She hated that she was still so desperate for a glimpse of him, but it had been this way for years.

Love works in mysterious ways.

So he decided to stay out of it and instead turned back to Lady Bridgerton, who was, as it happened, the closest person to him, anyway. “And how are you this afternoon?” he asked. Lady Bridgerton gave him a very small smile as she handed him his cup of tea. “Smart man,” she murmured. “It’s self-preservation, really,” he said noncommittally. “Don’t say that. They wouldn’t hurt you.” “No, but I’m sure to be injured in the cross fire.

There were only so many ways a man‟s heart could break, and he had a feeling his couldn‟t survive another puncture.

He would not give her up,he could not.For the first time in his life he'd found someone who filled all the empty spaces in his heart

No man of any intelligence would pretend to know a female mind.

Sometimes Hen...I think I would give my life just for one of your smiles.