"She lifted a shoulder casually and slowly blinked."Where do you want to be?""With you," he answered without hesitation."
- Donna Grant
"I expected you to look... content, happy even, after your alone time with Sammi, not all mopey and depressed. You didn't screw up, did you? Don't all Kings make love perfectly?"
"She trusted him. Her heart knew him.And her body wanted him."
"She slid her fingers into his thick hair and melted while he kissed her as if there were no tomorrow. He tempted, he seduced, he enticed.And she willingly followed."
"Don't try to tell me it's because I'm scared, because the truth is the only time I'm not terrified is when I'm with you."
"Sammi watched him walk toward her.He walked like a predator, a conqueror. A king who ruled and commanded all. He was sex and sin, decadence and sensuality.He was, simply put, spectacular."
"He watched her emerald eyes darken with need until they were the color of the Highland hills warmed by the summer sun."
- Shelly Thacker
"She clenched her fists. "I believe, milord, that I have endured my full limit of male tyranny." "I am afraid, milady, that you will have to become accustomed to it. It is the way of things, here in th..."
"Rolling onto his side, he drew her close. "Sleep, milady. I will keep you warm tonight, and safe." He pulled the blanket over her, wrapping one arm around her waist as he settled beside her on the fur..."
"It had seemed entirely sensible at the time. A simple way to test the truth of her claim that she had lain with de Villiers. To show her that lying to him was useless. To make a point.Instead, he had ..."