About Courtney Milan: Courtney Milan is the pseudonym for Heidi Bond, a bestselling author of historical romance.
Men touch their horses to calm them,” she said distantly. “They caress their falcons to remind them that they are bound. Touch smacks of ownership, and I am weary of being a possession.
I hated you,” she continued, “because you have done nothing more than abide by rules that every gentlewoman follows every day of her life. Yet for this prosaic feat, you are feted and cosseted as if you were a hero.” She felt nothing as she spo...
Let them say what they wish behind your back. You need only be strong enough that they don't say it to your face.
I only said I would stop talking to you, he'd written. I never promised to stop loving you.
When someone else's safety and acceptance in society is on the line, your personal discomfort comes in a very distant second.
Libraries are the future of reading. When the economy is down, we need to make it easier for people to buy and read books for free, not harder. It is stupid to sacrifice tomorrow’s book buyers for today’s dollars, especially when it’s obvious t...
Friendship was a concept men bandied about to save face when they were rejected.
Jenny: You didn't leave? Gareth: Of course I left. I was hungry, and I couldn't find anything to eat. I bought a loaf and some cheese. And oranges. Wait. You mean you thought I had left. Without saying a word to you. Would I do that? (Jenny nodded) G...
