“That was their Prince for you, a twisty, vicious fiend who you should never, ever cross, unless you wanted your gullet handed… — S.U. Pacat Fiend Copy Share Image
“Stay back, old man. It isn't your business. This is the Prince of Vere.' 'But---I only paid three coppers for him,' said… — S.U. Pacat Business Copy Share Image
“A golden prince was easy to love if you did not have to watch him picking wings off flies.” — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“Damen's understanding of Laurent rearranged itself, in order that he might despise him more accurately.” — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“I don't have sleeves to carry handkerchiefs in,' said Damen. 'I wouldn't mind being given a knife.' 'Or a fork?' said Laurent.” — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“Then Laurent turned and saw him, and the pressure in his chest grew like pain as Laurent greeted him, half stripped and… — S.U. Pacat Prince Copy Share Image
“Damianos," Touars said. "Princekiller." It was the last thing he said. Damen pulled the sword out. He took a step back.” — S.U. Pacat Prince Copy Share Image
“This is close quarters.’ ‘Close enough to see your eyelashes,’ said Damen.” — S.U. Pacat Copy Share Image
“Damen had half expected a gaudy parade costume, but Laurent had always defined himself against the opulence of the court. And he… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“Then, in the spirit of benevolence, "Your face is well balanced." She slapped him encouragingly on the back, "You have very long… — S.U. Pacat Eyelashes Copy Share Image
“Torveld favoured Laurent with another of those long, admiring looks that were starting to come with grating frequency. Damen frowned. Laurent was… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“What are you doing?" Damen's breath was shaky. "What am I doing? You are not very observant." "You're not yourself," said Damen.… — S.U. Pacat Prince Copy Share Image
“I lack," said Laurent, "the easy mannerisms that are usually shared with," you could see him pushing the words out, "a lover."… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“Stay with me until this thing is done, and I will take off the cuffs and the collar. I will release you… — S.U. Pacat Cuffs Copy Share Image
“Your inclination appears to be much as it was last night." Damen found himself saying, "You talk the same in bed," and… — S.U. Pacat Last night Copy Share Image
“It was true; it was somehow not even a surprise, more like a truth that had grown for some time on the… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“ To get what you want, you have to know exactly how much you are willing to give up. Never had he… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“Let him come to Charcy, with his hithertos and his wherefores, and there he will find me, and with all the might… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“Laurent stopped. Damen could see the moment when Laurent decided to continue. It was deliberate, his eyes meeting Damen's, his tone subtly… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“I want you," said Damen. "You've had me," said Laurent. "Twice. I can still feel the . . . sensation of it."… — S.U. Pacat Prince Copy Share Image
“To Laurent, in the same voice, he said, 'Calm down.' Laurent said, 'I wasn't finished.' 'Finished what?' Reducing every man in the… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“Damen watched as alone, unattended, Laurent had left his own banquet to find him, to follow him here, up the worn steps… — S.U. Pacat Prince Copy Share Image
“Laurent wasn't loved. Laurent wasn't liked. Even among his own men, who would follow him off a cliff, there was the unequivocal… — S.U. Pacat Bad idea Copy Share Image
“Are you going to try it with me? Or do you only take pleasure in attacking those who cannot defend themselves?" Damen… — S.U. Pacat Attacking Copy Share Image
“Talik said, 'His contract with Lord Berenger ends soon. Ancel will seek a new contract, a high bidder. He wants money, status.… — S.U. Pacat Ancel Copy Share Image
“He killed, his sword shearing, shield and horse a ram, pushing in, and further in, opening a space by force alone for… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“(Dorothy) Dunnett is the master of the invisible, particularly in her later books. Where is this tension coming from? Why is this… — S.U. Pacat Books Copy Share Image
“The embroidery came later, in the retelling, as the story was told again and again by the men, taking on its own… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“I'm twenty years old,' said Laurent, 'and I've been the recipient of offers almost as long as I can remember.' 'Is that… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“You fight them, his father had said. You don't trust them. His father had been right. And his father had been ready.… — S.U. Pacat Parenting Copy Share Image
“ Ride! ' went the call, and the individuals of the troop became a single lurching, streaming mass of horseflesh pounding toward… — S.U. Pacat Avalanche Copy Share Image
“Damen bridged the nine chilly inches at the first opportunity. 'What are you doing? You were the one who warned me about… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“Nicaise had picked up a gilt three-pronged fork, but had paused before sampling the dish in order to speak. The fear he'd… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“That’s right, I’m still captured,’ said Damen. ‘Your eyes say, “For now,”’ Laurent said. ‘Your eyes have always said, “For now.” — S.U. Pacat Prince Copy Share Image
“I should make you watch, said Laurent, while he's stripped down for every man in the troop to have him." Damen stepped… — S.U. Pacat Every man Copy Share Image
“Auguste preferred women. He told me I would grow into it. I told him that he could get heirs and I would… — S.U. Pacat Books Copy Share Image
“He wasn't sure how it would be, but when Laurent saw who was beside him, he smiled, the expression a little shy… — S.U. Pacat Prince Copy Share Image
“The collar came first, and when Guerin drew it from his neck he felt the collar's absence like a lightness, his spine… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“I'm not sure that's quite what I asked," said Laurent. His voice had the same quality as his gaze. "This is close… — S.U. Pacat Prince Copy Share Image
“Red. Red, the colour of the Regency, scrawled over with the iconography of the border forts, growing, fluttering. These were the banners… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
