Tamara

“He was clutching at his indelicate bits and writhing about.”
― Gail Carriger, The Parasol Protectorate Boxed Set: Soulless, Changeless, Blameless, Heartless and Timeless

“He also grew a very large and scruffy beard, with which she was far less delighted.
"A man's virility is in his beard," he insisted.
To which Alexia replied, "And a woman's is in her décolletage. Yet you don't see me allowing mine to get out of control, now do you?"
"If wishes were balloons," was his only response.”
― Gail Carriger, Timeless

“Rue gave a little mental sigh. No one would ever describe her as deadly attractive. She brightened a bit. Perhaps she could aspire to just deadly?”
― Gail Carriger, Prudence

“There was no way she was staying trapped with tea at a time like this.”
― Gail Carriger, Manners & Mutiny