“Charm, my dear, Cynthia wanted to tell her, is not learned, it is innate. And it is honed by desperation and need… — Julie Anne Long Copy Share Image
“No, Lord Waterburn threatened to shoot us for singing.” Waterburn had no patience for such whimsy. “I did no such thing,” he… — Julie Anne Long Patience Copy Share Image
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“Vicars, he often thought, are essentially God’s lawyers on the earth. Interpreters of the law, the finders of nuance, sifters through rationalizations… — Julie Anne Long Nature Copy Share Image
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“Why are you holding a knife?” he asked, mimicking her tone. Shock blurred her vision. The ease had gone out of his… — Julie Anne Long Dreams Copy Share Image
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“Moreover,' he mused relentlessly, 'I think that you'll be dreaming of me perhaps until the day you die.' She clapped her book… — Julie Anne Long Books Copy Share Image
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