You do realise modern social mores exist for a reason?" "I was hungry, allowances should be made.

Sophronia was minding her own business and running late to luncheon, as was her custom. She'd let to learn the advantage of punctuality. As she told Sister Mattie the third time she was late to household potions and poisons, nothing interesting happened until after an event commenced.

Conall,” “Aye, Alexia?” He looked up at her. Was that fear in his caramel eyes? “I am going to take advantage of you,” she said

What did you do?” “Well, you see, there was this pot of tea, simply sitting there…” He trailed off. “Useful thing, tea,” commented Lyall thoughtfully.

She filed the image away as an excellent and insulting question to ask the earl at an utterly inappropriate future moment.

The ill-informed masses included her own family among their ranks, a family that specialized in being both inconvenient and asinine.

It'll all end in tears and oil.