Doug returned five minutes later and shook his head. "Sorry kid. She's single, but she doesn't think you're her type. She's into the Goth and vampire scene. You're too mainstream for her." I was sipping a glass of water and nearly choked on it. "That," said Peter, as soon as Doug was gone, "is what we call irony." "How is that possible?" exclaimed Cody. "I am a vampire. I should be exactly what she wants." "Yeah, but you don't look like one," I said. If Gabrielle had been a Trekkie, he might have had a shot tonight.
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Related You know," Marion said, "I met a woman once when I was a teenager. I knew she had gone through a lot... ERICA BAUERMEISTER Jem shook his head. "You bit de Quincey" he said. "You fool. He's a VAMPIRE" "I had no ch... CASSANDRA CLARE For Lucie," Peter said quietly, the flame of a gilded saint's candle fluttering in his hand." "... SARAH BLAKLEY-CARTWRIGHT How would you like it if I said to you, 'It kills me to say this, but you're actually a tiny bit bea... MELINA MARCHETTA Before she realized he was next to her, he had placed his hands over hers on the countertop, then ho... ALICE HOFFMAN I shook my head. Setting fires was apparently a new sign of affection. Mead, Richelle (20... RICHELLE MEAD She shook her head. "Look. We both know life is short, Macy. Too short to waste a single second with... SARAH DESSEN Diana can read power levels,” Astrid said. “Did she ever…” Sam nodded. “She said the ... MICHAEL GRANT You have cable?” He nodded toward her TV. She tossed him the clicker. “Sure do. And if I r... J.R. WARD Claire said. “I might be able to get him to stop.” “Who, crazy dude? Maybe. Or he might ... RACHEL CAINE She can sense things . . . Things the rest of us can't.She only knew there was a strange feel to you... RICHELLE MEAD Yeah, I get it; you're a vampire," she said. "Creepy. And okay, a little hot, I admit." "You d... RACHEL CAINE You bit de Quincey," he said. "You fool. He's a vampire. You know what it means to bite a vampire." ... CASSANDRA CLARE Summerset, don't you ever sleep?" "It's Lieutenant Dallas. She's--" Roarke dro... J.D. ROBB Peter," she began. He looked up at her, and she could see the pain in his eyes. "I love you," she sa... SARAH BLAKLEY-CARTWRIGHT Do you think you might be able to love me someday?" He asked and heard her laugh softly. ... JASMINE DUBROFF What is it, Angel?" she said, starting up. "Have they come for me?" "Yes, dearest," he sa... THOMAS HARDY So how long have you been together? Two months?' 'Five.' 'Five? Jesus, Steve, you might as... CECELIA AHERN He stared at me. "She liked you, boy." The intensity of his voice and eyes made me blink. "Yes,... JERRY SPINELLI She smiled as she poured tea into his cup. “I hope you find your rooms comfortable?” “Qui... ELIZABETH HOYT Leslie-Ann set down her own bucket and watched, marveling, as a quarter of an inch of water covered ... MICHAEL GRANT As soon as I turned the key I saw it hanging, the color of fire and sunset. the colour of flamboyant... JEAN RHYS No," said her dad, starting to shout, "what I can't handle is you being dropped off after midnight b... KELLY CREAGH I do not know…who turned me, your Grace.” His downcast gaze said it all: How terribly sad.<... S.C. PARRIS You looked strange climbing in the tree like that." Tiger Lily pulled her braids between her fi... JODI LYNN ANDERSON I think I should learn to jump on my own soon, don't you?' 'And deprive myself of the opportuni... MICHELLE ZINK And I meant to tell you: that was a one-in-a-thousand shot." She raised her hand. "Don't." ILONA ANDREWS Abby,” he signed. “Hmm?” “I have a confession to make.” “Okay,” she ... SAMANTHA CHASE So what was that all about?" "I think," Jace said, "that she asked if she could touch my mango.... CASSANDRA CLARE Auri hopped down from the chimney and skipped over to where I stood, her hair streaming behind her. ... PATRICK ROTHFUSS Stop! Stop!” Sophie shrieked with laughter as she ran down the stone steps that led to the g... JULIA QUINN I don’t want any money.” I put the wallet away. She said: “What are you going to do ... JONATHAN LATIMER So--what's it like, being a vampire?" "Aline!" Isabelle looked appalled. "You can't just ... CASSANDRA CLARE I know I'm the one who put limits on this... this thing," she said, and bit her lower lip, suddenly ... JILL SHALVIS They got under each of my shoulders and pulled me up, Padma walking in front of me and holding her a... KIERA CASS I have something for you.” “Yeah? What? Is it shiny?” They both waited until Indigo ... NALINI SINGH I should go," I said thickly. "Let me know when you want to start practice again. And thanks for...t... RICHELLE MEAD When I finished, Dr. Fellows said, "And this was a vision you had Corey?" "Right." "Ar... KELLEY ARMSTRONG Do you know what they call themselves, all these people?" Alyss shook her head. How could she ... FRANK BEDDOR In that case" Tessa said, feeling hot blood rise to her face,"I think I would prefer it if you calle... CASSANDRA CLARE What were you thinking about just now while you were looking out the window?" To his surprise, ... JUDITH MCNAUGHT Damn, damn, damn," she said. "I never said why I like you, and now I have to go." "That's okay,... RAINBOW ROWELL Are you not thirsty?" said the Lion. "I am dying of thirst," said Jill. "Then drink," said... C.S. LEWIS Why are you being so nice to me?' I asked her. 'You know,' she said, 'when you say stuff like t... SARAH DESSEN She came towards me with a juicy gash between her legs that smelled like my best friend's sister" DAVE MATTHES Sounds like that happens to you a lot. Bet your girlfriend wasn't thrilled, though." She wasn't sure... MELISSA DE LA CRUZ I love you," he said, holding her close and running his fingers through her tangled hair as if he co... DEBORAH BLAKE How can I judge?" she said at last. "To me, he is a hero. To the world a monster." She let her head ... ROBERT FANNEY She stared at me "You have a message," she said. "On you machine." I looked over at my answerin... JEFF LINDSAY You are real," she said to herself. "Aye." His voice was deep and resonant, a caress in h... J.R. WARD She shook her head. 'Look. We both know life is short, Macy. Too short to waste a single second with... SARAH DESSEN Julita was being spinned like a top by a drop-dead-gorgeous Dominicano. Later she told us that he’... 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DOUGLAS ADAMS H--‐how did we get in the water?” “You were burning. I needed to do something to co... ELISABETH NAUGHTON When, some months later, Zoltan emailed me about his decision to run for president, I immediately ca... MARK O'CONNELL Amelia stopped before him, her skirts crowded between his parted knees. The clean, salty, evergreen ... LISA KLEYPAS The necklace was a good excuse," he murmured. "For what?" "I thought maybe I c... J.R. WARD How did you meet him?" I asked her. She smiled. "Here, actually. During a dinner rush. He was s... SARAH DESSEN Nothing before you counts," he said. "And I can't even imagine an after." She shook her ... RAINBOW ROWELL What do you mean? Is she in a coma?” “Not anymore.” She braced herself for his reaction.<... MARISSA MEYER What’s going on?” Ingrid asked. “Listen, nothing bad today, please.” She pulled a chair out ... TAYLOR KEYS His breath caught, harsh enough that she looked over her shoulder. But his eyes weren't o... SARAH J. 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Then he spotted Jack. “Ja... MICHAEL GRANT Cash looked at her, square in the eye, and his jaw twitched. She flinched, then braced herself. For ... SUMMER HINES Was it all in my head? A Lunar trick?” Her stomach twisted. “No.” She shook her head, fer... MARISSA MEYER I’m sorry you got dragged into this.” He waved a hand to indicate he meant the house, the entire... KAYLEA CROSS I’ll come back,” she promised. “I’ll always come back to you.” “I know,” he said ... TIFFANY REISZ No matter what, the day didn't feel like Christmas to her. She remembered years ago, when... KAYLA KRANTZ I sat in the passenger seat of the squad car, laughing at the look on Noah’s face. “She tr... C.A. HARMS You really want to know what else it was my mom said about you?" he asked. She shook her head.<... CASSANDRA CLARE The word "lesson" came back to Pooh as one he had heard before somewhere. "There's a thing cal... A.A. MILNE Where was Sam? It hit her full force then, the shocking realization. Was this how Sam felt? Was... MICHAEL GRANT She made a sound of regret. ‘We come second, you and I, Luc-ien,’ she said. ‘Our allegiance is... MELINA MARCHETTA Why the hell would I bring you ?" she exclaimed. All her anger turned at his presumption. It w... RICHELLE MEAD Puck swung the cannon around in anger. The nozzle spun and hit Sabrina in the chest. The force was s... MICHAEL BUCKLEY What does Éloa mean?” He narrowed his gaze, answered her literally. “It’s the name... SARAH MACLEAN
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Can you draw a skeleton riding a motorcycle with flames coming out of it? And I want a pirate ... RICHELLE MEAD You, know I'm the Queen's favorite great nephew, Well, yeah I'm her only great nephew, but that's no... RICHELLE MEAD Don't worry, little dhampir. You might be surrounded by clouds, but you'll always be like sunshine t... RICHELLE MEAD You've asked me out tons of times." "Not really. I've made inappropriate suggestions and freque... RICHELLE MEAD I know how devastated you must be to miss me, but leave a message, and I'll try to ease your agony RICHELLE MEAD That means nothing," said Abe with a shrug. I had a feeling that if I stood and suddenly confessed t... RICHELLE MEAD Hello," I said stiffly. His smile split into a full grin."So nice to see you again." "Alwa... RICHELLE MEAD You think that I'm so manipulative and scheming, Miss Sage? It's all for them. For my loved ones fir... RICHELLE MEAD He smiled willingly. "Well, I always aim to help others in need." "Yeah," a new voice suddenly ... RICHELLE MEAD I expected Abe to yell for everyone to shut up or something like that. Of course, Nathan had been tr... RICHELLE MEAD So, I want to try to spend more time with Dad." Abe glanced at Rose."You see that?" He said. "N... RICHELLE MEAD Who are these people?" my mother asked. "Guess," replied Abe flatly. "Who would be foolish enou... RICHELLE MEAD Well, well, well," I said. "If it isn't the people responsible for unleashing Rose Hathaway on the w... RICHELLE MEAD Abe swept in, resplendent in a gray and yellow suit that coordinated bafflingly well with Adrian's p... RICHELLE MEAD Ah, Belikov," said Abe, shaking Dimitri's hand. "I'd been hoping we'd run into each other. I'd reall... RICHELLE MEAD I have it on good authority there's going to be a new 'gate' opening up soon over on the south side ... RICHELLE MEAD She reached out and touched the bright colors of the cashmere scarf, her face filled with wonder as ... RICHELLE MEAD Was this all part of your plan as my lawyer? I don't recall explosive escapes being part of the lega... RICHELLE MEAD What have you gotten me into?" I hissed at him. "Me? What have you gotten yourself into? Couldn... RICHELLE MEAD Don't fight them anymore.I'm going to go with them." "No. I won't let them take you." "You... RICHELLE MEAD Because it gives him and excuse to be around her--without making it look like he gave in first. That... RICHELLE MEAD You approve?" I asked, spinning around. He slipped an arm around my waist. "Unfortunately... RICHELLE MEAD You forget: I have an addictive personality. I'm addicted to you. Somehow I think you could do all s... RICHELLE MEAD Dimitri. I hadn't known he was here. His eyes were on me too,dark and endless. Only I couldn't ... RICHELLE MEAD I'm sorry." "Be sorry you lied," he said, pressing a kiss to my forehead. "Don't be sorr... RICHELLE MEAD That," I told Tatiana, "is the most fucked-up law I have ever heard. RICHELLE MEAD As he looked at me, he seemed to send a message of his own: that he would still fight for me, that h... RICHELLE MEAD In an undertone, I murmured, "This isn't over. I won't give up on you." "I've given up on you,"... RICHELLE MEAD What are you, Rose Hathaway? Are you real? You're a dream within a dream. I'm afraid touching you wi... RICHELLE MEAD Yeah, that's exactly what I want. To help my girlfriend get her old boyfriend back." He turned away ... RICHELLE MEAD I'll find you. There is no place in this world you can hide from me. I'm watching. Love, Dimitr... RICHELLE MEAD Well, you've finally got a license to kill. It's about time. RICHELLE MEAD You guys didn't really think you could go off on a party weekend without me, did you? Especially her... RICHELLE MEAD I don't know. This college would probably have the same problem the last one did." I frow... RICHELLE MEAD If I could dream, I know I'd dream about you.I'd dream about the way you smell and how your dark hai... RICHELLE MEAD Don't touch her," he growled. There was a note in his voice that would of scared me if it had b... RICHELLE MEAD Checkmate, bitch. RICHELLE MEAD Damn it," I muttered. "What?" asked Adrian. "I hate when you're the sane one... RICHELLE MEAD You're beautiful in battle," said Dimitri. His cold voice carried to me clearly, even above the roar... RICHELLE MEAD Dreams, dreams. I walk them; I live them. I delude myself with them. It's a wonder I can spot realit... RICHELLE MEAD He has no right to threaten my boyfriends. I'm eighteen. An adult. I don't need his help. I can thre... RICHELLE MEAD Sweat isn't a bad thing," he said, leaning his head against the wall thoughtfully. "Some of the best... RICHELLE MEAD It’s okay. Everything’s going to be okay. You can let go of the sword." "I can’t. I can�... RICHELLE MEAD That's pretty hot," he said. "Punching me in the eye?" "Well, no. Of course not. I meant t... RICHELLE MEAD By the way, my name's Rose Hathaway. I'm seventeen years old, training to protect and kill vampires,... RICHELLE MEAD Sometimes you wake up from a dream. Sometimes you wake up in a dream. And sometimes, every once in a... RICHELLE MEAD what's your name?" what?" i asked, squinting at the light. your name." I reconized Dr. Ole... RICHELLE MEAD Don't judge the past by the standards of today. It won't work. They're incompatible. RICHELLE MEAD You were wrong. She really is the new general in town." I smiled back, hoping he wasn't aware o... RICHELLE MEAD And I thought the whole point of my education was that violence IS the answer. RICHELLE MEAD I steeled myself for the next response. I knew it was going to be one of the Zen life lessons. [...]... RICHELLE MEAD I love you, Roza." He kissed me again. "I'll always be here for you. I'm not going to let anything h... RICHELLE MEAD