Mehak

“She had to be a legend, her mother had said. So she was. It had sounded a great and glorious thing, a secret that would one day be sung by the bards. But never had she guessed that it would require this endless proving of herself, always holding on to power with the very tips of her fingers.”
― Elizabeth Kingston, The King's Man

“Her husband rode at the head of the party. He did not ride beside her, or speak to her or look at her, even when at last they arrived at the abbey. They were fed a fine supper, and the minstrels sang, and all the while they sat like strangers to one another. But later, in the dark of the room that had been prepared for them, he reached for her again like a starving man.”
― Elizabeth Kingston, The King's Man

“He even got an old moral lesson hammered home anew: the poor go to gaol for the same crimes with which the rich aren’t even charged.”
― Patricia Gaffney, To Have and To Hold

“Jesus,” Morgan said feelingly.
When he saw Jane’s lips purse with disapproval, he reminded her that he was not a godly man. “Taking the Lord’s name in vain is the least of the commandments I’ve broken.”
“I’m not sure they were numbered for purposes of ranking. I believe they deserve equal weight.”
“Maybe so, Miss Middlebourne, and maybe the next time I get the urge to invoke the Lord’s name, I’ll just kill Miss Ross instead.”
Jane pressed her lips together, but it was an inadequate stopper for her amusement. Laughter bubbled anyway.
“You have a wicked sense of humor, Mr. Longstreet.”
― Jo Goodman, In Want of a Wife