So odd. Most women of his acquaintance relied on physical beauty and charm to mask their less-pleasant traits. This girl did the opposite, hiding eve….

Cleverness is like rouge - liberal application makes a woman look common and desperate. Wit is knowing how to apply it..

He couldn’t compare a woman to a torrentially beautiful monsoon, and then look surprised that he’d gotten wet..

He kissed her. Without warning, without permission. Without even deciding to do it, but simply because he couldn't have done anything else. He needed….

How is it you’ve never married?” A soft splash. “It’s an easy enough thing. Every morning I wake up, go about my day, and return to bed at night with….

You are a sweet man." -"God, there it is." He flopped back on the bed, as if shot through the heart. "Repeat that to anyone, and I will have you brou….

After spending all of her girlhood fervently wishing she could run away from home— she’d actually done it..

What on earth are you wearing? Did you take orders in a convent since we spoke last? Little Sisters of the Drab and Homely..

She couldn't "heal" him. No woman could. Events that far in the past just couldn't be undone. But perhaps he didn't need a cure, but . . . a lens. So….

She [Susanna] realized she was still hugging the wall. Pride propelled her two steps forward. As she advanced, something bleated at her, as though ch….

Colin stared at the officer. “Thorne, you scare me. I’m not ashamed to say it..

Dedication: For all the girls who walk and read at the same time..

The pain of an injury is over in seconds. Everything that comes after is the pain of getting well." He gave her a heartfelt look, full of apology. "I….

Oh no. Don't smile. You'll kill me. I stop breathing when you smile..

Is it truly so unfathomable, that an imperfect girl might be perfectly loved?.

Don’t. Don’t play that game.” His brow pressed to hers. “When I heard you cry out . . . it was like a saber to the gut. I wanted to die..

No, Susanna, " he said. "I cannot love you just a little. If that's what you want, you must find a different man." His green eyes were breathtaking i….

I’m so sorry to disappoint you,” she said, breathing hard. “But it would take far more than that to scare me.” A quick flex of his arms, and their bo….

What? You mean to travel almost five hundred miles alone? No. I can’t let you do that. I . . . I forbid you.” It was Colin’s first attempt at forbidd….

What is the world coming to, with these modern women? A man can't tell them what to do..

Jesus. Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene. Delilah, Jezebel, Salome, Judith, Eve. Trouble, every last one. Add Minerva Highwood to the list..