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Weekly Quote for Week-47 2021 ~ Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore

Weekly Quote for Week-47 2021 ~ Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore

A league of extraordinary women, Bringing Down the Duke, Evie Dunmare, Romance, Historical Fiction, Cute, Feminism, Horse, Man, Woman, “Hattie pursed her lips. “Personally, I always found a thousand ships a little excessive. And Menelaus and Paris fought over Helen like dogs over a bone; no one asked her what she wanted. Even her obsession with Paris was compelled by a poisoned arrow—what’s romantic about that?”
“Passion,” Annabelle said, “Eros’s arrows are infused with passion.”
“Oh, passion, poison,” Hattie said, “either makes people addle-brained.”

Teaser Tuesday ~ The Shelf by Helly Acton

Teaser Tuesday ~ The Shelf by Helly Acton

The Shelf, Helly Acton, Reality Show, Romance, Feminism, Blue, Jumping, Dresses
Currently thinking of reading this one so I picked it for today’s TT. I flicked through the book and bumped onto this hilarious part on page 156/157.
Gemma looks at the dresses. One’s a black spandex mini, the second is a pink leather playsuit and the third is a tight white lace dress, the low-cut back of which sits below the top of her bum.
A moment later she’s in the final dress, modelling it around the bedroom. “It’s called bum cleavage! It’s like boob cleavage, but on your butt! Don’t you love it?”
‘Darlin’, you would look class with a condom on your head,’ says Jackie. ‘Just make sure there’s enough stretch in that dress to pull a punch if you need to.’
Friday’s Page 69 ~ The Princess Rules by Philippa Gregory, Chris Chatterton

Friday’s Page 69 ~ The Princess Rules by Philippa Gregory, Chris Chatterton

Princess Rules, Princess Florizella, Philippa Gregory, Chris Chatterton, Princess, Prince, Feminism, Children's Books, Magic, Fantasy, Dragons, Fairy Tales, Girl, Boy, Dragon
“There wouldn’t be universal rejoicing if we got married,” Florizella said sharply. “Because one person, at least, wouldn’t be rejoicing, and that would be me. You know very well that I don’t want to get married yet. You know very well that we agreed to be friends. And if you want to be friends with me then you have to see that I am not the sort of princess who is going to get caught by a dragon and wait to be rescued!”