Manda Collins > Quotes

“I have often found that bad news is best told quickly, before it has time to fester.”
― Manda Collins, Why Dukes Say I Do

“Being accustomed to something did not mean it was any easier to deal with.”
― Manda Collins, How to Romance a Rake

“Beast," she said with mock anger. "You know you love me."

Her words hung between them for a moment, like a feather caught up in the breeze.

She saw his eyes darken, and he slipped a hand up to tuck an errant curl behind her ear. "I do indeed," he said, leaning in to kiss her. "More than I ever thought possible.”
― Manda Collins, Ready Set Rogue

“There is little men dislike more than having a woman disrupt what they consider their own personal territory.”
― Manda Collins, A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem

“It was important to one's confidence, she'd found of late, to wear something one loved when facing a difficult task.”
― Manda Collins, How to Entice an Earl

“In for a penny, in for a pound.”
― Manda Collins, How to Romance a Rake

“Nothing ventured, nothing gained.”
― Manda Collins, How to Entice an Earl

“Because for all of the terrible things that can go wrong,” she said simply, “there are just as many wonderful things that can go right. Without hope, we may as well surrender to the dark.”
― Manda Collins, An Heiress's Guide to Deception and Desire

“Lady Shelby loves no one but herself. And even those feelings come with conditions.”
― Manda Collins, How to Romance a Rake

“Her laugh did something to him, Quill realized. Touched some part of him that admired her indefatigable spirit. Despite her discomfort and distress at being drenched, she was in possession of the sort of temperament that did not allow the petty annoyances of life to dampen her spirit.”
― Manda Collins, Ready Set Rogue

“Serena cast a knowing glance at her cousin, and Quill found himself feeling guilty for things he'd not even properly imagined yet. Not that he would, he reminded himself firmly. Whatever spark of attraction he might feel for Miss Wareham and her sharp wit was something that he had no intention of acting on—no matter how tempting her habit of biting her lower lip might be.”
― Manda Collins, Ready Set Rogue

“Good night, Aphrodite," he said softly, liking the feel of the word on his lips, like some sort of incantation. Her green eyes widened behind her spectacles at hearing him speak her actual name. But she didn't correct him. And if he wasn't mistaken, there was a blush rising in her cheek. Perhaps there was more of the pretty scholar's namesake in her than she'd previously let on.”
― Manda Collins, Ready Set Rogue

“Do not look so surprised, my dear," he said with a grin. "I might be a useless aristocrat, but I'm not a complete simpleton. I can certainly carry on a conversation about which word is the best English translation for what I wish to do to your mouth just now.”
― Manda Collins, Ready Set Rogue

“Society loves nothing better than a triumph.”
― Manda Collins, How to Romance a Rake

“Val leaned forward and dipped his head, looking her in the eye. ‘You are my family now. Or you will be soon. As a duke, my father is used to having his own way in all things. He wouldn’t have respected anything less than a full show of strength.”
― Manda Collins, An Heiress's Guide to Deception and Desire

“Some gentlemen are not afraid of an assertive lady,’ Flora said mildly. ‘I should have thought a duke who commands multiple estates and armies of staff would not balk at a woman who knows her own mind. But I suppose a title is only a word, after all.”
― Manda Collins, An Heiress's Guide to Deception and Desire

“Life is hard enough that I think we must take our pleasure where it is offered”
― Manda Collins, A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem

“She looked up at him and smiled, a pair of dimples bracketing her mouth, like an emphasis on where precisely he should put his own.”
― Manda Collins, A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem

“I can endure many things, but cold and wet is my Achilles' heel. I could withstand the heat of the desert or the tropical forests described by travelers to the southern regions of America without incident, I think. But unrelenting rain and cold I simply cannot abide."

"How unfortunate that you should be born in England, then," Quill said with a laugh.”
― Manda Collins, Ready Set Rogue

“I thought all was lost. But I should have known better. My sweet, brave, bluestocking. You are made of sterner stuff than that. And I should have trusted you to save yourself.”
― Manda Collins, Ready Set Rogue

“There were still a great many in England—male and female—who would never look kindly upon progress. Even when it contributed to the public good.”
― Manda Collins, A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem

“... And she was unwilling to listen to reason. One of the downsides of a woman with a keen intellect, I suspect."

At his last words, Ivy bristled but chose not to argue. Though, honestly, she thought, no one ever complained of stubbornness in intelligent men.”
― Manda Collins, Ready Set Rogue

“Ivy sighed. Sometimes conversing with Daphne was like beating one's head against a wall only to have the wall change direction and hit you on the back of the head instead.”
― Manda Collins, Ready Set Rogue

“If turning one's back on one's principles was what it took to be effective, then Eversham was glad he'd never aspired to gain a higher rank.”
― Manda Collins, A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem

“Quill pinched the bridge of his nose, wishing Ivy would stop using the word "nude.”
― Manda Collins, Ready Set Rogue

“I have no wish to curb your freedoms, Lady Wrackham,’ he said with all sincerity. ‘Only to share some of your adventures.’ Her independence was one of the things he liked best about her. She wasn’t afraid to fight for what she believed in.”
― Manda Collins, An Heiress's Guide to Deception and Desire