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You are better for every book you've read.

Inheritance trumps inamorata.

Yes, it had been a perfect match, except for the fact that he had been perfectly in love with someone else.

If you think back to your time as a teenager, everything was dramatic.

Don't you see, Mara." He leaned in and whispered, "You're mine, now.

Men are not nearly as evolved as women are, nor as intelligent, evidently

I've loved him for a decade. And I had him for one day before I made a complete and utter mess of things. Or he did. I'm still not sure about that.

Do not like this taste for adventure you have developed, sister."
"I am afraid I cannot guarantee I shall be rid of it anytime soon.

Sometimes, love was not enough.

Even in 2014, when romance heroes are as varied as their genre, somewhere in them you can still always find the alpha male.

He'd made her laugh and smile. He'd made her feel beautiful.
For the first time in her life.
For the only time in her life.

She steeled her spine. "Like Boleyn to the chopping block."
Anna smirked. "Queen of England, are we?"
Mara shrugged. "Something to aspire to.

She'll be ruined if she's not careful," Ella said. "Nonsense. He'd wed her in a heartbeat if he thought she'd have him," Vivi replied. "Quite." A

We don't like it when women get uppity."
"Well," she said, "that is a bit of a problem, as I am feeling quite uppity.

Why couldn't someone , somewhere , want her for her ?

There is a whole generation of romance readers and writers who suffer from what I like to think of as 'Thorn Birds' Fever.

Aren't we all victims of fate?

If one tells the truth about being a scoundrel, is he a scoundrel at all?

She continued, 'The world harbors impressive hatred for women who make the mistakes I did. Beauty, used for anything but the holiest of acts is a sin.

Yes Simon.
He was in control.
He was ruining her for all others.
And she did not care.

When it comes to love, the English language bears no shortage of cliches.

It should all feel splendid. You tell me if it doesn't, and I shall rectify the situation.

I do, love. I want you more than you could ever know. More than I could have ever dreamed. I want you enough for two men. For ten.

Utter opposite of how he thought of her, bright and bold and

Sometimes love is not enough.

We are a motley bunch. But we more than make up for it with tenacity." ~ Ralston to Simon

Penelope! Marriage proposals from wealthy, eligible young men do not blossom on trees! Particularly not in January, I wouldn't think.

If I am an empress, he is the only man worthy of being my emperor.

Cruelty is not the only way fathers can ruin their sons. Expectations can do the same damage.

I will thank you to stay out of my affairs. Or need I remind you that it is not Stanhope whom I'e had to be wary of on balconies recently?

Loathing was so often described as cold; today, it felt hot as the sun.

I, for one, have no interest at all in having my heart stolen.

Passion.
She'd dared him to discover the emotion but had been unprepared to discover it herself.

By the time I was 10 or 12, I had discovered the lure of the romance genre - and the dusty copy of 'The Thorn Birds' on my parents' bookshelf.

Why not take the pleasure and leave everything else?

God help him, he wanted to kiss her senseless, odd or not. He wanted to kiss her senseless because she was odd.

Colleen McCullough taught me that desire is the heart of romance.

Society hated the most beautiful among it nearly as much as it hated the least.

This new world was already turning her into a cabbagehead, and she'd only been a part of it for an evening

Critics seem to forget that every love story is different - that there is uniqueness in even the most commonplace of matches.

Kisses should not leave you satisfied. They should leave you wanting.

My whole life, you have made decisions for me."
"Your whole life," Georgiana pointed out, "totals nine years.

Of all the myriad ways we define love, there is perhaps none more honest and powerful than this: Great love is rooted in great partnership.

It was a terrifying feeling. And if it was love, he wanted none of it.

It didn't matter the quality of the writing - Callie's fantasies about her fictional heroes were entirely democratic.

Alex smiled to herself. "I do like the sound of showing Gavin that I was right.

Her touch became stronger, firmer, and he rewarded her skill with a low growl of pleasure.

Violence and sex were two sides of the same coin, were they not?

I think we can all agree that Colin Firth falls into the George Clooney category of 'Men Who Age Like Fine Wine.'

But it was Eve who was vilified, never the serpent. Just as it was the lady who was ruined, never the man.

The best partnerships aren't dependent on a mere common goal but on a shared path of equality, desire, and no small amount of passion.

We were discussing the fine puppetry of fate.

The best romance writers know there's nothing that builds conflict or makes a gentleman of a rogue more quickly than responsibility.

Even now, even as she faced a lifetime with him, she thought of her sisters. She was legions too good for him.

As winter approaches - bringing cold weather and family drama - we crave page-turners, books made for long nights and tryptophan-induced sloth.

It's difficult to turn from the promise of retribution. Even if it's the barest promise.

You plan to be a challenge, do you?"
Juliana smiled angelically. "I agreed to remain, my lord. Not to remain silent.

His unashamed, avenging queen.

The trick to great romance is in overcoming adversity. In realizing that love is worth some uphill climbs.

Never doubt how beautiful you are, Callie. For your beauty has quite ruined me for all others. And, frankly, I rather wish I'd found you years ago.

You should see what she's wearing, Callie. It's velvet. Canary yellow velvet. Turban to match. She looks like a furry banana.

Ah, but then I would be a widow. No one insults widows.

Love isn't one-sided and selfish.It is full and generous and life-altering in the best of ways.Love does not destroy, Gabriel.It creates.

Cruelty lacks pleasure when it's directed at you, doesn't it?

E wanted her.
And at another time, as another man, he would have her. Without hesitation. As lover ... as more.

Life is mad all the time. Our task is to not let it make us mad in the process.

When in doubt, bluff.

I wouldn't believe you." "Why not?" "Because any man who has exclusive access to you would not be able to go a day without touching you.

Benedick looked to the ceiling as though begging for divine patience. Or for the Lord to strike his sister down. Callie couldn't quite discern which.

And as the bullet ripped through his flesh, Ralston was consumed by a single thought: I never told her that I loved her.

The truth always did write well.

He called me a pie!" she announced, defensively. There was a pause. "Wait. That's not right."
"A tart?"
"Yes! That's it!

Only when they have won your mind will they even have a chance at winning your heart.

You have opposition to love?"
"Not opposition so much as skepticism. I make it a practice not to believe in things I cannot see.

Breathless waltzes have only ever led girls into trouble.

I love the boy you were and the man you have become.

I notice more than you could imagine.

There is only one way to fix it," he said. "A secret is only a secret before a second person knows it.

As though he doesn't know if he wants to kiss you or kill you

So what's your second suggestion?"
"Tread lightly."
"That's it? That's the best advice you can give me?"
"All right, tread very lightly.

It wasn't that she thought highly of herself. It was that she thought highly of the promise of more.

Forgive me if I am wary of your goodwill, Your Grace.

I never met Colleen McCullough; if I had, I probably would have cried and made a fool of myself.

And ... as long as they need me, it's easier to forget that I am alone.

In real life, I'd say that your commitment-phobe/narcissist/bad boy boyfriend is a lost cause, but romance is shelved in fiction for a reason.

She was all he wanted. He would give everything for her. Without thought. Without regret.

Sad was such a simple, damaging word. It meant so much more than its elaborate cousins.

You shouldn't dally with clever women. You'll never outsmart them, and before you know where you are, you're married to them.

It appears we have found a woman who does not consider you so irresistible. Nick

I do not traditionally speak ill of women, but your governess is a cabbagehead

She told herself that she was happy to meet her executioner.

Bluster until it's real.

He nodded. I no longer focus on meeting their expectations because I am too focused on outdoing hers.

You see? You're not paying close enough attention. Theseus fought for his life," He shook his head. "But the minotaur, he fought for Ariadne.

Un momento con una donna capricciosa vale undici anni di vita noiosa.
A single moment with a fiery female is worth eleven years of a boring life.

He was struck dumb at the words though he should not be surprised; his wife kept him in a perpetual state of speechlessness.

When given the opportunity, Society will happily cannibalize itself.

Alas, summer sun can't last forever. The days will grow cooler and shorter, and our skin will once again pale.

Sadly, expectations did not make for good marriages.

Nonsense. He'd wed her in a heartbeat if he thought she'd have him.