“After a long moment, the Countess sat back down. "So," she said. "You … do love her. I must say, you look… — Meredith Duran Copy Share Image
“He thought back to the first moment in Hong Kong when he had wanted her and recoiled. That, perhaps, was when his… — Meredith Duran Copy Share Image
“He had worlds in his eyes; they were magnetic. He was a force of gravity, and his presence, even in this blackest… — Meredith Duran Copy Share Image
“And he wondered, suddenly, what sort of divide it created between them, that he knew pieces of her that she had never… — Meredith Duran Copy Share Image
“You really must let me seduce you, Miss Boyce.” He spoke against her lips, in a voice that had gone hoarse. “We… — Meredith Duran Copy Share Image
“He was a man of few personal possessions, and until this moment, he had never considered what they might say of him.… — Meredith Duran Copy Share Image
“There had seemed no other way to view her, not until that moment when he'd fallen from the window. Rude shock: running… — Meredith Duran Copy Share Image
“No, thank you. I prefer my liquor cold.' 'Right. Or in a pipe, I suppose.' Phin's brow lifted. 'What a clumsy way to drink… — Meredith Duran Copy Share Image
“Miss Masters was not content with threatening to hire away his staff, oh no. First, she had to perfume it.” — Meredith Duran Copy Share Image
“Her face turned to the window, and he saw her swallow. She was not as calm as she appeared, but for some reason, it… — Meredith Duran Copy Share Image
“the kiss he gave her when he pulled her head down was slow and deep, a leisurely address that reached into her like the… — Meredith Duran Copy Share Image
“She had told the truth: she did not like to dance. Men assumed that a spinster wanted for excitement. Dried-up. They made a point… — Meredith Duran Copy Share Image
“Here was a new lesson for her, then: it was possible to behave like an utter goose in front of a man, and then… — Meredith Duran Copy Share Image
“She wished he could make her somehow indelibly his; that they were still children so they could cut their fingers and mingle their blood… — Meredith Duran Copy Share Image
“Surely this is what death would be like: nothingness, oblivion, as the world continued to turn, heedless of her absence.” — Meredith Duran Copy Share Image
“The cat's tail was straying into her face again; she was forced to expel air in a most unbecoming fashion to avoid a mouthful… — Meredith Duran Copy Share Image
“Speak plainly, sir.' '*Sir*? I say, Lyd. Are you always so formal with men you've made love with?' The whip of her head caused… — Meredith Duran Copy Share Image
![“Speak plainly, sir.' '*Sir*? I say, Lyd. Are you always so formal with men you've made love with?' The whip of her head caused the bird [on her hat] to saw wildly, like a famished woodpecker in range of a tree.” quote by Meredith Duran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3d6/meredith-duran-2968_quote_speak-plainly-sir-sir-i-say-lyd-are-you_184237.jpg)