Heโd spent his life being a perfect gentleman. Heโd never been a flirt. Heโd never been a rogue. He hated being the center of attention, but by God, he wanted to be the center of her attention. He wanted to do the wrong thing, the bad thing. He wanted to pull her into his arms and carry her to her bed. He wanted to peel every last inch of her clothing from her body, and then he wanted to worship her. He wanted to show her all the things he wasnโt sure he knew how to say.
Julia QuinnHe looks like a man.' 'How descriptive,' Susan said in a droll tone. 'Remind me never to advise you to seek work as a novelist.
Julia QuinnThe two of you together are a menace,โ Penelope remarked. โMy aim in life,โ Lady Danbury announced, โis to be a menace to as great a number of people as possible, so I shall take that as the highest of compliments, Mrs. Bridgerton.โ โWhy is it,โ Penelope wondered, โthat you only call me Mrs. Bridgerton when you are opining in a grand fashion?โ โSounds better that way,โ Lady D said, punctuating her remark with a loud thump of her cane.
Julia QuinnAnd then, well . . . He might have slept for a bit. He rather hoped he was sleeping, because he was quite certain heโd seen a six-foot rabbit hopping through his bedchamber, and if that wasnโt a dream, they were all in very big trouble. Although really, it wasnโt the rabbit that was so dangerous as much as the giant carrot he was swinging about like a mace. That carrot would feed an entire village.
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