He opened his mouth, but stopped as he beheld her smile. Though she had no regrets about her choice, she felt something strangely like disappointment when he said, "As you wish.
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I like that you don't smile at ever... RAINBOW ROWELL Hi" she said. He gave her the sexiest crooked smile. "Hi." He stepped into her space, both his ... LAURA KAYE ...and when he thought about the way she laughed, as though she owned the air around her, his heart ... JUNOT DíAZ Mina’s mouth dropped open, and he bent his head as if to kiss her. She jammed her gun barrel under... MELJEAN BROOK No, I know,” Levi said. “But it’s not you. You don’t push through every moment. You pay atte... RAINBOW ROWELL See,” he said playfully, and arched his eyebrows. “Admit it.” He moved in. His mouth ame so cl... C.C. HUNTER She stood in his kitchen, watching him toy with the ring in his lip. It wasn't quite that he was bit... MELISSA MARR Hey, Lauren?” he called, and she stopped so abruptly her bag slid off her shoulder. She caught it ... PRISCILLA GLENN She saw in his eyes that he knew she was thinking about him. She liked the fact that he knew it, and... NICHOLAS SPARKS Whatever shred of hope he'd had for a future with her was gone. She still felt something for him, sh... SARAH J. MAAS His hands tightened on her shoulders as the truth washed over him. My God, she really had told him y... CAROLYN JEWEL Just when he knew he would walk into the sun without hesitation, he had been sent an angel. A slow s... CHRISTINE FEEHAN So why are you here?" He lifted his hands and made as if to lay them on her arms, but just befo... APRILYNNE PIKE There was an infinitesimal pause while he watched her face, as though he half expected her to recogn... LEE WILKINSON She had no need to ask why he had come. She knew as certainly as if he had told her that he was here... LEO TOLSTOY You’re here!” She repeated, wrapping her arms around his neck and her legs around his hips.... AMY LANE Kylah grabbed a handful of grapes off the tray and started tossing them at Aerric. He tried to catch... BRYNN MYERS The woman had gasped beneath his heavy body. He rubbed against her, lubricated by the warm, sticky l... NATSUO KIRINO What are you doing?" she asked. Grimacing, he considered returning his mouth to hers and ... LORRAINE HEATH Her hand accidentally brushed up against his chest. She froze. His breathing remained steady and reg... CATE CAMPBELL BEATTY He offered her the world. She said she had her own. MONIQUE DUVAL He offered her the world. She said she had her own! HANAE AVLEE The little group before her finally moved on and Sarah took its place, standing before Tom like he w... BONNIE DEE Slowly his resistance ebbed. She felt the change in his body, the relaxing of tension, his shoulders... LISA KLEYPAS She moaned, long and low, wanting to arch, to thrash, to scream. Instead she opened her mouth and bi... ELIZABETH HOYT She felt lately as though she had served her purpose, done her job, and been dispensed with, not onl... DANIELLE STEEL Sorry,” he said. “Let me drop the belt-" “No.” She held on when he would have pulled aw... JILL SHALVIS I want you,” she said. “Naked.” His nostrils flared as if he was soaking in the sc... NALINI SINGH He put his hands on her shoulders and kissed her full on the mouth. His skin was wet with rain. When... CORNELIA FUNKE An emotion clamped down on her heart. It squeezed her into a terrible silence. But he said nothing a... MARIE RUTKOSKI She missed him. And she was scared, deep down, because she felt him pulling away from her, and even ... HARRIET EVANS Because you need me," he said, drawing in his breath as she squirmed against him. "Just as I need yo... LISA KLEYPAS Do you wish me to continue my demonstration?" "Of what? You ability to control my physical mov... MONICA BURNS Isi, I’m trying to say that you’ve been… no, you’re so, you’re–” He stopped. "You... SHANNON HALE She closed her eyes and jumped. For a moment she felt herself hang suspended, free of everything. Th... CASSANDRA CLARE Now now,” he said, setting his hand on her shoulder. He didn’t even see her turn. 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KATE BRIAN He traced the line of her collarbone, and the side of her throat. “Did I hurt you, Daisy?” he wh... LISA KLEYPAS Hair the color of lemons,'" Rudy read. His fingers touched the words. "You told him about me?" ... MARKUS ZUSAK I have something for you.” “Yeah? What? Is it shiny?” They both waited until Indigo ... NALINI SINGH Peter..." He straightened, his back to her like a wall. Then, slowly, he turned his face toward... SARAH BLAKLEY-CARTWRIGHT She had grown older. And he loved her more now than he had loved her when he understood her better, ... MICHAEL ONDAATJE He firmly pulled her body against his and he brushed her lips with his. Staring into her eyes, he li... LANEY SMITH Did she know, could she know what it meant to him when she turned to him, when she opened herself to... J.D. ROBB exhilaration fizzed through Clarke’s body. Before she realised what she was doing, she had thrown ... KASS MORGAN I know I'm the one who put limits on this... this thing," she said, and bit her lower lip, suddenly ... JILL SHALVIS He was demanding. He always would be. But sometimes, he was so vulnerable and she realized she had p... CHRISTINE FEEHAN I believe everything you say," Tessa said with a smile, her hands creeping down from his waist to hi... CASSANDRA CLARE But he was bigger and stronger and his hands reached up behind her to the back of her head, ignoring... KIMBERLY DERTING He laughed and was about to retort when she grabbed his collar and pulled him into her. She clamped ... DEREK LANDY What is wrong with the [tale of] Two Swords?" he asked, even more surprised. "Don't you care for it?... LYNN KURLAND He said he loves her more because she makes him smile. Fine! I'll give him the Glasgow smile. Beat t... NATALYA VOROBYOVA He smiled like he couldn't help it. She couldn't believe it. He was actally smiling , teeth an... KELLY CREAGH For a moment Clary thought she might fall; she felt as if something essential had been torn away fro... CASSANDRA CLARE Yet losing him seemed unbearable. He was the one she loved, the one she would always love, and as he... NICHOLAS SPARKS Wild need slipped into his mind as she moaned into his mouth and he fucking loved how greedy she was... SETTA JAY He was smiling at her like she was something special. Did I agree with this smile? Maybe. AISHABELLA SHEIKH You must have traveled all night,” she heard herself say. “I had to come back early.” Sh... LISA KLEYPAS To four years until freedom," she said lifting her glass. He raised his in salute. "To yo... SARAH J. MAAS You had every right to be. He raised his eyes to look at her and she was suddenly and strangely remi... CASSANDRA CLARE Wild need slipped into his mind as she moaned into his mouth and he fucking loved how greedy she was... SETTA JAY She looked into the mirror, wiping the mascara that was running down her cheeks with her tears and s... AKSHAY VASU I'm the Captain of the Guard-I'm not exactly a catch for any of them." There was some sorrow in his ... SARAH J. MAAS He started to pull away again but she called his name so he stopped. “Yeah?” “Before... KRISTEN ASHLEY He's saying he didn't see her, he didn't intentionally run her over and he had no idea she was attac... MARION WILLIAMS I don’t want to relax. I don’t want to … oh, dear Lord.” He had bent his head to her throat,... LISA KLEYPAS Bitter disappointment pushed tears from her eyes. "Now what's wrong? I said you could wear it."... DEEANNE GIST For all his determination to keep her at arm's length, they had literally leaned on each other. He c... ROBERT GALBRAITH Riley was quiet for a minute. She gathered her blanket all around her. "Paul always loved you, Alice... 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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. 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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