Click. The door swung open. "Three," James said with a slightly self-satisfied smile. "Well done," Caroline said. He smiled back at her. "I've never met a woman or a lock that didn't love me.
Julia QuinnThere are moments in a woman's life when her heart flips in her chest, when the world suddenly seems uncommonly pink and perfect, when a symphony can be heard in the tinkle of a doorbell.
Julia QuinnI don't like your tone," was Violet's standard answer when one of her children was winning an argument.
Julia QuinnWhat happened to your face?" Harriet asked. "It was a misunderstanding," Daniel said smoothly, wondering how long it might take for his bruises to heal. He did not think he was particularly vain, but the questions were growing tiresome. "A misunderstanding?" Elizabeth echoed. "With an anvil?" "Oh, stop," Harriet admonished her. "I think he looks very dashing." "As if he dashed into an anvil." "Pay no attention," Harriet said to him. "She lacks imagination.
Julia QuinnI cannot feel like a duchess in my motherโs sitting room.โ โWhat do you feel like, then?โ โHmmm.โ She took a sip of her tea. โJust Daphne Bridgerton, I suppose. Itโs difficult to shed the surname in this clan. In spirit, that is.โ โI hope that is a compliment,โ Lady Bridgerton remarked. Daphne just smiled at her mother. โI shall never escape you, Iโm afraid.โ She turned to Gareth. โThere is nothing like oneโs family to make one feel like one has never grown up.
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