Becky of Becky's Bookshelves

“Effie's brow lifted. Miss Corvus never received any of the girls in her private rooms. Not even the teachers. At least, she hadn't during Effie's tenure. Miss Corvus's rooms had always been sealed off, as impenetrable as a tomb, behind an impassable set of tall, iron-banded wooden doors. Not even the canniest members of the Academy had dared attempt entry.”
― Mimi Matthews, Rules for Ruin

“Every day, Jack endeavored to deserve it. To be worthy of her friendship, her trust, , her love. Given the glow in Bea's face and the lightness of her step as she moved through their new life together, he flattered himself that he was, in some small measure, succeeding.”
― Mimi Matthews, The Governess and the Rogue

“It's all right," he murmured gruffly. "You're all right." His thumbs moved over her cheeks in an achingly gentle caress. "I've found you.”
― Mimi Matthews, Rules for Ruin

“Strong, intelligent women had always been his weakness. He blamed it on the example set by Miles’s mother, Rose. She’d been something of a bluestocking, too, with her forward-thinking ways, and her determination to better herself and her son despite all the odds against her. The granite wall of Gabriel’s already weakened defenses began to crumble.”
― Mimi Matthews, Rules for Ruin