Quotes from Lorraine Heath

When you're young, you wish for things in the future, but when you grow old … you wish for things from the past

Miss Carson, you need to step outside and slap me again. The side you hit is mostly dead. You need to hit the other side of my face so I can feel it like I should.

woman much like herself, who knew her worth was not measured by the man in her life but by her own accomplishments. Thus far in their letters, the ladies had listed

How long do you think it will take her to figure out who you are?" "She is blind." "Then that makes two of you." Alejandro

I'm never touching her again," Austin swore. "You'll touch her," his brothers said in unison.

After recently acquiring a position as a seamstress at Damsels in Dis Dress,

He'd follow her to hell to claim it was due to him. Unfortunately, he suspected she was headed for heaven, which was barred to him.

Tragedy makes for strange bedfellows.

As you don't have a lover, Miss Darling, I'd like to offer my services. As I believe we've just proven, we're quite compatible.

of each other, and I daresay we'd all be rather boring.

Gentlemen, if I truly want something, you do not have it within your power to stop me from obtaining it.

You're three years older than I. That hardly makes you an ancient crone. Besides, I prefer my women seasoned.Hmm.She arched a brow.With salt or pepper?A little of both.

his way across the slanted roof over the

Why did you tell me all this?" "So if I die, you'd know not to come looking for me when you get to heaven.

Then he began tearing at his clothes. She heard the linen rip and the buttons ping as they scattered over the floor. She thought she should be frightened by the frenzy, but instead she was fascinated that she could elicit such a reaction from a man. That he was fairly mad with wanting her.

Once they were beyond hearing, Miss Darling said, "The upstairs is rather boring. It's only bedchambers." "I've never found bedchambers to be boring.

The library, I presume," he said quietly. "I've a fondness for libraries.

He brought you back. He can steal anything he wants.

Stop your complaining," Sterling demanded, before Frannie could reply. "I'll have you know I've paid good money to have beautiful ladies towel me off." She jerked her head around to look at him, and a charming blush crept up her cheeks. He grinned at her. "Some foreign countries have lovely customs.

Yes, well, I'm not at all surprised by that revelation, but you see I'm making love to her and that requires a certain finesse, which I doubt your father has the wherewithal to possess.

right. She didn't expect him to ever forgive her, wasn't certain she'd ever forgive herself. At the time, she'd had no choice, no options—or at least not any that she could see. In hindsight—

She tiptoed her fingers along his back. "Were you really making love to me?" He rolled back over onto her. "If you have to ask, then I'm obviously not doing it well enough. Let me try a bit more diligently before I go searching for a dragon.

Funny how people could perceive attributes differently. What one person favored, another rejected.

But you also admitted to her being in the shadows and not having a clear view of him." "What would be his motive?" "Perhaps he saw me kissing Mary." "Killing the man for kissing your betrothed seems a bit drastic." I would, he thought, surprised by the vehement behind the words.