Katherine Fleming Quotes

“Good evening," he whispered, just a touch too close to her ear to be proper.
She turned toward him with a blush and he finally had the pleasure of seeing the color of her eyes. Jade green. Magnificent. Even if this woman proved to be an unattainable challenge, he'd certainly chosen well.
"G-Good evening," she stammered as she straightened up to smooth the front of the gown that matched those jade eyes perfectly.”
― Jenna Petersen, Scandalous

“Dominic Mallory had never been one to debauch virgins, but he was beginning to think he should make an exception for this beauty. He took a quick glance around the wide stone terrace before he stepped farther back into the shadows. Good, they were alone. He ground out his cigar as he blew a last circle of smoke into the cold air. If he had it his way, nothing would disturb this moment. Rushing a seduction took all the anticipation out of it.
Seduction hadn't been his plan when he arrived at his family's estate. In fact, he'd come straight to the terrace in order to avoid the celebration inside. Now he knew he'd made the right choice. He could have a much more interesting party alone with this young woman.
She leaned on the terrace wall, completely oblivious to his presence. He had been more than aware of hers from the moment she slipped from the crowded ballroom into the frosty night. Now she stared up at the stars, giving him the impression that her heart and mind were leagues away. Her jet black hair matched the inky sky. Somehow during the evening, a few long, curly strands had come down from the elaborate pile on her head, leaving a tantalizing trail down the middle of her back. A trail he longed to follow with his lips.
He sighed softly.”
― Jenna Petersen, Scandalous

“You were mentioned so few times, I could count them on one hand. I was hardly aware of your existence before I stumbled upon you lurking on this very terrace."
Dominic couldn't help the smile that twitched to his lips. This one was sharp. Perhaps too sharp to fool, despite Cole's pronouncements to the contrary. But then Dominic's brother had never been one to recognize the strengths in others, only identify weaknesses to exploit.
Dominic couldn't deny how much he liked Katherine's wit and her utter lack of fear or pretense. The fact that she was one of the most beautiful women he'd ever encountered didn't hurt either. Especially in the snow. Her dark hair and bright eyes stood out even clearer on the flushed pink of her cheeks. It was like she was a snow queen who had wandered from her own realm and found herself here. With him.”
― Jenna Petersen, Scandalous

“Katherine, I'm sorry. Sorry about deceiving you and sorry I allowed you to be shackled to my brother. If I could but take back my actions..."
Katherine stiffened her spine and folded her arm into the crook of Dominic's. "If I could go back in time, I would change nothing," she said softly. "I thank the heavens every single day I didn't find myself shackled, as you put it, to you. Because you are the only bastard in this room. Dominic is just a victim of a family who never gave him a chance to find out the truth about himself." She shot Cole a hard look first, then Larissa.”
― Jenna Petersen, Scandalous