“Now Miss Rumor Setton could fill her dainty nostrils with the animal aroma of a real man.”

“Captive. The word made Rumor shiver with delight.”

“The ugly bruise left by his blow to her chin only served to enhance the alabaster sheen of her skin.”

“Despite his previous attempts to sell her into prostitution, she would trust him.”

“Exactly what I intended, sir,” she murmured, as he drew her to the instrument that she had polished so diligently that afternoon.”

“In the colonies, an actress is considered something lower than a prostitute, and only slightly higher than a pig.”

“She would always come second best to George Washington in Aaron’s heart.”