A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1)

by Deanna Raybourn

It was a program I would happily have recommended to any spinster of my acquaintance,

but caution held little charm for me.

I have faith that men can be as reasonable and logical as women if they but try.”

I am a lepidopterist with a penchant for handsome men and an otherwise entirely unremarkable life.

suppose I have a keen appreciation for anticipation,”

Tumbling in the sheets with a man was one thing; facing him the next morning over the toast rack was another matter entirely.

“You must engage in horizontal refreshment. It isn’t healthy to congest oneself like that.”

But I would be a fool not to take advantage of the opportunity for new experiences, you must agree.”

‘I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.’”