Novella Quotes

Just calm down and think, sir. Think. Where is your wife?

~ Stefania Mattana

Chase rushed after her in pursuit. The woman lost one of her high-heeled shoes and Chase took advantage of her lack of balance to tackle her. They crashed to the ground.“Why are you running from the ball, Cinderella?” he asked.

~ Stefania Mattana

Chase stooped to inspect it. Angelo handed him a latex glove, which took Chase three attempts to pull on before tearing it. He had never had a good relationship with latex. He tried two more, tearing each one of those too.

~ Stefania Mattana

Because that was the problem with society. It cared too much about who you fell in love with but never about why. The why matters.

~ L.j. Shen

Why the anchor?Because sometimes, it's nice to feel like there's someone who can save you.

~ L.j. Shen

Yes, Mel. That's exactly why I left without explaining. Because I think about you before I think about myself. Always remember that, Little Ballerina. Always.

~ L.j. Shen

Absolutely. No more pretending!

~ Dana Burkey

What your mind sees when you close your eyes marks the entrance to an endless universe: your imagination.

~ Stephen Helmes

I won’t have my son doing drugs to get awoman that he shall never have.

~ Initially No

This poem inspired me to write my eBook.The Miller's Daughter by Alfred Lord TennysonAnd I would be the necklace, And all day long to fall and rise Upon her balmy bosom, With her laughter or her sighs; And I would lie so light, so light, I scarce should be unclasp’d at night.

~ Ellen Read

Whenever she felt at home, there always seemed to be love floating about on the edges of things.

~ Meia Geddes

I had a party to plan, reminders to send, some positive PR to get out, L.A. travel plans to take care of and now a bit of a conspiracy to start unraveling.For starters.Just another average Sunday with the M10.

~ Lola Dodge

Hi, my name is Cuelebre, Liam Cuelebre. My code name is Double Oh Peanut, but you can call me Rock Star for short.

~ Thea Harrison

Mom's smiles were the most beautiful thing in the world, and they almost always made things better. They almost even made an early bedtime okay, but not quite.

~ Thea Harrison

Suddenly, she burst out, I want to punch her evil, lying face.Liam caught a flash of hot gold as Dad looked at them, narrow-eyed, in the rearview mirror. Dad said, completely seriously, I can make that happen.

~ Thea Harrison

That night he ate so much spaghetti, Mom said he was in danger of turning into a big noodle, which made him laugh so hard, he fell out of his chair.

~ Thea Harrison

Try not to be too stupid, will you?That sounded like some great advice...

~ Thea Harrison

What was the point of spying if you couldn't keep it a secret?

~ Thea Harrison

He'd pushed and pushed and pushed until she had nowhere else to go but away from him. He'd been young back then himself. Inexperienced. Stupid. A little patience accomplished a lot more. Hard lesson to learn. Worst way to learn it.

~ Erin Kellison

This was the stuff of novels with -- yeah -- men like him on the cover.

~ Erin Kellison

He dragged her to him, and she, being equally focused on attaching her mouth to his, lost her balance. Stepping in for the save, he held her up against the doorjamb with his hard body, mouth rasping hers, tongue deep enough to touch her soul. Could be oxygen deprivation, but she saw stars behind her closed lids.

~ Erin Kellison

The sooner it's over, the sooner we can go back to bed. Everything good happens in bed.

~ Erin Kellison

She gave herself up to the waves of the storm. If they drowned, it would be together, a shattered vessel on the sea, a collision of longing and desire.

~ Erin Kellison

When a thundering horde of drunken Vikings rush a person, it's only natural to flinch.

~ Krista D. Ball

We weren't so much oil and vinegar as a lit match and napalm.

~ Lola Dodge

It was hard to judge a man's full character by his bachelor party etiquette.

~ Lola Dodge

It was never you. Leaving you was the hardest thing I've ever done and I've regretted that decision every second since the moment I walked out. I've made a lot of dumbass mistakes in my life, but letting you go is the one I'd give anything to erase.- Jason

~ Michelle Mclean

My body shook from pain, exhaustion, and the beginning of shock. I'd pay for all the powers I'd used, but the portal most of all. Good girls weren't supposed to open hell dimensions.

~ Lola Dodge

Good humour was miles behind a second cup of morning tea. It was too early for nonsense.

~ Zeenat Mahal

Yes, I just…” Should I be honest and sound like a complete loser? Oh why the hell not? “I have not had a kiss like that in a while.” I licked my lips.He looked me dead in the eye. “Good.” A wave of silence crashed over us. I didn’t know what to say to that. “Well, I better get going. See you soon?”I nodded dumbly. “Mmm-hmm.” He smiled and began to walk away. I couldn’t just let him go! “Declan!”He turned. “Yes, Cake?”Come on, brain! Think of something! “What should I wear? I mean, what kind of place is Shellshock?” Yes, yes, that was fine… damage averted.“California casual.”“Oh, ok.” I think I knew what that meant. Spend three hours getting ready to make it look like you just threw any-ol’-thing on. “Have a nice night.”He flicked his head my way. “You too.” Then he was gone.And then I was sad.It was ridiculous. Preposterous, even. I was going to have to come clean about the ring- eventually. I hoped he didn’t bring it up because I would probably tell the poor guy my life story to get to why the ring he bought meant so much to me.

~ Nicole Castro

Hell if I know. I’m twenty-six, single, just signed a year lease on an apartment…” She touched her eyebrows with her fingertips. “Damn, why did I move back here?” “Sorry.” I grimaced. “The job market isn’t as bad as it was. I’d give you a job if you really needed one.”“Thanks. Not sure how good of a bouncer I would be.”“Maybe hair holder for drunk girls.”“Sounds great,” she said flatly then made a gagging sound.

~ Nicole Castro

Oh, I don’t mean to infer that you’re not a great guy. I’m sure you’re the exception to the rule.

~ Jaye Frances

He paused, giving her a sweet smile of understanding. You don't have to start with the crown jewels, you know. You could start with my lips then work your way down.

~ Sara Daniel

You shaved for this.For you. He clutched her bare legs under her skirt, reminding her he still expected a traditional get-laid one night stand.She shoved his hands off her. Maybe I wanted rough stubble.By morning it will be all yours.

~ Sara Daniel

The little queen’s mother and father had said that she would live on, for a long time, and that her tears would magnify the life around her forever more, but they had not explained how she should go about going on.

~ Meia Geddes

There was a single window that tapered into a funnel, with eerie moonlight passing through it, reflecting directly off the globe like a mirror. For a moment, as I rose I saw something glimmering within. Dumbly, with feverish whispers assailing me, I realized it was the center of one of the distant galaxies, flaring after some unknown cataclysm. Its radiance was such that it burst from its prison. It met the moonlight halfway. It created kaleidoscopic colours on the walls. Then, in answer, the reliefs transformed from majestic art into something approaching divine, alive, plays from Egyptian memory, given the spark of life from space. I saw animal-headed gods move. They stepped from the walls to take their place around the altar. All stared at the globe. Each raised their arms in silent supplication. And such was their toxic ecstasy that I wished to join them, to forget my dreadful experiences and revel in something truly wondrous.

~ Tim Reed

But optimism dribbles away when horror repeats.

~ Tim Reed

Fort somehow turned the symbol of nerdiness into a visual aphrodisiac—Spanish fly in the form of solid black frames.

~ Shirin Dubbin

Ari's words felt like drops of sunlight upon my skin, and my frame was burning with longing.

~ Petra March

Hunter and hunted. There are so many ways in which a man can destroy a woman.” Her handmaid sighed. “When it comes to matters of the heart, immortals know nothing.

~ Paula Altenburg