If you were a man, your ladyship, I would cordially horsewhip you for that remark.

They have different accents in America " Brisbane smiled. "Just as we do here." I waved a hand. "They all sound alike to me.

If one has a purpose, life is bearable enough, do you not think so?

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.

I stepped closer still. He closed his eyes again and covered my hand with his own. 'You smell of violets. You always smell of violets,' he said. 'You've no idea how many times I have walked these moors and smelled them and thought you were near. On and on I walked, following the scent of you, and you were never there. When I saw you in the hall tonight, I thought I had finally gone mad.

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

Life is too uncertain... You must seize happiness where you find it.