Shut up, ya wanker.”They start in on each other again. They yell as if they both have megaphones to their mouths, standing inches apart. Each vulgar insult is more illogical than the last.

She didn’t need friends; she needed to be a bigger bitch.Chubby Chaser, 11/21/14. Available for preorder on Amazon.

Somewhere close bye, a man is moaning; he’s been trampled or thrown or bitten. He sounds resentful or surprised. Did no one tell him that pain lives in this sand, dug in and watered with...

It’s just…how do I put this? Maybe it’s just hard for me to imagine turning down something that’s so much harder for someone like me to find.

Recognize that you have been chosen to be alive, right now, at this exact moment in time and know that none of that is random. There is something about you, your past or your future...

He was protecting me with just the tips of his fingers, like five miniature copies of his heart touching my skin.

Haven’t you figured it out yet? I’m the wolf, Ryiah. I guess what I really should have told you was to never trust a prince, but that’s not quite as memorable.

Langley bred a certain type of person with great intention. The human resources department required nearly as sophisticated of analysts as the foreign intelligence department. Apply the massive computing technology of the CIA to hiring,...

I don’t lie to you,” Alan said. “I lie WITH you.”Sin stopped looking up at him from under her eyelashes and burst out laughing.Alan went red. “So I’ve just realized how that come out. Uh.

and others have weirdness thrust upon them.

Don’t bite his face, Eleanor told herself. It’s disturbing and needy and never happens in situation comedies or movies that end with big kisses.

MacKenzie grinned at Mim. “They love the modern appliances.””Especially the electric floor sweeper,” Valor chuckled.”Defiance really has a thing for the vacuum cleaner,” MacKenzie agreed in a secretive whisper.”If he ever has kids, he’ll probably...

And you better believe that I’ll be protecting what’s mine.

My Characters Tell ME Where THEY Want to Go.

Do it, SENATOR! And it will be the end of your career! Everyone will love to know of a scandal involving a senator who loves abusing luxury prostitutes.” ~Larsson

He is the one pocket of warmth in a sea of ice.

I knew nothing of death, and, for some unexplainable reason, I was beginning to feel guilty for that. -Jessica

When I make love to you,’ he said in a low whisper right by my ear, ‘I want to be able to give you one hundred percent of my attention. Right now, with the Unit...

Without thinking, he reached for her hand. Tucked it against her chest, feeling that was where it should be. Perry’s heart slammed against his ribs. She had to feel it.

less is more”.

Derek’s. Lucas’. Ben’s. It’s beyond me what I must do to make them realize that I’m neither object nor possession. I don’t belong to any of them.

After that, a strange thing happened: Amy couldn’t stop her expectations from rising. She imagined herself transformed and beautiful, like Molly Ringwald in Pretty in Pink, with her homemade dress and mysterious lace boots. She...

And heaven help all those who stand in our way.

well, as often as I did, I suppose, though my reasons were infinitely better.

(D)reams are like that: they go in and out of memories and scenes, but they’re never real. They’re never real, and I hate them because they aren’t.

Light or Death!

But I don’t want to be a vampire drone.’ Sophronia winced. ‘They’ll suck my blood and make me wear only the very latest fashions.

I’m sure that’s a rule. Or should be. For my sisters anyway.

C, it was like my breath was stolen. My heart seemed to merge with yours. When you came into my life, all I wanted was you. All I thought about was you. Your smile, your...

Before I fix the world, I have to fix myself.

I come from a place where everyone has great power, by your standards, and they steadfastly refuse to use it for self-aggrandizement … anywhere … ever.

Carla had realised there wasn’t just one destined adventure in life, there were thousands of them.

He wasn’t kissing me like I was going to break; he was kissing me like he thought he would break without this kiss.

Hate was the blazing beauty that consumed the world in its flames. Love could never consume anything but the heart of a fool.

A poem can’t do its work if you only read snippets of it.

Are you all right,” he whispered, his lips brushing the tips of my spiky hair. Granted, I knew he was only being discreet so as to save poor Hillary from being reamed again, but my...

No.’ Dorren shifted onto his knees, leaning towards her. ‘This is just the beginning, you’ll see. You are his weakness and you will ruin everything.

We’ve peered into the deepest parts to see beyond what lies on the surface.

Respect is a really powerful magic too, you know.

Struggling transforms her captor into a Chinese finger trap. She’s suffocating. Sucking in air without relief. Her lungs expand. Contract. Expand. They fill with lies and broken promises. With despair and lost hope. Each inhale...

Hand in hand, we climb the processional stair, rising in the celebratory uproar of a capricious court. As we enter the palace, we are blinded by the ascent from sunshine into darkness.

It sounds like you don’t think you’re coming back.” Kian to Bree, Spring Frost (Frost Series #7)

A normal life? Now that’s the real fairytale.” From UNDER MY SKIN

Matteo lived inside her like a memory that paradoxically stopped the pain and which she could never get enough of… because there was, and never would be, anything that was like him. Wherever she went,...

But she had slept, she was positive. She knew it because of the dreams. Despite the comfort of her bed she had tossed and turned all night, her sleep punctured by images and disjointed flashes...

My feet took an involuntary step backward as I suddenly envisioned a world where I wasn’t a hot tempered smartass. It was a pretty world.

He was a prince. There was no hope in saying yes to the boy with the garnet eyes who left me reckless and confused at every turn. There was no future with him. None. Darren...

Tod’s pale brows arched halfway up his forehead, and he looked suddenly, achingly wistful. “She knows not what she says…”Maybe not. But I was starting to get a pretty good idea…

Everyone says your first time should be magical. You should be in love. You should feel safe. Because you can’t go back once you’ve done it. That will always be your first time. Years later...

I’d love to try to tame you… And I would simply adore it if you turn out untamable –