Now I was more certain than ever of my decision. I could not love a man who did not love Jane Austen.

Now I was more certain than ever of my decision. I could not love a man who did not love Jane Austen.

I adored history, not the dry dates and boring battles, but the stories and the people who populated them.

To say that I met Nicholas Brisbane over my husband's dead body is not entirely accurate. Edward, it should be noted, was still twitching upon the floor.

You are curious and quick, you have a deft mind, and for some unaccountable reason, people tell you things -- useful things.

She didn't look at me and I didn't look at her. Some questions are so direct the only way to ask them is sideways.

I see only a little, lady, but I know that your fortune is as twined with his as the ivy to the oak.