When the pace of our feet matched perfectly, I felt a deep inner pang of satisfaction. I could have gone on walking like that forever, side by side with him. There had been few times in my life I had ever inhabited a moment so fully, with no loneliness lurking at the edges.
Lisa KleypasA good conversation always involves a certain amount of complaining. I like to bond over mutual hatreds and petty grievances.
Lisa KleypasBeatrix, do you know what happens to girls who ask such naughty questions?โ โTheyโre ravished in haylofts?โ she inquired hopefully.
Lisa KleypasHow do I look?" Amanda asked. Jack shook his head ruefully as he glanced at her. No one could mistake the remaining flush on her cheeks, or the soft sparkle of her eyes, or her lusciously swollen mouth, for anything other than the results of physical passion. "Like you've been ravished," he said flatly. She astonished him by smiling. "Hurry, please. I want to go inside my house and consult a looking glass. I've always wanted to know what a ravished woman looks like.
Lisa Kleypas