How to Capture a Countess

No woman worth her salt would listen to a proposal without the word ‘love’ in it.

Men think they like to be challenged. The truth is, they only like to be challenged if they win.

Men are, if nothing else, predictable. Fortunately for us all, women are not.

Margaret,” she told me time and again, “you may be anything you wish, so long as you’re never boring.

Pray stop your infernal whispering. You sound like a pack of nuns planning a murder.

Financial standing, a social position beyond what she has now, and a husband to dote upon her every wish. What more could she ask for?" "Maybe youth. Vigor. Teeth." "Lord Cameron has his own teeth." Margaret narrowed her eyes at the other candidate. "I'm not so certain about Munro. They seemed somewhat clacky at dinner, so I'm suspicious.

From the Diary of the Duchess of Roxburghe I vow, I cannot seem to walk past a window without seeing my great-nephew carrying Miss Balfour somewhere. All great romantic poems have such scenes where the hero, in a fit of passion, sweeps the heroine off her feet. Sadly, it appears that Sin’s technique is questionable. I’m surprised that, with all of his supposed experience with the gentler sex, he doesn’t realize that women do not like to be carried in a way that musses their hair and leaves them with unattractively red faces. Sadly, yet another conversation I shall have to have with that boy.

I’m surprised that, with all of his supposed experience with the gentler sex, he doesn’t realize that women do not like to be carried in a way that musses their hair and leaves them with unattractively red faces.

Me mam, bless her soul, tol’ me tha’ was the worst thing ye could be to a man—convenient.