Quotes from Lisa Kleypas

Heaven forbid that we should spend an evening with people who are not exactly the same as ourselves. We might learn something.

You are everything that's ever been my favorite thing," she wanted to tell him. "You are my love song, my birthday cake, the sound of ocean waves and French words and a baby's laugh. You're a snow angel, crème brulée, a kaleidoscope filled with glitter. I love you and you'll never catch up, because I've gotten a head start and my heart is racing at light speed." Someday

After a long moment, he heard his mother say ruefully, "Sometimes I miss the days when I could solve any of my children's problems with a nap and a biscuit.

Most lives are not distinguished by great achievements. They are measured by an infinite number of small ones.

You're laughing at me." "No, I'm laughing with you, but in a slightly superior way.

Es mi prometida ahora. Y la llevaré de vuelta cuando me plazca. —Entendido. —Los labios de Cam se retorcieron—. ¿Tienes intención de casarte con ella pronto, espero? —Pronto no —dijo Kev—. Inmediatamente.

As her gentle voice continued, Rhys had the sensation of floating, the red tide of fever easing. How strange and lovely it was to lie here half dozing in her arms, possibly even better than fucking... but that thought led to the indecent question of what it might be like with her... how she might lie quietly beneath him while he devoured all that petal softness and vanilla sweetness... and slowly he fell asleep in Lady Helen's arms.

Every time she enters the room, we can all hear your heart beating." West felt his color heighten. "Bugger off.

at my age, I will ask whatever I like, and let anyone reproach me if they dare.

Infuriated to the point of speechlessness, Kathleen glared at him while Helen discreetly pried the butter knife from her clenched fingers.

Some of her fear must have shone through her effort to maintain a reassuring facade, for her father took one of her hands and exerted a feeble tug to bring her closer to him. "Evie," came his faint whisper, "I'm going to your mother, y'see…she's got 'em to leave a back door open…so I can steal into 'eaven.

I know many scientific facts about the human heart—not the least of which is that it's far easier to make a heart stop beating entirely than to keep it from loving the wrong person.

Despite his size and broad-shouldered build, there was a feline quality about him... he was like a lazy but potentially deadly tiger.

although she was disposed to follow the rules whenever possible, she was also willing to discard them when necessary.

It's a sin." "How do you know?" "Because it feels like one

There's very little in life that doesn't require a compromise of one kind or another. No matter what you choose, it won't be perfect.

I'm not kind, darling. I'm only nice to people when I'm planning to take advantage of them." Lillian responded with a carefree grin, daring to ask, "Am I in danger from you, my lord?" Though his expression remained relaxed with good humor, his eyes were disturbingly intent. "I'm afraid so.

Keeping his movements relaxed, Devon went to the Arabian's stall. Asad turned his head sideways to view him, his teacup muzzle tightening in a sign of unease. "No need for concern," Devon murmured. "Although one can't blame you for wrinkling your nose at a Ravenel's approach.

He learned how to love them without changing them. To let them be what they were meant to be.

No podrías hacer nada peor que casarte con un hombre que no fuera capaz de hacer el ridículo por tu causa.

She huddled against his bare chest, greedily absorbing the heat and scent of him. "Oh, this is dreadful." "Why dreadful?" he asked, smoothing and playing with her curls, his thumb venturing to her temple and grazing the fragile spot. "Because sometimes it's better not to know what one is missing." "Sweet," he whispered, and stole a kiss from her lips. "Sweet... let me stay with you a little longer.

Devon kept his mouth on her, easing the pleasure into relaxation. She summoned just enough strength to reach out and caress his hair. That might have been worth going to hell for, she thought, and didn't realize she had mumbled it aloud until she felt him smile. A

During bargaining talks, he always tried to maneuver the other side into saying yes as early and as often as possible.

The span of three or four minutes is pretty insignificant in the scheme of things. People lose hundreds of minutes every day, squandering them on trivial things. But sometimes in those fragments of time, something can happen you'll remember the rest of your life.