#devon culm

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“Cheadle,” Devil said, as though he understood.

He didn’t. Whit barely understood why he was here in Mayfair, in formalwear, watching Hattie’s father. Not that he’d admit that. “I told you I’d take care of it, didn’t I?”

“Indeed you did. Are you here for the father or the son? You know you cannot knife them in a Mayfair ballroom, don’t you?”

“Don’t see why not,” Whit responded.

Devil grinned wide and tapped his walking stick against his boot. “You should have told me you were planning a show; I would have searched out formalwear, as well.”

- Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLean

[lilithsaur]

Grace and her brothers

[wildlyromantic]

Currently reading “Wicked and the Wallflower” by Sarah Maclean and loving it. First time reading this author and I must say I’m thoroughly impressed. I usually try to visualize the characters using actors and have agonized over this one. I have finally settled on these two, so I made a thing.

Waiting for 2019 for the next in the series seems impossible and having to wait even longer for what I assume will be the 3rd brother’s book--which is the one I’m pretty much dying for--will be torture!

[readtilyoudie]

Devil:

Beast:

Dahlia:

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“Truly, it is a miracle you two lived to adulthood. And found women to marry you,” she said softly. “It’s a good thing they’re brilliant, else I would dearly fear for your progeny. What sort of punishment is this? You’ve got him hauling ice? Has he seen the cargo that came packed in it? Because letting a duke near your smuggled goods is truly, madly stupid.”

“He’s not anywhere near the true cargo,” Devil said.

“No?”

“Nah. He’s just hauling the last of the ice.”

“How much is the last of it?”

Devil looked to Beast. “What, eighty?”

Beast shrugged. “One hundred.”

- Daring and the Duke by Sarah MacLean

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Nora and Felicity sniffled in the background, but still, Hattie slept.

After flattery, he tried bribery. “I’ll buy you one of Rebecca’s pups. I’ll buy you the whole lot of them. They can follow you along the docks during the day and sleep at your feet at night.” He’d join them. “I found the French bean seller at the market--there’s a standing order for fresh beans for you. You only need tell him Beast sent you.”

“That’s not an order, Beast, it’s fearmongering,” Devil said from the place he’d taken up against the far wall, as sentry. “Hattie, you should wake for no reason other than to keep Beast from shaking down every shopkeep in the Gardens for you.” He paused, “Also, because I’d like very much to know the woman who has my brother tracking down sellers of French beans.”

- Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLean

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“You could have been set upon by thieves. Kidnapped and ransomed by an number of ruffians.”

Her heart began to pound. “Nefarious sorts?”

“Precisely,” he agreed.

She feigned innocence. “The kind who might sneak into a bedchamber unannounced?”

He stilled. Then scowled.

“Ooooh!” The other woman clapped her hands. “I don’t know what that means but it is delicious. This is better than anything you could see on Drury Lane.”

- Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean

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“If he’s well enough to take a door off the wall, he’s well enough to fight.”

“He’s strong enough for it; gave the lads a good bout.”

She nodded. “Then I get my bout, too. This ends tonight.” She crossed the room toward her private chamber, already untying the scarf at her waist.

Devil’s words followed her. “I almost feel sorry for the bastard. He won’t know what’s hit him.”

And then, Whit’s reply. “Almost.”

- Daring and the Duke by Sarah MacLean