A Conspiracy in Belgravia (Lady Sherlock, #2)

by Sherry Thomas

God gives us only one life. But with good books, we can live a hundred, even a thousand lives in the time we are allotted on this earth.”

Livia, on the other hand, actively preferred literary characters to real-life acquaintances: Tom Sawyer stayed forever young, Viola always retained her spunk, and Mr. Darcy could never turn out to be a hypocrite who was also disappointing in bed.

“Patience is an overrated virtue. It’s much more fun to have what you want now—especially since there is no guarantee that a longer wait will produce better results.”