The Duke's Disaster Quotes

“You’d call this fellow out, whoever he is?”
“In a bloody heartbeat. When this silly house party is over, we’re going into Town and buying my duchess a handsome little pistol to carry in her reticule, and we’re showing her how to use it. Then we’ll explain bullwhips to her, and get her an archery set as well.”
Harlan took the terrace steps two at a time. “Noah, what are you going on about?”
“Marital bliss, Harlan, wooing my duchess, and the kind of family we are now.”
― Grace Burrowes, The Duke's Disaster

“Thank you. Thank you, Noah, thank you, thank you.”
By sundown, Thea could throw the damned thing with deadly accuracy. At bedtime, she asked if Noah would mind if she slept with it under her pillow every night.
He assured her he would not.

* when Thea gets a knife from Noah”
― Grace Burrowes, The Duke's Disaster

“Thank you. Thank you, Noah, thank you, thank you.”
By sundown, Thea could throw the damned thing with deadly accuracy. At bedtime, she asked if Noah would mind if she slept with it under her pillow every night.
He assured her he would not.”
― Grace Burrowes, The Duke's Disaster

“Tolerance is a fine quality in any married woman, but once married, your husband will provoke you sooner or later. You simply learn the knack of keeping your judgments to yourself—most of the time.”
― Grace Burrowes, The Duke's Disaster