I love these pet names," she said, gazing soulfully up into his eyes, "Nitwit. Sap skull. Termagant. How they make my heart flutter!
Loretta ChaseLife had a way of wrecking her careful plans, again and again. Roulette was more predictable than life. Small wonder she was so lucky at it.Life was not a wheel going round and round. It never, ever returned to the same place. It didn't stick to simple red and black and a certain array of numbers. It laughed at logic.Beneath its pretty overdress of man-imposed order, life was anarchy.
Loretta ChaseI must be besotted,โ he said evenly. โI have the imbecilic idea that youโre the prettiest girl Iโve ever seen. Except for your coiffure,โ he added, with a disgusted glance at the coils and plumes and pearls. โThat is ghastly.โ She scowled. โYour romantic effusions leave me breathless.
Loretta Chase