15 Quotes by Gina Conkle

The primary reason to leave was her art; the singular reason to stay was a man.

I find I want to kiss you, my lord, but I'm baffled by that, since I'm also angry with you at the same time.

Science was the siren that lured him.

She would rather not breathe if she couldn't paint.

My father and brother finessed their way through life ... politics, shipping ... both were skilled with people, where I lack all patience," he said quietly, speaking only to her. "My passion, my purpose is science. I've buried this too long.

How could he forget her instructions days ago to deposit all her art supplies in the ballroom? Probably because that brain-muddling embrace outside the gallery scrambled clear thinking. He recalled the distraction of burying his face in the softness of her hair. Her presence seeped into him the same way her simple lemongrass scent invaded his senses. Right now, breathing heavily from exertion, he'd swear her scent surrounded him.