“What were her abilities? She played the pianoforte passably well even though it didn't interest her. She loved to read and could… — Karen Ranney Abilities Copy Share Image
“The tapestry of her life was a work of art created not with a needle but with duty, courage, and honor, sprinkled… — Karen Ranney Art Copy Share Image
“She bit her lips, concentrating, wishing he'd go and sit on one of the chairs before the fireplace. Or stand at the… — Karen Ranney Ellice-and-ross Copy Share Image
“They locked gazes in that moment, the mother and the rake. Neither doubted that a battle had been joined” — Karen Ranney Mother Copy Share Image
“El emparejamiento de los cuerpos no llevaba necesariamente a la unión de las mentes.” — Karen Ranney Despues-de-besarte Copy Share Image
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“She had never felt such excitement, such awareness of life around her, as if the very air was charged with his presence.” — Karen Ranney Life Copy Share Image
“My eyes are brown and my hair is brown." "Your eyes are the color of warm chocolate," he said, tilting his head… — Karen Ranney Brown eyes Copy Share Image
“He wanted to know her with such familiarity that he could curve his fingers around a wrist, an ankle, a knee and… — Karen Ranney Familiarity Copy Share Image
“The female in his carriage didn't say a word, merely turned and stare at him with doelike brown eyes. Was she too… — Karen Ranney Brown eyes Copy Share Image
“She recognized that great love carries a price of great torment if it ends, but it also bestows a greater and more… — Karen Ranney Great love Copy Share Image
“Love is like lightning. You never see it coming. If it strikes you, you know it instantly and it will forever leave… — Karen Ranney Love Copy Share Image
“A castle sat in the background, turrets flying a minuscule emblem in the foreground sat a lady, her skirts adorned with picked… — Karen Ranney Copy Share Image
How very different it would be to live somewhere where people weren't afraid to reveal themselves, where emotion was prized instead of… — Karen Ranney Different Copy Share Image
“Just when she thought she could feel nothing more, he began to increase his pace, strokes that pushed her over the edge.… — Karen Ranney Gaze Copy Share Image
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“The morning sun danced on her hair, transforming the brown to gold and reddish glints. An errant sunbeam angled over her face,… — Karen Ranney Beauty Copy Share Image
“She laughed. He was right. Her laughter was enchanting. So, too, the sparkle in her eyes as she glanced at him. He'd… — Karen Ranney Dark hair Copy Share Image
“You will treat me with respect." He didn't say anything for a moment. "What does that mean?" he finally asked. She looked… — Karen Ranney Ellice-and-ross Copy Share Image
“Until she'd known him she'd never experienced sorcery. Never known what it was like to feel passion. For the sheer blinding alchemy… — Karen Ranney Affirmation Copy Share Image
“She threw open the window to breathe in the spring air, heavy with the sweet perfume of roses and heather. To her… — Karen Ranney Ellice-traylor Copy Share Image
“When the smell of her perfume, something that reminded him of faint spicy blossoms and spring, wasn't wreathed in a cloud around… — Karen Ranney Ellice-and-ross Copy Share Image
“A storm in Scotland was like nothing she'd ever experienced in London. Here, the elements felt alive, sentient. This storm was a… — Karen Ranney Children Copy Share Image
“The world was a glorious place this morning. The birds were particularly noisy in their greeting to the day. The sky was… — Karen Ranney Ellice-and-ross Copy Share Image
“What kind of love do you want?" he asked gently. "Once I might have said like Donald and Lady Pamela. But they're… — Karen Ranney Ellice-and-ross Copy Share Image
“Why should she listen to a litany of her flaws when she knew them all so well? She never stood up straight.… — Karen Ranney Cried Copy Share Image
“What is being a Scot like?" Ellice heard her mother ask. 'Oh, no.' "A certain independence of spirit,"she answered before the men… — Karen Ranney Ellice-and-ross Copy Share Image
“She'd dreamed of him. Her imagination, unfettered in her sleep, had featured him. He'd been gloriously naked and her hands had explored… — Karen Ranney Ellice-traylor Copy Share Image
“I will not be spoken to in that tone," she said to her mother. Enid's mouth gaped open. For only a moment,… — Karen Ranney Ellice-traylor Copy Share Image
“Memories of her, however, would remain with him. Everywhere he’d look, she would be there, as if she were a hundred women,… — Karen Ranney Memories Copy Share Image
“There’s no scandal involved,” she said airily. “I have no connection with you whatsoever. I have nothing to do with you. You… — Karen Ranney Historical-romance Copy Share Image
“Love that defied trite words or even description, that carried with it tenderness and passion and laughter and friendship. Love that made… — Karen Ranney Friendship Copy Share Image
“The tapestry of her life was dotted with threadbare spots, where grief or pain or loss had eaten through like hungry moths.… — Karen Ranney Art Copy Share Image
“The room smelled of lemon wax and the perfume she wore, something delicate and unassuming, not truly mirroring the complex woman she… — Karen Ranney Ellice-and-ross Copy Share Image
“Do you like sandwiches?" he asked. "At this point, I think I'd eat anything. Other than rabbit. I'm not excessively fond of… — Karen Ranney Blue dress Copy Share Image
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