Sara Humphreys

“Sleep, Maya," he murmured softly. "Sleep, my love, and I promise that I will come looking for you.”

“If you think Thanksgiving has been fun, just wait until Christmas."...The doors slammed shut with a muffled thud, and all he could think about was the revenge she could be planning. He'd never looked forward to anything more in his life. "Game on.”

“Ronan cupped her neck with his other hand and brushed his lips lightly over hers. "I want you, Maddy. I want you more than I've ever wanted any woman in my life.”

“I don't know which end is up. One minute I want to kiss the life out of her, and the next she frustrates the hell out of me. I don't know if I should scratch my watch or wind my ass.""Welcome to the club, Ronan." Gavin laughed and clapped his brother on the shoulder. "That sure sounds like love to me.”

“Silence hung between them, and Maddy's heartbeat picked up. She probably should have played it cool, but why bother? She wanted him.”

“Trixie murmured. "It's on like Donkey Kong.”

“Even now, as a vampire, the fear of addiction ruled her world.Would she ever be free?”

“There ain't nothin' that makes a man feel more alive than white-hot desire.”

“Don't even think of arguing with me. I'm an old woman and if you fight me about it, it could give me a heart attack.”

“I'm not into werewolves, but holy crap is he a hottie. Totally gorgeous and built like a tank. I bet he's got one down to his---”

“Lottie tilted her head to one side and looked Maya up and down. "You're a little bit of a thing, but I hear you're good at stirring up big trouble.”

“A hot man like that was made for more than friendship.”

“Dakota started laughing. "You wouldn't have anything back there to help me tame a punk-rock wild child with a disdain for cowboys, would you?”

“You are the beautiful and elusive pinpoint of radiance that lit up the darkness and called me home.”

“The man was absolutely beautiful. Vampire. Warrior. Whatever Shan Quesada was all man.”

“You are a spitfire of a woman, do you know that? You remind me of a horse that hasn't been broken yet. All skittish and full of wild energy.""Are you for real?" Her jaw fell open. "Did you just compare me to a horse?”

“I'm still a little hungry." She shot a sly glance at Ronan before tangling her fingers in his. "Not quite sure what I want, though.""Could've fooled me," Ronan murmured.”

“I'm terrified that if I let myself go there again, if I explore these out-of-control emotions, that there will be no turning back. It's like looking into a giant abyss. There's no end in sight. There's no bottom to the well, and if I allow myself to fall in...""He'll catch you," Jordan whispered. "But you have to trust him, and you have to trust in yourself. That's love, my friend - leaping into the mighty unknown because your heart overtakes your mind. That's what life is all about, but we can't and don't do it alone. Give Ronan a chance, Maddy.”

“You were the one girl I wanted who wanted nothing to do with me.”

“Do you have any idea how much I love you?" Jordan curled her hands around the lapel of his jacket and tugged him closer. In her heels, she was almost his height, and when she pressed her body against his, her mouth was a scant inch away. Jordan flicked her tongue over his lower lip and whispered. "It might even border on obsession.”