As his ears rang and his heart broke for her, he stayed strong against the gale force she let loose. After all, there was a reason why here and hear were seperated by so little and sounded one like the other. Bearing witness to her, he heard her and was there for her because that was all you could do during a fall apart. But God, it pained him to see how she suffered.
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To the world a monster." She let her head ... ROBERT FANNEY She narrowed her eyes at him. She wanted to tell him that it was his fault, that she would ne... KIMBERLY DERTING Jay showed up after school with a bouquet of flowers and an armful of DVDs, although Violet couldn�... KIMBERLY DERTING What does Éloa mean?” He narrowed his gaze, answered her literally. “It’s the name... SARAH MACLEAN I know I want you," he heard himself say, all his vows and his honor all forgotten. She stood before... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN You must have traveled all night,” she heard herself say. “I had to come back early.” Sh... LISA KLEYPAS He missed you just as I did. He worried about you just as I worried. He looked for you. Tried to fin... SARAH MACLEAN When she opened her eyes, she was both in her body and watching it, nowhere near the cavity of the t... MAGGIE STIEFVATER A nod at Beatrice who held absolutely still. "She said she would come with me. She insisted on it. S... 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ROBERT FANNEY Before I go," he said, and paused -- "I may kiss her?" It was remembered afterwards that ... CHARLES DICKENS Claire tipped her head back, and this time he found her lips. It was, she thought, supposed to be a ... RACHEL CAINE She suddenly understood why she had let him kiss her in the diner, why she had wanted him at all. HOLLY BLACK The multicolored kitten snuggled between her breasts. Lucky cat. "I thought ma... CANDIS TERRY Pedersen was always wooing her. Sometimes he was gracious and kind, but at other times when his fail... A.E. COPPARD So, what did you think of the Unseelie Court?" A slow, wicked smile spread on his face. "... HOLLY BLACK I love you, Eve.” She looked away from the sun, the ocean, and into his eyes. And it was wonderful... J.D. ROBB One summer morning at sunrise a long time ago I met a little girl with a book under her arm. TOVE JANSSON She flapped her hands, anxious energy coursing through her. “How can you be so calm?” He g... 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BONNIE DEE Jace set what he was holding down on the windowsill and reached out to her. She came to lean against... CASSANDRA CLARE What'a wrong, Villa? Man, you look like shit!" Ramirez said from the driver's seat. The laughter in ... MILLY TAIDEN Almost halfway down the aisle, she saw someone she wasn't expecting, and she almost stumbled on her ... MELISSA DE LA CRUZ Julita was being spinned like a top by a drop-dead-gorgeous Dominicano. Later she told us that he’... ISABEL LOPEZ How was it that he haunted her imagination so persistently? What could it be? Why did she care for w... ELIZABETH GASKELL An emotion clamped down on her heart. It squeezed her into a terrible silence. But he said nothing a... MARIE RUTKOSKI Do you like flowers, Lady Eleanor?" It was him speaking. Lord Blunt. Asking her opinion on some... MEGAN FRAMPTON He traced the line of her collarbone, and the side of her throat. “Did I hurt you, Daisy?” he wh... LISA KLEYPAS She saw how he was staring at it, the bright red hue beneath her bonnet. She could not bear to see t... CHARLOTTE FEATHERSTONE She came towards me with a juicy gash between her legs that smelled like my best friend's sister" DAVE MATTHES 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 I want you,” she said. “Naked.” His nostrils flared as if he was soaking in the sc... NALINI SINGH I want to know what your five-dollar wish was for.” “Is that all?” He smiled beneath her ... LISA KLEYPAS When Kai fell silent, she risked a glance at him. He was staring at her hands [which she always hold... MARISSA MEYER Yes; he had done it. She was in the carriage, and felt that he had placed her there, that his will a... JANE AUSTEN Roarke, one thing." She walked to him, well aware he was all but snarling with temper. "I haven't ki... J.D. ROBB Owen folded his arms around Morgan to steady her when she crashed into him, and was enveloped by her... KRISTEN CASEY Her room was warm and lightsome. A huge doll sat with her legs apart in the copious easy-chair besid... JAMES JOYCE His body was urgent against her, and she didn't have the heart anymore to fight...She saw his eyes, ... D.H. LAWRENCE He pressed a kiss to her forehead. “Ye be a sight for sore eyes, lass,” he told her. “But we�... SUZAN TISDALE She stood up and took the book from him, and as he smiled over his shoulder at some other kids, she ... MARKUS ZUSAK Her own awareness had risen like the dawn on her back.Like a leaden sunrise veiled in a swirl of sto... RENEE AHDIEH Circenn moved swiftly, intending to catch the tear upon his finger, kiss it away, then kiss away all... KAREN MARIE MONING You are real," she said to herself. "Aye." His voice was deep and resonant, a caress in h... J.R. WARD ...his soul (was) ringing like a well-struck bell. But it was a bell that rang with more than joy an... PAUL HOFFMAN Inej turned to go. Kaz seized her hand, keeping it on the railing. He didn't look at her. "Stay", he... LEIGH BARDUGO She can sense things . . . Things the rest of us can't.She only knew there was a strange feel to you... RICHELLE MEAD Now he felt temper snapping at the nerves. “If you can’t be comfortable in the house while I’m... J.D. ROBB What do you mean? Is she in a coma?” “Not anymore.” She braced herself for his reaction.<... MARISSA MEYER Tamani checkled. ‘If it makes you feel any better, it scares the daylights our of me on a regular ... APRILYNNE PIKE Then I looked right at Mama, for the first time in what seemed like forever, and she wasn't looking ... KATHERINE HANNIGAN Ah, Evie,” she heard him say softly, “I must have a heart, after all…because right now it ache... LISA KLEYPAS Faris turned on him. 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"Take your hair down," he croaked, his voice deep even to his own ears.
She ... KRISTEN CASEY Hey, did you hear about Brad Miller?” he asked, already forgetting about the Lissie conversation. ... KIMBERLY DERTING She stared up at him, and her eyes were so large they looked like blue mint candies. 'I get to stay?... SUSAN ELIZABETH PHILLIPS Ophelia,' said the boy. He said it very quietly. She didn't like the way he said that at all. He sou... KAREN FOXLEE I met Gemma, my wife, when she was 12. She had a schoolgirl crush on me and her dad had arranged for... GARY NUMAN Cash looked at her, square in the eye, and his jaw twitched. She flinched, then braced herself. For ... SUMMER HINES She crossed her arms over her chest, and his gaze went automatically to her breasts, which were no n... LARISSA IONE
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With her long blond hair and her ... J.R. WARD Rehvenge, I’m talking to you more than I speak with my mahmen.” “I thought your mother wa... J.R. WARD Quick question. Does this magical skill with gray matter come with a total lack of compunction for y... J.R. WARD True enough. I say this all the time. Trez looked at his hands. “I didn’t ask for thi... J.R. WARD It's a date, isn't it," she realized. "Praise to the Virgin Scribe, I have a date!" Trez laughe... J.R. WARD Forever..." he murmured against her. " I'll hold you down..." ~ Trez 'The Shadows' Page ... J.R. WARD Never met Ahhh, don't know him, don't care how big he is-if he's standing in our way? I'ma murder th... J.R. WARD And I left the aspirin next to the phone with a tall glass of water. Figured you weren’t going to ... J.R. WARD You have cable?” He nodded toward her TV. She tossed him the clicker. “Sure do. And if I r... J.R. WARD The guy stroked his goatee. "What do you call twenty guys watching the world series?" "The New ... J.R. WARD What the—Have you been crying?" Tohrment demanded. "Are you all right? Dear God, is it the baby?"<... J.R. WARD W:"At least I'm not pussy-whipped!" T:"Nice. Fucking. Suit." --Wrath to Tohr J.R. WARD There was a loud scraping noise as five chairs slid backward. The men rose as a unit. And started co... J.R. WARD The half-human was the hottest thing he'd ever gotten anywhere near. And he'd cozied up to a lightni... J.R. WARD If sex were food, Rhage would haven been morbidly obese. J.R. WARD Tell me something,boys. Do you wear that leather to turn each other on? I mean, is it a dick thing w... J.R. WARD Man, he wasn't going to need a stress test anytime soon. If his heart could get through a kiss from ... J.R. WARD You don't know this yet. But you are Mine - Wrath J.R. WARD ...Bringing the very heavens close enough to touch. It was Zsadist. His eyes closed, his h... J.R. WARD Holy shit." Rehv shook his head and muttered, "Now we know what the zombie apocalypse looks like. J.R. WARD All right, big guy, down you go." Oh,yeah. Bed. Bed was good. "And look who's ... J.R. WARD Mary frowned. A vampire doctor. Talk about exploring your alternative therapies. J.R. WARD You want to poof it or ride back with me? J.R. WARD I can’t… I find that I can’t concentrate. On anything. I can’t really…” Rhage’s eyes d... J.R. WARD It was right then and there that she'd realized there was no quota on misery for people, no quantifi... J.R. WARD The rejection didn't faze him. "Fine. If I can't have you, then you do the taking. Have all of me, p... J.R. WARD I'm not cock-blocking for kicks and giggles. The mothership called J.R. WARD How can you stand to have me near you?" "The only thing I can't handle is your leaving. J.R. WARD Even when there were no more options for the body, the heart's wishes find a way out, and as with al... J.R. WARD Oh, the humanity.... It was a wonder Rhage hadn't blinded himself with all that pop culture. J.R. WARD Fine, good , Mary thought. Then how about dragging your skinny ass out of here and making s... J.R. WARD V chuckled. "I had to do something to shut you up. Every damn time I've run into you since I grew it... J.R. WARD Although she was ashamed to admit it now, the darkness in him had been the largest part of his allur... J.R. WARD I am barren of words. For no sounds from my mouth are worthy of your hearing J.R. WARD What you just had is nothing compared to what I want to do to you. I want my head between your legs ... J.R. WARD She smiled a little. "You are a manipulator" "I like to think of myself more as an outcome engi... J.R. WARD Fine, dandy, she thought. Then lose the shirt, peel off those leather pants, and lie down on my tile... J.R. WARD My name...my name is Mary. I'm here with a friend.' Rhage stopped breathing. His heart skipped ... J.R. WARD It was the wife, John thought. And she was giving this tough guy a tongue-lashing. And the man was t... J.R. WARD All I know is, she's a pounding in my chest that I can't ignore. . . hell, that I don't WANT to igno... J.R. WARD Fine. If I can't have you, then you do the taking. Have all of me, part of me, a small piece, whatev... J.R. WARD I will not fall in love with you," she said. "I can't let myself. I won't." "That's all r... J.R. WARD After a while Mary said, “Zsadist?” “Yeah?” “What are those markings... J.R. WARD The necklace was a good excuse," he murmured. "For what?" "I thought maybe I c... J.R. WARD Thanks for putting me up for it ... trahyner ." As V's eyes flared, Butch said, "Yeah, I looke... J.R. WARD Butch didn't live in his own place. He didn't spend his own money. He had no job, no future. He was ... J.R. WARD The pair of them were staring at the computer screen like two dogs watching animal planet: very focu... J.R. WARD I don't do farm animals. Can't stand hay in your leathers? Or wool in my teeth. J.R. WARD All I see are ankles and wrists--and FYI, you're pulling a Mileyfrickin'-Cyrus with that belly flash... J.R. WARD I think we're dating now" "Come on...I got you naked. You wore a damn corset. And don't get me start... J.R. WARD Darkness will never take me... because I have you. Light of my life, Marissa. That's what you are."<... J.R. WARD What are the rules," The cop said. "There are none." Vishous spread his stance and braced himse... J.R. WARD Because my patient just sat herself up--and I'm not talking about her raising her torso off the damn... J.R. WARD Listen to me. You have the fashion sense of a park bench and the interpersonal skills of a meat clea... J.R. WARD What’s next? The size of my cock?” “Hey, even pencils can get the job done—I’v... J.R. WARD V, you know I love you like a brother, right?" "Yeah." "You feed her and I'll tear out you... J.R. WARD Butch: -I hear ya. No one's biz but yours. One question though Vishous: -What Butch: -When... 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