Elizabeth was counting on Marco to keep cousin Mary occupied until after the board meeting was over. A piece of cheese might catch a mouse, but an afternoon alone with a muscular masseur would ensnare...

A person with taste is merely one who can recognize the greatest beauty in the simplest things.

It’s all right, darling. I’ll finish the financial report on my own. I can think clearly before sex and stay awake afterwards. That’s one of the nice things about being a woman.

It’s different when the person you love dies. There’s an awful finality to death. But it is final. The end. And there’s the funeral, family gatherings, grieving, all of those necessary rituals. And they help,...

Even the most powerful woman needs a place to unwind.

At the age of fifty-six Eleanor Stoddard was still a beautiful woman. She owned three hotels in France and another two in England. From nothing at all, she had built an empire. Eleanor had it...

As the long limousine purred to life Edwina felt as if she were Elizabeth, setting sail to battle the Spanish Armada. She was Elizabeth, damn it! What she had built no one was going to...

The past was always there, lived inside of you, and it helped to make you who you were. But it had to be placed in perspective. The past could not dominate the future.

She put her hand in his, and he clasped it firmly, knowing he had been waiting for her all his life.

Successful women don’t sleep until noon.

Never let stress shape your strategy. Most women think better after a brisk walk, a light meal, a massage and a nap.

Always present yourself as a woman who expects to succeed.