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Julia Quinn shows characters wrestling with secrets that slip past close family members. She encourages patience, saying that the right answers will appear in time if you wait. She also highlights moments of intimacy, where a simple name or a shared touch can make a person feel truly seen.

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the unexpected moment [is] always sweeter.

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“when he called her Anne, it was the first time she felt as if the name was truly hers.”

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He would not give her up,he could not.For the first time in his life he'd found someone who filled all the empty…

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He was the firstborn Bridgerton of a firstborn Bridgerton of a firstborn Bridgerton eight times over. He had a dynastic responsibility to…

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“You are so beautiful,' he whispered. She must have heard those words before, thousands of times, but he wanted her to hear…

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“Belle had a feeling that someone had hurt this man very badly in the past. That didn't, however, mean that she would…

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It was juvenile, he knew, this need to assign blame, but everyone had a right to childish emotions from time to time,…

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“Love your siblings. Love them well, for they are your blood, and when you are unsure,or times are difficult, they will be…

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“But I wouldn't choose to spend time with them." Sebastian considered this, "Especially my father. As he's dead.”

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I have to tell you it was the first time even after all these years of expecting my own death that i…

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No words for the passion. No words for the need.No words for the sheer epiphany of the moment.And so, on an otherwise…

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“But you have told me," Elizabeth protested, "time and again, that the hallmark of civilization is routine." Lady D shrugged and made…

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There are moments in a woman's life when her heart flips in her chest, when the world suddenly seems uncommonly pink and…

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“It was nearly impossible to keep anything a secret, especially from her sisters, the youngest of whom—Hyacinth—could probably have won the war…

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This is why I didn't get married last year," she said to him. "I wouldn't be here to nurse you." She thought…

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“No one said we had to spend every waking moment together," he said, "but at the end of the day"-he leaned and…

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I love you with everything I am, everything I've been, and everything I hope to be. I love you with my past,…

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“no one thought her the least bit unattractive, but at the same time, no one was dazzled by her beauty, stunned into…

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He blinked a few times, each motion so slow that he was never quite sure if he’d get his eyes open again.…

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“His hand was on her arm, and he could feel her skin, feel the soft warmth of it, and then when he…

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“Look at me," John gasped. "I cannot remember the last time I allowed myself to be so happy. I smile all day…

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“His leg throbbed, but his heart felt lighter, and for the first time in years, the world seemed to be filled with…

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“Mother,” Hyacinth said, pausing for slightly longer than normal to steal a bit of time to organize her thoughts, “I am not…

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“Is what worth it?' He let go of her hand just long enough to wave at the crowd. 'This. This endless parade…

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“He was not quite sure how to phrase it, so he finally went with, haltingly, “I don’t enjoy being at the center…

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“She’d ceased spying upon him, that was true, but the damage was done. Every time he sat at his desk, he could…

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“There is so much I hope to teach you, little one. I hope that I may do so by example, but I…

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I'm mostly a historical romance reader, but I never miss a Susan Elizabeth Phillips book. Her characters are larger than life and…

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No. Haven’t you been listening?” Marcus would always remember that moment. It was to be the first time he would ever be…

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“The weather is fine,' she said after a moment. 'Have we already run out of things to say?' His voice was light…

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“For the first time in recent memory, he'd handled his daughter *exactly* right. Something about Eloise's presence had calmed him, lent him…

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Last time I was in London, I visited Number 5, Bruton Street, which is the address I gave to Violet Bridgerton, the…

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“The world seemed somehow different when one was lying down. Darker, more dangerous ... And in that moment, as he slowly closed…

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The biggest challenge of my career, which is something that authors of genre fiction face all the time, is writing something fresh…

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“No one said we had to spend every waking moment together, but at the end of the day and most of the…

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“And when he kissed her . . . All she wanted was more. “You are so beautiful,” he murmured, and for the…

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“I don't even know that I could have located it on a map.' There was another silence, this one more awkward than…

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“Every time he thought he knew everything about her, had unwillingly memorized every last detail, something inside her flickered and changed, and…

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Don't settle. Know what you want and reach for it. And if you don't know what you want, be patient. The answers…

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“I wonder where everyone is," she muttered. "Sleeping, if they have any idea what's good for them," Dunford replied acerbically. "I suppose…

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“what a sad pair we are," she said. "Surely we can manage a conversation on a topic other than our respective terrible evenings.”

It was the one dream he'd never permitted himself to consider.

But Hyacinth Bridgerton, who at ten should have known the least about kisses of anyone, just blinked thoughtfully, and said, " I think it's…

Daphne," he said with controlled gentleness, "what is wrong?" She sat down opposite him and placed a hand on his cheek. "I'm so insensitive,"…

You are always looking at people like this.” And then she made a face, one he couldn’t possibly begin to describe. “If I ever…

“Charlotte had tried to read his work. It seemed only polite, after all, given that they were neighbors. But after a while, she'd simply…

“Yes?" "When you said you weren't angry..." "Yes?" "Were you?" "I was rather annoyed," he admitted. "But not angry?" She sounded as if she…

Daniel held himself very still, waiting for the wave of jealousy that never came. He was furious with the man who’d taken advantage of…

“ "What do you say, Miss Lyndon? Shall we have a go at it?" " 'Shall we have a go at it?' " Ellie…

“Just curious,she mouthed. "What? I didn't catch that." Jjuussttccuurriioouuss.She drew it out this time, hoping he'd be able to read her lips. "If you…

“It was nearly impossible to keep anything a secret, especially from her sisters, the youngest of whom—Hyacinth—could probably have won the war against Napoleon…

“Something important is always about to happen... And if not, you'd do well to act as if it were. You'll enjoy life better that…

“Sophie picked her way through the forest, stepping over tree roots, and pushing aside low-lying branches, letting them snap back behind her with reckless…

People will think you're courting me.' 'Nonsense, everyone knows I don't court respectable women.

“If you cannot recognize the problem, there is no way that I could explain it to you." He laughed, damn the man. "My goodness,"…