I must actually credit Lady Russell. She explained to me that a man desires above all things to think himself his own master. Thus, I had only to convince Marcus that marrying me was entirely...

What is your name, my pet?””Kitty,” she replied.DeVere threw back his head with a guffaw. “Kitty? How delightfully apropos!” His erstwhile companions forgotten, he patted a muscular thigh. “Come then, Kitty, my sweet, little puss....

Perhaps Miss Trent?” Nick needled with a quirk of his lips.- A BREACH OF PROMISE

You’re mad! First of all, she would never break her marriage vows. Secondly, she’s certainly deduced by now what a whoremonger you are. She wouldn’t touch you with gloves, my friend.” from THE DEVIL YOU...

Ned seemed so different from any other man of her acquaintance, and, certainly, the antithesis of the rake she had set her sights on. She had chosen DeVere as her best prospect, yet after only...

Damn, but it was a night, Ned! Now, not to be outdone, it appears our reverend mother Hayes is inspired by Captain Cook’s latest voyage to the South Pacific.””I give the woman credit for creativity.”...

Hang you, DeVere! She’s a close friend, nothing more.” He furrowed his brow once again. “Though I do fear of late that she entertains some…expectations.””You think the young widow may aspire to quite another surrogate...

Why, Nick, I’d have thought it obvious. I’ll just have to ruin her.”-A BREACH OF PROMISE

You intend to keep me confined in here with you for three days?” His voice was low and ominous.”It doesn’t have to take three days,” she said, “It just depends how long it takes for...

Ned looked to DeVere. “You are the master of mayhem. Any brilliant ideas?””If we want him to leave the gate, we must provide proper motivation,” DeVere answered.”Such as?” Phoebe prompted.”Let us keep to the basics,...