01c. 1964 ADLeo smiled and stroked her hair. 'We'll both be fine, Marks. We've just begun our journey...and there's so much we have yet to do.' He spoke more softly as he heard her breathing turn even and steady. 'Rest against my heart. Let me watch over your dreams. And know that tomorrow morning, and every morning after that, you'll awaken next to someone who loves you.''Dodger?' she mumbled against his chest, and he grinned.'No, your confounded ferret will have to stay in his basket. I was referring to myself.''Yes, I know.' Catherine slid her hand up to his cheek. 'Only you,' she said. 'Always you.Lisa Kleypas / quote ↗
02c. 1964 ADHe turned back to Lara, his alert gaze raking over her tearful face. Somehow the solid reality of his presence eased her panic. He folded her in his arms, anchoring her against his chest, murmuring quietly into her hair.Sniffling, Lara reached inside his waistcoat until her palm rested over the steady beat of his heart. The sensation of his warm breath sinking down to her scalp me her quiver. It was so terribly intimate, crying in his arms... even more personal than making love. But he had never felt so much like a husband to her as he did in this moment. Quieting, she inhaled his familiar scent and let out a shaky sigh.Lisa Kleypas / quote ↗
03c. 1964 ADYou fault me for having standards?' Sebastian countered icily.'Not at all. I fault you for having two sets of them.'~ Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent & Cam Rohan.Lisa Kleypas / quote ↗
04c. 1964 ADThen, as now, there were always girls who were overlooked and ignored by gentlemen who really should have known better.Lisa Kleypas / quote ↗
05c. 1964 ADThis was getting bloody ridiculous, he thought savagely. If she became any more adorable, endearing, or delectable, something was going to get broken.Most likely his heart.Lisa Kleypas / quote ↗
06c. 1964 ADYou thought I was peculiar,” she said in a muffled voice.His mouth brushed the edge of her ear and settled against her neck. She felt that he was smiling. “Darling love… you are.Lisa Kleypas / quote ↗
07c. 1964 ADYou’re mad,” he said in a low voice, “if you think I would leave you now. I’ll see you safe and well no matter what it takes.Lisa Kleypas / quote ↗
08c. 1964 ADI tried to curl around him, holding him with my arching body. His mouth was slow and searching, the kisses hard at first, then loosening as if unraveling from their own heat. The pleasure thickened, hard flushes rising through me, bringing the desire to full-slip ripeness.Lisa Kleypas / quote ↗
09c. 1964 ADAnd I wonder how Gage knew this is what my soul has craved. He turns me to face him, his eyes searching. It occurs to me that no one in my life has ever concerned himself so thoroughly with my happiness.Lisa Kleypas / quote ↗
10c. 1964 ADAsking an eight-year-old girl if something is a little over-the-top is like asking a Texan if there are too many jalapenos in the salsa. The answer is always no." -Liberty JonesLisa Kleypas / quote ↗
11c. 1964 ADHis kisses tapped into deep mines of memory, and the years that had separated us fell away as if they were nothing.Lisa Kleypas / quote ↗
12c. 1964 ADSo if you were dating the UPS guy, he could buy you whatever the hell he wanted. But I cant."well...yes, but I'd never date the UPS guy. Those brown shorts are just not a turn-on for me.Lisa Kleypas / quote ↗
14c. 1964 ADI looked down at the brochure nearest me."We're going to Nigeria," I threatened. "I hope you like elephant polo." -Liberty JonesLisa Kleypas / quote ↗
15c. 1964 ADI think you could probably thaw out a glacier, honey." -Hardy CatesLisa Kleypas / quote ↗
16c. 1964 ADI guess it's over now," I said bravely. "Right?""Is that what you want?"My throat clenched. I shook my head."What do you want, Haven?""I want you," I burst out, and the tears spilled over again. "But I can't have you."Hardy moved closer, gripping my head in his hands, forcing me to look at him. "Haven, sweetheart . . . you've already got me.Lisa Kleypas / quote ↗
17c. 1964 ADThe trick was forgetting about what she had lost ...and learning to go on with what she had left.Lisa Kleypas / quote ↗
18c. 1964 ADHaving your own church doesn't make you a good guy. It only makes you tax-exempt.Lisa Kleypas / quote ↗
19c. 1964 ADWhat you should really be sorry for," he continued, "is that for the rest of my life, I'll have to avoid wine cellars to keep from thinking about you.""Why? Was kissing me that bad?"A devil-solf whisper. "No sweetheart. It was that good.Lisa Kleypas / quote ↗
20c. 1964 ADI wanted more of those sweltering kisses. I felt terrible about that. But the warm sunny fragrance of him...he smelled better than any human being I'd ever met. "Okay" I said unsteadily, "forget what I said about not exchanging names. Who are you?""For you, honey...I'm trouble." -Haven & HardyLisa Kleypas / quote ↗
21c. 1964 ADIf my wife finds comfort in trite Gispy homilies, I have no objection to your offering them. However, if you ever kiss her again, no matter how platonic the fashion, I'll make a eunuch of you.Lisa Kleypas / quote ↗
22c. 1964 ADSt. Vincent and I didn't expect to fall in love. It caught us both unaware.""Yes, but how did you know?""It was the moment I realized he was willing to die for me. I don't think anyone, including St. Vincent, believed he was capable of self-sacrifice. It taught me that you can assume you know a person quite well- but that person can s-surprise you. Everything seemed to change from one moment to the next- suddenly he became the most important thing in the world to me.Lisa Kleypas / quote ↗
23c. 1964 ADDearest," she murmured, "as you know, there was a time when it didn't matter to me whether I married a man I loved or not... it seemed enough just to get my family out of the desperate situation we were in. But when I thought about what it would be like to share a bed with my husband... to spend the rest of my life with him... I knew Simon was the only choice." She paused, and sudden tears glittered her eyes. Beautiful, self-possessed Annabelle, who hardly ever cried. "When I'm ill," she continued in a husky voice, "when I'm afraid, when I need something, I know he will move heaven and earth to make everything all right. I trust him with every fiber of my being. And when I see the child we created, the two of us mingled forever in her... my God, how grateful I am that I married Simon.Lisa Kleypas / quote ↗
24c. 1964 ADYou're a strong woman, Annabelle. Stronger than I would have believed.""No, it's my love for you that is strong.Lisa Kleypas / quote ↗
