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Tessa Dare Quote: “He couldn’t escape it. She’d begun re-calibrating his senses the moment she came through that library door. His peripheral vision was now trained for flashes of golden hair: his ears, trained for her melodic laugh. He found himself following the drifting scent of her soap and dusting powder, like a dog panting after the butcher’s wife.”

151. “He couldn’t escape it. She’d begun re-calibrating his senses the moment she came through that library door. His peripheral vision was now trained for flashes of golden hair: his ears, trained for her melodic laugh. He found himself following the drifting scent of her soap and dusting powder, like a dog panting after the butcher’s wife.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “An appointment? With whom?” He swept her with a warm, caressing gaze. “With an angel, apparently.” She clucked her tongue. “More teasing.” “No teasing. I am here for you.” “If that’s not teasing, it’s a flat-out lie.” He inched the chair forward, desperate to close the distance between them. He spoke to her quietly, honestly. From the depths of his cold, longsuffering heart. “I’m here for you, mon ange. Violet. I would cross a world for you.”

152. “An appointment? With whom?” He swept her with a warm, caressing gaze. “With an angel, apparently.” She clucked her tongue. “More teasing.” “No teasing. I am here for you.” “If that’s not teasing, it’s a flat-out lie.” He inched the chair forward, desperate to close the distance between them. He spoke to her quietly, honestly. From the depths of his cold, longsuffering heart. “I’m here for you, mon ange. Violet. I would cross a world for you.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “Love me. Don’t ever stop. You hear me? It won’t be this good with anyone else. Only me, Min. Only me.”

153. “Love me. Don’t ever stop. You hear me? It won’t be this good with anyone else. Only me, Min. Only me.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “He laughed. A strained, ha, ha, ha, I may die of this laugh.”

154. “He laughed. A strained, ha, ha, ha, I may die of this laugh.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “Surely you know the feeling of infatuation. Everyone does. It’s not merely physical admiration. Your mind fixes on a person, and it’s as though you float through the days, singing a song that only has one word, thinking of nothing but the next time you’ll see them again.”

155. “Surely you know the feeling of infatuation. Everyone does. It’s not merely physical admiration. Your mind fixes on a person, and it’s as though you float through the days, singing a song that only has one word, thinking of nothing but the next time you’ll see them again.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “She sketched songbirds when she was supposed to be minding her lessons, and she sketched church mice when she was meant to be at prayer. When she had time to ramble out of doors, anything in Nature was fair game- from the shoots of clover between her toes to any cloud that meandered overhead.”

156. “She sketched songbirds when she was supposed to be minding her lessons, and she sketched church mice when she was meant to be at prayer. When she had time to ramble out of doors, anything in Nature was fair game- from the shoots of clover between her toes to any cloud that meandered overhead.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “Forgive me for speaking frankly, but after the past quarter-hour’s conversation, I am unconvinced that any of you possess the sense or sensitivity to impart the news in any respectful fashion” – Amelia.”

157. “Forgive me for speaking frankly, but after the past quarter-hour’s conversation, I am unconvinced that any of you possess the sense or sensitivity to impart the news in any respectful fashion” – Amelia.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “She turned to him in disbelief. “Why would you spoil the ending?” “I didn’t spoil it. It’s a Shakespearean tragedy. They’re all that way. Everyone dies; the end.”

158. “She turned to him in disbelief. “Why would you spoil the ending?” “I didn’t spoil it. It’s a Shakespearean tragedy. They’re all that way. Everyone dies; the end.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “The dark scares you because it seems boundless. But it isn’t as vast as it seems. You can explore it, learn the shape of it, take its measure – just as you can see a room with your eyes. You have your hands, nose, ears.”

159. “The dark scares you because it seems boundless. But it isn’t as vast as it seems. You can explore it, learn the shape of it, take its measure – just as you can see a room with your eyes. You have your hands, nose, ears.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “All this talk of folds and rods and buttons. Are we copulating or sewing draperies?”

160. “All this talk of folds and rods and buttons. Are we copulating or sewing draperies?”

Tessa Dare Quote: “Here were three people who desperately needed each other – perhaps even loved each other – and they would all rather contract consumption than admit it.”

161. “Here were three people who desperately needed each other – perhaps even loved each other – and they would all rather contract consumption than admit it.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “Dukes and their problems.”

162. “Dukes and their problems.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “Oh, dear. She did have such a weakness for a pair of well-traveled boots.”

163. “Oh, dear. She did have such a weakness for a pair of well-traveled boots.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “I think you underestimate my capacity for taking normal human interaction and making it awkward.”

164. “I think you underestimate my capacity for taking normal human interaction and making it awkward.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “My goodness,” she whispered. “Are you truly so afraid of asking for help? It’s that terrifying?” He balked. “I’m not afraid at all.” “I hear you saying that.” She pressed a hand to his shirtfront. “But this frantic, pounding thing in your chest is saying otherwise.” Little minx. There was exactly one reason his blood was pounding, and it had nothing to do with “please.” It had to do with “yes” and ”God, yes” and “just like that, but harder.”

165. “My goodness,” she whispered. “Are you truly so afraid of asking for help? It’s that terrifying?” He balked. “I’m not afraid at all.” “I hear you saying that.” She pressed a hand to his shirtfront. “But this frantic, pounding thing in your chest is saying otherwise.” Little minx. There was exactly one reason his blood was pounding, and it had nothing to do with “please.” It had to do with “yes” and ”God, yes” and “just like that, but harder.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “Nevertheless, her stomach was a giddy frolic of crickets and butterflies. He was just so near. And so tall. And so commanding. So male. Everything female in her was rallying to the challenge.”

166. “Nevertheless, her stomach was a giddy frolic of crickets and butterflies. He was just so near. And so tall. And so commanding. So male. Everything female in her was rallying to the challenge.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “Admit it, I was right.” “Very well, you were right.” She grinned. “I’ll never let you forget it, either.” Piers wouldn’t have it any other way. She must always remain the optimist to his cynic, the laughter to his silence, the chaos to his order, the warmth to his cool. Their hearts would meet in the middle somehow.”

167. “Admit it, I was right.” “Very well, you were right.” She grinned. “I’ll never let you forget it, either.” Piers wouldn’t have it any other way. She must always remain the optimist to his cynic, the laughter to his silence, the chaos to his order, the warmth to his cool. Their hearts would meet in the middle somehow.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “One more minute of this, and she’d be a certifiable simpleton.”

168. “One more minute of this, and she’d be a certifiable simpleton.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “She’d declined to attend parties and balls, citing her devotion to the Highland hero of her dreams – but really because she’d preferred to stay home with a book.”

169. “She’d declined to attend parties and balls, citing her devotion to the Highland hero of her dreams – but really because she’d preferred to stay home with a book.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “Right. He’d bedded Venetian acrobats less flexible than his morality.”

170. “Right. He’d bedded Venetian acrobats less flexible than his morality.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “Chase planted his boot on the floor, levered for the advantage, and flipped them both. He straddled Ashbury’s chest and stared down at his scarred face. “I’ve given you the benefit of the doubt on Alex’s account, but now I’m angry. I may not have a bloodthirsty cat, but I know a girl who can make a small bowel obstruction look like an accident, and I have a great deal of experience giving eulogies.”

171. “Chase planted his boot on the floor, levered for the advantage, and flipped them both. He straddled Ashbury’s chest and stared down at his scarred face. “I’ve given you the benefit of the doubt on Alex’s account, but now I’m angry. I may not have a bloodthirsty cat, but I know a girl who can make a small bowel obstruction look like an accident, and I have a great deal of experience giving eulogies.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “I lived in the grip of laudanum. I know what it is to crave. To tremble with wanting, be ruled by need. It nearly destroyed me. This is worse. There’s no respite. As soon as I leave your bed, I’m counting the hours until the next night.”

172. “I lived in the grip of laudanum. I know what it is to crave. To tremble with wanting, be ruled by need. It nearly destroyed me. This is worse. There’s no respite. As soon as I leave your bed, I’m counting the hours until the next night.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “She managed to snag a fiber of rope with her fingernail. “I think I’m making progress.” “Thank God,” he breathed. “I’m not certain I can loosen it without a bit more slack. Is there any way you can press just a bit closer? A few moments, no more. All I need is a half inch.” He made a strangled noise. “If you must, but do it quickly. Otherwise we’re going to move a good seven inches in the wrong direction.” “What?” “Never mind.”

173. “She managed to snag a fiber of rope with her fingernail. “I think I’m making progress.” “Thank God,” he breathed. “I’m not certain I can loosen it without a bit more slack. Is there any way you can press just a bit closer? A few moments, no more. All I need is a half inch.” He made a strangled noise. “If you must, but do it quickly. Otherwise we’re going to move a good seven inches in the wrong direction.” “What?” “Never mind.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “I named all the nothings after you. Because, my darling Nora... no matter where I traveled, you were always what was missing.”

174. “I named all the nothings after you. Because, my darling Nora... no matter where I traveled, you were always what was missing.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “She’d been mad for him as a girl, but she’d chalked that up to youthful infatuation. She’d tracked the events of his life religiously for a decade, but she’d told herself that was idle curiosity. And now... now she desired him so much she could scarcely stand, but surely that was only lust. Wasn’t it?”

175. “She’d been mad for him as a girl, but she’d chalked that up to youthful infatuation. She’d tracked the events of his life religiously for a decade, but she’d told herself that was idle curiosity. And now... now she desired him so much she could scarcely stand, but surely that was only lust. Wasn’t it?”

Tessa Dare Quote: “Then he took that mental image and filed it away under Pleasant-Sounding Impossibilities. Right between “flying carriage” and “beer fountain.”

176. “Then he took that mental image and filed it away under Pleasant-Sounding Impossibilities. Right between “flying carriage” and “beer fountain.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “Confidence did more to enhance a woman’s beauty than any kohl or rouge could manage.”

177. “Confidence did more to enhance a woman’s beauty than any kohl or rouge could manage.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “Forget birds singing, bells ringing, brooks quaintly babbling over rocks. Choirs of angels could go hang. Her voice, even scratchy and weak, was the most beautiful thing he’d ever heard.”

178. “Forget birds singing, bells ringing, brooks quaintly babbling over rocks. Choirs of angels could go hang. Her voice, even scratchy and weak, was the most beautiful thing he’d ever heard.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “Then she sighed. Just the faintest, softest release of breath. The sound swept through his chest like a hurricane, with the force to topple trees.”

179. “Then she sighed. Just the faintest, softest release of breath. The sound swept through his chest like a hurricane, with the force to topple trees.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “Perhaps... Perhaps he could make her happy. Not with the Granville money or his social cachet, but just by being the man he was, at his core. Sometimes, when he looked deep into those blue eyes, it felt like anything was possible.”

180. “Perhaps... Perhaps he could make her happy. Not with the Granville money or his social cachet, but just by being the man he was, at his core. Sometimes, when he looked deep into those blue eyes, it felt like anything was possible.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “I can’t judge how beauty looks anymore,” he said. “But I know the sound of it. It sounds like a flowing river of wild, sweet honey. Beauty smells like rosemary, and it tastes of nectar. Beauty sneezes like a flea.” She smiled. That beautiful smile. How could she ever doubt her effect on him? “This is how plain you are.”

181. “I can’t judge how beauty looks anymore,” he said. “But I know the sound of it. It sounds like a flowing river of wild, sweet honey. Beauty smells like rosemary, and it tastes of nectar. Beauty sneezes like a flea.” She smiled. That beautiful smile. How could she ever doubt her effect on him? “This is how plain you are.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “It was only a matter of time. She would love him before the week was out and it would be gloriously terrible, wonderfully hopeless.”

182. “It was only a matter of time. She would love him before the week was out and it would be gloriously terrible, wonderfully hopeless.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “She couldn’t help being a weasel. She was born that way.”

183. “She couldn’t help being a weasel. She was born that way.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “There’s a great deal you can sense about people without seeing them at all. Scents, sounds, textures. It amazes me sometimes how little attention I paid such things before I was injured. If there’s a boon in all this, it’s that I notice things I would have overlooked.”

184. “There’s a great deal you can sense about people without seeing them at all. Scents, sounds, textures. It amazes me sometimes how little attention I paid such things before I was injured. If there’s a boon in all this, it’s that I notice things I would have overlooked.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “All women are competitors, and sisters most of all. Ladies are perpetually jockeying for position, sizing themselves up against their peers. I can’t tell you how often I’m enjoined to comment on which lady is the prettiest, the wittiest, the most accomplished, the lightest on her feet. And who solicits these opinions? Always women, never men. Men could not care less. About those comparisons, at least.”

185. “All women are competitors, and sisters most of all. Ladies are perpetually jockeying for position, sizing themselves up against their peers. I can’t tell you how often I’m enjoined to comment on which lady is the prettiest, the wittiest, the most accomplished, the lightest on her feet. And who solicits these opinions? Always women, never men. Men could not care less. About those comparisons, at least.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “What is the world coming to, with these modern women? A man can’t tell them what to do.”

186. “What is the world coming to, with these modern women? A man can’t tell them what to do.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “The name didn’t fit my lifestyle. Charles is dull. Chase sounds roguish. Exciting. No woman wants to cry out, ‘Oh, Charles! Yes, Charles!’ in bed. I mean, would you?”

187. “The name didn’t fit my lifestyle. Charles is dull. Chase sounds roguish. Exciting. No woman wants to cry out, ‘Oh, Charles! Yes, Charles!’ in bed. I mean, would you?”

Tessa Dare Quote: “The older woman smiled. “Now, that was satisfying. I never knew until this moment how much I wanted to have henchmen.”

188. “The older woman smiled. “Now, that was satisfying. I never knew until this moment how much I wanted to have henchmen.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “For better or worse, she’d always been a quiet girl. But for the first time in her life, Violet wanted to be loud. She wanted to shout and scream and call on God in twenty different languages.”

189. “For better or worse, she’d always been a quiet girl. But for the first time in her life, Violet wanted to be loud. She wanted to shout and scream and call on God in twenty different languages.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “So it’s a marriage of convenience you’re proposing. A simple transaction. Your wealth for my womb.”

190. “So it’s a marriage of convenience you’re proposing. A simple transaction. Your wealth for my womb.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “Did you just compare me to a dog?” “I know, I’m not certain you deserve the compliment, either.”

191. “Did you just compare me to a dog?” “I know, I’m not certain you deserve the compliment, either.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “There was good in him. Raw, molten goodness, bubbling deep in his core. But he didn’t possess the charm or manners to control it. It just erupted periodically in volcano fashion, startling anyone who happened to be nearby.”

192. “There was good in him. Raw, molten goodness, bubbling deep in his core. But he didn’t possess the charm or manners to control it. It just erupted periodically in volcano fashion, startling anyone who happened to be nearby.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “Anne Barton is a delightful new voice in historical romance! Once She Was Tempted is a charming read, with characters who are easy to love – a wounded earl and a determined heroine whose heart won’t be denied.”

193. “Anne Barton is a delightful new voice in historical romance! Once She Was Tempted is a charming read, with characters who are easy to love – a wounded earl and a determined heroine whose heart won’t be denied.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “Her mother credited the healthful atmosphere of Spindle Cove, and both Lady Melforth and Mrs. Busk expressed a particular wish to send their own patience-trying daughters on holiday. Good, Violet thought, smiling to herself. Very good. She didn’t know that the girls would find husbands there, but they just might find themselves.”

194. “Her mother credited the healthful atmosphere of Spindle Cove, and both Lady Melforth and Mrs. Busk expressed a particular wish to send their own patience-trying daughters on holiday. Good, Violet thought, smiling to herself. Very good. She didn’t know that the girls would find husbands there, but they just might find themselves.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “When you love someone there’s always a chance you’ll hurt them. But if you let them go, hurting them isn’t a possibility – it’s a certainty.”

195. “When you love someone there’s always a chance you’ll hurt them. But if you let them go, hurting them isn’t a possibility – it’s a certainty.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “Pretty,” she filled in. “You did give me that one compliment. You called me pretty.” “Well, I lied. I don’t find you pretty. I find you the most beautiful person I’ve ever known, inside and without.” “There was one more, if I recall.”

196. “Pretty,” she filled in. “You did give me that one compliment. You called me pretty.” “Well, I lied. I don’t find you pretty. I find you the most beautiful person I’ve ever known, inside and without.” “There was one more, if I recall.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “If you need anything, you will ask?” “Oh, of course I will,” she assured him. “Don’t look so worried. It’s not as though I’ve never done this before.” Diana had never done this before. Any of it.”

197. “If you need anything, you will ask?” “Oh, of course I will,” she assured him. “Don’t look so worried. It’s not as though I’ve never done this before.” Diana had never done this before. Any of it.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “Quickly, say something unfeeling. Mock my letters. Threaten my beetles. Just do something, anything reprehensible.”

198. “Quickly, say something unfeeling. Mock my letters. Threaten my beetles. Just do something, anything reprehensible.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “The creatures most difficult to reach make the most loving companions in the end.”

199. “The creatures most difficult to reach make the most loving companions in the end.”

Tessa Dare Quote: “What I’m saying isna romantic. It’s raw, primal, and entirely crude.” He lowered his voice to a growl. “You, Madeline Elise Gracechurch have been driving me slowly mad with lust. For years.”

200. “What I’m saying isna romantic. It’s raw, primal, and entirely crude.” He lowered his voice to a growl. “You, Madeline Elise Gracechurch have been driving me slowly mad with lust. For years.”

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