QUOTES

1 " I would rather be a cripple and have your love for all of a single moment than to live as I am without ever having it. "

― , Waking Up With the Duke (London's Greatest Lovers, #3)

2 " He took the hand that wasn’t holding the bouquet of wildflowers and stared at it, holding it so tightly that she thought he might crack her bones. Then his hold gentled. He slipped a gold ring onto her finger and lifted his gaze to hers.

“I’m not a brave man; I’ll never be a hero, but I love you more than life itself, and I will until the day I die. With you by my side, I’m a better man than I’ve ever been alone. I’m scared to death that I’ll let you down, but I won’t run this time. I’ll stand firm and face the challenge and work hard to see that you never have any regrets. You told me once that you wanted to share a corner of my dream. Without you, Amelia, I have no dream. With you, I have everything I could ever dream of wanting.”

Tears burned her eyes as he glanced back at the preacher. “I’m done.”

-Houston to Amelia as his wedding vow. "

― , Texas Destiny (Texas Trilogy, #1)

3 " In all likelihood he would eventually destroy her, unless he found the strength to let her go. "

― , Lord of Wicked Intentions (The Lost Lords of Pembrook, #3)

4 " A man always has a choice "

― , Always to Remember

5 " sometimes, silence can be very loud "

― , Always to Remember

6 " There’s no such thing as perfection, and even if there were, I think it’d be rather boring. "

― , In Bed with the Devil (Scoundrels of St. James, #1)

7 " Have you ever wanted something so badly that you would do anything, believe anything in order to acquire it? "

― , In Bed with the Devil (Scoundrels of St. James, #1)

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

― , Always to Remember

9 " Gossip about us will abound tomorrow,” he said quietly.

“I suspect it will abound tonight.”

“And you don’t care.”

“Not one whit. I have wanted to dance with you since the first ball I ever saw you attend.”

“You looked so young and innocent that night, dressed in white. Who would have thought you were such a hellion?”

She wasn’t certain whether he was striving to compliment or insult her, but it didn’t matter. What mattered was that he appeared to recall as many details about that night as she did. “You remember what I was wearing?”

“I remember everything about you that night. You wore pink ribbons in your hair and pearls against your throat.”

“The pearls were my mother’s.”

“You were standing amongst a gaggle of girls, and you stood out not because of your beauty—which far exceeded theirs—but because of your refusal to be cowed. No one has ever challenged me as you do, Catherine.”

“No one has ever intrigued me as you do, my lord. "

― , In Bed with the Devil (Scoundrels of St. James, #1)

10 " 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. "

― , Lord of Wicked Intentions (The Lost Lords of Pembrook, #3)

11 " This was where she belonged, she realized. Beneath him, beside him, near his heart. "

― , Waking Up With the Duke (London's Greatest Lovers, #3)

12 " 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. "

― , Texas Destiny (Texas Trilogy, #1)

13 " Stay."

The strangled word, spoken in anguish, tore at her heart, ripped through her resolve. She swiped at the tears raining over her cheeks and slowly turned, forcing the painful truth past her lips. "I can't stay. I can no longer give you what you want. I can't give you a son."

Dallas stepped off the veranda and extended a bouquet of wildflowers toward her. "Then stay and give me what I need."

Her heart lurched at the abundance of flowers wilting within his smothering grasp. She shook her head vigorously. "You don't need me. There are a dozen eligible women in Leighton who would happily give you a son and within the month there will be at least a dozen more—"

"I'll never love any of them as much as I love you. I know that as surely as I know the sun will come up in the morning."

Her breath caught, her trembling increased, words lodged in her throat. He loved her? She watched as he swallowed.

"I know I'm not an easy man. I don't expect you to ever love me, but if you'll tolerate me, I give you my word that I'll do whatever it takes to make you happy—"

Quickly stepping forward, she pressed her shaking fingers against his warm lips. "My God, don't you know that I love you? Why do you think I'm leaving? I'm leaving because I do love you—so much. Dallas, I want you to have your dream, I want you to have your son."

Closing his eyes, he laid his roughened hand over hers where it quivered against his lips and pressed a kiss against the heart of her palm.

"I can't promise that I won't have days when I'll look toward the horizon and feel the aching emptiness that comes from knowing we'll never have a child to pass our legacy on to…"Opening his eyes, he captured her gaze. "But I know the emptiness you'll leave behind will eat away at me every minute of every day."

-Dallas and Dee "

― , Texas Glory (Texas Trilogy, #2)

14 " What are you doing?" she asked.

Grimacing, he considered returning his mouth to hers and kissing her until she forgot the question and his strange behavior, but he had to know the truth. Dammit, he had to know. "Amelia told me that her toes curl when Houston kisses her. I was just trying to see if your toes curl when I kiss you."

She turned a lovely shade of rose and rolled her shoulders toward her chin. "My whole body curls when you kiss me."

"Your whole body?"

She nodded quickly."Every inch."

"Well, hell," he said as he settled his mouth greedily over hers with plans to keep her body tightly curled for the remainder of the night.

-Dallas and Dee "

― , Texas Glory (Texas Trilogy, #2)

15 " Austin could do little more than stare at the woman. "It's a prairie dog," he reminded her.

Cautiously, she brushed her fingers over its head. "It's just a baby. Please help her."

Dee was looking at him with so much hope in her big brown eyes that he couldn't do what he knew needed to be done. He slipped his gun into his holster. Thank God, she was married to his brother and not to him. Dallas could break her heart. Austin wouldn't. "

― , Texas Glory (Texas Trilogy, #2)

16 " Cordelia!"

She staggered to a stop and slowly turned as her father's voice reverberated around the room.

"You just accused your brothers of trying to commit murder."

"No, Father. From this day forward, Cameron is the only brother I have. If you allow these two to remain in your home after what I have just told you, then I also have no father."

"You're as high-spirited and stubborn as your mother. I warned Leigh that he needed to keep a tight rein on you, but he wouldn't listen."

"Dallas isn't one to follow in other men's footsteps. Giving him permission to marry me was the finest gift you could have ever given me. "

― , Texas Glory (Texas Trilogy, #2)

17 " He was lying in bed with the woman he loved . . . a woman he couldn't make love to. He closed his eyes. More than anything in this world, he wanted this woman to be happy. He'd give her anything, do anything to make her happy. Even if it made his own life hell. "

― , Sweet Lullaby

18 " Have you ever loved anyone?"
"You mean besides my mum?"
Luke was dumbfounded as he stared at Jack. He knew his friend's story. "She sold you when you were five."
Jack shrugged. "Doesn't mean I didn't love her. Just means she didn't love me. "

― , In Bed with the Devil (Scoundrels of St. James, #1)

19 " We are not going to decide this with a game of cards," Sebastian grout. "Besides, the decision has been made."

"Oh? Tristan arched a brow. "And who is it to be then?"

"You. You’re the one who allowed her in here and then let her stay."
He’d expected his brother to protest. Instead, he simply gave up curt nod.

"Right, then. I’d best go ask for her hand while she still in London. Word is that her father sending her away."

He taken but two steps before Sebastian and ground out, "Damn you, Tristan. You know it will be me. "

― , She Tempts the Duke (The Lost Lords of Pembrook, #1)

20 " He look back toward the dance floor and greeted his teeth. She was in Tristan's arms moving gracefully in rhythm with the music. Tristan with cutting quite a swath through the ladies, he knew it shouldn’t grate that his brother was dancing with Mary. Tristan knew more than he knew any of the others. It was expected. But still he didn’t like the way Tristan watched her through hooded eyes. But then Tristan caught his gaze an issue a silent challenge: cut in. I dare you. "

― , She Tempts the Duke (The Lost Lords of Pembrook, #1)