Ready Set Rogue Quotes

“Beast," she said with mock anger. "You know you love me."

Her words hung between them for a moment, like a feather caught up in the breeze.

She saw his eyes darken, and he slipped a hand up to tuck an errant curl behind her ear. "I do indeed," he said, leaning in to kiss her. "More than I ever thought possible.”
― Manda Collins, Ready Set Rogue

“Her laugh did something to him, Quill realized. Touched some part of him that admired her indefatigable spirit. Despite her discomfort and distress at being drenched, she was in possession of the sort of temperament that did not allow the petty annoyances of life to dampen her spirit.”
― Manda Collins, Ready Set Rogue

“Do not look so surprised, my dear," he said with a grin. "I might be a useless aristocrat, but I'm not a complete simpleton. I can certainly carry on a conversation about which word is the best English translation for what I wish to do to your mouth just now.”
― Manda Collins, Ready Set Rogue

“Ivy sighed. Sometimes conversing with Daphne was like beating one's head against a wall only to have the wall change direction and hit you on the back of the head instead.”
― Manda Collins, Ready Set Rogue

“... And she was unwilling to listen to reason. One of the downsides of a woman with a keen intellect, I suspect."

At his last words, Ivy bristled but chose not to argue. Though, honestly, she thought, no one ever complained of stubbornness in intelligent men.”
― Manda Collins, Ready Set Rogue

“Quill pinched the bridge of his nose, wishing Ivy would stop using the word "nude.”
― Manda Collins, Ready Set Rogue

“Serena cast a knowing glance at her cousin, and Quill found himself feeling guilty for things he'd not even properly imagined yet. Not that he would, he reminded himself firmly. Whatever spark of attraction he might feel for Miss Wareham and her sharp wit was something that he had no intention of acting on—no matter how tempting her habit of biting her lower lip might be.”
― Manda Collins, Ready Set Rogue

“Good night, Aphrodite," he said softly, liking the feel of the word on his lips, like some sort of incantation. Her green eyes widened behind her spectacles at hearing him speak her actual name. But she didn't correct him. And if he wasn't mistaken, there was a blush rising in her cheek. Perhaps there was more of the pretty scholar's namesake in her than she'd previously let on.”
― Manda Collins, Ready Set Rogue

“I thought all was lost. But I should have known better. My sweet, brave, bluestocking. You are made of sterner stuff than that. And I should have trusted you to save yourself.”
― Manda Collins, Ready Set Rogue

“I can endure many things, but cold and wet is my Achilles' heel. I could withstand the heat of the desert or the tropical forests described by travelers to the southern regions of America without incident, I think. But unrelenting rain and cold I simply cannot abide."

"How unfortunate that you should be born in England, then," Quill said with a laugh.”
― Manda Collins, Ready Set Rogue