The Reluctant Countess Quotes

“If you open this one, I want you to know that my respect for you has only deepened after learning of his seduction. You were taken advantage of, yet did not allow him to steal you, the essential you, the joyful you. You did not allow his evil intentions to define you.”
― Eloisa James, The Reluctant Countess

“I used to cry so much as a girl,” Yasmin told him, managing a wry smile. “But these days I simply walk through it.” “As do I,” her grandfather said. “As do I. That might be the definition of maturity, dear.”
― Eloisa James, The Reluctant Countess

“She double knotted the cord of her dressing gown. “I want to marry someone who will defend me from criticism. Who won’t be ashamed of me.”
― Eloisa James, The Reluctant Countess