“Men, she knew, were not to be trusted. They had their courting face--all politeness, and bows, and compliments, and "May I have this dance?" And then they had the face they wore to stare down at their peas as they avoided the gaze of their wife across the dinner table. Worse still, she knew, she knew, that there were some very respectable, dignified, and exceedingly polite gentlemen who wore quite another face entirely behind closed doors. This was a cruel face of power wielded over another--a horse, a servant, even a wife.” LoveRomanceRelationshipsTrustWomen And MenRegency Romance Book:A Dangerous Man to Trust? Source: A Dangerous Man to Trust?
“But you must remember, Mr. Thornton, no choices are free choices for a lady. We are always compelled in one way or another.” LoveRomanceRelationshipsMarriageWomen S FictionWomen And MenRegency Romance Book:A Dangerous Man to Trust? Source: A Dangerous Man to Trust?