The Duke of Diamonds Quotes

“He pressed a kiss. Light and lingering. “Allow me to share your burdens. Feel your joy. Heal your woes.” “I…” She swallowed. “Let me warm you each night,” he murmured close, lips brushing her earlobe. “Hour upon hour. Unceasing and heady till we bind as one. Till we no longer recall our names and can only gasp our pleasure.”
― Emily Windsor, The Duke of Diamonds

“Shall I also tell you a truth?” he rasped. “The truth and I parted company long ago,” she found herself saying.”
― Emily Windsor, The Duke of Diamonds

“Evelyn bit her lip. “Yes, yes he will, dearest.” And she closed her eyes to pray. For the morrow. For Artemisia. For Flora. And for all those sleeping in fear tonight, seeking escape from this insidious web of poverty.”
― Emily Windsor, The Duke of Diamonds

“How could any debutante consider him dull merely because he refused to play whist? To her, all his ancestors’ lineage of fighting knights, keen leadership and stern authority were encapsulated within his lean, muscled body which pulsed with vigour and power. Sans tailcoat, she could appreciate his…attire: immaculate white billowing shirt sleeves, an equally immaculate burgundy waistcoat that enhanced his broad chest, immaculate cravat with a spanking diamond, immaculate black breeches which clung in all the right places and immacu– actually, no, his hair appeared scruffy, as though he’d been heaved through a hedge.”
― Emily Windsor, The Duke of Diamonds