There’s no way in hell I’m getting out of this bed and going for a run,” he murmured onto her head. She chuckled quietly. His hands grazed lower, down her back, not even stumbling over the scar tissue. He’d kissed every scar on her back, on her entire body, last night.
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Related Mikhail sat up, letting her go so that he could push the sheet from her slender body. Her mind was b... CHRISTINE FEEHAN Please be real,” she gasped. “Please don’t be a dream.” “I’m real,” Matthew said huski... LISA KLEYPAS On the big bed, Mamima and Sandeep’s mother began to dream, sprawled in vivid crab-like postures. ... AMIT CHAUDHURI Every single scar on her soul
testifies of the times when
she ignored the voice of her spirit HENNA SOHAIL Every single scar on her soul testifies of the times when she ignored the voice of her spirit HENNA SOHAIL He put his hands on her shoulders and kissed her full on the mouth. His skin was wet with rain. When... CORNELIA FUNKE At the base of her ankle is a deep, ugly scar she got when a car ran over her foot when she was six ... AMIT CHAUDHURI Fireheart,” he said onto her mouth. “Buzzard,” she murmured onto his. SARAH J. MAAS I swear on the Angel." He ducked his head down, kissed her cheek. "The hell with that. I swear on us... CASSANDRA CLARE Eve woke, violently aroused. It was Roarke’s hands on her. She knew their texture, their rhythm. H... J.D. ROBB She placed her arms and hands strategically over the areas of her body that she felt uncomfortable w... TRACEY-ANNE MCCARTNEY He sat there looking at her smiling and laughing, watching her hair fall over her eyes and she setti... -AKSHAY VASU He sat there looking at her smiling and laughing, watching her hair fall over her eyes and she setti... AKSHAY VASU But as the years passed, he missed her more, not less, and his need for her became a cut that would ... DENNIS LEHANE Mmmm… stay.” Her voice was barely audible, as she grazed her lips against mine and her head fell... J.D. STROUBE If I release you, you won't scream? I'd rather not continue the conversation like this." She sh... JAIME RUSH You’re here!” She repeated, wrapping her arms around his neck and her legs around his hips.... AMY LANE But he was bigger and stronger and his hands reached up behind her to the back of her head, ignoring... KIMBERLY DERTING Why is it”—she shivered as he kissed the top of her spine, went lower—“that I always end up ... NALINI SINGH I have a present for you," he murmured, still stroking along her spine. He loved the way she felt cu... KATIE REUS Don’t you think we’re going to go to hell for this?” asked Lissa. He reached out and touc... RICHELLE MEAD He firmly pulled her body against his and he brushed her lips with his. Staring into her eyes, he li... LANEY SMITH He still loved her—and every moment that he didn’t have her hurt him deeply. That was why he’d... LAUREN KATE Kiss me again,” he challenged, only half joking. It was so weird to hear him say that, to hea... KIMBERLY DERTING She could feel the pressure from his hand on the back of her head as he forced her head down to take... BETH ASHWORTH Sarah (Buff) was hysterical because she thought her season was done. She came back as a fiery player... GEORGE DUDAS He reached over and took Taylor’s hand. She did not pull her hand away. He moved his hand up ... MICHAEL GRANT He went in and got a tissue, left the room, came right back in and walked up behind her, put his han... TERRY WINTERS I turn over and lie flat on my back,staring at the ceiling. When she slept beside me, I slept well. ... E.L. JAMES She watched as he settled down on the bed with Naya skin to skin on his chest. His hand all but cove... NALINI SINGH That was all Celaena needed to hear before she tossed the ring to Maeve, before Rowan rushed to her,... SARAH J. MAAS The little group before her finally moved on and Sarah took its place, standing before Tom like he w... BONNIE DEE I’ve tried so hard to stay away from you,” he whispered one night, cuddling her while the moonli... LISA KLEYPAS Hey!” The male voice sliced through the noise. Terri ignored him, determined to get back to the ba... BRANDI SALAZAR Daisy stared worriedly into his shadowed face. “What if you change your mind about me? What if you... LISA KLEYPAS She clambered to the shoreline. Numb and shaken, she began to dress. It wasn’t easy as she fumbled... JEAN M. GRANT ...she imagines her body curled in the narrow monk's bed, knees to chin, her own irrefutable geograp... MICHELLE LATIOLAIS Cupping her face, I reclaim her lips and gently guide her body next to mine on the bed. Rachel’s t... KATIE MCGARRY I believe everything you say," Tessa said with a smile, her hands creeping down from his waist to hi... CASSANDRA CLARE Watching the crackling fire, relishing the trusting weight of her head on his shoulder, Cam stroked ... LISA KLEYPAS He turned back to Lara, his alert gaze raking over her tearful face. Somehow the solid reality of hi... LISA KLEYPAS She tried to tear herself away from him. The effort broke against his arms that had not felt it. Her... AYN RAND She had some money left over from her allowance that I made her give her father for gas, driving his... MARIA PARTON He paused leaning over to lay his lips on hers, “It’s time to feel again. Let me save you from y... ELLA FRANK Both girls jumped at a hard blow on the door. Eve hastily unlocked the door and stepped back as it f... RACHEL CAINE She was basically resting. She would come in and out of her rest, open her eyes, look around and go ... BERNICE KING Every night that he watched over her sleeping form, his urge to protect and take care of her grew. A... AMBER BELLDENE This was our house. Mine and hers. I know she’d sneak over to the rectory every once in a while an... TIFFANY REISZ She looked for any sign of the boy who'd taught her to whistle a hornpipe, who could palm an ace of ... TIFFANY BAKER I called out to her and said to bring Jasmine back and I would hold onto her, ... She said her daugh... MARCELLA ANDERSON she didn't need anyone. At Wheeler, even when she stood out with her pink hair and quilter army-surp... JODI PICOULT Here, sleep with your back against me. I shall protect you better this way.” She nodded, shu... ANGELA QUARLES Lia pulled back, moonlight dancing in her dark eyes. “If you’re trying to make me go easy on you... LISA KESSLER Now and then, an inch below the water's surface, the muscles of his stomach tightened involuntarily ... IAN MCEWAN When I saw her I was in love with her. Everything turned over inside of me. She looked toward the do... ERNEST HEMINGWAY His fingers trailed a path on her skin down her back. “Have I found a pleasure spot?” he asked w... MARY MORGAN Her hands brushed Shane's, and he let go of the cards and took hold. And then somehow she... RACHEL CAINE The way she curls in my arms makes me feel like I’m the hero. I like being her hero. I like the wa... KATIE MCGARRY His hands tightened on her shoulders as the truth washed over him. My God, she really had told him y... CAROLYN JEWEL Roarke, one thing." She walked to him, well aware he was all but snarling with temper. "I haven't ki... J.D. ROBB With her back turned, she loosened each plait until her hair hung in waves that curled around her wa... MELISSA LANDERS She was burned in multiple places over her body from her head to her toes. GREGORY CLARK He carries stars in his pockets because he knows she fears the dark. Whenever sadness... ALASKA GOLD That Sarah, she's one tough cookie. She stuck it out, worked on the towers, worked nights until 11. ... TIM GRANT He started to pull away again but she called his name so he stopped. “Yeah?” “Before... KRISTEN ASHLEY Yet losing him seemed unbearable. He was the one she loved, the one she would always love, and as he... NICHOLAS SPARKS He'll ask her for a kiss and bend his head in front of her and she'll actually lean over and very ge... SUSAN WEATHERBY Sister," he murmured, not as an inquiry, but a statement of fact. "Brother mine," she groaned... bef... J.R. WARD I grab on to her wrists, pull them away from her face and kiss her lips, lips that can’t kiss me b... KATIE MCGARRY Now now,” he said, setting his hand on her shoulder. He didn’t even see her turn. One moment she... MATT TOMERLIN He knelt down beside her and slowly rubbed a soft, muculent mix on her bare skin like a sculptor at ... MIRETTE BAGHAT She sucked in a shuddering breath, and he pulled back far enough for them to share breath. Her finge... SARAH J. MAAS I feel maybe like you did,” he whispered to her, too low to wake her. “When ye came through the ... DIANA GABALDON [When this was happening, Myers told Barr,] It wasn't worth this, ... He went up to her and shot her... CHARLES STRONG Jace set what he was holding down on the windowsill and reached out to her. She came to lean against... CASSANDRA CLARE It gets worse. Josh tell her that he loves her. She says it back. He touches her. She touches him ba... STEPHANIE PERKINS Her story was about getting back on her feet and sticking it out. CANDICE LOMBARDO She's a good ball player. She put her team on her back and carried them all the way back. JOHN CHANCELLOR Daniel chuckled. Whoever that poor girl was, he hoped his family was paying her well. And then,... JULIA QUINN She looks over at his empty bed, and her sadness is so potent that in that moment, I'd do anything t... RAINBOW ROWELL Mikhail stretched out on the bed, his head in her lap. “You are going to turn my well-ordered worl... CHRISTINE FEEHAN Cam reached for her left hand. Taking the signet ring between his fingers, he drew it off easily and... LISA KLEYPAS This did not in any way alter her intention of accomplishing her mission; on the contrary; it seemed... JANE BOWLES Her father would return from China. He’d come back with all his soldiers. He’d pick her up in hi... PAOLO BACIGALUPI She had to get a hold of herself. She had to run. Did she have a chance of making it out alive? Some... MIMI JEAN PAMFILOFF Hi" she said. He gave her the sexiest crooked smile. "Hi." He stepped into her space, both his ... LAURA KAYE She gazed back at him, her mouth open, gasping for air. Her white blouse rose and fell with each pan... BONNIE DEE People inspire me. Every day, I meet amazing individuals in the field. When I see a mother who has w... JOANNE LIU Packing some heat there, aren’t you Officer?” Jake looked down and yanked on the hem of hi... KRISTEN CASEY He turned around and walked toward her and spit on her. He put his hands up and she said, 'Stop' and... ERICK MCINTOSH I missed you so much," she breathed. I tilted my head back and put my hands on her shoulders. I... KIERAN SCOTT Dove held out a hand to Johnson, and he took it—not because they were fleeing a fire and not becau... DEBRA ANASTASIA Half way down, he encountered Saphira, who had jammed her head and neck as far up the stair as she c... CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI He tore off her pajamas. She wasn't out with a fresh face of makeup with her hair done or a short dr... ANONYMOUS1234 She raised her head again. "Aren't you supposed to come over all manly man and forbid the little lad... DANA STABENOW She bowed her head, clasping her hands tightly before her upon the arm of his chair, for her heart y... GEORGETTE HEYER She's normally just a happy, little girl. And she's strong, and she's got people praying for her. An... KAREN SHELTON And the moment she held that diary in her hands, she summoned all her demons at once. The moment she... AKSHAY VASU She found him standing before the water staring unseeing at its frozen surface. He was shivering. Sh... KRISTIN CASHORE Unable to hold back a second longer, Blake reached out and cradled the side of her face, savoring th... KAYLEA CROSS
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SARAH J. MAAS Fae warriors: invaluable in a fight—and raging pains in her ass at all other times. SARAH J. MAAS But she was her own champion now. SARAH J. MAAS Aelin took a step forward. One step, as if in a daze. She loosed a shuddering breath, and... SARAH J. MAAS Thirty minutes later, Rowan was still staring up at the ceiling, teeth gritted as he calmed the roar... SARAH J. MAAS They were infinite. They were the beginning and the ending; they were eternity. The king standing be... SARAH J. MAAS He shifted his arm so he could brush her hair back. His fingers lingered along her jaw. “You make ... SARAH J. MAAS I missed you,” he said quietly, his gaze darting between her mouth and eyes. “When I was in SARAH J. MAAS But perhaps the monsters needed to look out for each other every now and then. SARAH J. MAAS Sometimes there won’t be a right choice, just the best of several bad options. SARAH J. MAAS They joined hands. So the world ended. And the next one began. SARAH J. MAAS If you're a monster, I'm a monster. SARAH J. MAAS She looked at them, at the three males who meant everything—more than everything. Then she smiled ... SARAH J. MAAS Because I am lost," she whispered onto the earth. "And I do not know the way. SARAH J. MAAS Still, the image haunted his dreams throughout the night: a lovely girl gazing at the stars, and the... SARAH J. MAAS She was a whirling cloud of death, a queen of shadows, and these men were already carrion. SARAH J. MAAS Each of the scars, the chipped teeth and broken claws, the mutilated tail—they weren’t the m... SARAH J. MAAS And Chaol was afraid, but not for himself. He was afraid of what would come when Aedion and Aelin we... SARAH J. MAAS I worry because I care . Gods help me, I know I shouldn't, but I do. So I will always t... SARAH J. MAAS We each survive in our own way. SARAH J. MAAS I'm not married,” he said softly, “because I can't stomach the idea of marrying a woman inferior... SARAH J. MAAS Of course." He picked up the brown bag of candy on the table. "What's your . . ." He trailed off as ... SARAH J. MAAS Where will we go?" "I hear hell is particularly nice at this time of year. SARAH J. MAAS I found him carefully studying me, his lips in a thin line. “Has anyone ever taken care of you?”... SARAH J. MAAS I got the idea for 'Throne of Glass' when I was sixteen. Music always inspires my books, and... SARAH J. MAAS Fear could break a line faster than any enemy charge. SARAH J. MAAS If you can learn to endure pain, you can survive anything. Some people learn to embrace it- to love ... SARAH J. MAAS I moaned then, tilting my head back to give him better access. His hands clamped on my waist, then m... SARAH J. MAAS Names are not important. It's what lies inside of you that matters. SARAH J. MAAS Some things you hear with your ears. Others, you hear with your heart. SARAH J. MAAS I threw myself into that fire, threw myself into it, into him, and let myself burn. SARAH J. MAAS The Court of Dreams. The people who knew that there was a price, and one worth paying, for that... SARAH J. MAAS Since my 'Crown of Midnight' tour in 2013, we've had such a rapid jump in audience numbe... SARAH J. MAAS I've always been a huge fantasy fan. I was always interested in fairy tales and anything with ma... SARAH J. MAAS After a too-long moment, the crown prince spoke. “I don't quite comprehend why you'd force someone... SARAH J. MAAS He won every game, yet she hardly noticed. As long as she hit the ball, it resulted in shameless bra... SARAH J. MAAS Apparently, a woman can only go so long without a sword between her hands. SARAH J. MAAS Do you know how far the wall is from the mines?” He gave her blank look. She closed her eyes... SARAH J. MAAS His breath was warm on her neck as he bent his head, resting his cheek against her hair. Her heart b... SARAH J. MAAS You have the skills,” Chaol said, “but some of your moves are still undisciplined.” “Th... SARAH J. MAAS Second place is a nice title for the first loser. SARAH J. MAAS I wasn't going to kill him, you buffoon. SARAH J. MAAS Enjoyed that, did you?" Chaol growled. "Immensely." Celaena patted Chaol's arm as she took it i... SARAH J. MAAS Celaena," Chaol said gently. And then she heard the scraping noise as his hand came into view, slidi... SARAH J. MAAS With each day he felt the barriers melting. He let them melt. Because of her genuine laugh, b... SARAH J. MAAS She moaned into her pillow. "Go away. I feel like dying." "No fair maiden should die alone," he... SARAH J. MAAS In the garden, the Captain of the Guard stared up at the young woman's balcony, watching as she walt... SARAH J. MAAS No matter what happens," she said quietly, "I want to thank you." Chaol tilted his head to the ... SARAH J. MAAS Be glad of your human heart, Feyre. Pity those who don’t feel anything at all. SARAH J. MAAS And I realized—I realized how badly I'd been treated before, if my standards had become so low. If... SARAH J. MAAS The people you love are just weapons that will be used against you. SARAH J. MAAS Who said anything about shame?" She gestured down to her naked body, even though it was covered by t... SARAH J. MAAS It would not take a monster to destroy a monster - but light, light to drive out darkness. SARAH J. MAAS I love you,’ he whispered, and kissed my brow. ‘Thorns and all. SARAH J. MAAS My friend through many dangers. My lover who had healed my broken and weary soul. My mate who had wa... SARAH J. MAAS And so Tamlin unwittingly led the High Lady of the Night Court into the heart of his territory. SARAH J. MAAS She is my mate. And my spy,' I said too quietly. 'And she is the High Lady of the Night Court.' SARAH J. MAAS She was fire, and light, and ash, and embers. She was Aelin Fireheart, and she bowed for no one and ... SARAH J. MAAS Their hands clasped between them, he whispered into her ear, "I claim you, too, Aelin Galathynius. SARAH J. 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SARAH J. MAAS But then she snapped your neck.” Tears rolled down his face. “And I felt you die,” ... SARAH J. MAAS I want them to hear your story. And know that there is a special strength..." As I spoke I realized ... SARAH J. MAAS I’m thinking it would be very easy to love you. And easier to call you my friend. SARAH J. MAAS She realized that Rowan saw each of those thoughts and more as he reached into his tunic and pulled ... SARAH J. MAAS Aelin was laughing as she cried, and the male was just holding her, his hooded head buried in her ne... SARAH J. MAAS You're my equal. And as much as that means we have each other's backs in public, it also means we th... SARAH J. MAAS That was your forest. Where you hunted.” He came closer to the painting, gazing at the bleak, empt... SARAH J. MAAS She stared at the castle unflinchingly, her form silhouetted against the blazing brightness that sat... SARAH J. MAAS They had slept in the shelter of the ruins, though neither of them really got true rest. SARAH J. MAAS That was all Celaena needed to hear before she tossed the ring to Maeve, before Rowan rushed to her,... SARAH J. MAAS You dare glamour me?" he growled, his violet eyes burning as they bore into my own. Lucien just pres... SARAH J. MAAS They grabbed for me, but he bared his teeth in a smile that was anything but friendly - SARAH J. MAAS Night Triumphant- and the Stars Eternal. SARAH J. MAAS Well, good-bye for now," he said, rolling his neck as if we hadn't been talking about anything impor... SARAH J. MAAS One of them has to break,” the queen said to the princess. “Only then can it begin.” SARAH J. MAAS There was no escaping his crown. Or his father, who would behead Sorscha, burn her, and scatter her ... SARAH J. MAAS Her cheek against the moss, the young princess she had been - Aelin Galathynius - reached a hand for... SARAH J. MAAS What was it like?” Manon asked quietly. “To love.” For love was what it had been—what Asteri... SARAH J. MAAS At dawn, Aedion had burst in, demanding why they weren’t ready to leave—to go home. Lysandra had... SARAH J. MAAS Manon gazed westward across the mountains. Hope, Elide had said—hope for a better future. For a ho... SARAH J. MAAS The Wing Leader said from behind her, "Do you believe monsters are born, or made?" From what sh... SARAH J. MAAS You and I are nothing but wild beasts wearing human skins. SARAH J. MAAS Celaena opened her arms wide, Goldryn burning bright in one hand. “Behold my power, Maeve. Behold ... SARAH J. MAAS Celaena walked and walked, until she found herself by the tree-lined shore of a lake, glaringly brig... SARAH J. MAAS Say it,” I gritted out. “The High Lord of the Night Court is your mate. SARAH J. MAAS The girl wore her scars the way some women wore their finest jewelry. SARAH J. MAAS I skipped between the dancers, twirling my skirts. The seated, masked musicians didn’t look up at ... SARAH J. MAAS His tunic was unbuttoned at the top, and he ran a hand through his blue-black hair before he wordles... SARAH J. MAAS I have no name," she purred. "I'm whoever the keepers of my fate tell me to be. SARAH J. MAAS He grasped her by the wrist , running a thumb along the sensitive skin underneath. "Then let me call... SARAH J. MAAS And he had just sent her into the arms of her strongest potential allies: to the homeland of her mot... SARAH J. MAAS Because I am from Terrasen and believed my queen dead. And now she is alive, and fighting, so I will... SARAH J. MAAS If you were going to die, I was going to die with you. I couldn't stop thinking it over and over as ... SARAH J. MAAS Careful, a voice said in her head. Proceed with cunning. SARAH J. MAAS You didn't need a weapon at all when you were born one. SARAH J. MAAS Maybe I'd always been broken and dark inside. Maybe someone who've been born whole and good would ha... SARAH J. MAAS Where are you going?” He looked over his shoulder at me. “If I stay, you won’t get any sl... SARAH J. MAAS I can't tell if I should be ashamed of wanting to hold you on this day, or grateful that, despite wh... SARAH J. MAAS Aedion - every breath she took seemed to echo his name. Aedion, Aedion, Aedion. SARAH J. MAAS