Quotes from Johanna Lindsey

Or maybe you wouldn't mind lending me a few of your dresses until I can find a seamstress in town? You haven't exactly been wearing your clothes lately, so I'm sure you won't miss them!

Interesting she called him. She saw him as interesting-artistically. Under the circumstances, that was about as unflattering as she could get.

It was Papa," Marian interrupted quietly, glancing up at her aunt. "He looked directly at me,not a foot away from me.It was Papa." Kathleen sighed. "Well,I can't say I'm delighted to hear it.The best thing Mortimer ever did for you gals was to die. So he couldn't even do that right?

He slammed out of the room, determined to speak with Captian Overly himself. If there was any way to get the Merhammer turned around short of holding a gun to the man,he would do it.

Shall we go have a nice dinner in London? And,well, you can't, but I feel like getting a little foxed while we're at it.

You misplaced one of your men," Chad remarked. "I did?" "He'll be along shortly with the baggage. He'll need to be untied.

Rebecca saw red.The urge she had to fly at Elizabeth with her nails bared was too compelling. She couldn't resist it. That Elizabeth immediately stomped off wasn't going to stop her. She was going to cause the worst scandal London had seen in decades,and she didn't care!

It could have been called the scam of the century, their pretense of a happy marriage,yet as several weeks passed and it continued with such perfection, Rebecca had to pinch herself to keep from believing it herself.

Lady, no man in his right mind would want to kill you. There's many things I could think of that a man would want to do to you, but killing isn't one of them.

It didn't even help that I had a man watching the house.I suppose he can be forgiven for not thinking Mary Pearson could be a threat." "I knew about him," Rebecca replied. "I found him hiding in the garden this morning. I took him some cookies." Rupert laughed. "Did you? How embarrassing for him, but that was probably my mother's spy.Mine would have been better hidden!

Suit yourself. There's ample room on the floor. But I'm going to carve your mistress into little pieces first, so you'll have to excuse me for a few minutes

She paused, frowning as she sifted through her memories. "I think it was my mother who said it, that Kathleen married Frank Dunn just so she could leave Haverhill. I remember thinking at the time that that must have been a powerful desire she had, to see more of the world." Or a powerful desire to get away from her small of corner of it, Chad was thinking.

In response to his question, she warned, "There will not be any more kissing. You were an excellent teacher. I graduated from your class." He laughed,though he was quick to rejoin, "How disappointing. You were supposed to claim ineptitude and ask for further guidance.

Twas hard to dislike a man she so enjoyed in bed. Twas harder still to dislike one who kept showing her a more gentle side to his nature

Attitudes change once the die is cast

I'd pity you," she said in a conversational tone. "But you know,you just aren't worth it. I'd pity your new son, too,but he won't be worth it either after you get done raising him to be just like you-that's if he's even really yours or just-" "Get out!" Mortimer cut in furiously.

We were invaded today, Lord Malory." "By a bunch of ungodly thieves and sellers of sin," Reverend Biggs said most indignantly. Walter latched on to the word "ungodly," asking, "These are different from Godly thieves, I take it?" He was being sarcastic,but the good reverend took him seriously instead, answering stiffly, "Heathens usually are, m'lord.

I suppose I could walk back.The house isn't that far away." He lifted a black brow at her. "You'd rather walk a mile than ask me to take you back?" The answer was absolutely yes, but she wasn't going to embarrass them both by saying it. At least she had an excuse to avoid such close contact with him, which she really didn't think she could handle. Being this close to him was bad enough because it was reminding her about that kiss the other night...

You knew I would not kill you!" "Not then I did not!

Scream now, Duchess, while you've got the chance. You won't get another.

I'm going to take care of this little matter myself, since you obviously won't.

She wanted the touch of his mouth on hers so much that she was willing to take the hurt with it.

I wouldn't worry about him just yet, when I haven't decided whether or not I'm going to cut your throat

She was in deep trouble and knew it