“
Riley : "Do you want to claw at me, kitty-cat? Come on."
Mercy: "Sorry, I don't beat defenseless puppies.
”
”
Nalini Singh (Branded by Fire (Psy-Changeling, #6))
“
The End is Nigh!" the man shouted.
"Is there still time for hot chocolate?" Riley asked.
The-End-is-Nigh guy blinked. "Ah, maybe, I don’t know.
”
”
Jana Oliver (Forbidden (The Demon Trappers, #2))
“
He Is Not Dead
I cannot say, and I will not say
That he is dead. He is just away.
With a cheery smile, and a wave of the hand,
He has wandered into an unknown land
And left us dreaming how very fair
It needs must be, since he lingers there.
And you—oh you, who the wildest yearn
For an old-time step, and the glad return,
Think of him faring on, as dear
In the love of There as the love of Here.
Think of him still as the same. I say,
He is not dead—he is just away.
”
”
James Whitcomb Riley
“
Who wants to go down the creepy tunnel inside the tomb first?
— Riley Poole
”
”
Ann Lloyd (National Treasure: Book of Secrets)
“
But allow Riley to boss him around? Multiply "hell, no" by "dream on" and divide by "suck it," and the answer was "the wolf could bite the big one.
”
”
Gena Showalter (Unraveled (Intertwined, #2))
“
Nothing says you care for me better than offering to torture my enemies."
He grinned. "No sense doing things halfhearted. And to think, some girls have to endure listening to poetry.
”
”
Maria V. Snyder (Outside In (Insider, #2))
“
I can't face losin' ya, Riley. Yer all I got left in this world.”
That brutal honesty again. He'd peeled away more armor, and this time he'd exposed his heart.
”
”
Jana Oliver (Forbidden (The Demon Trappers, #2))
“
Riley. How bad has it been?"
"Just fabulous. The demonic kitten really made my night.
”
”
Jana Oliver (Forsaken (The Demon Trappers, #1))
“
Be gentle with him, Mercy. He's got a heart as big as Texas— he'll die for you without blinking. But he doesn't expect anyone to do the same for him.
”
”
Nalini Singh (Branded by Fire (Psy-Changeling, #6))
“
You trying to make me crazy?”
“Everyone needs a hobby.
”
”
Nalini Singh (Branded by Fire (Psy-Changeling, #6))
“
It is not the destination where you end up but the mishaps and memories you create along the way!
”
”
Penelope Riley (Travel Absurdities)
“
For all the girls with curves... May you love them, may you rock them, and may you find the lucky bastard that appreciates them.
”
”
Alexa Riley (PS... You’re Mine)
“
Fear not the fall, but the life that comes from having never leaped at all.” I smile through my tears. “I’ll always leap if the jump leads me to you, Noah Riley. Always.” “And forever.” “I swear.
”
”
Meagan Brandy (Say You Swear (Boys of Avix, #1))
“
Somewhere in the crowd was at least one potential friend who'd understand the fundamental value of goofing off.
Because if not, how boring would that be?
”
”
Alyson Noel (Radiance (Riley Bloom, #1))
“
First up, get rid of Luke.
Second, go workout with Riley.
Third, get some work done.
Fourth, learn how to become a lesbian.
”
”
Kristen Ashley (Rock Chick Revenge (Rock Chick, #5))
“
The world isn't binary. Everything isn't black or white, yes or no. Sometimes it's not a switch, it's a dial. And it's not even a dial you can get your hands on; it turns without your permission or approval" -Riley
”
”
Jeff Garvin (Symptoms of Being Human)
“
One thing I've learned is it's better to be addicted to things than people. You get hooked on a thing and if someone takes it from you, you can find another source. Only people can really hurt you. Only people can push you out into the cold permanently.
”
”
A.M. Riley (Immortality is the Suck (Adam & Peter, #1))
“
What did ya learn from this dumbass stunt?”
Here's where she was supposed to apologize, promise to be a good little girl and never do anything like this again.
Screw that.
Riley locked eyes with him. “I learned that the Holy Water better be fresh, that I need practice throwing the spheres, and that someone has to watch my back so asshats don't steal my demons.
”
”
Jana Oliver (Forsaken (The Demon Trappers, #1))
“
Were ya really tryin' to stab that demon in the ass?”
Riley groaned. “No, I was aiming for its leg, and it moved. I looked like a total dork.”
Not to me.
”
”
Jana Oliver (Forgiven (The Demon Trappers, #3))
“
I believe that our lives, just like fairy tales - the stories that have been written by us humans, through our own experiences of living - will always have a Hero and a Heroine, a Fairy Godmother and a Wicked Witch.
”
”
Lucinda Riley (The Girl on the Cliff)
“
Should've thought of that before you told my ex-girlfriend I eat live kittens for breakfast."
A tiny twinge of guilt. Then the cat wondered what Riley would think of her last successful "shoo-away." "Who knew she'd believe me?" [Mercy responded.]
"Oh no? When you 'accidentally' opened the cupboard to expose my 'kitten cage' full of the poor, sad kitties I was going to snack on?" A raised eyebrow. "Wasn't the cage next to my special 'kitten defurring' tools?"
"They were obviously fake."
Bas just stared at her.
”
”
Nalini Singh (Branded by Fire (Psy-Changeling, #6))
“
Don't pull any shit because you want to show off.”
“Wait a second.” She looked down then back up. “Nope, I haven't grown a cock in the last few minutes. I have no need to prove whose is bigger.
”
”
Nalini Singh (Branded by Fire (Psy-Changeling, #6))
“
Sometimes the only way out is through.
”
”
Riley Sager (The Last Time I Lied)
“
Never take anything you haven’t earned, my father used to say. You always end up paying for it one way or another.
”
”
Riley Sager (Lock Every Door)
“
Don't start,” he warned.
“What?” she said, grinning. “I'm sure all the big, bad trappers have a bun-bun in their houses.
”
”
Jana Oliver (Forgiven (The Demon Trappers, #3))
“
Riley knelt down, clasping the fur at the back of her neck. “You’re fucking bruised all down your back. Why the hell didn’t you tell me it hurt?”
Because it didn’t at the time, genius.
”
”
Nalini Singh (Branded by Fire (Psy-Changeling, #6))
“
Grief is tricky like that. It can lie low for hours, long enough for magical thinking to take hold. Then, when you’re good and vulnerable, it will leap out at you like a fun-house skeleton, and all the pain you thought was gone comes roaring back.
”
”
Riley Sager (Home Before Dark)
“
Ya hafta be there for Beck. He only has you."
Riley sighed. "I'll get the car.
”
”
Jana Oliver (Forsaken (The Demon Trappers, #1))
“
I need a Stetson, so I can ride you like a cowgirl" - Mercy to Riley
”
”
Nalini Singh (Branded by Fire (Psy-Changeling, #6))
“
Girl? He pressed.
The name is Riley, she shot back. Learn it. Use it!
”
”
Jana Oliver (Forbidden (The Demon Trappers, #2))
“
Riley."
Kisses on her cheek, along her jaw. "So, how many brat-lets do you want?"
"As many as it takes to drive you insane.
”
”
Nalini Singh (Branded by Fire (Psy-Changeling, #6))
“
Every so often, life offers you a reset button. When it does, you need to press it as hard as you can.
”
”
Riley Sager (Lock Every Door)
“
Dogs are a gift to mankind. They are happy and joyful and loyal by nature. They are pure, positive energy and teach by example. That is all that's required of them.
”
”
Alyson Noel (Radiance (Riley Bloom, #1))
“
Yes!’ Beck crowed, pumping his fist into the air. ‘That rocks!’ Then he charged off in search of another Three to decapitate. Riley sighed to herself. ‘I’ve created a monster.
”
”
Jana Oliver (Forgiven (The Demon Trappers, #3))
“
I do know I felt as if my heart had been shredded when I found you in our storeroom, unconscious and bleeding. And leaving you with Vinco in the holding cells was the hardest thing I've ever done."
- Riley to Trella
”
”
Maria V. Snyder (Inside Out (Insider, #1))
“
I have something for you.”
“Yeah? What? Is it shiny?”
They both waited until Indigo had jogged away before resuming their conversation. “So,” Riley asked, “what have you got for me?”
Taking his hand, she placed it palm-down over her heart. It would hurt like a bitch, she thought, but he was hers to protect as much as she was his. “Me.” And she opened up her soul, laid herself bare.
”
”
Nalini Singh (Branded by Fire (Psy-Changeling, #6))
“
Beck must have seen how frightened she was because his expression softened. He leaned close, and whispered, “Do ya trust me, Riley?”
Tears built in her eyes.
“Yes,” she whispered, trembling in fear. Always.
“Then it'll be all right,” he replied. Beck gently placed a kiss on her forehead.
”
”
Jana Oliver (Forgiven (The Demon Trappers, #3))
“
Stop it!" she hissed. I frowned and rubbed my arm. "What are you talking about?" I whispered back. Riley pointed at me, waggling her finger. "I know that look on your face! You're picturing him naked with you naked.
”
”
A. Meredith Walters (Bad Rep (Bad Rep, #1))
“
My fur is silky, damn it.
”
”
Gena Showalter (Unraveled (Intertwined, #2))
“
It was impossible to feel alone in a room full of favorite books. I had the sense that they knew me personally, that they'd read me cover to cover as I'd read them.
”
”
Riley Redgate (Noteworthy)
“
That’s not your choice. It’s already been decided for you. You can’t change what’s happened. The only thing you can control is how you deal with it.
”
”
Riley Sager (Final Girls)
“
Never let fear decide your destiny.
”
”
Lucinda Riley (The Seven Sisters (The Seven Sisters, #1))
“
He took one look at me and knew I would be his best friend, his partner, his wife, and the mother of his children. He saw more in me in one glance than I’d seen in myself my whole life.
”
”
Alexa Riley (Mechanic (Breeding, #2))
“
One time is an anomaly. Two times is a coincidence. Three times is proof.
”
”
Riley Sager (Lock Every Door)
“
Because here’s the thing about being poor—most people don’t understand it unless they’ve been there themselves. They don’t know what a fragile balancing act it is to stay afloat and that if, God forbid, you momentarily slip underwater, how hard it is to resurface.
”
”
Riley Sager (Lock Every Door)
“
Ya lied to me and put yerself in danger. If the Three hadn’t ripped you apart, those two bastards would have. Ya gotta listen to me girl. I’ve been down this road myself.’
Riley Smirked. ‘Those guys wanted to party with you too?
”
”
Jana Oliver (Forsaken (The Demon Trappers, #1))
“
Oh, my God. Did I force myself on him? Wait, under him. Can you force yourself under someone?
”
”
Alexa Riley (Snow and Mistletoe)
“
Every human being has a fascinating existence, with a big cast of good and evil characters in each. And almost always, somewhere along the way, magic.
”
”
Lucinda Riley (The Girl on the Cliff)
“
As Beck drove out of the garage, he gave the parking attendants a big toothy smile and a wave. “There's some snow on the fifth level. Thought ya might like to know. Y'all have a nice day, now!” he called out.
No wonder Dad liked working with you.
”
”
Jana Oliver (Forsaken (The Demon Trappers, #1))
“
You can’t change the past, it just is
”
”
Alyson Noel (Blue Moon (The Immortals, #2))
“
Poe, you wiener, get your ass over here!"
"Shut Up! I ain't a wiener!"
Broken, adolescent male laughter echoed through the night air, and if I hadn't been so damned mad, I'd have laughed too. Something about hearing a group of idiotic pubescent fifteen-year-old boys say wiener just cracked me up.
”
”
Elle Jasper (Afterlight (Dark Ink Chronicles, #1))
“
Paul sold his soul for you, didn’t he?’ Riley turned towards him, astonished, ‘How did you know?’ Beck adjusted the blanket again. ‘I just figured it out. That’s what a man should do for his daughter. Or his woman.’ He looked her straight in the eyes. ‘I’d do it for you if it kept ya safe,’ he said tenderly. He’d go to Hell for me. In that instant, Riley knew she’d do the same for him.
”
”
Jana Oliver (Forgiven (The Demon Trappers, #3))
“
You could have let that thing flatten me, but you didn't. Why?”
“I could ask you the same question.”
She was too tired to edit her mouth. “You're my master. I couldn't let that thing kill another trapper, even if I think he's a total asshat.”
Harper looked at her for a long time then cracked a toothy grin. “And you're one mouthy bitch, but you're my apprentice. I don't need the reputation that my people die because I don't protect them.”
That was fair.
”
”
Jana Oliver (Forbidden (The Demon Trappers, #2))
“
We all make mistakes and do things we wish we could take back, but it is what we do after that truly matters…and I like your after.
”
”
Lisa De Jong (Plastic Hearts (Hearts, #1))
“
When I loose my faith in Human nature, I put my faith in Nature-
”
”
Lucinda Riley
“
The demon stopped its frantic attempts to escape. It stared at the glitter and began to pant, fingers twitching in anticipation. More twitching. Faster than she'd expected, it zoomed up to the sparkles, despite the danger. She snagged the fiend right before it picked up the last one, and dropped the Magpie into the cup. Instead of a flood of swear words or the offer of a favor, she heard a long, tortured sigh. Then it sat, sorting the glitter into piles by color.
Now she'd seen everything.
”
”
Jana Oliver (Forsaken (The Demon Trappers, #1))
“
Life inspires me. Life is unfair, unkind and unforeseeable. It knocks you down when you least expect it.
”
”
Lisa De Jong (Plastic Hearts (Hearts, #1))
“
No matter how many people care about you, she thought, if you can't be open with them about who you truly are, you're still alone.
”
”
Diane Chamberlain (The Silent Sister (Riley MacPherson, #1))
“
Just make sure you're gone by the time we get to Miles's. It creeps me out to see you sitting in his lap without his permission.
”
”
Alyson Noel (Evermore (The Immortals, #1))
“
One thing I've always wondered—why did you enter that bikini contest when you were a teenager?”
Her face flushed with a mixture of anger and embarrassment. “How far back did you trace me?”
“Far enough.” A pause. “You didn't answer my question.”
“And you didn't turn into a puff of smoke and disappear. The world is full of disappointments.
”
”
Nalini Singh (Branded by Fire (Psy-Changeling, #6))
“
Beck finished his call. Once he was paying attention again, she pointed downward with the pipe. Peering over the edge of the building, he blinked at the sight, then grinned.
“Good job. Remind me not to piss ya off. Ya might think of usin' that on me sometime.”
“So tempting,” she said. Except I'd aim for your knees. Your head's too hard.
”
”
Jana Oliver (Forgiven (The Demon Trappers, #3))
“
I’m not going to faint at the sight of your butt,’ she said. ‘Ya might, and I don’t want that on my conscience,’ he said, tossing the jeans aside.
”
”
Jana Oliver (Forgiven (The Demon Trappers, #3))
“
Ozymandias controls not only the dead, but the living. He works the dark magics, and it is said he knows the paths between the worlds and walks them without fear. He wields the-"
"Stop! In English, okay?""
"In English?" she asked, throwing the empty wineglass into the picnic basket. Riley nodded.
"You're in serious shit.
”
”
Jana Oliver (Forsaken (The Demon Trappers, #1))
“
The late hour is such a friend; it has been for so many years. There is not a soul around as I carry Riley downstairs and dump him in my trunk. It is good, for I am not in the mood to kill again, and murder, for me, is very much tied to my mood, like making love. Even when it is necessary.
”
”
Christopher Pike (The Last Vampire (The Last Vampire, #1))
“
You said I could pet you as long as I liked.”
“Didn't say I wouldn't try to fuck you in the middle of the petting.”
Her eyes snapped up to meet his. “That's feline logic. You're a wolf.”
“I'm learning from the best.
”
”
Nalini Singh (Branded by Fire (Psy-Changeling, #6))
“
I’m home. Ya happy now?’ Beck’s gravelly voice demanded. ‘Yes, I am.’ ‘Yer’ treatin’ me like i’m some idiot kid,’ he complained. ‘Gee, I wonder where I learned that?’ He hung up on her.
”
”
Jana Oliver (Forgiven (The Demon Trappers, #3))
“
You almost died.”
“But you brought me back.”
She cupped his face in her hands. “I always knew you were there. Death didn't have a chance against the Wall.
”
”
Nalini Singh (Branded by Fire (Psy-Changeling, #6))
“
It was the kiss of a man who had waited years for the moment, and feared that it would never come again.
”
”
Jana Oliver (Forgiven (The Demon Trappers, #3))
“
[Riley] slapped his hands to his face and then dropped them as if in surrender. 'I always say the wrong thing around you. Look, can we start over?'
Over?"
Yes. Over. Wipe the board clean.'
But I would have to go back to hating you and not trusting you' I said
Oh, well don't do that.' He paused and chewed his lip. 'Does that mean you like and trust me now?' "
- Riley and Trella
”
”
Maria V. Snyder (Inside Out (Insider, #1))
“
I'm a fucking final girl
”
”
Riley Sager (Final Girls)
“
Besides....... who wants a boy? The only boys in our books are the little baby ones the man hero puts inside the heroine.
”
”
Alexa Riley
“
Love knows not distance;
It hath no continent;
It's eyes are for the stars.
”
”
Lucinda Riley (The Seven Sisters (The Seven Sisters, #1))
“
I should go. Stewart’s waitin’ for me. Says he wants to teach me how to use a sword properly.’ Riley hooted. ‘Can I watch? This should be totally hilarious.’ ‘Ya’ve got no respect woman.’ Beck retorted. After the door closed behind him she realized what he’d said. ‘Woman?’ He wasn’t calling her girl any longer.
”
”
Jana Oliver (Forgiven (The Demon Trappers, #3))
“
I want to touch the parts of you no one else has touched. I want to own the piece of you that has yet to be discovered. So stop resisting. Let go. Let it happen.” David Hollan in Requested Surrender
”
”
Riley Murphy (Requested Surrender (Trust in Me, #4))
“
You don't need meat at every meal," Riley offered, forking another bite of salad into his mouth and inwardly agreeing with Jack that it was certainly lacking something. Jack was quiet for all of ten seconds, and then he couldn't hold in his opinion one second more. "Are you really a Texan? I mean, really? Riley, if I have a headache, I'd put bacon around an aspirin before I take it.
”
”
R.J. Scott (The Heart of Texas (Texas, #1))
“
The witch reached into the picnic basket and pulled out a light brown chamois bag about the size of a playing card. “Maybe this will help you. It’ll boost your self-esteem.”
Now we’re getting somewhere. Riley took the bag and opened it. She looked to the bottom to find … nothing.
“Ah, it’s empty.”
“Of course,” Ayden replied. “It’s up to you to fill it. Find things that mean something to you, that represent times where you’ve overcome an obstacle, learned something important. Put those items in the bag and they’ll help you find your strength.
”
”
Jana Oliver (Forsaken (The Demon Trappers, #1))
“
Everything is a game, Em. Whether you know it or not. Which means that sometimes a lie is more than just a lie. Sometimes it's the only way to win.
”
”
Riley Sager (The Last Time I Lied)
“
He turned, throwing over hi shoulder, ”And if he growls at you, even once, he’s out. He looks wild.”
I am, Riley snapped inside her head.
Do not laugh, she thought to herself.
Her dad paused at the door. “Where does it stay while you’re at school?”
It. Nice. “Outside.”
“You could be inviting flees into our home, Mary Ann.”
No. Laughing. “He’s clean, Dad. I swear. But if I spot a single little bug, I’ll bathe him.”
That could prove interesting, Riley said.
”
”
Gena Showalter (Unraveled (Intertwined, #2))
“
Which meant I got left with Quinn yet again. Given the time he was taking to make his decision, I wasn't exactly happy about that. I mean, putting me with him was like flashing chocolate my way then telling me I couldn't have it. It was just plain mean.
”
”
Keri Arthur (Kissing Sin (Riley Jenson Guardian, #2))
“
Whaaaaaat is going on?" May whispered out of the corner of her mouth.
"I'm sort of comforted by the fact that I can't figure it out," Jack responded.
”
”
James Riley (Twice Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #2))
“
You might not realize it now, kid, but everyone is some shade of fucked-up.
”
”
Riley Hart (Broken Pieces (Broken Pieces, #1))
“
Every house has a story to tell.
”
”
Riley Sager (Home Before Dark)
“
A hand in her hair, wrenching back her head. "What's my name?"
She scratched trails down his back. He didn't even wince. "My name, kitty. Say my name."
"Mr. Mud Stick, Muddie for short," she said, even as she rubbed herself against the hard thrust of his denim-covered erection, the roughness of the fabric an exquisite sensation. She would've liked naked skin even more, but he wasn't budging.
"Say it, or no cock for you today."
Her mouth fell open. "Fuck you."
"You'll be doing that shortly.
”
”
Nalini Singh (Branded by Fire (Psy-Changeling, #6))
“
She wears a shirt that fits tight to her tits and reads: I never received my acceptance letter from Hogwarts, so I'm leaving the Shire to become a Jedi!
”
”
Alexa Riley (Coach (Breeding, #1))
“
I’m gonna kiss you, Lily Parker. Because you’re the sweetest and most beautiful girl I’ve ever met, and if I don’t I might die. But once I do, you’re gonna belong to me.
”
”
Alexa Riley (Shielding Lily)
“
You're never alone when there's a book,' she used to say. 'Never ever.
”
”
Riley Sager (The Only One Left)
“
To be human in an aching world is to know our dignity and become people who safeguard the dignity of everything around us.
”
”
Cole Arthur Riley (This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us)
“
Riley found her friend studying the contents of one of the store's display windows. It was full of sparkle. “How do you catch this thing?” he asked.
She dug in her bag, pulled out a sippy cup, and handed it to him.
“You're joking, right?” he said. “You trap demons with cups that have dancing bears on them?”
She glowered at him. “See the glitter in the bottom? Klepto-Fiends can't resist it.”
He held up the sippy cup and compared it to the exquisitely cut diamonds in the store window.
“Wanna bet?”
And I brought him along why?
”
”
Jana Oliver (Forbidden (The Demon Trappers, #2))
“
He had never thought in his wildest imagination of marriage as an option for
him. Never believed there was a woman out there that would make him sign up for that particular brand of madness. And, in the abstract at least, it still sounded like madness but this wasn’t about marriage, it was about Riley. With her, he knew that boyfriend-girlfriend shit wasn’t going to be enough. He had to have her locked down.
”
”
Nia Forrester (Commitment (Commitment, #1))
“
The witch's hair was too short and too dark for blond. She wasn't sure if that relieved her or disturbed her.
Riley had immediately begun his interrogation, and it had gone something like this:
Riley: Where is the meeting between your kind and Aden Stone supposed to take place?
Witch: Go suck yourself.
Riley: Maybe later. Meeting?
Witch: Enjoy death.
Riley: I have once already. Now, decide to talk or lose a body part.
Witch: May I recommend a finger?
Riley: Sure. After I take one of your very necessary hands.
”
”
Gena Showalter (Unraveled (Intertwined, #2))
“
I assume you have a reason for manhandling my mate?” Cool words but his amusement was apparent.
“Riley likes Mercy,” she stage-whispered, trying to twist around to look at her mate. “But she told him that h—oomph.” Riley set her on her feet without warning.
She swayed, but Judd's hands on her hips kept her upright. Pushing her hair off her face, she leaned into her sexy Psy mate and smirked at Riley. “Sooo...”
“Judd.” Riley ignored her. “You're obviously not interesting enough for my sister—she's got way too much time to poke her nose into other people's business.”
Judd wrapped his arms around her from behind, his chin on her hair. “I'm more interested in you and Mercy.
”
”
Nalini Singh (Branded by Fire (Psy-Changeling, #6))
“
Don't cry for the horses
That life has set free
A million white horses
Forever to be
Don't cry for the horses
Now in God's hands
As they dance and they prance
To a heavenly band
They were ours as a gift
But never to keep
As they close their eyes
Forever to sleep
Their spirits unbound
On silver wings they fly
A million white horses
Against the blue sky
Look up into heaven
You'll see them above
The horses we lost
The horses we loved
Manes and tails flowing
They Gallop through time
They were never yours
They were never mine
Don't cry for the horses
They will be back someday
When our time has come
They will show us the way
”
”
Brenda Riley-Seymore
“
Riley was quiet for a minute. She gathered her blanket all around her. "Paul always loved you, Alice. He knows I know that. I know he loves me, too. But it's different."
Alice opened her mouth, but nothing came out at first. "He loved me once. But I think that part is over," she said slowly.
"No, it's not. It hasn't even begun." Riley took Alice's bare foot in her hand and squeezed it. "I told him, though, that he better be good to you. When you came along, I said I'd share you, but I told him to remember that you're my sister. I loved you first."
”
”
Ann Brashares (The Last Summer of You and Me)
“
I’ve got some work to do.” He looked at Blue. “Give me a hug before I go, sweetheart.”
She got up. Compliant for the first time since he’d met her. Riley’s appearance had put a crimp in his plan to deal with her lie about April but only temporarily.
He moved to the center of the caravan so he didn’t bump his head. She wrapped his arms around his waist. He considered coping a feel, but she must have read his mind because she pinched him hard through his t-shirt.
“Ouch.”
She smiled up at his as she pulled away.
“Miss me, dreamboat.”
He glared at her, rubbed his side, and left the caravan.
”
”
Susan Elizabeth Phillips (Natural Born Charmer (Chicago Stars, #7))
“
One thing more I must tell you.
For the longest time, the only emotion I have ever felt was the hunger to succeed. Then I met you.
Is love the desire—no, the need—to be with that person, whatever the cost? Does it cause the rue of rage when you see that person with another? Does it make you ache to hold her, to whisper things that sound foreign and strange to your tongue? Does it make you wish for things you know can never be?
I haven't the answers, Riley. In all that I've learned over the years, no one has ever mentioned a force such as this. But whatever it is, I feel it for you.
We would have been good together.
Written by Misha.
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Keri Arthur (Kissing Sin (Riley Jenson Guardian, #2))
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Do not get yourself arrested, you hear?” she urged. “I am not going to bail your butt out of jail, mister.”
“Now who's goin' all old geezer, huh?” He snorted. “I'm gonna get drunk and pass out on my bed at home. Haven't done that for so long I can't remember.”
“Probably a reason for that, Beck. You're killing brain cells, and you don't have that many to spare.
”
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Jana Oliver (Forgiven (The Demon Trappers, #3))
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I don't need a mate,” she muttered, staring up at the bright circle of the early autumn moon. “But can't you send me a nice, sexy, strongmale to dance with? Pretty please?” She hadn't had a lover for close to eight months now, and it was starting to hurt on every level. “He doesn't even have to be smart, just good between the sheets.” Good enough to unsnap the tension in her body, allow her to function again. Because sex wasn't simply about pleasure for a cat like her—it was about affection, about trust, about everything good. “Though right this second, I'd take plain old hot sex.”
That was when Riley walked out of the shadows. “Got an itch, kitty?”
Snapping to her feet, she narrowed her eyes, knowing he had to have deliberately stayed downwind in order to sneak up on her. “Spying?”
“When you're talking loud enough to wake the dead?”
She swore she could feel steam coming out her ears.
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Nalini Singh (Branded by Fire (Psy-Changeling, #6))
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I think that slopes are meant to be slippery. I don't know why. I don't even know who invented the stupid notion of them. I don't even know why it matters. Who cares? Who cares about a scarred girl who can't seem to be by herself? Who cares about a scarred girl who mops floors and ferries drugs for her boyfriend? The scarred girl should care. But she doesn't know how and once you let the Makers Mark in, once you let anything like that in, like kissing, or sex, alcohol, drugs, anything that fills up time and makes you feel better, even if it's just for a little while, well, you're going to be a goner. And sometimes, once, maybe twice, she starts to say that she's thinking of taking a class with this lady artist, and stops, because a little mouse taps her brain and heart and whispers, 'But then you won't get to spend so much time with Riley,' and the words, they turn to stone again, fat in her throat, and she can feel little bits of herself disappearing in the large thing of Riley and me and and and ... The slippery slope, it will never, ever end.
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Kathleen Glasgow (Girl in Pieces)
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Peter pushed off from the roof and stalked a few feet away, his back to her. “Please tell me this is all some kind of a sick joke.”
“It’s the truth. All of it. That’s why hunters are after me.”
“How did they find out?” Peter asked, swiveling toward her now.
“I think Beck ratted me out. I went to his house this morning and told him what had happened. He was furious, Peter. I’ve never seen anyone that angry.”
“Duh! Now there’s a surprise,” her friend replied sarcastically. “I saw the way he looked at you at your dad’s funeral. Of course he’d be mad. You’re about the only one on the planet who doesn’t realize how he feels about you.”
“He never said anything,” she retorted.
“Hey, we guys don’t blurt out that kind of stuff,” he replied. “It’s against the man code. Beck may never have said how he felt, but everything he did for you should have been a big clue. I mean, come on, how slow are you?”
She glowered at her friend. “I figured he was doing it because of my father.”
“Maybe, but the guy is really into you, Riley.”
“No way. If he’d liked me, he wouldn’t have blown me off and—”
“Ancient history, girl!” he countered. “You were, what, fifteen? Your dad would have torn him apart if he’d touched you. Beck had no other choice.”
“He didn’t have to be so mean.”
“God, will you listen to yourself?” Peter retorted.
“You have no idea how much he hurt me,” she shot back.
“Give it up, will you? You’re my best friend, but you can be a real self-centered asshat sometimes.
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Jana Oliver (Forgiven (The Demon Trappers, #3))
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Sometimes you go a long time having fooled yourself into thinking that you're as grown-up as you'll ever be, or that you're more mature than the rest of the world thinks you are, and you live in this state of constant self-assurance, and for a while nothing can upset you from this pedestal you've built for yourself, because you imagine yourself to be so capable. And then somebody does something that takes a golf club to your ego, and suddenly you're nine years old again, pieced together from humiliation and gawky youthfulness and childlike ideas like, Somebody please tell me what to do, nobody taught me how to handle this, God, just look at all the things I still don't understand, and you can't muster up the presence of mind to do anything but stand there, stare, silent, sorry.
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Riley Redgate (Seven Ways We Lie)