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I envy people that know love. That have someone who takes them as they are.Jess C. Scott
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I should go, " I said thickly. "Let me know when you want to start practice again. And thanks for..talking." I started to turn; then I heard him say abruptly, "No."I glanced back. "What?"He held my gaze, and something warm and wonderful and powerful shot between us." No, " he repeated. "I told her no."" I.." I shut my mouth before my jaw hit the floor. "But..why? That was a once-in-a-lifetime thing. You could have had a baby. And she..she was, you know, into you.." The ghost of a smile flickered on his face. "Yes, she was. Is. And that's why I had to say no. I couldn't return that..couldn't give her what she wanted. Not when.." He took a few steps toward me. "Not when my heart is somewhere else.Richelle Mead
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Do you think we can be friends?” I asked. He stared up at the ceiling. “Probably not, but we can pretend.Priya Ardis
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Vane grabbed me. “DuLac, let’s chat.” British-speak for “Stand still while I yell at you.Priya Ardis
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Regrets are about decisions that you know you should have done different.Laurell K. Hamilton
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I’d said it before and meant it: Alive or undead, the love of my life was a badass.Richelle Mead
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You guessed? You must have been pretty sure, considering you could have killed me."" I was ninety percent sure."" I see, " Clary said. There must have been something in her voice, because he turned to look at her. Her hand cracked across his face, a slap that rocked him back on his heels. He put his hands on his cheek, more in surprise than pain." What the hell was that for?"" The other ten percent. .Cassandra Clare
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You so need to lighten up about that potato-launcher incident, " Butch said. Phury rolled his eyes and eased back in the banquette. "You broke my window."" Of course we did. V and I were aiming for it."" Twice."" Thus proving that he and I are outstanding marksmen.J.r. Ward
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Okay, God, I thought. Get me out of this and I’ll stop my half-assed church-going ways. You got me past a pack of Strigoi tonight. I mean, trapping that one between the doors really shouldn't have worked, so clearly you're on board. Let me get out of here, and I’ll...I don’t know. Donate Adrian’s money to the poor. Get baptized. Join a convent. Well, no. Not that last one.Richelle Mead
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Run first, ' Shane said. 'Mourn later.' It was the perfect motto for Morganville.Rachel Caine
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There aren't any syringes." Red Sox came over and held a sterile pack out. When she tried to take it from him, he kept a grip on the thing. "I know you'll use this wisely."" Wisely?" She snapped the syringe out of his hand. "No, I'm going to poke him in the eye with it. Because that's what they trained me to do in medical school.J.r. Ward
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Terrific. A bisexual dominant vampire with kidnapping expertise.J.r. Ward
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Whoa. Fangs. She had fangs. She leaned in, prodded them a little. Eating with those puppies was going to take some getting used to, she thought. On impulse, she brought up her hands, turned her fingers into claws. Hissed.Cool.J.r. Ward
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Things on the essential list: vodka, Nine Inch Nails, a steady supply of mortal men, and an all-purpose bitchy attitude.Richelle Mead
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They don't fit you?" V asked his roommate. "Not the point. No offense, but these are wicked Village People." Butch held his heavy arms out and turned in a circle, his bare chest catching the light. "I mean, come on."" They're for fighting, not fashion."" So are kilts, but you don't see me rocking the tartan."" And thank God for that. You're too bowlegged to pull that shit off." Butch assumed a bored expression. "You can bite me.J.r. Ward
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When she scooped up her clothes, opened his door, then snapped her fingers for a guard down the hall, Wroth watched like a bystander. “Pssst. Minion. I need these laundered. Very little starch. Don’t just stand there gawking or you’ll anger my good frenemy General Wroth. We’re like this.” He couldn’t see her but knew she was twining two fingers together.Kresley Cole
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I could recognise his soul in mine as much as he could find me in his. Our sole existences seemed to have been for this very moment when nothing else mattered.X. Williamson
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When you are in a room with Kurtis, whether its one or a hundred he is the only person that matters.Dee Remy
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After a moment, Wrath turned to John. "This is Lassiter, the fallen angel. One of the last times he was here on earth, there was a plague in central Europe-""Okay, that was so not my fault-""-which wiped out two-thirds of the human population."" I'd like to remind you that you don't like humans."" They smell bad when they're dead."" All you mortal types do.J.r. Ward
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By the time Bones announced it was Tammy's turn, I'd fallen in love with him all over again. Flowers and jewelry worked for most girls as a romantic gesture, but here I was, misty-eyed at watching him show my mother how to stab the shit out of him.Jeaniene Frost
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Vane’s lips tightened to suppress a smile. “Why so hostile, love?”“ You whacked me on the head with a ball! ”“ You deserved it.Priya Ardis
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I caught his hand. “What do you want me to do?” Leaning down, he kissed the pulse beating on my neck just above the damaged skin. “Tomorrow, I need you to die.Priya Ardis
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He’d used the amulet to read my thoughts again. I pictured smacking him in the face.Priya Ardis
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I noticed him right away. No, it wasn’t his lean, rugged face. Or the dark waves of shiny hair that hung just a little too long on his forehead. It wasn’t the slim, collarless biker jacket he wore, hugging his lean shoulders. It was the way he stood. The confident way he waited in the cafeteria line to get a slice of pizza. He didn’t saunter. He didn’t amble. He stood at the center, and let the other people buzz around him. His stance was straight and sure. .Priya Ardis
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There is no law stronger than that ofmagic. - KianKailin Gow
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Catch me, Seth, " she invited. He paused." Faeries chase, " he said, an then , with a flirtatious smile, he turned away, but before he could take a second step, she was behind him, arms around him, lips pressed against his neck." I seem caught, " he murmured. The Summer Queen whispered, "Me too." And They fell together in a bed of flowers that now covered the floorMelissa Marr
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She took a deep breath, "Last chance. Are you in need of rescuing?" His expression turned very strange, almost as if she'd struck him, "Yes, " he said finally.Holly Black
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And to think of all the colors in the world, blood chose to be red.Nelou Keramati
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We come together, we create our families, we chose our mates out of the desire to form a life together. Love takes many forms, wears many faces, but when it's real, when it touches your heart, you will know it and--with hope--embrace it. Love is stronger than hate, love is stronger than anger. Love is stronger than all artificial divisions that exist n our world.Yasmine Galenorn
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He felt like home.JoAnne Kenrick
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Will you be my forever, Donia?Melissa Marr
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Patti told me that to truly love someone, you must hold them in an open hand. That was how I needed to love Kai. It was necessary to uncurl my fingers and let him go.Wendy Higgins
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Rough palms cradled my face while my fingers gripped the pillow on either side of his. Lips, teeth, tongue, mingled together. I ate him up and didn’t let go until I had to come up for air.Priya Ardis
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V had a passing thought that she used the word "anyway" like an eraser on a crowded chalkboard. She said it whenever she needed to clear off the things she'd just shared to make room for more.J.r. Ward
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No more sex." I blink several times at Anna as we stand outside the car the next morning. Have we been married long enough for her to say that?Wendy Higgins
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So it’s fate then?” I asked with him so close my lips brushed the line of his jaw with each word, “Us being together?”“ Absolutely, ” Calvin said with a low growl. Then he lifted my chin, tilting my head back, and kissed me deeply. Who was I to argue with Fate?E.J. Stevens
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They stared at each other for several long minutes hoping the other would give in. Finally she broke. “Fine, will you go in with me then?” “ Will it make you feel better?” “ Yes.” “ Sure thing. The worse thing that could happen is people will think you are carrying my baby. I’m sure it’s perfectly normal for a female teacher to be with her male student at a pharmacy in the middle of the day buying a pregnancy test. What could go wrong?” he asked wryly.R.L. Mathewson
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I said alone! ” He nodded in agreement. “Aye, you usually say that, and I still stay. It’s our way.Kresley Cole
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Gavin! What’ll I wear home?”“ Cloak.” His voice roughened and he ripped harder, tossing the material to the ground. I felt his smile when he kissed my neck, and shivers ran down my back at the sound of his low growl.“ I made that! I don’t have many of those, you know.”“ Cam, ” he snaked one hand around my stomach and made his way north, slipping one hand into my corset top to grope my chest. “You won’t be thinking about it when I’m inside you.” His hips shifted off my back and he separated my legs with his knee, his breathing ragged against my shoulder. “Now forget the damn dress. .Rachael Wade
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It was like being leaned on by a very heavy, warm brick. A sexy brick.Patricia Briggs
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Never Give up, never surrender.Nancy J. Cohen
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That’s the last time I put you in charge of the tequila when we’re making margaritasJoAnne Kenrick
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Matt was almost completely naked. A tattered loincloth and an ugly chain with a yellow diamond were his only apparel.Priya Ardis
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It took me two years to give him all of my heart, and he threw it away in one night.Dannika Dark
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You totally love him. He's your widdle snookums.Thea Harrison
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Joel’s face swam across my vision and I blinked, goose bumps running up my arms. I shook his memory away, determined to stay focused, although my heart caved at the thought of his last words to us, right here in this very spot: Take care of each other. I’d be damned if I was going to let him down now.Rachael Wade
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Samira’s guards are coming for you. You’re being summoned. Didn’t you hear the horn? Come on, they’ll be here any second looking for you.” I bit my lip to hold back a smile of my own at why we hadn’t heard the horn.“ Summoning me …”“Your guess is as good as mine, now come on. Cam, for crying out loud, fix your hair.” She cocked her eyebrow and gave me the I-know-you’ve-been-messing-around look. “And you, ” she shot Gavin the same look, “zip up your fly, Don Juan.” She rolled her eyes and turned for the door.Rachael Wade
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Lips to lips, mouth to mouth, Comes the speaker of the shrouds, Suck in the spirit, speak the words, Let secrets of the dead be heard.Yasmine Galenorn
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Pray as if all things depend on God, and work as if all things depend on you.Christina Dodd
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You ever had a hickey? I want to give you a hickey."" Karl, we're not fourteen! "" Don't bloody care. I was in love with you when I was fourteen -- your neck owes me a hickey."( Karl & Elena)Dianna Hardy
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Gavin, I never thought you’d be the irrational one in this relationship, but I’m happy to report that you’ve just thoroughly shocked me.” He rolled to his side to lean on his arm, keeping my hand resting on his chest, buried underneath his shirt. “I know. My timing is impeccable.” He smirked, letting his hungry gaze drift over my body. “But I’m sorry, love. I cannot take seeing you all tucked up in this sexy corset anymore. The ties are so tight, they’re just begging me to undo them.” His fingers trailed over the top of my chest and down over the corset’s binding, tugging at the edges of the lace as he went. “Forcefully, ” he winked. .Rachael Wade
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Weave the circle, tightly sewn, Let nothing evil or unknown Enter within. Stay without On pain of death, we cast you out.Yasmine Galenorn
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Welcome back, Jem.J.A. Belfield
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I’m a creature of the night.” Slitted eyes peered at her suspiciously. “Good God, you’re not a morning person, are you?Tiffany Allee
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Please, let me take you home. You’re drunk.”“ I am not.” I shoved him, spilling some kind of delicious poison on him. “Go home and have a wild time with Ms. Scarlet. In the bedroom. With the–”“ Okay, you’re starting to talk board game. Let’s go home, babe. I’ll get you into bed.Rachael Wade
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Midnight Omen Deja vu" - Because everyone should experience love in the Caribbean...at least once in a lifetime.Marti Melville
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I saw it in his eyes, first–the beginning of the end, the beginning of things to come. The blackest night, they cut into me, paralyzing my trembling body. Not even the gods could sense my fear now, for the celebration of the monsters who’d claimed me drowned out all perception of pain. It was all-powerful, all-knowing, the definition of infinite, an overwhelming possession that consumed every inch of my being. .Rachael Wade
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Gavin turned us to face Josh, a satisfied grin springing up when he noticed the condition of Josh’s clothes. “Thanks for the last-minute invitation, man.” Josh chuckled, patting Gavin on the shoulder. “Shall I do the honors, Mr. Suave?” “Sure thing, Frodo Baggins. By the way, I hear the Shire has impeccable dinner parties this time of year.” The corners of Gavin’s lips twitched and his eyebrows shot up as he gestured to a food stain of some sort near the collar of Josh’s white shirt. Josh’s chin shot down to follow Gavin’s amusement and he quickly tried to wipe away the crumbs. “Yeah, well … you know how we hobbits like to eat. .Rachael Wade
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I looked around the room, at everyone who inhabited the space, person and monster, slave and master, aware we were in the madness together, swirling around in the same mess, all out to get something, a piece of our own pie. But I knew that in the midst of that noxious stew, coming to terms with our poisons was only the beginning. Ever forward, Cecile’s voice replayed in my mind. Ever forward.Rachael Wade
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I knew I was a little different from most demons but nothing says freak of nature like a one-eyed gypsy saying I had a rainbow glow. It just didn't sound complimentary.Mary Abshire
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How is it that I am completely naked while you haven’t shed even one stitch of clothing?”“ Because you were dinner, Rebecca.”A snort escaped, mixing with her laughter. “Remind me to have dinner with you more often. I have been missing out.” “You? What about me?Krystal Shannan
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My love, you are playing with a fire that you do not fully understand.” His voice was deep and controlled. “There are times I may not be able to control myself. I am injured, and I need to feed — this would be one of those times.” ~ColeTina Carreiro
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Because I love you. Don't you get it? Not because Cassandra is a part of you and Coroebus is a part of me. I love you because you are Nadira. The strange beautiful Nadira. The Nadira that has such hatred for me it kills to see the anger in your eyes whenever you even glance at me. I love Nadira. Not Cassandra. I love you.Atarah L. Poling
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Time is tick, tick, ticking away. How many souls will I capture today? Will they be a challenge or will they be given? Only time will tell as the clock keeps tick, tick, ticking. Your god has arrived with enough hatred for y’all, with enough evil for the big and small, so come one, come all. I will shred your souls and place them in my satchel, call you a settler and make you my peddler. Come one, come all, come stand behind your god. I will lead you into the darkness of Earth's end. Come one, come all, my wilted flowers, come claim your title, speak out and cheer it. Come one, come all, let’s have a ball, my wilted flowers . Sweet, Unconquerable Spirits. .A.K. Kuykendall
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It doesn’t matter what’s wrong with him. We’re not going to act like he doesn’t exist. Not anymore.Carrie Butler
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He took the pen and book from her and faltered.“ Just write anything — anything trivial that won't matter if it comes to pass.”“ Erm..” God, he was useless at this. Elena's hair turned blue.“ Hey! ”“ What?”“ I don't want blue hair! What the hell did you write that for?”“ It seemed trivial.”“ Blue hair — blue? That's trivial? What if I can't undo it?” Karl stared at her blankly. His throat went dry. He felt like a total dickhead, but writing really wasn't his strong point, so he went for humour instead and flashed her a grin.“ I was going to write that all your clothes fall off, but figured you may have a problem with that. This was the second thing that came to mind.”( Karl and Elena) .Dianna Hardy
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I’m waiting with baited breath to hear that silver tongue of yours.Jodie B. Cooper
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He's reading a book called Great Warlocks of the 18th Century, and to get this ball rolling before Dean Devlin shows up and rains on our private parade, I snort and ask, "Good book?" I forget I'm pretending to be sitting behind my two-thousand-ninety-eight-page Highlights of Modern Chemistry book, so he snorts back. "Better than yours.Rusty Fischer
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Tangled Moon ~ Sometimes you have to break the rules. Sometimes you have to let go of the past. And sometimes you have to accept the impossible.Olivia Stocum
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Sad really.” Avenant mused. “Trevelyan was part of a majestic race. Doomed and enslaved by lesser beings, but majestic, none the less.” His gaze swept over the rest of the group with a sigh. “I know the feeling well.Cassandra Gannon
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Wonderful.” Avenant rolled his eyes. “Letty’s killed the doctor. Now I’ll have to start all over with training another one to stand when I enter a room. It’ll take weeks.Cassandra Gannon
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Esmeralda?” Scarlett turned to the witch next. “Don’t you want to do magic, again?” “Of course I do! It’s the only thing I dream of. Casting spells… Turning people into frogs… Genetically engineering my gingerbread army…Cassandra Gannon
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So that’s when the witch somehow pulled off her own restraint and flung herself at me like a beautiful and deadly panther. I think she’d seen my stupid clipboard and realized that I’d been writing down sordid lies about her mental state. I’m very jealous of her, you see, and use my middle management position…Cassandra Gannon
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Every living soul in this universe should be given a chance at love — their personal shot at having the most powerful andmysterious thing that ever existed. You could love forever, or your love couldburn short and bright for just a few moments in the history oftime. But however you did it, I supposed the idea was to make it count; to create a story worthy of a new fairytale, a poem, or a new constellation that would wind itself into an infinite thread of light in your name. Maybe that was the whole point of love — to create an eternal story of your own. .Sukanya Venkatraghavan
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Is there more to see?" Brixton asks. "No. Just a long walk back to hope.D.R. Hedge
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One hand was behind his back, and he held it out, presenting a bouquet of white and smoky purple lilies. “They’re straight from the underworld, by the way. They are everlasting. They won’t die.Jess C. Scott
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Who wanted to be smiled at by the girl that trailed shadows like pets, conjured snakes and waited for Death, her bridegroom, to steal her from these walls?Roshani Chokshi
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I was such a messed up person and he was still holding on.Holly Hood
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When your demon was yourself, there really was no way to fight or get rid of it.Holly Hood
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Rejection is an opportunity for your selection.Bernard Branson
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The difference between vampires and angels? Angels are real.Lisa Grace
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Are you suggesting I’m working with thezombies? That I paid them to pretend toattack me so that I’d trick you into letting me join you?”“ Did you?” Mr. Holland demanded.“ Yeah, okay, ” I said in a sugar-sweet tone. “You’re right. I was having dinner with Zombie Carl the other night. You know, steaks, rare, and a bottle of vintage type A. He told me all his secrets, but too bad for you I promised him I wouldn’t tell. In exchange I asked him to gather hisbest undead buddies and stalk me throughmy friend’s yard. And oh, yeah, it wastotally fine if they wanted to use me as an all-night dinner buffet, because having organs is so last season.Gena Showalter
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I'm a whore! " Miki hit the brakes...her hands.. gripping the steering wheel, glanced at Sara. "You're not wearing any underwear, are you?" Sara let out a strangled squeal...Shelly Laurenston
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Misery, thy name is MudslideMolly Harper
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I’m trying to decide whether to tell you two to get a room or go barf in the trash can, ” Emma said. “I’m leaning toward the second choice. You are both getting way too weird. And gross.” Cal barked out a laugh and slid his fingers down my arm to entwine with mine. His touch, and Emma’s comments, only made me blush more. Looks like Emma saw Cal lick my face after all. Now that wasn’t awkward or anything. .E.J. Stevens
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You’re not going to campus. You’re going out to get drunk and play with other ladies’ boobies.” - KyeKrista Alasti
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So where did you get your information? Werewolves for Dummies? No, wait, you watched Underworld? Or maybe you were raised by wolves? Stop mewhen I’m warm.” - ShellaKrista Alasti
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Because daytime leaves vampires less than, well, conscious, I told him, “Take your muffins to Boston and shut it, Terrance.” And then I hung up on him.Molly Harper
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She was addicted to literature like some people were addicted to heroin.Allie Burke
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Then the Skopamish showed up. Their chests heaving, rotting eyes like dull raisins in their skulls. Their eyes found mine like a witching wand seeking water.Tamara Rose Blodgett
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The world is not full of crazy ninja perfume ladies!Elisa Paige
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The black of the ocean waves was the color of the sorrow in my breast, a sorrow that was never far away and always visible.Barbara T. Cerny
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I was once a man, not a great man, not a saintly man, but a good man, and a man nonetheless.Barbara T. Cerny
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I did not choose to be a monster–a shell of a man–half-human, half-fiend. I am a tiefling. I am what I am.Barbara T. Cerny
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My life was going exactly where I wanted it to until the Devil showed up.Barbara T. Cerny
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Iona stared at me for a long time. “You are going to leave me a widow before I have a chance to become a bride.Barbara T. Cerny
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The truth echoed in her head. On the same day she met him, he had tried to kill her. Her mate.Lisa Carlisle
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Your life is very different from mine. For one, you can transform into a wolf.” “ I can, ” she agreed. “And you live with a vampire and gargoyle. That’s not the typical human way, is it?Lisa Carlisle
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What treasures he would give for one night with her. To watch her strip off one of her vintage dresses, revealing her satin skin inch by inch just for him.Lisa Carlisle
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Laney, why do I believe you transcend the ordinary? Why do I look at you, and expect to see a façade fall away, revealing something much more than even the extraordinary? Tell me." Elaine flushed, her knees wobbling. “I…don’t…know. But thank you–for the kind words. I’m flattered.” She closed her eyes wanting to hide. He was too close…too beautiful…too fervid. And she was too vulnerable, too exposed.“ Look at me.” She hesitantly met his unwavering gaze.“ No more hiding in your shadows, ” he whispered, “because I will find you. And I will drag you kicking and screaming back into the light, where you belong. Do you understand?”“ Yes."“ Good.” He took her hand and guided her forward.R. W. Patterson