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“You say my name like a lover, so soft, so sweet. I want to lick the word from your lips, sip the exhaled breath from your mouth. I want to possess you utterly. Right now. Right here.”
― Elizabeth Hoyt, Notorious Pleasures

“Now that that's settled, you're coming with me."

"Never in a billion suns. Not even if Zeus showed up as a swan and tried to peck me in your direction. I wouldn't go with you even if my other option was Hades dragging me to the Underworld for an eternal threesome with Persephone.”
― Amanda Bouchet, A Promise of Fire

“I conquered a kingdom and found a treasure." His voice turns gravelly, low. "I won't let you go. Not now. Not ever.”
― Amanda Bouchet, A Promise of Fire

“This is my social face,â€� he said lightly. “Don’t confuse it with the animal beneath.”
― Elizabeth Hoyt, Notorious Pleasures

“To do such a thing would be to transcend magic. And I beheld, unclouded by doubt, a magnificent vision of all that invisibility might mean to a man—the mystery, the power, the freedom. Drawbacks I saw none. You have only to think! And I, a shabby, poverty-struck, hemmed-in demonstrator, teaching fools in a provincial college, might suddenly become—this.”
― H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man

“I'm not very good with anything physical...' she began as they turned down a hallway she had never seen.
He flashed her a grin as they walked.
'I find that hard to believe.'
She caught the innuendo in his voice and felt a blush creep to her cheeks.
'You know what I mean.”
― Michelle Zink, A Temptation of Angels

“He's a clever little thing, isn't he?"
She leaned in to drop a kiss on the kitten's soft head, reaching to move him off Griffin's chest. He reached for her hand, stopping her.
"And what about me?" he asked, his eyes burning into hers.
"What about you?"
"Am I not clever enough for a kiss?" His voice was gruff.
She favored him with a shy smile.
"You're more than clever enough, Griffin Channing.”
― Michelle Zink, A Temptation of Angels

“I think I should learn to jump on my own soon, don't you?'
'And deprive myself of the opportunity to be near you?'
His voice was husky in her ear, his breath tickling the tender skin of her neck.
'That seems foolish on my part, but if you'd like to learn, I'll teach you.'
She nodded, her voice stuck in her throat.
'Very well,' he said. 'But not tonight. Tonight you'll stay with me.”
― Michelle Zink, A Temptation of Angels

“Don't you see, Helen? There would be no life for me now without you in it."
He covered her hand with his own, bringing it to his lips.
"I need to know that you're mine. That I alone have your heart.”
― Michelle Zink, A Temptation of Angels

“You're perfectly safe. Emily is here to protect your virtue." "That's too bad.”
― Kady Cross, The Girl in the Steel Corset

“Good.â€� He straddled her, caging her with his body. “Were it up to me, all of London would know what we do here.

-Griffin to Hero.”
― Elizabeth Hoyt, Notorious Pleasures

“Once Smith had you, he would most likely have tried to negotiate for the lamp."
Everything inside her warmed gently. "You'd give up the lamp if you thought my life depended on it?"
"Without a second thought."
"Oh, Griffin, I'm truly touched. I know how important the lamp is to you."
"And then I'd slit the bastard's throat."
She groaned and rested her forehead on her knees. "Two birds with one lamp. Who says a crime lord can't be a romantic at heart?”
― Amanda Quick, Burning Lamp

“You've become my friend, and I love you."
It was right and true and that made saying it easy.
She heard the surprise in the intake of his breath.
"And I, you, Helen. I think I've loved you since the moment you first stood on my doorstep." He paused. "But now, I really must insist that you sleep. My love will still be here when you wake up.”
― Michelle Zink, A Temptation of Angels

“Whether or not Darius is pleased doesn't matter.' Griffin's voice took on a hard edge, and for a moment, he almost sounded like his brother. 'He has what he needs. He always has. Now...' he began.
'Yes?' she prompted.
'I need you,' he said.”
― Michelle Zink, A Temptation of Angels

“Excuse me," Helen interrupted. "Did you say sewage tunnels?"
Darius grinned. "That I did, Princess.”
― Michelle Zink, A Temptation of Angels

“I'm only trying to pull my own weight. I don't want to be a liability.'
She reached out, smiling.
'And I would imagine I'll still be required to maintain close contact with you while I learn. At least in the beginning.'
He looked at their joined hands before turning his eyes to hers, a slow smile spreading across his own lips.
'It would be, ahem, wise to maintain physical contact while learning, that is true.”
― Michelle Zink, A Temptation of Angels

“The older woman smiled. 'You're a good girl, my dear. Just what His Grace needs - someone to take him in hand.' Finley didn't think that meant quite what came to mind.”
― Kady Cross, The Girl with the Iron Touch

“I must confess I will miss your... proximity when jumping together.'
'Well,' she said, answering his smile with one of her own.
'There's always sickle training in the ballroom.'
'That there is.”
― Michelle Zink, A Temptation of Angels

“You'll still be my light in the dark, Cat. Even if you fall.”
― Amanda Bouchet, Heart on Fire

“You have the chance right now to accept your son. I’m not talking about ‘toleratingâ€� him. Tolerance is a slap in the face. You tolerate your noisy neighbors. You love your son. You love him, you accept him, you cheer him on, and you don’t judge him for one second.”
― Tiffany Reisz, Michael's Wings

“Why do we think it's inevitable? Why doesn't Man Friday ever get himself a rifle, or slit Robinson Crusoe's neck in the night? The problem is that we're always living like we've lost. We're all living like you. We see their guns, their silver-work, and their ships, and we think it's already over for us. We don't stop to consider how even the playing field actually might be. And we never consider what things would look like if we took the gun.”
― R.F. Kuang, Babel

“His mouth curled into a derisive smirk. ‘You overestimate your value to me. In the grand scheme of things, love, you are nothing more than a chess piece. The more convenient option, yes, but not the only one open to me.”
― Ashlee Nicole Bye, Out of the Shadows

“Sentimentality was a weakness begging to be exploited.”
― Ashlee Nicole Bye, Out of the Shadows

“What is it with you people? Why are you all so stabby and kidnappy?”
― Ashlee Nicole Bye, Out of the Shadows

“I haven’t asked you to trust me,â€� he said. ‘In fact, I would advise you against it. The moment you place your trust in someone is the moment you become vulnerable to that person.”
― Ashlee Nicole Bye, Out of the Shadows

“You don't look pleased to see me, love? And here i thought we had such a lovely evening the other night.'
Sachi rolled her eyes. 'You mean after you killed me?'
'Yes. After that.”
― Ashlee Nicole Bye, Out of the Shadows

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― Ashlee Nicole Bye, Out of the Shadows

“'Are you capable of constructing sentences without the use of sarcasm?

Occasionally”
― Ashlee Nicole Bye, Out of the Shadows

“some chess pieces are quite valuable”
― Ashlee Nicole Bye, Out of the Shadows

“Men don't understand discretion. My goal is to survive on my weakest abilities. That saves other talents for when I really need them and doesn't reveal important skills to any idiot who might be watching." //Cat Fisa”
― Amanda Bouchet, A Promise of Fire