penelopebourne

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You’re like a walking mythological encyclopedia, Kate. You pull random mystical crap out of your head and figure out that a giant monster nobody has seen on the face of the planet for three thousand years is allergic to hedgehogs and then you find a cute hedgehog and stab the monster in the eye with it.

Kate Daniels Series by Ilona Andrews

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You’re coming home with me?

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ROMANCE SHELF | a princess in theory by alyssa cole

— this is ridiculous. you’ve climbed kilimanjaro. you’ve told the prime minister of belgium to get stuffed. you will not be defeated by a chocolate fondue!

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“there is only one thing i know,” she finally said. “one thing that i am sure of.” she looked up into his eyes. “you are precious to me, too”

the countess conspiracy by courtney milan

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Heartache, Daphne eventually learned, never really went away; it just dulled. The sharp, stabbing pain that one felt with each breath eventually gave way to a blunter, lower ache — the kind that one could almost — but never quite — ignore.

— The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

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ROMANCE SHELF | the duchess war by courtney milan

— “you probably think battles are won with cannons and brave speeches and fearless charges.” she smoothed her skirts as she spoke. “they’re not. wars are won by dint of having adequate shoe leather. they’re won by boys who make shells in munition factories, by supply trains shielded from enemy eyes. wars are won by careful attendance to boring detail. if you wait to see the cavalry charge, your grace, you’ll have already lost.”

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period drama + woods [requested by anonymous]

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“Mommy and Daddy love you very much, kids,” Joshua says quietly so only I can hear him. To the casual onlooker he is politely chatting. A few meerkat heads have popped up over cubicle walls. It seems we’re the stuff of legend. “Sometimes we get excited and argue. But don’t be scared. Even when we’re arguing, it’s not your fault.” “It’s just grown-up stuff,” I softly explain to the apprehensive faces we pass. “Sometimes Daddy sleeps on the couch, but it’s okay. We still love you.”

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get to know me us meme ♡ favourite ships

╙ Evie and Sebastian | Wallflowers Series by Lisa Kleypas

“I want to fill every part of you…breathe the air from your lungs…leave my handprints on your soul. I want to give you more pleasure than you can bear. I want to make love to you, Evie, as I have never done with anyone before.”

Happy Birthday Paula @howeverlongs   ♡♡♡

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Becoming Jane  (2007) dir. Julian Jarrold

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get to know me us meme ♡ favourite ships

╙ Evie and Sebastian | Wallflowers Series by Lisa Kleypas

“I want to fill every part of you…breathe the air from your lungs…leave my handprints on your soul. I want to give you more pleasure than you can bear. I want to make love to you, Evie, as I have never done with anyone before.”

Happy Birthday Paula @howeverlongs   ♡♡♡

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the hating game by sally thorne  *:･ﾟ✧

↪ “I have a theory. Hating someone feels disturbingly similar to being in love with them. I’ve had a lot of time to compare love and hate, and these are my observations. Love and hate are visceral. Your stomach twists at the thought of that person. The heart in your chest beats heavy and bright, nearly visible through your flesh and clothes. Your appetite and sleep are schredded. Every interaction spikes your blood with adrenaline, and you’re in the brink of fight or flight. Your body is barely under your control. You’re consumed, and it scares you. Both love and hate are mirror versions of the same game - and you have to win. Why? Your heart and your ego. Trust me, I should know.”

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favorite outfits ♡ evelyn carnahan; the mummy

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A-Z challenge: @aly-naith vs. @ibuzoo

F - Fitzwilliam Darcy

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I was scared shitless, so I laughed in his face.

Ilona Andrews. The Kate Daniels series