Ah well that I can't tell you." Diana ducked her head so that the brim of her bonnet covered her face. "Some things must remain a mystery and for now I think I'll keep my opinion of you and your compliments to myself.

Her heart the damned thing had begun to race and she only hoped that the rapid inflation and deflation of her chest wasn't visible beneath her fitted bodice.

That was the way love was, she guessed-it left you always unsteady on your feet.

She had rarely been near Henry since then, and the sight of him now was like a concentrated dose.

They will stop calling brides beautiful after today—you have simply set the standard too high,' he said.

Don't go looking for boys in the dark They will say pretty things then leave you with scars. Do go looking for boys in the park For that is where the true gentlemen are.

Living too much in one's head can be dangerous.