Karen Hawkins

“Ye said yerself that the man was bonny enough to sup with a spoon.”

— Karen Hawkins

Family is the only anchor that will hold in a choppy sea.

— Karen Hawkins

“There are times when simplicity makes a decision for you.”

— Karen Hawkins

“Luck is a fickle creature. She loves many, but is faithful to none.”

— Karen Hawkins

“Oh, he rarely gets angry. But he is perpetually irritated.”

— Karen Hawkins

“Sometimes the little things are the big things.”

— Karen Hawkins

My dear brother, never allow a woman to hold all of the cards.

— Karen Hawkins

“There's always hope. And when that fails, there's guile and wile.”

— Karen Hawkins

“If there's one thing you taught me, it's to never trust an answer that's actually another question.”

— Karen Hawkins

For a real knight, rescuing maidens would be an everyday event." ... "Perhaps a true knight saves himself for the right maiden

— Karen Hawkins

“You learn a lot about a person by the way he plays cards." Then it was a good thing no one had…

— Karen Hawkins

“You,my lord, are giving me goose bumps." "Every beautiful woman deserves to be clothed in no less.”

— Karen Hawkins

“Stop looking as if you'd like to toss me from the window. Give me a hug, and go on to your dinner…

— Karen Hawkins

“In fact, you could almost hold that no man is perfect until he meets the right woman.”

— Karen Hawkins

“I wish we hadn’t kissed at all,” he snapped. “So do I, but we can’t unkiss, so we must deal with it…

— Karen Hawkins

“Every day stole away more of her presence, leaving in its place faint wisps of memories devoid of color, scent, and sound.”

— Karen Hawkins

“Jane?” She lifted her brows. “Yes?” “If you so much as hum one word, I shall stuff one of your gloves into…

— Karen Hawkins

“So he’s harmless, then.” “I wouldn’t say that, exactly.” “No?” “I would n’t slip up behind him with a knife, for he…

— Karen Hawkins

“Good God, what happened to ye?" Shelton dropped the bucket of water he was carrying, unmindful that it spilled across the barn…

— Karen Hawkins

“Beth sighed. “I want a relationship, but then again…I don’t.” To her surprise, Grandfather cackled. “That’s quite normal, my girl. Quite normal…

— Karen Hawkins

“Nonsense. One day, the right man will come along, and you’ll change your mind.” Harriet wasn’t so sure. In all her twenty-four…

— Karen Hawkins

“Does the curse affect your entire family in the same way?" "There are some slight variations. When my brother Gregor grows angry,…

— Karen Hawkins

“I’ve noticed that women often have a desire to change men, even the ones they love.” “I’ve noticed that, too.” Dougal frowned.…

— Karen Hawkins

“He laughed, and it dawned on him that this was what he was going to miss the most—all the possibility that was…

— Karen Hawkins

“She also mentioned how close my balcony was to yours; so close that even an old lady like herself could leap between…

— Karen Hawkins

“Sophia stood staring blankly up the stairs for an entire minute before it dawned on her that he'd used the kiss to…

— Karen Hawkins

As Jack began to climb the stairs, Fiona looked up at her new home. Five stories of stately mansion rose above her…

— Karen Hawkins

“Jack,would you mind giving us some privacy?" Jack looked Dougal up and down. "Are you going to berate him?" "No." "Chastise him?"…

— Karen Hawkins

“But love? True love? As wretched as loneliness could be, it was nothing compared to the pain of betrayal. He’d seen with…

— Karen Hawkins

“Why would he bother? He has no more wish to wed than I.” “How do you know?” Anthony asked. “Did you ask…

— Karen Hawkins

“As I reach my thirtieth year of service as a butler in a gentleman’s household, I find myself looking back. Between my…

— Karen Hawkins

“London is good for two things — excellent Scotch and leaving.I miss them both, especially as I often partake of one while…

— Karen Hawkins

“Still, it was up to her to lure her victim to the rocky shore of loss by appealing to his vanity and…

— Karen Hawkins

“Yes,I was thinking about a nap,then..." He shrugged and glanced away. He didn't have to wait long. "Oh,dear! The mattress was too…

— Karen Hawkins

“My lord, I suggest you use the same strategy with Massingale that you used with his granddaughter. When you go to ask…

— Karen Hawkins

“Gor," she breathed when she picked up the nearly empty tureen. "Someone done eat the soup!" "Never!" Angus said, his eyes as…

— Karen Hawkins

“Dougal eyed the breakfast repast. In addition to burnt toast, there was poorly trimmed ham, eggs that looked rubbery enough to bounce…

— Karen Hawkins

“Perhaps you met my mother-she and I look very similar. She and my father traveled quite a bit before I was born."…

— Karen Hawkins

“I daresay he is not happy that his daughter is now unchaperoned. A gentleman would bid his adieu." "You can't leave!" The…

— Karen Hawkins

“Perhaps I should just leave after all." She whirled on him. "No! I'm just trying to find the right words,and I-oh,it's complicated!"…

— Karen Hawkins