Season for Desire Quotes

“Her mind blank, she pulled a sheet of paper toward herself, then folded over a vertical strip. Sliding her nail along the edge to weaken it, she tore off a thin strip. Then another. The smooth actions helped order her thoughts. “No, it is not appropriate, but it might be all right. Why do you think you must nickname me? Is it to belittle me or to create a bond between us?” “I’m not sure which is the right answer,” he replied. “To be honest, at first I expected you to be selfish and spoiled.” “Such compliments will give me the vapors.” Smoothing her strips of paper, she began pleating them into a little spring. If her hands trembled a little, he would not notice.”
― Theresa Romain, Season for Desire

“Historical romance characters often benefit from the possible, which gives much more scope for storytelling than the likely or the everyday.”
― Theresa Romain, Season for Desire

“Once settled into the Egyptian parlor, that fashionable horror so beloved by her mother, there was nothing to do but wait. Armored in gold brocade, she occupied herself by writing a few notes at the black-lacquer desk footed with Sphinx heads. To Sophy and Millicent, to give them the belated news of Kitty’s puzzle box. To Lord and Lady Dudley. To Kitty and her Daniel. Even to the Booths, a thanks for their hospitality. All the members of the ragtag family that had collected: an eddy of people, swirled together by mysterious currents, before the tides of time and distance broke them apart again.”
― Theresa Romain, Season for Desire