Jennifer Becton > Quotes

“that occupied Simon Lynch every waking moment, rolling like a”
― Jennifer Becton, Absolute Liability

“I can think of no one who would have trouble understanding the plot of this novel,” Miss Hardcastle continued. “It is ever so predictable: crumbling castles, a mysterious figure in the night, and a romance continually thwarted by circumstance. The only question I have is whether or not I shall bother continuing to the conclusion, for it seems that I can now predict it. But is not that part of the charm of such a book? Though I can guess the ending, I yet worry about the heroine’s happiness.”
― Jennifer Becton, Mary Bennet: A Novella in the Personages of Pride & Prejudice Collection

“subtle glances of his own. Though the couple had been married for very nearly five years, Charlotte could tell that they still enjoyed each other’s company very much indeed, and she was quite certain that while not in company, they often sat much more closely. Charlotte’s observations were both encouraging and somewhat depressing, for she had never experienced such things. She had always sat as far from Mr. Collins as propriety would allow and looked on him as little as possible.”
― Jennifer Becton, Charlotte Collins: A Continuation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

“I liked to imagine there was that kind of softness inside even the toughest of tough guys. In that regard, I guess I'm like most other women. I like the idea of these bad boys having soft nougat centers. Of course, not all men are like that. You brek them open, expecting nougat, and you end up with something disgusting like coconut. That's something that needs to be understood from the get-go. Some men are just assholes. Period.”
― Jennifer Becton, Absolute Liability

“I trusted an untrustworthy man,”
― Jennifer Becton, Charlotte Collins: A Continuation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice