Laura

“But he place a gentle palm under her chin and turned her face back to him. “I'm privileged to see you like this,” he said, his eyes fierce. “Wear you social mask at your balls and parties and when you visit your friends out there, but when we are alone, just the two of us in here, promise me this: that you'll show me only your real face, no matter how ugly you might think it. That's our true intimacy, not sex, but the ability to be ourselves when we are together. (Winter Makepeace)”
― Elizabeth Hoyt, Thief of Shadows

“Kisses should not leave you satisfied. They should leave you wanting.”
― Sarah MacLean, Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake

“She was beginning to realize people could survive most things. Not because thy were brave or strong, but because there wasn't any choice.”
― Candice Proctor, Night in Eden

“Shhh.” He put a finger to her lips. “Hear me out. I cannot deny that I would've liked to have made babies with you. A little girl with your hair and eyes would've been the delight of my life. But it is you that I want primarily, not mythical children. I can survive the loss of something I've never had. I cannot survive losing you. (Winter Makepeace)”
― Elizabeth Hoyt, Thief of Shadows