Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom Quotes

“Papa had always told Justine that guns had a remarkable capacity to focus the mind. She couldn’t say with any confidence that her actions had cleared the minds of the drunken louts before her, but she’d sharpened their attention. They gaped at her, slack-mouth and stupefied, trying to make sense of what their bleary eyes told them.”
― Vanessa Kelly, Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom

“In fact, he moved with a lithe grace that put her in mind of a cat. A black and rather feral cat, quite evidently up to no good.”
― Vanessa Kelly, Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom

“Married life must agree with you.”

“Oh, yes,” she replied. “It's been what every girl dreams of, what with all the gossip and scandal, and the awkward dinner parties with family members who flirt with one's new husband. No to mention capped off by a nice little break-in and attempted kidnapping. Truly, if I'd known it was going to be this much fun, I would have married a long time ago.”
― Vanessa Kelly, Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom

“Any woman who, by her own admission, is capable of shooting a man in cold blood is likely the perfect wife for me.”
― Vanessa Kelly, Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom

“Phelps, I want you to find Sir Dominic Hunter. I don’t care if you have to drag him out of his damn office in Whitehall or from the deepest pits of hell, but do not come back here without him.”
― Vanessa Kelly, Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom