Cathy Maxwell > Quotes

“Because in the end, the measure of a well-lived life is not titles or riches. It’s not even measured by the people we please, especially at the cost of our own souls. No, the true measure of a well-lived life is how well we love…and how well we are loved in return.”
― Cathy Maxwell, Four Dukes and a Devil

“She'd known many men in her life but this bear of a man with a lawyer's mind, an accountant's habits, and a knight's spirit outshone them all.”
― Cathy Maxwell, The Marriage Ring

“We were all that mattered back then, or have you forgotten? Do you not remember that night? How we stood beside the river and followed the Shawnee way? Do you remember what I whispered to you?"
She shook her head, refusing to look at him. She tried to wrest her wrist free, but he held fast.
"You are lying," he accused quietly. "You can't forget."
"How do you know?" she threw back at him.
Alex smiled. "Because I can't," he admitted sadly.”
― Cathy Maxwell, The Price of Indiscretion

“Oh, yes, he’d spent a good portion of his day in self-pity. And now? Now he felt shame.”
― Cathy Maxwell, If Ever I Should Love You

“She didn’t want to see the blow coming, but refused to take the coward’s way. She raised her lashes, meeting his gaze with a steady one of her own, even though her knees threatened to buckle from fear.
“You’ve made me very angry, Miss Constance,” he said. “No one disrespects the name Lachlan. Not without paying a price.”
And then he did something she had not anticipated.
He kissed her.”
― Cathy Maxwell, In the Highlander's Bed

“With a glance over her shoulder to ensure no one saw them, she charged up the stairs. Mr. Aldercy fell into step behind her, and they hurried like schoolchildren afraid of being caught in a prank.
However, at the top of the stairs, games stopped. He whisked her up the last step, twirled her around until her back was against the wall, and kissed her.”
― Cathy Maxwell, The Lady Is Tempted

“Leah’s baby was nestled protectively in the crook of Devon’s arm.
In the golden firelight, his expression appeared grim. The neck of his shirt was open, the sleeves rolled up. With a soft gasp of mother love, Leah reached for her child. But Devon’s deep, silky voice stopped her.
“Who is the baby’s father? And do you love him?”
She froze. Her mouth went dry. Her heart pounded in her chest.
He waited.”
― Cathy Maxwell, A Scandalous Marriage

“But will he slay dragons for me?” Char whispered. “Slay dragons?” Sarah shook her head. “No one slays dragons anymore, my love. We just learn to live with them.” Char”
― Cathy Maxwell, The Fairest of Them All

“My desire to see as much of the world as I could started with these stars.”
― Cathy Maxwell, You And No Other

“I think maybe that is what love is. Seeing beyond the scars, to the person below the surface.”
― Cathy Maxwell, All Things Beautiful

“If the hand of God had come down from heaven and smacked him dead, James could not have been more surprised.
He waited, certain he had misunderstood.”
― Cathy Maxwell, You And No Other

“My brother doesn't know how to think of anything other than his own responsibilities."
"Perhaps she will teach him-?"
"Perhaps? Possibly? Maybe? Mother, Elin deserves better. Every woman deserves better.”
― Cathy Maxwell, The Match of the Century

“She didn’t need to love him—Roan had seen too much of the cruelty in men to believe there was such a thing as love—but he wanted a woman who liked him. Now there was a good word. He wanted someone in his life to like him.”
― Cathy Maxwell, Four Dukes and a Devil

“he had carefully constructed walls around his feelings that protected him with a facade of indifference. A man needed a clear mind and an iron soul to navigate the world.”
― Cathy Maxwell, The Lady Is Tempted

“The best of friends,” Grace answered, “are those willing to help guide us to be better than we thought we could be.”
― Cathy Maxwell, A Seduction at Christmas

“Reading a book, sharing a story, is the most intimate of experiences. It's the closest that I ever come to a Vulcan mind meld.”
― Cathy Maxwell

“I do,” Mr. Aldercy said confidently. Deborah admired confidence in a man. Then he added “gallantry” to his list of admirable qualities by pulling her chair out for her”
― Cathy Maxwell