Quotes From "Playing With Fire" By Derek Landy

An untied shoelace can be dangerous, ' he said.' I could have tripped.' She stared at him. A moment dragged by.' I'm joking, ' he said at last. She relaxed. 'Really?''Absolutely. I would never have tripped. I'm far too graceful. Derek Landy

Where are you going?"" Nowhere special. I just have some.. things to do."" Why did you pause?'" I'm sorry?"" You paused. You have 'some.. things to do.'" No reason, I just--"" You're up to something."" No--"" Then why'd you pause?"" Get in the car." She got in. He got in." Seat belt, " he said. Why'd you pause?" His head drooped. "Because I'm up to somthing."" And why can't I come with you?"" Because it's something sneaky."" Do you promise to tell me later?"" I do."" Well all right then." She clicked her seat belt into place. "Let's go. Derek Landy

Have you killed anyone?” she asked quickly.“ What? Did you miss what I said, about turning murder intoan art form?”“ But you haven’t actually killed anyone yet, have you? I readyour file.” He glowered. “Technically, yeah, all right, maybe I haven’t Derek Landy

Her technique was not perfect. Here and there he heard an off-pitch note, and her run of sixteenths was uneven. But her attack was fierce, her bow digging into the strings with such confidence that even her mistakes sounded intentional, every note played without apology. Tess Gerritsen

Knowing what she did to him made her feel powerful, just as knowing what he did to her made her feel weak. Kate Meader

You want to …?” His other eye popped open as I started to slide down his body, intent on exploring that part of him which had given me so much pleasure. He grabbed me before I was able to move four inches. I looked up, worried that I had done something wrong. A familiar strained, tense look was on his face, his eyes screwed up tight. I looked down at his penis. It was no longer in a resting state. “I thought you were sated?” I was. Until you went and mentioned doing that to me. No! Don’t touch me there, woman! For the love of — grk! ” A half hour later, Gabriel, his arm wrapped around me because my legs were unusually weak, hustled me toward the house with a grim look on his . Katie MacAlister

You’re just begging for a piece of me, you know that?” she growled. “I don’t know what gave you the idea I've lowered my standards, but I assure you, I haven’t. I want no part of you. Gena Showalter

You try almost dying, being chased, thenhopping in a car with a complete (horny)stranger. Gena Showalter

What do you think is the problem? You’re a cute kid-­‐uh, guy. Man. You’re a cuteman. Gena Showalter

To Sara's practised eye, this latest episode looked something like a broken heart, even if she'd never seen the look on him before. Or even imagined it happening. She wondered if he'd noticed yet. Manna Francis

She leaned in, a tip she had read today on HuffPo’s Love & Sex section. Boobs out, smile wide, voice low. Being sexy was exhausting. Kate Meader

Look at what you've done, ' Sanguine said, shaking his head with mock severity. 'You have foiled out insidious little plot. You have emerged triumphant and victorious. Curse you, do-gooders. Curse you. Derek Landy

She should pull away, even though she had begged for it with her smart mouth. She should punish him for every crime he’d perpetrated. For being too good-looking, too sexy, too everything. But the kiss was like him–just too damn good. Warm and brutal, providing answers to questions she never knew she had. He teased with his tongue along the seam of her mouth, seeking that last nudge of acceptance as if it was his God-given right. She parted her lips, and like a predator hinged on her threshold, he took. . Kate Meader

No one likes sarcasm, Miss Cain. I’ve merely delayed my exit to promise you something. You took my straight razor, li’l darlin’. That I view as an unforgivable offense. So when the time comes, when you have served your purpose, I swear to you I’m gonna kill you for free.” And with that, Billy-Ray Sanguine disappeared into the ground. Then he popped his head back up. “Or at least half price.” And he was gone again. . Derek Landy