
The above is from The Passionate Prude (Re-issued as To Love An Earl) by Elizabeth Thornton.
It's my favorite Elizabeth Thornton book. ☺
"I love you, my Sparhawk, and I am torn between wishing that I were a man so that I could share your danger and, if need be, lay down my life for you, and glorying in the fact that I am a woman and can lose myself in your embrace." ~ Queen Ehlana - THE SAPPHIRE ROSE by David Eddings