Stellabella

“Poetry is a way of looking at the world for the first time.”
― W.S. Merwin

“Cleverness is like rouge - liberal application makes a woman look common and desperate. Wit is knowing how to apply it.”
― Tessa Dare, Any Duchess Will Do

“Brushing dirt from his coat, Sam ignored the wild-eyed looks the other three gave him. Surely a house like this had enough staff to clean up a little dirt?
“And who is this young man?” the old lady demanded.
Sam opened his mouth to reply, but froze when he saw just who the old woman was.
“May I present Sam Morgan, Your Highness,” Griffin said.
Bloody hell. It was Queen Victoria. They’d just burrowed their way into Buckingham Palace.”
― Kady Cross, The Girl in the Steel Corset

“The Machinist ain’t exactly loquacious when it comes down to his nefarious undertakings.”
― Kady Cross, The Girl in the Steel Corset