A man might engage in flirtation with distinterest, even disdain. But he never teases without affection..

I'm male. You rubbed your...femaleness all over me. I didn't think. I reacted..

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..

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….

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….

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

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

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….

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

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

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

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….

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….

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

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

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

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

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….

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….

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

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….