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b1a537e
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"Oh, yes, she's unusual!" he said bitterly. "She blurts out whatever may come into her head; she tumbles from one outrageous escapade into another; she's happier grooming horses and hobnobbing with stable-hands than going to parties; she's impertinent; you daren't catch her eye for fear she should start to giggle; she hasn't any accomplishments; I never saw anyone with less dignity; she's abominable, and damnably hot at hand, frank to a fault, and - a darling!"
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love
regency-romance
unusual
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Georgette Heyer |
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3362ca2
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Yet, after all, Jenny thought she had been granted more than she hoped for when she married him. He did love her: differently, but perhaps more enduringly; and he had grown to depend on her. She thought that they would have many years of quiet content: never reaching the heights, but living together in comfort and deepening friendship.
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regency-romance
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Georgette Heyer |
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2af640a
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People do understand the language of the heart, you know, even if the head does not always comprehend it.
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love
passion
regency
regency-romance
romance
romantic
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Mary Balogh |
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16c1d6c
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"He took her face between his hands, turning it up, and looking down at her for a moment before he kissed her. "I do love you, Jenny," he said gently. "Very much indeed-- you are part of my life. Julia was never that-only a boy's impractical dream."
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regency-romance
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Georgette Heyer |
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35297b5
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You are not by any manner of means the sort of woman I am in search of as a wife, and I am in a totally different universe from the husband you hope to find. But I feel a powerful urge to kiss you, for all that.
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love
marriage
passion
regency-romance
romance
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Mary Balogh |
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868d6ff
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He knew he could worm his way beneath her defenses--he'd read every word of those diaries. He knew the one absolute way to fulfill her every dream. The problem was, could he do that to her? He didn't have to. He could turn about this moment and ride away. Yet that would mean leaving her forever.
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regency-romance
royal-four
sexy-book
spy
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Celeste Bradley |
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0168ea4
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No, but on the other hand you don't enact me Cheltenham tragedies when I've barely swallowed my breakfast.
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regency-romance
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Georgette Heyer |
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b94a194
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Julia stood for his youth, and the high hopes he had cherished; and although he might no longer yearn to possess her she would remain nostalgically dear to him while life endured.
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lost-love
regency-romance
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Georgette Heyer |
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78ecc33
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He then, with great presence of mind, put a stop to any further recriminations by kissing her; and his indignant betrothed, apparently feeling that he was too deeply sunk in depravity to be reclaimable, abandoned (for the time being, at all events) any further attempt to bring him to a sense of his iniquity.
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kiss
love
regency-romance
romance
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Georgette Heyer |
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f246706
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Well,' Frederick had said, 'I will see what can be arranged, Archie. But I will not have the girl frightened or compromised.' 'You sound like a grandfather who has raised fifteen daughters and is now starting on his granddaughters, Freddie,' Lord Archibald had said. 'It is most disconcerting.
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dialogue
humor
mary-balogh
regency
regency-romance
romance
witty-banter
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Mary Balogh |
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923291b
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I am still not used to being the possessor of such a grand title. I believe I shall have to start wearing a purple satin turban and carrying a lorgnette.
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dialogue
fashion
humor
mary-balogh
regency
regency-romance
romance
witty-banter
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Mary Balogh |
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89ad66e
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This is your home,' he said. 'You are mistress of Finchley Park, Vanessa. You may do whatever you wish.' Her smile broadened. 'Within reason,' he added hastily.
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historical-romance
regency-romance
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Mary Balogh |
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d50d4b8
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"He pulled loose the ribbons of her bonnet and tossed the garment onto the opposite seat. He held her head against his shoulder and rested his cheek on top of it. He had no idea if she needed to be gathered in or not. But he needed to gather. "Idiot," he said. "You precious idiot, Elizabeth." --
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regency-romance
romance
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Mary Balogh |
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b724614
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The gentleman had been an uncommonly affable fellow, but every time he counted to twenty (and he seemed to do so with strange frequency), he skipped the number twelve.
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regency-romance
romance
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Julia Quinn |
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13c2e2b
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"It was if the devil himself had devised the perfect earthly torture for Lady Alicia Lawrence. "Now how will I occupy myself when I get to hell?"
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historical-romance
regency-romance
romance
royal-four
snarky-quotes
spy
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Celeste Bradley |
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e35cc82
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But marriage is forever.' 'Oh, not really,' he assured her. 'Only until one of us dies.' Her eyes widened. 'I do not want you to die,' she said. 'Perhaps you will go first,' he said, though I rather think I hope not. I would probably have grown accustomed to you by then and would miss you.
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historical-romance
marriage
regency-romance
romance
wedding
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Mary Balogh |
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9fb4fa7
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But marriage is forever.' 'Oh, not really,' he assured her. 'Only until one of us dies.' Her eyes widened. 'I do not want you to die,' she said. 'Perhaps you will go first,' he said, 'though I rather think I hope not. I would probably have grown accustomed to you by then and would miss you.
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historical-romance
marriage
marriage-proposal
regency-romance
romance
weddin
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Mary Balogh |
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654dc1f
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No amount of careful grooming seemed to erase their impression that he was actually a foul and frightening ogre. It was enough to give a fellow self-doubts.
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regency-romance
romance
royal-four
spy
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Celeste Bradley |
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d6c5638
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His friend laughed. 'You missed your calling, Freddie,' he said. 'You should have been one of the aforementioned clergy. Is this what marriage does to you? One shudders at the very idea.
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cynicism
dancing-with-clara
dialogue
humor
marriage
mary-balogh
regency
regency-romance
romance
witty-banter
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Mary Balogh |
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8719c4d
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But it was not just his kisses that she missed. There was something else about the man that exhilarated her, something that appealed to a kindred spirit in her. Mr. Seyton was a man with a goal in life, and he was willing to work toward that goal even at the expense of his own safety. There was a spirit of adventure in him. Kate found herself envying him greatly. If only there could be more adventure in her life! She would burst soon at the boredom of her present existence.
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boredom
daring-masquerade
historical-romance
kindred-spirits
made-for-each-other
mary-balogh
regency-romance
romance-novel
soul-mates
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Mary Balogh |
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fe8ba8b
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Either way, he was always staring into a bottomless pit, or into a whirlpool that forever sucked him inexorably inward to its vortex.
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angst
bottomless-pit
dancing-with-clara
despair
mary-balogh
metaphor
rake
regency
regency-romance
romance
romance-hero
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Mary Balogh |