Iโve won his heart, but itโs like owning a house in which most of the doors are permanently locked. He wants to shield me from all unpleasantness. And itโs not really marriageโnot like the marriage you have with Camโuntil heโs willing to share the worst of himself as well as the best of himself.
Lisa KleypasI didn't think there was any way to convince Jack that he wanted more than I had to give, that to people who'd been damaged the way I had been, fear and the will to survive would always be more powerful than attachment. I could only love in a limited way
Lisa KleypasShe smiled at him, though her hazel-green eyes were wary beneath the brim of a sodden hat. Right at that moment, staring at her across the hall, Gideon Shaw, cynic, hedonist, drunkard, libertine, fell hopelessly in love.
Lisa KleypasShe had discovered that the best remedy for heartache was trying to make herself useful to others.
Lisa KleypasSo you actually need spectacles,โ Leo finally said. โOf course I do,โ Marks said crossly. โWhy would I wear spectacles if I didnโt need them?โ โI thought they might be part of your disguise.โ โMy disguise?โ โYes, Marks, disguise. A noun describing a means of concealing someoneโs identity. Often used by clowns and spies. And now apparently governesses. Good God, can anything be ordinary for my family?
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