01c. 1975 ADLipstick?" He arched a brow."I'm on the hunt for my perfect shade," I respond, deGena Showalter / quote ↗
02c. 1975 ADShe wasn't easy to be around at the best of times, and during the worst, well, she sucked flaming balls of mean...Still she wanted his eternal admiration.Gena Showalter / quote ↗
04c. 1975 ADAnd the peace! The most magnificent peace. I lose myself in a place where time no longer exists and nothing is impossible. I can do anything I imagine. I can fight and win any war. Nothing frightens me, because I know I'm here for a reason; and I'm not alone. I have friends in high places. Friends here. Friends up there. Victory is mine.Gena Showalter / quote ↗
05c. 1975 ADSister?” Jessie Kay scowled. “Do I really look like his sister? I clearly come from grade-A stock while his ancestors made a few poor choices along the way.Gena Showalter / quote ↗
06c. 1975 ADBut you will trust me again, Annabelle. You will want me again, and we will be together. I will behave. You'll see. - ZacharelGena Showalter / quote ↗
07c. 1975 ADIt is my job-no,-my privilege-to make the fire become an inferno. -GrayGena Showalter / quote ↗
08c. 1975 ADI have never battled a gargoyle before.” Zacharel shook his head, a dark lock of hair tumbling into one emerald eye. Damp from the melting snow, the hair stuck to his skin. He didn’t seem to notice. “But I am certain these will murder Paris before willingly carrying him inside.”As if he were the only intelligent life form left in existence, William splayed his arms. “And the problem with that? He’ll still be inside, exactly where he wants to be. And by the way,” he added, blinking at Paris with lashes so long they should have belonged to a girl. “Your new permanent eyeliner is very pretty. You’ll make a good-looking corpse.”Do not react. He did, and the teasing about his ash/ambrosia tattoos would never end. “Thanks.”“I prefer the lip liner, though. A nice little feminine touch that really makes your eyes pop.”“Again, thanks,” he gritted.He wants us!Stupid demon.William grinned. “Maybe we can make out later. I know you want me.”Tell him yes!Not another word out of you, or—“Paris? Warrior?” Zacharel said. “Are youlistening to me?”“No.”Zach nodded, apparently not the least offended. “I enjoy your honesty, though I believe you suffer from what the humans call ADD.”“Oh, yeah. I definitely have attention deficient demon.Gena Showalter / quote ↗
09c. 1975 ADWilliam slapped him on the shoulder, sending Sex into rapturous convulsions. “Before we do this, I’ve got one question for you. And you can’t lie. This is too important.”A bit sick to his stomach at what such a debaucher could want to know, Paris cast his attention to the black-haired, blue-eyed he-devil. “Ask.”“Are you going to suggest I kiss you for good luck or strength or whatever it is your sex demon needs?”That earned the warrior a two-fingered salute.“So that’s a no?” William asked.Paris worked his jaw. “Here, let me help you off the cliff to the drawbridge.” With no more warning, he shoved William over the ledge. He thought he heard a fading, “ So not cool,” from the bastard as he fell…fell…Splat.Gena Showalter / quote ↗
10c. 1975 ADYou again,” she said, and she did not sound happy.“I know,” the warrior replied with a heartfelt sigh. “You’re so lucky to see me twice in one day. You’re honored by my presence, yada, yada, heard it all before. Let’s just move on, shall we. I don’t handle fawning very well.Gena Showalter / quote ↗
11c. 1975 ADSuddenly William loomed over him, scowling, snarling and bloody, his suit dirt-stained and ripped. “Do you know. How many strands. Of hair I lost. On my way down?”Whatever. “Math was never my thing, but I’m gonna say you lost…a lot.”Electric-blues glittered with menace. “You are a cruel, sadistic bastard. My hair needs TLC and you…you… Damn you! I’ve gutted men for less.”“I know. I’ve watched you.” Paris lumbered to his feet and scanned the rocky bank they stood upon, the crimson ocean lapping and bubbling in every direction. The drawbridge was only a fifty-yard dash away. “Don’t kill the messenger, but I’m thinking you should change your dating profile to balding.”Masculine cheeks went scarlet as the big bad warrior struggled for a comeback.… “One of these days you’re going to wake up,” William finally said, “and I will have shaved you. Everywhere.”“Won’t make a difference. Women will still want me. But you know what else? What I did to you wasn’t cruel, Willy.” He offered the warrior a white-flag grin. A trick. A lie. “This, however, is.”He grabbed William by the wrist, swung the man around and around before at last releasing him and hurling his body directly onto the bridge.Gena Showalter / quote ↗
12c. 1975 ADLet your light shine, never look back and live as if today is your last day...because it just might be.Gena Showalter / quote ↗
13c. 1975 ADLast will never be more important than commitment. Commitment stacks the odds of a successful relationship in my favor.Gena Showalter / quote ↗
14c. 1975 ADWe’re gonna lie when the truth is hard? That’s how this relationship is going to work? All righty, then.Gena Showalter / quote ↗
15c. 1975 ADI didn't ask you to give up anything for me," she told him, "but I would have given up everything for you." The war is over, and I have lost. War. Ha! As if she could have fought a dead woman. The battle had been over before it began. "Until the end of forever, Layel." -DELILAHGena Showalter / quote ↗
16c. 1975 ADWhat I've learned over the years is that people shouldn't be defined by a single mistake. Everyone messes up," she said. "You have to forgive yourself and move one.Gena Showalter / quote ↗
17c. 1975 ADIt was common knowledge that big, bad city boys spent the bulk of their time sleeping around, coiffing their hair and posting pictures of food on the internet.Gena Showalter / quote ↗
19c. 1975 ADMy momma says we don’t need a man to do our chores for us, ’cause we are smart and capable and I believe her even though Sara’s mom says men were born to be our slaves, we just have to know how to manage them.Gena Showalter / quote ↗
20c. 1975 ADHe was here! And he was performing live and in-person girl porn—household tasks!Gena Showalter / quote ↗
21c. 1975 ADThe air smelled like testosterone and manflesh again. (That was a thing, right?)Gena Showalter / quote ↗
22c. 1975 ADYou are mine, woman, and I am yours. Until you, my life was desolate. I existed, but I didn't truly live. Now I live, even in my death.Gena Showalter / quote ↗
23c. 1975 ADHe licked at her lips."We are going to have some amazing children. The best this world has ever seen.Gena Showalter / quote ↗
24c. 1975 ADPin his fucking legs.""Can't. Got his arms.""Knock him out, Paris.""Sure. Want me to spew diamonds from my ass while I'm at it?Gena Showalter / quote ↗