His expression was infused with lust and adoration as he lowered his head to kiss her throat, his tongue venturing into the little spaces between the diamonds and round opals. โWhy canโt you see yourself as I see you?โ -Jack to Amanda
Lisa KleypasDo you know what a balance wheel is?โ She shook her head slightly. โThereโs one in every clock or watch. It rotates back and forth without stopping. Itโs what makes the ticking sound...what makes the hands move forward to mark the minutes. Without it, the watch wouldnโt work. Youโre my balance wheel, Poppy.โ -Harry Rutledge
Lisa Kleypas...one can't avoid the storms and calamities of life, but one can at least find the right partner to face them with.
Lisa KleypasRecently Mr. Mawdsleyโs donkey escaped from his stall, raced down the road, and somehow found his way into an enclosed pasture. Mr. Cairdโs prized mare was innocently grazing when the ill-bred seducer had his way with her. Now it appears the mare has conceived, and a feud is raging between Caird, who demands financial compensation, and Mawdsley, who insists that had the pasture fencing been in better repair, the clandestine meeting would never have occurred. Worse still, it has been suggested that the mare is a shameless lightskirt and did not try nearly hard enough to preserve her virtue.
Lisa Kleypas