Shefali S

“You’re far too prickly tempered to be a mistress. You’re far better suited as a wife.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Married by Morning

“They (mothers-in-law) never leave when they say they will. When my mother-in-law visits, the mice throw themselves at the cat, begging to be eaten.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Married by Morning

“He kissed her. Without warning, without permission. Without even deciding to do it, but simply because he couldn't have done anything else. He needed that breath she was holding. It belonged to him, and he wanted it back.”
― Tessa Dare, One Dance with a Duke

“If I die," he whispered in the dark, "dinna follow me. The bairns will need ye. Stay for them. I can wait.”
― Diana Gabaldon, A Breath of Snow and Ashes