Joy

“Sometimes honesty and cruelty go hand in hand, do they not?” she asked softly and released the curtain. It fluttered into place. “Sometimes honesty can be the greatest form of cruelty.”
― Christi Caldwell, The Scoundrel's Honor

“Are you calling into question my honor, ma’am?” he demanded in terse ducal tones his grandfather would have been impressed by. The woman snorted. “I expect if you cannot tell that I am, then I should also call into question your intelligence.”
― Christi Caldwell, The Rogue's Wager

“Why would the blasted organ splinter apart if she weren't in love with him?”
― Christi Caldwell, For Love of the Duke

“Life is horrible and unfair and terrifying. But those are not reasons to stop living.”
― Christi Caldwell, For Love of the Duke