halted her, thank God. He forced himself to straighten, though the room spun a little. “You still need my help, you know.” Slowly, she faced him. “So far you haven’t demonstrated any genuine intent to offer help,” she said icily. “But I will.” He gulped down air, struggling for mastery over his pain. “Tomorrow we’ll return to town and hire a runner. I know one who’s very adept. You can tell him everything you’ve learned so far about your fiancés disappearance, and I’ll make sure he pursues it.” “And in exchange, all I have to do is pretend to be a whore ?” He grimaced. Christ, she felt strongly about this. He should have known that any woman who would thrust a sword at him wouldn’t be easily bullied. “No.” “No, what?” she demanded. “You needn’t pretend to be a whore. Just don’t leave. This can still work.” “I don’t see how,” she shot back. “You’ve already said we met in a brothel. Telling them we’re thieves is no better. I won’t have them thinking that we’re about to steal you blind.” “I’ll come up with some story, don’t worry,” he clipped out. “Something else to make me sound like a low, grasping schemer?” “ No ” She had him cornered, and she knew it. “Trust me, your background alone is enough to alarm Gran. She pretends not to mind it right now, but she won’t let it go on. Just stay. I’ll make it right, I swear.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sabrina Jeffries" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/at-the-sound-of-the-heavy-knob-turning-he-cursed-under-his-breath-she/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/629/sabrina-jeffries-1064_right-now_at-the-sound-of-the-heavy-knob-turning-h_1315226.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/629/sabrina-jeffries-1064_right-now_at-the-sound-of-the-heavy-knob-turning-h_1315226.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/629/sabrina-jeffries-1064_right-now_at-the-sound-of-the-heavy-knob-turning-h_1315226.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“At the sound of the heavy knob turning, he cursed under his breath. She was coming in, damn it! To stop…” — sabrina jeffries", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 6, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“No,” she whispered. “No more.” His breath came hot and heavy against her ear as his arm crept back around her waist. “Why not?” For a moment her mind was blank. What reason could she give that would make sense to him? If she protested that they weren’t married, he would simply put an end to that objection by marrying her, and that would be disastrous. Then she remembered Petey’s plan. “Because I’ve already promised myself to another.” His body went still against hers. An oppressive silence fell over them both, punctuated only by the distant clanging of the watch bell. But he didn’t move away, and at first she feared he hadn’t heard her. “I said—” she began. “I heard you.” He drew back, his face taught with suspicion. “What do you mean ‘another?’ Someone in England?” She considered inventing a fiancé in London. But that would have no weight with him, would it? “Another sailor. I . . . I’ve agreed to marry one of your crew.” His expression hardened until it looked chiseled from the same oak that formed his formidable ship. “You’re joking.” She shook her head furiously. “Peter Hargraves asked me to . . . to be his wife last night. And I agreed.” A stunned expression spread over his face before anger replaced it. Planting his hands on either side of her hips, he bent his head until his face was within inches from her. “He’s not one of my crew. Is that why you accepted his proposal—because he’s not one of my men? Or do you claim to have some feeling for him?” He sneered the last words, and shame spread through her. It would be too hard to claim she had feelings for Petey when she’d just been on the verge of giving herself to Gideon. But that was the only answer that would put him off her. Her ands trembled against his immovable chest. “I . . . I like him, yes.” “The way you ‘like’ me?” When she glanced away, uncertain what to say to that, he caught her chin and forced her to look at him. Despite the dim light, she could tell that desire still held him. And when he spoke again, his voice was edged with the tension of his need. “I don’t care what you agreed to last night. Everything has changed. You can’t possibly still want to marry him after the way you just responded to my touch.” “That was a mistake,” she whispered, steeling herself to ignore the flare of anger in his eyes. “Petey and I are well suited. I knew him from before, from the Chastity . I know he’s an honorable man, which is why I still intend to marry him.” A muscle ticked in Gideon’s jaw. “He’s not a bully, you mean. He’s not a wicked pirate like me, out to ‘rape and pillage.’” He pushed away from the trunk with an oath, then spun towards the steps. “Well, he’s not for you, Sara, no matter what you may think. And I’m going to put a stop to his courtship of you right now!”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sabrina Jeffries" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/no-she-whispered-no-more-his-breath-came-hot-and-heavy-against-her/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/687/sabrina-jeffries-1064_honorable-man_no-she-whispered-no-more-his-breath-came_240526.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/687/sabrina-jeffries-1064_honorable-man_no-she-whispered-no-more-his-breath-came_240526.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/687/sabrina-jeffries-1064_honorable-man_no-she-whispered-no-more-his-breath-came_240526.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“No,” she whispered. “No more.” His breath came hot and heavy against her ear as his arm crept back around…” — Sabrina Jeffries", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Anyone can tell that Freddy is no thief.” “She’s right about that,” the dull-witted Freddy put in helpfully. “I’ve got two left feet-can’t go anywhere without running into something. That’s probably why they caught me.” “Ah, but in cases like this, the fools generally prevail. Those fellows out there don’t care about the truth. They just want your cousin’s blood.” Panic showed in her face. “You mustn’t let them have it!” He stifled a smile. “I could put in a good word for him, soothe their tempers and get you two out of this with your necks attached. If…” She instantly stiffened. “If what?” “If you accept my proposition.” A fetching blush spread over her pretty cheeks. “I shan’t give up my virtue, even to save my neck.” “Did I say anything about giving up your virtue?” She blinked. “Well…no. But given the kind of man you are-“ “And what kind is that?” This should be amusing. “You know.” She tipped up her chin. “The kind who spends his time in brothels. I’ve heard all about you English lords and your debauchery.” “I don’t want your virtue, my dear.” He flicked his glance down her delectable body and suppressed a sigh. “Not that I don’t find the idea tempting, but right now I have more urgent concerns.” And no man of rank was fool enough to seduce a virgin-that was the surest way to end up leg-shackled to a schemer. Besides, he preferred experienced women. They knew how to pleasure a man without plaguing him about his feelings. “This may surprise you,” he went on, “but I rarely have trouble finding women to join me willingly in bed. I’ve no need to force a pretty thief there.” “I’m not a thief!” “Frankly, I don’t care if you are. The important thing is that you suit my purpose perfectly.” She had the same brash temperament as his sisters, which Gran had always deplored. She had the sort of upbringing that Americans seemed to prize and Englishmen to despise. A mother who’d been a shopkeeper’s daughter, and a father who’d been an illegitimate American of no consequence? Who’d fought in the very revolution that had cost Gran her only son? He couldn’t ask for better.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sabrina Jeffries" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/anyone-can-tell-that-freddy-is-no-thief-she-s-right-about-that-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6e/sabrina-jeffries-1064_gaze_anyone-can-tell-that-freddy-is-no-thief_3044048.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6e/sabrina-jeffries-1064_gaze_anyone-can-tell-that-freddy-is-no-thief_3044048.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6e/sabrina-jeffries-1064_gaze_anyone-can-tell-that-freddy-is-no-thief_3044048.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Anyone can tell that Freddy is no thief.” “She’s right about that,” the dull-witted Freddy put in helpfully…” — Sabrina Jeffries", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Then he happened to glance at the viscount, and his blood stilled. The viscount’s eyes followed Celia’s every move, and his finger kept stroking his goblet as if he wanted to stroke some part of her. Jackson gritted his teeth. No way in hell was he letting that bloody foreigner-or Devonmont, or even the duke-stroke anything of hers. “Are we going to stand around all day discussing which guns are more effective at killing,” he snapped, “or are we actually going to kill something?” Gabe exchanged a glance with his sister. “You’re right. ‘Prickly’ is the word.” “Mr. Pinter is probably just eager to earn his kiss,” Stoneville put in. “And given how the numbers stand right now, he may very well do so.” They all pivoted to look at his lordship. Stoneville chuckled. “Devonmont has killed a pathetic eight brace of birds, Gabe a respectable fifteen, Basto an impressive seventeen and a half, Lyons an even more impressive nineteen, and Pinter an astonishing twenty brace. My sister is tied with him at twenty brace.” “Good show, Pinter!” Gabe said amiably. “You must beat her so none of us have to pay for a blasted rifle.” “Here now, Gabe,” the duke cut in irritably, “I have as much chance of beating her as Pinter does. I’m only behind by one brace.” “I don’t’ care who beats her,” Gabe said. “Just make sure one of you does, in case I can’t catch up. She’ll pick the most expensive gun in Manton’s shop.” “You’re such a pinchpenny, Gabe,” Celia teased as they tramped back over the field, headed toward the east end of the estate. “That’s because need every guinea I have, in case you don’t marry.” The lord might have meant the comment as a joke, but clearly Celia didn’t take it that way. When the blood drained from her face, Jackson felt a stab of sympathy. He could understand why she wanted to show her family that she could find a decent husband. But decent was the operative word. “Oh, I daresay Lady Celia will be married sooner than you think,” the duke remarked. When he slid a knowing glance at Celia and she smiled faintly, Jackson felt his heart drop. The duke seriously had his eye on her. And apparently she knew it. Confound it all. As they stopped, Jackson began loading his gun with quick, efficient movements. That blasted duke could look all he wanted, but he was not marrying Celia. Nor even getting another chance to kiss her. Not if Jackson had anything to say about it.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sabrina Jeffries" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/then-he-happened-to-glance-at-the-viscount-and-his-blood-stilled-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a02/sabrina-jeffries-1064_another-chance_then-he-happened-to-glance-at-the-viscou_125149.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a02/sabrina-jeffries-1064_another-chance_then-he-happened-to-glance-at-the-viscou_125149.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a02/sabrina-jeffries-1064_another-chance_then-he-happened-to-glance-at-the-viscou_125149.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Then he happened to glance at the viscount, and his blood stilled. The viscount’s eyes followed Celia’s…” — Sabrina Jeffries", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Though I’m surprised that you read novels.” “I do have other interests than shooting, you know.” “I never said otherwise.” “But you think me a complete tomboy. Admit it.” He measured his words. “I think you a woman with a few unusual interests that happen to be similar to those of some men. Those interests don’t, however, make you a tomboy.” No tomboy would fire his blood the way she did right now in her elegant redingote, despite the black smudges of power along its sleeves and the mud caked along its hem. And no tomboy would have kept him up last night imagining what it would be like to raise her skirts so he could run his hands along the pale swaths of thigh that lay above her garters. “And yet,” she said hoarsely, “you kissed me as if I were some mannish chit beneath your notice. God forbid you should treat me as a desirable woman in front of my suitors. It might give them ideas.” He stared at her, thunderstruck. She was angry because he’d accorded her the respect she deserved? “Forgive me, my lady,” he said acidly. “I didn’t think you’d want me to toss you down in the grass and ravish you. I see I was mistaken.” Two spots of color appeared on her cheeks. “There is a vast space between ravishing me and treating me like a child. The gentlemen expected you to kiss me on the lips, as they would have. You won such a kiss, after all. When you didn’t take it, I’m sure they thought it was because I was somehow…unattractive to you. And that only hurts my cause.” Her cause , which was to be affianced to one of those arses. Anger boiled up in him. “Let me see if I understand you correctly. You wanted me to kiss you with some degree of passion so your suitors would be convinced if your desirability as a woman. Is that right?” She cast him a resentful look, then nodded. He strode up close, unable to contain his temper. “Isn’t it enough for you that they’re already barking at your heels like randy hounds? That they’re seizing your hand at the breakfast table and inviting you for tete-a-tete practice at their estates?” “What good does that do me when you seek to turn their affections away at every turn? You provoked me to accept that shooting challenge because you wanted me to frighten them off with my enthusiasm for guns. Admit it.” All right, so that was true. But he had good reason for it. “I wanted them to see you for who you really are and not the woman you keep pretending to be.” “ Pretending to be?” she said in a choked voice. “And who is that? A lady worthy of marriage? You wanted to expose me as some…adventuress or man in woman’s attire or…oh, I don’t know what.” “No!” he protested, suddenly all at sea in their argument. “You know what, Mr. Pinter? Ever since we made our agreement, you’ve only made matters worse, for some nefarious reason of your own.” She planted her hands on her hips and gave him a look of pure defiance. “So you’re dismissed from my employ. I no longer require your services.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sabrina Jeffries" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/though-i-m-surprised-that-you-read-novels-i-do-have-other-interests/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b18/sabrina-jeffries-1064_books_though-i-m-surprised-that-you-read-novel_1327815.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b18/sabrina-jeffries-1064_books_though-i-m-surprised-that-you-read-novel_1327815.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b18/sabrina-jeffries-1064_books_though-i-m-surprised-that-you-read-novel_1327815.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Though I’m surprised that you read novels.” “I do have other interests than shooting, you know.” “I never…” — Sabrina Jeffries", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“He tore his mouth from her eager lips to whisper, “Juliet…ah, sweeting…” Only he had ever called her sweeting. “Morgan…” she whispered back. He froze. Jerking back from her, he stared uncomprehending into her eyes. Then his face drained of heat as suddenly as hot iron dunked in water. He dropped his hands from her. “What the devil am I doing? I must be mad…” Pivoting away, he leaned over to brace his fists on the table. His shoulders shook from the force of his sharp, heavy breaths. “Morgan?” She stepped forward to lay her hand on his back. He flinched at her touch. “Don’t ever call me that again. Call me Sebastian or Lord Templemore, but never Morgan. I’m not him!” He whirled to face her once more. His haunted eyes gleamed in the dimness, and his features were twisted into anger. “I think I’ve proved that sufficiently.” His denial struck a dagger to her heart, and she began to tremble. Surely, he didn’t mean to continue in his lies after what they’d just shared. How could he? “Please, Morgan, don’t-“ “I’m not Morgan!” He glanced away. “I’m not.” Only his shaky hand shoving his beautiful, thick hair from his face belied his seeming control. “And another thing: no woman ruined by a man waits two years to hunt him down when her family is spoiling for vengeance. She doesn’t hide the truth from them, and she doesn’t come in secret to accuse her supposed debaucher.” His gaze swung back to her as he dropped his voice. “She certainly doesn’t let him kiss her intimately. Your encounter with my brother wasn’t ‘wicked’ at all, was it? This was merely another of your little tests.” He did mean to deny it all! Of all the infernal, dastardly- “But now you should realize,” he went on, twisting the dagger, “that your attempts to paint me the villain are pointless. I’m not the man you seek. You’ll never prove I am.” If she’d had one of his horrible weapons in her hand right now, he’d be dead for certain. That he could stand here and kiss her with such passion, then deny that it meant anything, deny their entire past together, while she still tasted him on her lips… Very well, she could play that game. Lord knows she’d seen enough games played in society to manage one of her own. If that’s what it took to make him confess the truth. “You’re right. It was a test. But you passed.” Her sudden change of tactic made him eye her with suspicion. “I did?” “Certainly. First, by your reaction to my calling you Morgan. And second, because you kiss nothing like him.” “You mean because he didn’t kiss you intimately.” “No. Because he put more feeling into it. Like the rogue he was, Morgan kissed with great abandon.” She’d die before she admitted that his lordship had gone the same. If he could deceive her without remorse, he deserved this. “Of course, that’s to be expected of a reckless adventurer. His sort excel at inflaming women’s passions. Whereas you-“ She broke off, as if the rest were perfectly obvious. He gazed at her mulishly. “Whereas I what?” “You’re a gentleman, of course. You’re much too proper to kiss recklessly, and certainly you’d never attempt to inflame a woman’s passion.” “You can’t tell me that my brother kissed you with more passion, for I know otherwise. His kiss was-“ He broke off, realizing his error too late. “You’ve already said that his kisses were perfectly chaste.” Aha! Finally she’d pierced his infernal armor. She hadn’t told him there’d been only one kiss; he’d slipped up already. Let him believe she’d given up her suspicions-it would lull him into lowering his guard. She’d use his own arrogance against him, batter his pride at every opportunity with “perfectly innocent” comments about the past. She shrugged. “Chaste? Well, that’s a different matter entirely. His kiss may have been ‘chaste,’ as you put it, but it was still thrilling.” She could hardly suppress her smile at the lovely effect her words had on Lord Templemore. He looked positively offended.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sabrina Jeffries" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/he-tore-his-mouth-from-her-eager-lips-to-whisper-juliet-ah-sweeting/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c0/sabrina-jeffries-1064_gaze_he-tore-his-mouth-from-her-eager-lips-to_2535753.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c0/sabrina-jeffries-1064_gaze_he-tore-his-mouth-from-her-eager-lips-to_2535753.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c0/sabrina-jeffries-1064_gaze_he-tore-his-mouth-from-her-eager-lips-to_2535753.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“He tore his mouth from her eager lips to whisper, “Juliet…ah, sweeting…” Only he had ever called her…” — Sabrina Jeffries", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/right-now/sabrina-jeffries/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/right-now/sabrina-jeffries/", "name": "Right now Quotes by Sabrina Jeffries", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/right-now/sabrina-jeffries/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc9/sabrina-jeffries-1064_gaze_manton-told-me-i-was-one-of-the-first-to_3148426.jpg" }, "description": "10 Right now quotes by Sabrina Jeffries. 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