01c. 1969 ADYou know who should watch out?" Imogene lowered her voice to a conspiratorial whisper."Gavin's brothers. Mmm-hmm. Now that Gavin is tying the knot, Carolyn has a bee in her bonnet about getting all her other boys married off.Sara Humphreys / quote ↗
02c. 1969 ADIf 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.Sara Humphreys / quote ↗
03c. 1969 ADRonan 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.Sara Humphreys / quote ↗
04c. 1969 ADHe couldn't suppress the grin that curves his lips. "In fact, I'm the only man who belongs in your bed from now on.Sara Humphreys / quote ↗
05c. 1969 ADI'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.Sara Humphreys / quote ↗
06c. 1969 ADI just discovered something, Mads." Ronan curled his arm over her shoulders and pulled her against him. "There's only one thing I enjoy more than surprising you.""What's that?" She snuggled into his embrace and rested her head on his chest....Ronan kissed the top of her head and murmured, "When you surprise me.Sara Humphreys / quote ↗
07c. 1969 ADDo 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.Sara Humphreys / quote ↗
08c. 1969 ADBut make no mistake about it, Jordan. When the time is right and you're ready" - he trailed his forefinger along the edge of her palm and stilled when she shivered in response - "I have every intention of getting you into bed. And sleeping will have little to do with it.Sara Humphreys / quote ↗
10c. 1969 ADDid you need Jordan for something, Cookie?" Gavin asked with thinly veiled impatience. Hands back in his pockets, he took a step away from Jordan. "Or do you merely excel at crappy timing?" "Sorry, Chief." Cookie's short purple-and-blue hair stuck out in a hundred different directions, and she winked when she peeked out from behind the swinging door.... "It's a gift." "That's not what I would call it," he grumbled.Sara Humphreys / quote ↗
11c. 1969 ADYou okay?" He moved past her into the kitchen and deposited his beer bottle in the sink. "You're all flushed." "I'm fine," she said a little too quickly. "It's hot in here, that's all." Oh sure. It was a little hot anywhere he was. The kitchen...the living room... the polar ice caps...Sara Humphreys / quote ↗
12c. 1969 ADI must have a screw loose," she muttered under her breath. Satisfied the counter was clean, she squatted down and put the cleaning supplies away in the cabinet beneath the register. "Yup. There's definitely something wrong with me." "Are you looking for confirmation on that?" Jordan's heart hitched in her chest as Gavin's familiar baritone filled the shop. "Or am I supposed to argue with you?Sara Humphreys / quote ↗
13c. 1969 ADThere ain't nothin' that makes a man feel more alive than white-hot desire.Sara Humphreys / quote ↗
14c. 1969 ADEven now, as a vampire, the fear of addiction ruled her world.Would she ever be free?Sara Humphreys / quote ↗
15c. 1969 ADAll creatures are capable of darkness, but not all choose to succumb to it.Sara Humphreys / quote ↗
16c. 1969 ADLottie 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.Sara Humphreys / quote ↗
17c. 1969 ADI am waiting for you in the living room... the very pink living room. I do hope that when we acquire a home of our own, after this nonsense has passed, you will not insist on bathing the entire space in shades of bubble gum.Sara Humphreys / quote ↗
18c. 1969 ADSleep, Maya," he murmured softly. "Sleep, my love, and I promise that I will come looking for you.Sara Humphreys / quote ↗
19c. 1969 ADI'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---Sara Humphreys / quote ↗
20c. 1969 ADMaya wrapped one leg around him, writhing against him as she threaded her fingers through his hair and held him to her, urging him on."Never stop touching me that way," Maya rasped.Sara Humphreys / quote ↗
21c. 1969 ADI'm so sorry I wasn't here sooner, but you'll have to forgive an old vampire for being a bit rusty in the dreamscape.Sara Humphreys / quote ↗
22c. 1969 ADThe man was absolutely beautiful. Vampire. Warrior. Whatever Shan Quesada was all man.Sara Humphreys / quote ↗
23c. 1969 ADMaggie had a sinking suspicion that those stories her Aunt Lizzie told her, the ones that sent her to bed with her head full of leprechauns and fairies, may be more than fairytales after all.Sara Humphreys / quote ↗
24c. 1969 ADAre ya trying' to kill me, lass?" "Kill you? No." Maggie leaned closer, her hands drifting up and cradling his face as she rolled her hips again in one wicked pass. "Torture you? Maybe.Sara Humphreys / quote ↗
