Mistress of Her Fate Quotes

“She felt him tense again. When he spoke, every word sounded as if it was being hacked from a chunk of ice by a lethally sharp sword.”
― Julia Byrne, Mistress of Her Fate

“Nothing,” stated Nell with loathing, “would induce me to marry Edmund! Or Thomas, for that matter.” “You forget. We’re talking about what would happen in the event of your death.” “What a cheerful subject,” she muttered. “Do you think we could change it?”
― Julia Byrne, Mistress of Her Fate

“Why in the name of all the saints was she talking about a horse when she was standing here with a corpse at her feet? Had shock laid waste her wits?”
― Julia Byrne, Mistress of Her Fate