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Devil's Daughter

Lisa Kleypas

Top 10 Best Quotes

“If the hero hasn’t turned up, you may have to settle for the villain.” “If the villain’s the one who turns up, he is the hero.”

“No woman should be afraid to sparkle.”

“I think I’m in love with her. Either that, or I have a stomach disease with a side effect of uncontrollable sweating.”

“Courting sometimes has the unpleasant side effect of marriage.”

“You suffered no injuries?” Two long, wet fingers hooked the top of her neckline and tugged her closer to the side of the bathtub. Sebastian’s eyes were pale, lucent blue, sparkling like winter starlight. “I may have enough of a sprain to require your services.” A smile curved her lips. “What services?” “I need a bath maid.” Catching one of her hands, he drew it down into the water. “For my hard-to-reach places.”

“Justin tugged at Phoebe’s sleeve. “Mama, if I must have a governess, I want a pretty one.” Another snort from the nursemaid. “They start early, don’t they?” she remarked in an aside. “In my family, they do,” Phoebe replied ruefully.”

“Do I have to stay in the nursery? With the babies?” “Darling, you’re four years old—” “Almost five!” Her lips quirked. There was a wealth of interest and empathy in the gaze she bent on her small son. “You may stay in my room, if you like,” she offered. The child was appalled by the suggestion. “I can’t sleep in your room,” he said indignantly. “Why not?” “People might think we were married!”

“There are all different kinds of smut,” Pandora said, warming to the subject. “Smut balls, loose smut, stinking smut—” “Pandora,” West interrupted in an undertone, “for the love of mercy, stop saying that word in public.”

“Sin is never free, there's either an up-front cost or an invoice to pay later.”

“I’m not going to ask a thousand people for their opinions,” Phoebe said evenly. “Only one opinion is required, and it happens to be mine.” She went to the doorway and paused, unable to resist adding, “That’s leadership.”

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Book Keywords:

consequences, leadership, historical-romance, funny, romance, vice, victorian-romance, sin

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