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6c7bc57
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A slow smile began on Gideon's face, and his blue eyes sparkled. With a shake of his head, he put his hand on his chest, as if the sight of her was more than his heart could bear.
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Lisa Kleypas |
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861e818
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Why is life so difficult for some people and not for others? Why do some people have to struggle so much?
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Lisa Kleypas |
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0047dd3
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A woman could do that to you - reach that place in your soul where the best and worst of you was kept. And once she was there, she owned that place and never left.
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woman
soul
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Lisa Kleypas |
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d3e58f2
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Great men don't nessarily make good husbands.
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truth
husbands
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Lisa Kleypas |
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15ab714
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Beautiful Hannah. If you were mine, I'd lay you on silk sheets and wrap you up in ropes of pearls, and feed you honey from a silver spoon. Of course, you wouldn't be able to make all your high-minded judgments if you were a fallen woman...but you wouldn't care. Because I would pleasure you, Hannah, every night, all night, until you forgot your own name. Until you were willing to do things that would shock you in the light of day. I would de..
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sexy-words
pearls
seduction
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Lisa Kleypas |
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ee2de6b
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I understood finally that the thing I should have feared most was not loss, but never loving. The price for safety was the regret I felt at this moment. And yet I would have to live with it for the rest of my life
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Lisa Kleypas |
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e46c5af
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Dear Lord," she said in a strangled whisper. "I can bear it for a while...but please don't let it hurt forever."
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Lisa Kleypas |
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bdb6bfc
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Recently Mr. Mawdsley's donkey escaped from his stall, raced down the road, and somehow found his way into an enclosed pasture. Mr. Caird's prized mare was innocently grazing when the ill-bred seducer had his way with her. Now it appears the mare has conceived, and a feud is raging between Caird, who demands financial compensation, and Mawdsley, who insists that had the pasture fencing been in better repair, the clandestine meeting would ne..
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Lisa Kleypas |
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1a23800
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I want you more than I've ever wanted anything on this earth." Sebastian took a shivering breath. "Tell me what I have to do to get you. Tell me what it will take for you to let me into your bed."
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Lisa Kleypas |
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31ae904
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it was better to answer, no matter how ineptly, thank to withhold a reply. Because sometimes silence could wound someone nearly as badly as a bullet.
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Lisa Kleypas |
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05602a2
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There is something about you that makes me feel terribly wicked. You make me want to do shocking things. Maybe it's because you're so proper. Your necktie is never crooked, and your shoes are always shiny. And your shirts are so starchy. Sometimes when I look at you, I want to tear off all your buttons. Or set your trousers on fire. I've so often wondered-are you ticklish, my lord?
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Lisa Kleypas |
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da8bde9
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Did it fall out?" Leo asked. "Is she bald?" "No, not at all. It's just that her hair is...green." To look at Leo's face, one would think it was Christmas morning. "What shade of green?" "Leo, hush," Win said urgently. "You are not to torment her. It's been a very trying experience. We mixed a peroxide paste to take the green out, and I don't know if it worked or not. Amelia was helping her to wash it a little while ago. And no matter what t..
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humor
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Lisa Kleypas |
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311aa34
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You were never one to moon over handsome boys, or talk about balls and parties, or dream about your future husband." "That was because of Merripen," Win admitted. "He was all I ever wanted."
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Lisa Kleypas |
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dbe7121
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You know," I told him on our wedding night, "I'm just as much me when I'm with you, as I am without you." And because Hardy understood what I meant, he pulled me into his arms, against his heart."
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Lisa Kleypas |
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00393f2
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You should hate me," she said brokenly. "You should leave me--" "Hush." His grip tightened, just short of bruising her. "Do you think so little of me? Damn you." He crushed his lips in her hair. "You don't understand anything about me. Did you think I wouldn't want to help you? That I would abandon you if I knew?" "Yes," she whispered. "Damn you," he repeated, his voice choked with anger and love. He forced her face upward. The hopelessness..
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lily-lawson
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Lisa Kleypas |
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cfd0c5f
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Evie," Lillian interupted impatiently, "men expect to be deceived in these matters. They're happiest that way. If one were straightforward with them the whole prospect of marriage would be too alarming, and none of them would ever do it."
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Lisa Kleypas |
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af0ff37
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How much do you have in common with this guy?" "Not much. Basically we're polar opposites. But do you want to know the main attraction, the weird part? . . . It's the talking." "Talking about what?" "About anything," I said earnestly. "We get started and it's like sex, this back-andforth, and we're both so there, do you know what I mean? We rattle each other. And some conversations seem to be happening on a few different levels at once. But..
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Lisa Kleypas |
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443cce8
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Although Annabelle couldn't see his face, she heard the note of quiet warning in his voice as he spoke to Westcliff. "We'll continue our discussion later. Right now I intend to escort Miss Peyton to her room." "That is not a wise idea, in my opinion," the earl said. "I'm glad I didn't ask for it, then," Simon returned pleasantly."
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Lisa Kleypas |
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61dd7b4
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The guy who broke up with me... he was exactly like you, in the beginning. Charming, and nice. They're all like you in the beginning. But I always end up like this. And I can't do it anymore.
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loss
love
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Lisa Kleypas |
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a18697d
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And there's one more thing to be aware of " Cam said with a wintry softness that disguised all hint of feeling. "If you succeed in marrying her we're not losing a sister. You're gaining an entire family--who will protect her at any cost."
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Lisa Kleypas |
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02c8be3
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Be careful dear that you don't end up as the queen of a lonely kingdom
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Lisa Kleypas |
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853b600
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I never take advice, good or bad. That would only encourage more of it.
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Lisa Kleypas |
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5cf0376
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she could only wait for someone, something, to free her from the invisible chains that bound her.
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Lisa Kleypas |
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71e15f7
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To Jack, there was nothing more powerful than a promise made over a handshake. He would have died literally chosen death before breaking his word.
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promises
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Lisa Kleypas |
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68cb6f4
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I'll leave you here to finish your, er...conversation." As he withdrew from the room, however, it seemed that he couldn't keep from ducking his head back in and asking Marcus cryptically, "Once a week, did you say?" "Close the door behind you," Marcus said icily, and Hunt obeyed with a smothered sound that sounded suspiciously like laughter."
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Lisa Kleypas |
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dfa032e
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You'll be my wife," he said inexorably. "You want to own me!" she accused, trying to crawl away from him. "Yes." He flung her down on the bed and flattened his weight on her. As he spoke, his hot breath fanned her mouth and chin. "Yes. I want other people to look at you and know you're mine. I want you to take my name and my money. I want you to live with me. I want to be inside you . . . part of your thoughts . . . your body . . . all of y..
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Lisa Kleypas |
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412ac66
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If you don't want to have sex, I don't want to talk about our feelings." He scrubbed his hand through his hair, looking confused. "Well, that's for damn sure the first time a woman's ever said that to me."
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Lisa Kleypas |
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46b9c9e
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He took his mouth from hers and stared down at her with eyes so dark they no longer looked blue. "Amanda, do you trust me?" "Of course not," she said. "I don't know the first thing about you." Laughter rustled from his chest. "Sensible woman."
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jack-travis
lisa-kleypas
suddenly-you
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Lisa Kleypas |
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17c17f0
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What flaw could you possibly find in his appearance?" "His posture," Hannah muttered. "What about it?" "He slouches." "He's an American. They all slouch. The weight of their wallets drags them over."
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humor
posture
wallets
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Lisa Kleypas |
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1e5dfda
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Don't you dare send me away, you c-coward. Who else would love my freckles? Who else would care that my feet were cold? Who else would ravish me in the billiards room?
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Lisa Kleypas |
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c739475
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I've lost someone, too. And there were no rules for how to deal with the death of someone you loved. You had to accept that the loss would always stay with you, like a reminder note pinned to the inside of your jacket. But there were still opportunities for happiness. Even joy.
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Lisa Kleypas |
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68e400b
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My heart only beats as an echo of yours.
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rhys-winterborne
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Lisa Kleypas |
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32f7a78
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Cam had once told her that the Rom believed the entire world was their home. As long as you were with your family you were home.
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Lisa Kleypas |
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85d35d7
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Well, I find a strange comfort in the fact that he wouldn't feel this degree of animosity now, had he not loved me so much before.
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Lisa Kleypas |
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db87f47
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I've never had any objection to appearing depraved or villainous. But I draw the line at looking like a prize idiot.
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Lisa Kleypas |
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e62482d
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You sweet...beautiful...lunatic," he heard himself mutter."
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Lisa Kleypas |
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994bd6b
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I'm scared of making the biggest mistake of my life. I'm just trying to figure out what the mistake is.
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Lisa Kleypas |
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d81a066
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Take too much time, and time will take you.
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time
mortality
inspiring
motivational
inspirational
seize-the-day
motivating
carpe-diem
mortal
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Lisa Kleypas |
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69a34e2
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But I hadn't known what love was. And I wondered how you could ever be sure, when you thought you loved someone, if you really did.
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Lisa Kleypas |
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b2278ab
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Can't you just tell me now?" "No, I need someone to eat with." A slight smile rose to my lips. "Am I supposed to believe that I'm your only option?" "No. But you're my favorite option."
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Lisa Kleypas |
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00be436
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My point is, when someone is hurting you, they can call it whatever the hell they want. They can even call it love. But words lie, actions don't.
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Lisa Kleypas |
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77cd9a4
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I thought I would spend the rest of my life searching for little reminders of you...
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Lisa Kleypas |
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7e7a560
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Interrupting what promised to be a long spate of fatherly advice, St. Vincent said in a clipped voice, "It's not a love match. It's a marriage of convenience, and there's not enough warmth between us to light a birthday candle. Get on with it, if you please. Neither of us has had a proper sleep in two days." Silence fell over the scene, with MacPhee and his two daughters appearing shocked by the brusque remarks. Then the blacksmith's heavy ..
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marriage
humor
wedding
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Lisa Kleypas |
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0664053
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His kisses tapped into deep mines of memory, and the years that had separated us fell away as if they were nothing.
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kiss
love
sugar-daddy
liberty
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Lisa Kleypas |