Vishous screamed. The only thing that was louder was the pop as the hip was relocated, as it were. And the last thing he saw before he checked out of the Conscious Inn & Suites was Jane's head whipping around in a panic. In her eyes was stark terror, as if the single worst thing that she could imagine was him in agony... And that was when he knew that he still loved her.
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The truth would be evid... MARISSA MEYER It was not very long afterwards that Michael woke up one morning with a curious feeling inside him. ... P.L. TRAVERS She wasn't entirely sure how she felt, All she knew was that he entered her world And sh... NIKKI ROWE All of the heartache, the anger, the fear that this was as good as it was ever going to get, was wor... APRILYNNE PIKE Before I go," he said, and paused -- "I may kiss her?" It was remembered afterwards that ... CHARLES DICKENS I was certain I told you the king was coming.” She planted her hands on her hips. “Yo... JILL BARNETT Roarke, one thing." She walked to him, well aware he was all but snarling with temper. "I haven't ki... J.D. ROBB It shouldn't have mattered, not when Miel and the other girls in his class wore jeans more than they... ANNA-MARIE MCLEMORE The man held himself still and turned his milk-flooded eyes on her. Fin felt something like vertigo ... A.S. PETERSON His agony somehow became an invisible hand, stretching out through the Force, a hand that found her,... MATTHEW WOODRING STOVER So why hadn’t he confronted me? Why hadn’t he torn through my lies and forced me to own up that ... SAM DOGRA He tried to remember Moon Child's eyes, but was no longer able to. He was sure of only one thing: th... MICHAEL ENDE Wild need slipped into his mind as she moaned into his mouth and he fucking loved how greedy she was... SETTA JAY I’ve been telling you that you should hire Warren.” “Nat, I’m not going to hire W... JOSH LANYON A mistake? The most passionate night of his life was a mistake? Her first time and that’s what she... R.L. MATHEWSON Hair the color of lemons,'" Rudy read. His fingers touched the words. "You told him about me?" ... MARKUS ZUSAK She was a thief, a runaway, a pirate, a magician. She was fierce, and powerful, and terrifying.... V.E. SCHWAB And when Jace was ten years old, Valentine killed him. Michael, I mean." "That sounds like... CASSANDRA CLARE And infatuated be damned. He was near to being blinded by his attraction to her. He was in love, dam... MARY BALOGH What could the thing that was to happen to him be, after all, but just this thing that had begun to ... HENRY JAMES This love was a torment, and he resented bitterly the subjugation in which it held him; he was a pri... W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM But Hadley understood. It wasn't that she was meant to read them all. Maybe someday she would, but f... JENNIFER E. SMITH Jules lips quivered, and I feared she was about to cry. Then she asked, “He bit off more than he c... LAURA KREITZER Yes. He saw her in his mind, exactly as she was. She bore him company with her pride, resentment, ha... CHARLES DICKENS As he looked around the huge ducal bed, he saw everything that meant the world to him. Out... CHARLOTTE FEATHERSTONE As she uttered the words of the prayer, she glanced up at him as if he were God Himself. He watched ... MILAN KUNDERA But now she could not bear the way she sounded. She was not a person anyone could love. .... PETER CAREY Almost halfway down the aisle, she saw someone she wasn't expecting, and she almost stumbled on her ... MELISSA DE LA CRUZ Daniel chuckled. Whoever that poor girl was, he hoped his family was paying her well. And then,... JULIA QUINN He knew in the way that she was a part of him, the way her breathing was his breathing, and her drea... CASSANDRA CLARE Aelin took a step forward. One step, as if in a daze. She loosed a shuddering breath, and... SARAH J. MAAS I did not run to him, but I did wrap my arms around him, press my ear to his chest, hold on to him a... LAURELL K. HAMILTON If there was one thing he knew about himself, it was that he could take any good thing and make a me... CASSANDRA CLARE HOLLY BLACK I often think about her. One thing she said stayed with me, a dagger in my heart: "You know for me t... INGRID BETANCOURT Cole didn’t see her for the rest of the weekend, and he was glad. She wasn’t in class on Mo... DANIKA STONE Her fingertips dug into his shoulders as she pressed closer. Then her lips parted to his, and there ... SIERRA DONOVAN My name...my name is Mary. I'm here with a friend.' Rhage stopped breathing. His heart skipped ... J.R. WARD A moment comes in war when the last line must be crossed. The line that separates what you hold dear... RICK YANCEY Lovecraft says he knows about tentacles but that motherfucker never bedded a girl from We... DAVE MATTHES I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES Without realizing what she was doing and more on an impulse than anything else, she leaned forward a... ROBERT FANNEY Her hands brushed Shane's, and he let go of the cards and took hold. And then somehow she... 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DONALD MILLER A man -- I let the truth out -- Who's had almost every tooth out, Cannot sing as once he san... WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY You could have had anything else in the world, and you asked for me." She smiled up at him. Fil... CASSANDRA CLARE During those days before the girl from the lake was finally buried in her hometown, Jay had been the... KIMBERLY DERTING Her heart pounded as the door lifted and Hunter got out dressed in faded jeans, a gray and black v-n... SHERRILYN KENYON He knew she was there by the joy and terror that took possession of his heart [...] Everything was l... LEO TOLSTOY For a moment she studied the sketch. It had been done in pencil and the artist was very skilled. The... ELIZABETH HOYT He was demanding. He always would be. But sometimes, he was so vulnerable and she realized she had p... CHRISTINE FEEHAN He touched her as he would touch his violin: it was how he knew to touch something that was precious... CASSANDRA CLARE
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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... J.R. WARD Word of advice. These have a kick, so don’t suck too hard—” Holy hypoxia, Batman. J.R. WARD He nodded and curled over his paper, writing quickly. As his words took form on the white page, she ... J.R. WARD