A man with charm is an entertaining thing, and a man with looks is, ofcourse, a sight to behold, but a man with honor – ah, he is the one, dear reader, to which young...

Caroline stamped her foot in frustration, but when it landed, it landed on something considerablyless flat than the floor.”Owww!” he yelled.Oh! His foot!Sorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorry , she mouthed.I didn’t mean it.”If you think I can understand that,”...

the air changes.

Anthony looked down at his evil clutches — hands, he reminded himself, hands — and grinned anew.

Did you know I have always suspected that men were idiots,” Daphne ground out, “but I was never positive until today.

John shrugged. “It always seemed silly to me to desire a woman who cannot converse any better than a sheep.”Belle leaned forward, her eyes glittering mischievously. “Really? I would have thought you’d prefer such a...

The same amount of terrible?

To call that writing, madam, is an insult to quills and ink across the world.

This thing between them, this bond—it wasn’t just passion,and it wasn’t wicked.It was love, and it was divine.

Love’s about finding the one person who makes your heart complete. Who makes you a better person than you ever dreamed you could be. Its about looking in the eyes of your wife and knowing...

Just curious,she mouthed.”What? I didn’t catch that.”Jjuussttccuurriioouuss.She drew it out this time, hoping he’d be able to read her lips.”If you spoke out loud,” he drawled, “I might understand what you’re saying.”Caroline stamped her foot...

Darling,” he said distractedly,”about the moon…””Yes?””I don’t think it matters whether you want it or not.””What are you talking about?” “The moon. I think it’s yours.”Victoria yawned, not bothering to open her eyes. “Fine. i’m...

He gave her a sly, sideways look. “Did youbring it?””My list? Heavens, no. What can you be thinking?”His smile widened. “I brought mine.”Daphne gasped. “You didn’t!””I did. Just to torture Mother. I’m going peruse it...

Any man, you’ll soon learn, has an insurmountable need to blame someone else when he is made to look a fool.

He closed his eyes. The insides of his eyelids were a brownish black, not at all the same as the thick purple of the night. Darkness had so many colors. It was strange, that, and...

And, she was able to tell herself with some satisfaction, the man in question – one Colin Bridgerton – felt precisely the same way……..His earth shook, his heart leaped, and Penelope knew without a doubt...

I am going to kill you,” he hissed.She gulped. “Don’t you want to lecture me first?”He stared at her with a heavy dose of stupefaction.”I take that back,” he said with precisely clippedwords. “First I...

I very specifically told you to stay away from Ned Blydon.””I chose not to follow your advice. Ned is a very nice person. Handsome, personable—a perfect escort.””That is precisely why I wanted you to keep...

I love you with everything I am, everything I’ve been, and everything I hope to be. I love you with my past, and I love you for my future. I love you for the children...

No one knows as well as I how much nonsense is printed in books.

No words for the passion. No words for the need.No words for the sheer epiphany of the moment.And so, on an otherwise unremarkable Friday afternoon, in the heart of Mayfair, in a quiet drawing room...

And if you say that’s because you lot barged into her home like a herd of mentally deficient sheep, I’m disowning all three of you.

It’s only through sheer force and luck that she’s yet to take over the world.

At present, however, with his aching head and queasy stomach, Sebastian was feeling exceedingly resistible. Or if not that, then resistant. Aphrodite herself could descend from the ceiling, floating on a bloody clamshell, naked but...

Don’t ruin it. The moment is too rare.

you’ll be a danger to the ladies soon.”Harry very nearly rolled his eyes. Sebastian had already made conquests of nearly all the girls in the village near Hesslewhite. He must give off some sort of...

You don’t have to kiss a lot of frogs to recognize a prince when you find one.”-Henrietta Barrett, (Minx, Splendid Trilogy book #3)

It suddenly made sense. Only twice in his life had he felt this inexplicable, almost mystical attraction to a woman. He’d thought it remarkable, to have found two, when in his heart he’d always believed...

I don’t believe I’ve ever ingested anything quite so ancient,” Gareth murmured.

Love works in mysterious ways,

You don’t always have to kiss a lot of frogs to recognize a prince when you find one -Henrietta Barett

There were rules among friends, commandments, really, and the most important one was Thou Shalt Not Lust After Thy Friend’s Sister.

Sebastian got up and walked to the window, resting his forehead against the pane. It was cold outside, and the icy chill pressed up against him through the glass. He liked the sensation. It was...

Blake took a small roll from the tray on the table, then put it back in favor of a larger one. And maybe a little butter. It certainly couldn’t hurt. And jam…no, he drew the...

Perriwickturned to Penelope as he set the tray down on a table. “If I might be so bold, my lady-“”Perriwick!” Blake roared. “If I hear the phrase ‘if I might be so bold’ one more...

It was those eyes as much as anything that had earned him his reputation as a man to be reckoned with. When he stared at a person, clear and unwavering, men grew uncomfortable. Women positively...

Suddenly it was too hard to be in his presence, too painful to know that he would belong to someone else.

My mother is convinced that yellow is a happy color and that a happy girl would get a husband.-Penelope Featherington

Not that I knew who you were until last month. But now that I’ve got you, I’m not letting you go.””You’re not?”Blake stared at her in irritated confusion. What was her game? “Do you think...

There is a noticeable lack of dialogue,” Sebastian confirmed.

Watch over Honoria, will you? See that she doesn’t marry an idiot.

She was in big trouble now.”You stupid man,” she said to the body on the floor. “Why did you have to lunge at me like that? Why couldn’t you have left well enough alone? I...

This has to be the most self-centered thing I’ve ever said, but no, I think you just wanted to vex me.

She tried to remind herself that beauty was only skin deep, but that didn’t offer any helpful excuses when she was berating herself for never knowing what to say to people. There was nothing more...

But Hyacinth Bridgerton, who at ten should have known the least about kisses of anyone, just blinked thoughtfully, and said, ” I think it’s nice. If they’re laughing now, they’ll probably be laughing forever.