Foxhall Quotes

“Phoebe was relieved to discover she would be accompanied by Westcliff's oldest son, Lord Foxhall, whom she had known her entire life. He was a big, boldly handsome man in his twenties, an avid sportsman like his father. As the earl's heir, he had been accorded a viscountcy, but he and Phoebe were far too familiar to stand on ceremony.
"Fox," she exclaimed, a wide smile crossing her face.
"Cousin Phoebe." He leaned down to kiss her cheek, his dark eyes snapping with lively humor. "It seems I'm your escort. Bad luck for you."
"To me it's good luck- how could it be otherwise?"
"With all the eligible men present, you should be with one who doesn't remember you as a little girl in pigtails, sliding down one of the banisters at Stony Cross Manor.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Devil's Daughter

“(said jokingly) "Come on, wife, can't delay returning you to your mother. I was promised a biddable woman, and you are not she!"
"I will bid you right into that ditch you over-embroidered ass!”
― Anna Bright

“You'd be less conspicuous naked!"

I considered this... "I doubt it, you haven't seen me naked.”
― Anna Bright

“Will everyone at court be like you?"

"What, recently washed?"

She bared her teeth at me, "No. A useless priss”
― Anna Bright

“(arguing, she mentions his expensive coat again)
"Not the coat again!" I shouted, "I swear by every god I've ever heard of if you bring up my coat again I'm going to bury you alive in it so it's the last thing you see before the sweet release of death!"

"Still a better fate than being your dance partner!”
― Anna Bright

“you can't just order it and make it so!" She said. We were almost chest to chest.

"I can," I held her gaze and watched her blush one last time "I'm a prince.”
― Anna Bright