Spell-Cleaver. That was his title. She surveyed him with her usual disdain. But Helion gave her the same bow he’d offered me—though his smile was edged with enough sensuality that even my heart raced a bit. No wonder the Lady of Autumn hadn’t stood a chance. “I don’t think we were introduced properly earlier,” he crooned to Nesta. “I’m—” “I don’t care,” Nesta said with a snap of her wrist, striding right past him and up to my side. “I’d like a word,” she said. “Now.” Cassian was biting his knuckle to keep from laughing—at the utter surprise and shock on Helion’s face. It wasn’t every day, I supposed, that anyone of either sex dismissed him so thoroughly. I threw the High Lord a semi-apologetic glance and led my sister out of the room.
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My God, she really had told him y... CAROLYN JEWEL He laughed and was about to retort when she grabbed his collar and pulled him into her. She clamped ... DEREK LANDY I sat in the passenger seat of the squad car, laughing at the look on Noah’s face. “She tr... C.A. HARMS Before she could utter another word, Albert’s voice boomed from the hallway. “I will kill him. I... SUZAN TISDALE Before I go," he said, and paused -- "I may kiss her?" It was remembered afterwards that ... CHARLES DICKENS Fred started to follow, but Nita caught him in cupped hands, holding him back for a moment. "Fred! D... DIANE DUANE No, it had never been like this for him before, with anyone. Of all the women he’d known, she was ... J.D. ROBB She was in a terrible marriage and she couldn't talk to anyone. He used to hit her, and in the begin... NICHOLAS SPARKS Celaena threw her weight into the dagger she held aloft, and gained an inch. His arms strained. She ... SARAH J. MAAS He started talking about his wife and how she was taking advantage of him, spending his money, ... H... GARY MCLARTY Fire's tears were real now, and there was no helping them, for there was no time. Everything was mov... KRISTIN CASHORE Cole,” I said, “do you think I’m lovable?” “As in ‘cuddly and’?” “As in ... MAGGIE STIEFVATER There was an infinitesimal pause while he watched her face, as though he half expected her to recogn... LEE WILKINSON Did you do this?” “There are other ways to beat someone than with fists.” Radu poked her ... KIERSTEN WHITE I skipped between the dancers, twirling my skirts. The seated, masked musicians didn’t look up at ... SARAH J. MAAS Shut up.” She put her finger to his lips, and his voice choked off. She said slowly, “I’ve lea... JENNIE LUCAS His heart pounded faster. He’d been a patient man. Going above and beyond while she struggled to a... RILEY MURPHY I looked at him and the other two people whose names I’d just learned. “So . . . so this is home... KIERA CASS My name...my name is Mary. I'm here with a friend.' Rhage stopped breathing. His heart skipped ... J.R. WARD But my mother was aglow. She had a continuing fascination with celebrities, and now she had one of h... STEVE MARTIN But, after one quick trace of his tongue between her lips, he abruptly pulled away and stepped back ... BONNIE DEE She struggled against him and then kicked him with her knee, right between his legs. He won’t be t... AMBER M. KESTNER Lord, he’d said. Let me be enough. That prayer had lodged in my heart like an arrow when I’d hea... DIANA GABALDON Luke said that he was surprised when I showed up at his room. That he hadn’t meant to give me the ... KATHRYN HOLMES You must have traveled all night,” she heard herself say. “I had to come back early.” Sh... LISA KLEYPAS Drat . Daisy pulled back with a frown. She felt guilty that she had enjoyed the kiss so little... LISA KLEYPAS She looked into the mirror, wiping the mascara that was running down her cheeks with her tears and s... AKSHAY VASU She rested her head against his and felt, for the first time, what she would often feel with him: a ... LILY KING Damn, you're good,' he said and rolled onto his back. The man wasn't much for flowery speech, Alesan... JULIE GARWOOD While this is all very amusing, the kiss that will free the girl is the kiss that she most desires,�... CASSANDRA CLARE The little group before her finally moved on and Sarah took its place, standing before Tom like he w... BONNIE DEE The Janus Guard will also be out that night,” he said, one hand reaching out to squeeze her should... LESLEY LIVINGSTON I miss him,” she whispered, her voice cracking. His heart constricted at the grief on her fa... KAYLEA CROSS Hey, did you hear about Brad Miller?” he asked, already forgetting about the Lissie conversation. ... KIMBERLY DERTING Kiss me again,” he challenged, only half joking. It was so weird to hear him say that, to hea... KIMBERLY DERTING How dare you touch my cookies, you bastard!” Jason said in utter disgust before popping the cookie... R.L. MATHEWSON Yes. He saw her in his mind, exactly as she was. She bore him company with her pride, resentment, ha... CHARLES DICKENS You must save what you can of your life; you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part. HENRY JAMES Hair the color of lemons,'" Rudy read. His fingers touched the words. "You told him about me?" ... MARKUS ZUSAK The rage of the Beast Lord was a terrible thing to behold. Some people stormed, some punched things,... ILONA ANDREWS If she captured Tamlin’s power once, who’s to say she can’t do it again?” It was the questio... SARAH J. MAAS She didn’t know how long they stood on that roof, tangled up in each other, mouths and hands rovin... SARAH J. MAAS I believe everything you say," Tessa said with a smile, her hands creeping down from his waist to hi... CASSANDRA CLARE When I see her,” I said, “it’s like - I don’t know what it’s like. It’s like I never saw... SARAH WATERS Cam reached for her left hand. Taking the signet ring between his fingers, he drew it off easily and... LISA KLEYPAS Jace set what he was holding down on the windowsill and reached out to her. She came to lean against... CASSANDRA CLARE Stephen's heart was big to bursting with the violence of his grief, yet even as he looked distracted... PATRICK O'BRIAN An emotion clamped down on her heart. It squeezed her into a terrible silence. But he said nothing a... MARIE RUTKOSKI I’m gonna take a nap, Heaven,” he said, wanting away from her to clear his head. He didn’t lik... J.M. DARHOWER She stretched out her hand, saying, “Vernon! My dear, what a delightful surprise!” “What�... GEORGETTE HEYER Please be real,” she gasped. “Please don’t be a dream.” “I’m real,” Matthew said huski... LISA KLEYPAS He looked down at himself and laughed softly. ‘‘My dark side dresses better than I do.’’ He ... RACHEL CAINE I just took her heart away from her right away. I was doing the feints, trying to get her out of her... JAIME CLAMPITT I punched the shit out of Sebastian [Bach], decked him right on his fat little ass. I knocked him ou... JON BON JOVI Lily?” She couldn’t see his face, but she knew his eyes were on her. She could feel them. ... JESSICA LEMMON She turned to look at him, and he was already looking at her. “I’m going to miss you when I wake... MARIE RUTKOSKI I thought you were good. That some part of you was good.” In a blink of an eye, Balthaz... KATE EVANGELISTA Melody began to mumble incomprehensibly under her breath as she worked frantically on securing her m... B.M.B. JOHNSON She stood in his kitchen, watching him toy with the ring in his lip. It wasn't quite that he was bit... MELISSA MARR When my first daughter was born, my husband held her in his hands and said, 'My God, she's s... AYELET WALDMAN Now now,” he said, setting his hand on her shoulder. He didn’t even see her turn. One moment she... MATT TOMERLIN So why hadn’t he confronted me? Why hadn’t he torn through my lies and forced me to own up that ... SAM DOGRA The Thief and His Mother
A boy stole a lesson-book from one of his schoolfellows and took it home to... AESOP She sucked in a shuddering breath, and he pulled back far enough for them to share breath. Her finge... SARAH J. MAAS She picked up the book and then walked back past him into the tent, but as she did so, she brushed t... J.K. ROWLING Hermione slid out of her bunk and moved like a sleepwalker towards Ron, her eyes upon his pale face.... J.K. ROWLING Jay showed up after school with a bouquet of flowers and an armful of DVDs, although Violet couldn�... KIMBERLY DERTING (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house: / Now is she without, now in the streets... BIBLE So she told me a story. A story about a boy who was born with very green eyes, and the man who was s... TAHEREH MAFI It was then that she cut him off in midsentence and said that it was over. She said it with a certai... NEAL STEPHENSON The amusement fled from Royce's face and with a groan he pulled her roughly against his chest, crush... JUDITH MCNAUGHT And yes, even in the poor lighting, I could see that she was beautiful—in a deadly way—and that ... RICHELLE MEAD I've been waiting for you all night and day,' she said. Froi shivered. He realised that the wor... MELINA MARCHETTA As if reading his mind, she smiled happily up at him. “Gary really came through for us, didn’t h... CHRISTINE FEEHAN Adrian tipped my face up toward his and kissed me. Like always, the world around me stopped moving. ... RICHELLE MEAD We drove on in silence, Dad shaking his head in disgust every few minutes. I stared at him, wonderin... JENNIFER BROWN So,” he said, flicking her nose, “how long have you wanted—” “I don’t see how... SARAH J. MAAS How did you meet him?" I asked her. She smiled. "Here, actually. During a dinner rush. He was s... SARAH DESSEN Perrotte frowned. “I’d like to turn a plowshare into a sword ,” she said. “I’d cut our way... MERRIE HASKELL If I had it my way, Harper and I wouldn't be standing in this room right now, we wouldn't be pressed... MOLLY MCADAMS Connor; "Push me and you might just find yourself locked in the trunk of a car and on a ferry headed... R.L. MATHEWSON He said, "Were he only like his sister—what a difference that would make! For there never was such... SUSANNA CLARKE He laughs with relief. “Yes.” The word yes is so much more beautiful coming from his mouth, lace... COLLEEN HOOVER Amelia stopped before him, her skirts crowded between his parted knees. The clean, salty, evergreen ... LISA KLEYPAS She hadn’t needed him to escape that place. But rather than making him angry, it only made him pro... D.B. REYNOLDS I want you,” she said. “Naked.” His nostrils flared as if he was soaking in the sc... NALINI SINGH Hello?” “Hey.” She sounded pissed. “What the hell happened to you tonight? Jess said th... KODY KEPLINGER So look," he began, leaning over the desk, "I was—" "Excuse me?" Bethany said. Her voice was ... SARAH DESSEN Not only had he wanted her in his personal territory, he’d just wanted her with him. Earlier, her ... NALINI SINGH Silverkit took a step forward and peered past him at Oakheart, who was standing on the far side of t... ERIN HUNTER Both girls jumped at a hard blow on the door. Eve hastily unlocked the door and stepped back as it f... RACHEL CAINE She smiled at him. “How did you know just what I’d want to see?” “How could I not?” h... CASSANDRA CLARE
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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." 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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. 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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