Judith-james Quote by Judith James

“Sweet heaven.” She swallowed back a lump in her throat. “You must do this all the time. Night after night, you tell women your…

— Tessa Dare

“His mouth felt cold to mine ; he neither opened his eyes, nor spoke, nor moved. I said in my heart, "Too late I…

— Mary Renault

“She longed to know what at the moment was passing in his mind--in what manner he thought of her, and whether, in defiance of…

— Jane Austen

“And yet he had taken her to that inn wanting to soothe himself with feminine compassion and warmth. Her very silence and self-possession had…

— Mary Balogh

“Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind,” he said, “That from the nunnery, Of they chaste breast and quiet mind.” I looked up at…

— Laurell K. Hamilton

“His words cost him so much, she thought, not like hers that just came dancing out of the air and went back into it.…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“though she hurried him on, he dawdled, his head back, squinting at the stars. There were no revelations to be had there. Just pinpricks…

— Clive Barker

“He laid his hands on her head, pushing back the hood. He began to speak. His voice was soft, and the words were in…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“But she stepped forward and placed a finger to his lips and there it was before him. The greatest prayer to the gods he…

— Melina Marchetta

“She crooned, twining her legs around his, pressing her forehead to his breastbone. It was all he needed. Easing her backward, supporting her until…

— Jennifer Blake

“To desperation,” he said, and raised his glass. She raised hers as well, toward the altar. “And to bleeding hearts,” she added, and they…

— Max Gladstone

“Gradually his mouth shifted away from hers, and he bit softly at the delicate silk of her throat. He murmured things that shocked her,…

— Lisa Kleypas