Between the Devil and Desire Quotes

“If I go to hell for this—”
“I’ll be there as well. I’ll dance with you,” he promised.”
― Lorraine Heath, Between the Devil and Desire

“To take from life what you can, while you can.”
― Lorraine Heath, Between the Devil and Desire

“He doesn't need to know the path to adventure. He simply needs to recognize that it awaits.”
― Lorraine Heath, Between the Devil and Desire

“I don’t care,” Livy stated emphatically. “I don’t care if our marriage is nullified. As for our children, they will be loved and they will be taught to laugh at society’s rules when they don’t suit them. They will have your strength of conviction, Jack, and your mother’s strength of purpose. We will all honor her. She was a remarkable woman. I wish I’d had an opportunity to know her. She gave me something very precious. “I love you, Jack Dodger. I love you with all my heart and soul. If I must live with you without benefit of marriage, so be it. I shall do it with no regrets and with an amazing amount of pride that you’ve chosen me to stand at your side. And when I go to hell, I shall gladly dance with you.”
― Lorraine Heath, Between the Devil and Desire

“I’ll make some inquiries, but I won’t do it for you. I’ll do it because Frannie would want me to.”
“You love her, don’t you?”
“Go to hell.”
Jack laughed. “You’re too late with that command, mate. I’ve been there since I was born.”
― Lorraine Heath, Between the Devil and Desire

“I appreciate all the trouble you went to in order to ensure my survival.”
“Purely selfish, I assure you.”
“Because you need me to oversee your household?”
“Because I need you to marry. Men tend to frown at the notion of marrying someone who isn’t breathing.”
― Lorraine Heath, Between the Devil and Desire

“Brittles stood at attention until Jack looked at him, then he bowed slightly. “I’m sorry to disturb you, sir, but an Inspector Swindler from Scotland Yard wishes to speak with you. Are you home?”
“Of course, I’m home, man. I’m sitting right here.”
― Lorraine Heath, Between the Devil and Desire

“I don't trust good fortune that comes so easily. There is always a price to be paid, Frannie. Always." He gave her a cocky grin. "I want to know the price before I have to pay it.”
― Lorraine Heath, Between the Devil and Desire

“Come now, Olivia, where's your sense of humor?” Jack asked.

“It made a hasty departure when you entered my life.”
― Lorraine Heath, Between the Devil and Desire

“Really?” Catherine didn't look at all appalled. “What was it like to wear trousers in public?”

“Quite . . . liberating, actually.”

“I daresay, I think we wear far too many layers of clothes.”

“I agree,” both men said at once.

Olivia and Catherine giggled like young girls.”
― Lorraine Heath, Between the Devil and Desire

“If she’d spun on her heel and left the room, Jack would have laughed at her retreat. And if she’d stayed, staring him down and trying to shame him into leaving, they’d probably still be standing there.”
― Lorraine Heath, Between the Devil and Desire

“He wondered briefly what it was like to dream. He never did. Possibly because he so seldom slept. He was obsessed with obtaining all the wealth he could, burning the midnight oil as often as possible. It protected a person from having to do things he didn't want to do.”
― Lorraine Heath, Between the Devil and Desire

“A sound startled him, and to his everlasting irritation, his body jerked. The nurse was standing at the foot of the bed. Did they all have to creep around? He was going to insist bells be sewn onto everyone’s clothes so he was aware of them approaching.”
― Lorraine Heath, Between the Devil and Desire

“This time James Swindler strode into the room. It had always irritated Jack that Swindler had the uncanny knack to give the impression he belonged, regardless of the surroundings. He’d probably look comfortable strolling through Buckingham Palace.”
― Lorraine Heath, Between the Devil and Desire

“Olivia dared not ask, but she had to know. It seemed unlikely her husband could have made a worse choice than Jack Dodger, but if he was her husband’s first who would serve as his second? The devil himself? “Who is appointed as my son’s guardian in that will?”
― Lorraine Heath, Between the Devil and Desire