Lyra marveled at the effect hope could have.

If you continue to threaten us, I will act upon my threat.’ I felt silly using the precise language of bargaining dictators and gangsters, but they seemed to take it seriously. Stickings’ smirk almost completely...

He knew she loved him in that moment. Gabe never wanted to be part of the holy fight, but now he was, he was not about to lose.

For now, he wanted to help Ena escape the dragon fae king’s wrath. As soon as Prince Grotto learned what she was about to do in the worst way. The reason she was in this...

Dastien ran his fingertips along my jawline “Je suis desole, mon amour.

Can I get back in your bed now?

The frame of the mirror was a deep mahogany and carved with an intricate design of what appeared in the dim light to be leaves and vines. The mirror’s surface was clouded with dust and...

He takes two steps back. Closer to the portal.I can’t stop myself. “Ben,” I call. And I’m not even embarrassed about how helpless my voice sounds.Don’t go.”I’ll come back for you.” He takes another step...

The past is past. You tried to kill yourself. So what? I humped a couch in season twelve. We all have our skeletons.

As a fantasist, I well understand the power of escapism, particularly as relates to romance. But when so many stories aimed at the same audience all trumpet the same message – And Lo! There shall...

Turns out faerie-proofing a person required a length of chain that one could find in any hardware store…

LAST YEAR, Honesty and I still talked, Laughed, Planned weekend activities together. Last year, I used to have friends, Speak, Live. Last year, Honesty lived, Loved, Laughed. But now— Now I live with the knowledge...

Well, you should have a chat with your boyfriend, clarify your desires. Hate to break the news, but, uh, he’s cheatin’ on you. Tell him I said my dog kisses better than him and he...

I was caged within a four dimensional cube that eclipsed the world around me in an icy mist. I screamed; begging someone, anyone to hear my pleas, but my voice had been extinguished and left...

That girl is just plain crazy,” Chey said as she looped her arm through Arkadia’s. ‘I swear when they were handing out social skills she was still in the line for shoes.

I came from across the ocean and through the wilderness and landed here and found you hiding behind a tapestry. My fate was sealed at the sight of your stockinged feet.~Viktor von Strassenberg

I turn my head so that he doesn’t see my smile and secretly curse him for making me feel special.

Is this when you tell me I’m your soul mate, O’Neill?

That day and night, the bleeding and the screaming, had knocked something askew for Esme, like a picture swinging crooked on a wall. She loved the life she lived with her mother. It was beautiful....

Yes, hello ex-girlfriend Sara. And might I add: law-breaker? Who let you out of your cage? Don’t you know Joseph has a restraining order against you?

Raffin appeared again, a floor above her, on the balconied passageway that ran past his workrooms. He leaned over the railing and called down to her. “Kat!””What is it?””You look lost . Have you forgotten...

Courage can be displayed in many forms, my lord,’ I said gently. ‘Sometimes it’s evident in the knight charging forward with the lance on his steed. But perhaps it can also take the form of...

He took it out like a sprinter, and brought it home like a distance swimmer.

The right side of the screen then shows a close-up of the protestors. There are only about thirty of them, but Gods bless them they’re energetic. And they have catchy picket signs, like: “Set the...

The aunts’ conception of the right to privacy went far enough to allow you to close the toilet door when you were peeing, but no further.

I laugh, and it sounds like I’ve been sucking helium.

Greydor will eat us!

You are a blue rose, Letti. It’s almost impossible that you exist amongst the other roses but you do. You bring wonder to those who are lucky enough to find you.

But in that moment, I didn’t want to be trusted. I wanted something far more primal. I stretched up on my tiptoes and leaned in. I closed my eyes as his scent overcame me. When...

I’m Dr. Canton. As you know, most of the population has been wiped out by an unknown virus. Now that an acceptable waiting period has passed since the last known case, it’s time for you...

Go ahead and try. I’ll attempt to loosen up. Her muscles tightened when I took her hand in mine. “Do you know any self-hypnosis?””I guess I’m tensing too much.” She took several deep calming breaths...

I don’t believe everything happens for a reason. But I still search for reasons anyway. It’s like I don’t want to admit that maybe everything really is totally random…that people are just molecules in the...

When the time comes, don’t be afraid to open the door, just make sure you choose the right one.

It’s not fair. It’s not fair that he lets his rage take over, that he lets it rule him. I don’t know why he has to let it rule him. I don’t know why he...

Grace is my favourite church word. A state of being. Something you can pray for. Something God can grant. Something you can obtain. Perfection is out of reach. But grace — grace you can reach...

Did you just mentally pistol whip that guy, with his own gun? Nice, Amber. I would have just killed him.

She took a deep breath, “Last chance. Are you in need of rescuing?” His expression turned very strange, almost as if she’d struck him, “yes,” he said finally. -Tana and Gavriel-page chapter 5

I’m not that good of an actor to fake something like that.

One of the professors told me last week that he feels bad teaching with the way the economy is now. ‘What’s the point?’ he said. ‘Kids aren’t getting jobs.’ You never hear faculty talk that...

And when whatever happened in that barn happened, it was a moment I’ll never forget. Like a missing key slid into a dusty old lock. Click. My world opened.

It’s true that when you read YA you rarely have to read about middle-aged men having affairs. Personally I consider that a plus.

I couldn’t believe it had taken me all these years to see this side of him. He tucked himself inside a shell, shutting himself away from others here because the palace had trapped him. Behind...

He kissed me tenderly as my heart thumped out of control. My fingers slipped into his thick, black hair and held tightly. He paused, not wanting to pull away. I didn’t let him. I was...

Sometimes it takes a little madness to fulfill great things.

No. No, you can’t.

I look around and some of the people are sitting in their chairs just staring across the room. Some are actually eating but some are eating the paper plate and their food is all over...

That’s real.

I mean that we are both in space and inside the tower at the same time.””Why is it so dark here?” Ni asked.”At the beginning, it is always dark.” Simone replied, “Then everything comes into...

The way he said it, with a twinkle in his already too-twinkly blue eyes, made Aimee feel twinkly, too.

Fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, lemme tell you. Those are big years. Everybody always thinks of it as a time of adolescence—just getting through to the real part of your life—but it’s more than that. Sometimes...