“You must have faith in the duke, and in true love." She groaned. "Easy for you to say! You are not in a wedding dress laced so tightly as to make it impossible to breathe, uncertain if your groom will… — Maya Rodale Copy Share Image
“Women create an idealized, hopeful vision for the future to inspire other women. Fiction and fantasy are the crucial first steps to changing the… — Maya Rodale Copy Share Image
“I cannot believe we had to read it in the paper - when we are your dearest school friends!" Lady Abernathy said sweetly. "Yes,… — Maya Rodale Copy Share Image
“An English gentleman is someone who knows exactly when to stop being one.” — Maya Rodale Copy Share Image
“I hardly have any names on my dance card," Emma said, slightly despairing. This was not how she imagined her debut. "There are just… — Maya Rodale Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, you must play by the rules. If only so one can break them more effectively.” — Maya Rodale Copy Share Image
“Romance novels feature nuanced portrayals of female characters having adventures, making choices, and accepting themselves just as they are. When we say these stories… — Maya Rodale Copy Share Image
“English women made it harder to get them naked than Tahitian women, but he was a practiced bloke at such important life skills.” — Maya Rodale Copy Share Image
“Perhaps I shall take my fortune and retire to the country and read novels where other characters must bother with these sorts of troubles.” — Maya Rodale Copy Share Image
“He wanted to bend her over the dining table and ravish her. Or the desk, or one of the twenty beds, or any piece… — Maya Rodale Copy Share Image
“You must be the only woman in the whole entire world who is immune to the Ashbrooke Effect," Olivia said. "Amazing. You are a medical marvel." "First of all, the Ashbrooke Effect is not an actual medical condition," Emma lectured, after another sip of her drink. "Secondly, I refuse to believe it even exists at all." "I suffer from it… — Maya Rodale Copy Share
“For you, Lady Copley, Lady Agatha wishes you to have her china set, since you complimented it." Blake bit back laughter at Lady Copley's… — Maya Rodale Copy Share Image
