It's just that I don't think friends tie friends to the bedpost." James choked on his tea. "Caroline, you have no idea.

My mother is convinced that yellow is a happy color and that a happy girl would get a husband. -Penelope Featherington

But Hyacinth Bridgerton, who at ten should have known the least about kisses of anyone, just blinked thoughtfully, and said, " I think it's nice. If they're laughing now, they'll probably be laughing forever.

Anthony looked down at his evil clutches -- hands, he reminded himself, hands -- and grinned anew.

That was very rude of me.” “Think nothing of it. You’ve done worse.

Don’t tell me your name. It’s likely to awaken my conscience, and that’s the last thing we want.

Simon stopped breathing until her forefinger touched his nipple, and then his hand shot up to cover hers. "I want you," he said. Her eyes flicked downward, and her lips curved ever so slightly. "I know." "No," he groaned, pulling her closer. "I want to be in your heart. I want-" His entire body shuddered when their skin touched. "I want to be in your soul.