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The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1) QUOTES

The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1) QUOTES

1 " I won’t marry you,” she repeated.
“Why not? You were eager enough to fuck me.”
Anna winced. “I do wish you would stop using that word.”
Edward swung around and assumed a hideously sarcastic expression. “Would you prefer swive? Tup? Dance the buttock jig? "

― Elizabeth Hoyt , The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1)

2 " A garden always has a point. "

― Elizabeth Hoyt , The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1)

3 " If I've never stepped outside the role that's been assigned to me since birth, I've never tested myself. I've been too afraid of others' opinions, I think. I've been a coward. If that woman needs me, why not help her - for her... and for me? "

― Elizabeth Hoyt , The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1)

4 " I am a whore," she said. "And in addition to that, I am not a nice woman. But despite these facts, my word is gold. "

― Elizabeth Hoyt , The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1)

5 " Edward shot a glare at Davis that held the promise of dismemberment, mayhem, and the apocalypse. "

― Elizabeth Hoyt , The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1)

6 " Edward got up from his desk, limped across to hers, and placed both hands, palms down, upon it. He leaned over until his eyes were only inches from her hazel ones. “I am not ashamed,” he said very slowly. “I did not fall off my horse. I was not thrown from my horse. I wish to end this discussion. Is that amenable to you, Mrs. Wren?” Anna swallowed visibly, drawing his eyes to her throat. “Yes. Yes, that’s quite amenable to me, Lord Swartingham.” “Good.” His gaze rose to her lips, wet where she had licked them in her nervousness. “I thought of you while I was gone. Did you think of me? Did you miss me?” “I—” she started to whisper. "

― Elizabeth Hoyt , The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1)

7 " If I’ve never stepped outside the role that’s been assigned to me since birth, I’ve never tested myself. I’ve been too afraid of others’ opinions, I think. I’ve been a coward. If that woman needs me, why not help her—for her… and for me? "

― Elizabeth Hoyt , The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1)

8 " I believed… No. I knew we had an attraction. Then you left and I realized you were taking what you felt for me and giving it to another woman. A woman you didn’t even know. And I wanted—needed—” Anna threw up her hands in frustration. “I wanted to be the one you-you swived with. "

― Elizabeth Hoyt , The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1)

9 " You were the one who left for London. You were the one who decided to-to tup another woman. You were the one who turned away from me. From us. Who is the greater sinner? I will no longer—urp! "

― Elizabeth Hoyt , The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1)

10 " Oh, how she wanted this man! She wanted to hold him like this tomorrow and fifty years hence. She wanted to be by his side every morning when he woke, she wanted his to be the last voice she heard before she fell asleep at night. "

― Elizabeth Hoyt , The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1)

11 " Briefly, he tried to imagine any of his previous, male secretaries daring to comment on his appearance. It was impossible. In fact, he couldn’t think of anyone, save his current female secretary, who made such impertinent comments to him. Oddly, he found her impertinence endearing. Not that he let it show. "

― Elizabeth Hoyt , The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1)

12 " When he died, she took her hopes for a child and wrapped them carefully in a box and buried that box deep, deep in her heart. So deep, she thought never to face that dream again. Except, with one sentence, Edward had exhumed the box and ripped it open. And her hopes, her dreams, her need to bear a child were as fresh now as they had been when she was newly wed. "

― Elizabeth Hoyt , The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1)

13 " What of all the men who made her what she is by associating with her?” she asked. “No one worries about the reputation of the men who patronize whores.” “I can’t believe you would speak of such things,” he sputtered in outrage. "

― Elizabeth Hoyt , The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1)

14 " The earl slowly pivoted to face her, the crunching of his boots in the gravel drive loud in the stillness. They stood only a few feet distant. He took a step, his beautiful, heavy-lidded eyes intent on her face. "

― Elizabeth Hoyt , The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1)

15 " He paid scant attention to the conversation. He could smell his own sent on Anna's body, and it satisfied him in a primal way ... She gasped as he buried his nose in her maiden hair and inhaled. His scent was strongest here, in her gilded curls so soft and pretty in the morning light. "

― Elizabeth Hoyt , The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1)

16 " No, please don’t apologize.” She smiled, warmth spreading through her breast as she gathered her courage. Maybe this was the time. “I wanted the kiss just as much as you. As a matter of—” “I’m engaged.” “What?” Anna recoiled as if he had struck her. “I’m engaged to be married.” Edward grimaced as if in self-disgust or possibly pain. She stood frozen, struggling to comprehend the simple words. A numbness seeped throughout her body, driving out the warmth as if it had never been. "

― Elizabeth Hoyt , The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1)

17 " He took a deep breath and wished irritably that she would call him by his given name. He longed to hear her say Edward. But no. It would be highly inappropriate for her to call him by his Christian name. He gathered his scattered thoughts. “We should return to work.” He stood and strode from the room, feeling as if he were fleeing fire-breathing monsters rather than one plain little widow. "

― Elizabeth Hoyt , The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1)

18 " Anna Wren was not for him. She was of a different class than he, and, moreover, she was a respectable widow from the village. She wasn’t a sophisticated society lady who might consider a liaison outside of wedlock. "

― Elizabeth Hoyt , The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1)

19 " It was no use. Edward rolled his head back against his shoulders, trying to ease the tension. He would have to make a trip to London soon to spend a night or even two at Aphrodite’s Grotto. Perhaps after that he could be in his secretary’s presence without lustful thoughts taking over his mind. "

― Elizabeth Hoyt , The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1)

20 " She caught her breath on a sob. He was going to London to bed another woman. "

― Elizabeth Hoyt , The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1)