" I love you, he thought, because you are honest with me and because you are willing to speak the truth to me when others might seek to curry favor instead. I love you because you are in this bed with me, not trying to conceive the much-awaited next generation of Windhams, but just holding my hand. "

― Grace Burrowes , The Heir (Duke's Obsession, #1; Windham, #1)