“The kiss is different than I expected. Its slow and tender, his lips soft and warm against mine. He tastes sweet, like the powdered sugar I spilt and the coffee with chicory hes always drinking. It...”

“Im not going to deny that I want to fuck you. I cant promise a future or that Ill be some sniveling boyfriend who pines away after you once I go back to L.A. But I will say that I have plans for yo...”

“Holy mama llama. Thats Nathanial Stone. Nathanial Stone is sitting in my booth. Nathanial Stone is in the Finewhile Diner sitting in my booth. Im supposed to wait on Nathanial Stone. Im going to ma...”

“I look around, hoping I can postpone the indignity of stuttering like a lunatic in front of the sexiest man alive according to People magazine, twice while giving him crazy eyes. Of course, every...”

“I look at him and my body reacts in a way that it never has before, even in the throes of passion. I look at him and I start aching so deep inside it takes all I can to think, to breathe, to speak....”

“Holy mama llama. That’s Nathanial Stone. Nathanial Stone is sitting in my booth. Nathanial Stone is in the Finewhile Diner sitting in my booth. I’m supposed to wait on Nathanial Stone. I’m going to...”

“Fear can be a potent aphrodisiac.”

“When the power of the shift rips the human body apart and transforms it into its new shape, there lives a second, less than a second, a mere shimmer of time when the mind is without a home, no body...”

“He moves suddenly so that his hand is cupping my sex, and one of his fingers sinks slowly into me. His other arm holds me firmly in place around my waist. This is mine, he whispers aggressively. Al...”

“Vulnerability has to happen for love to be real.”

“He was responsible for my peaks and valleys, the pulsating waves and earth-shattering releases. It didnt matter if I was bound or not, whether we fucked or made love, he was in control. The reality...”

“Pain and pleasure, it's a sweet delectable combination." ~ Alexander Hudson”

“I will never intentionally ask you for anything that you arent willing to give. But if I do, you can always say no. He lets that sink in for a moment. But you wont.”

“Whatever else shed been on the verge of saying lodged in her throat as if her mind had suddenly registered what he'd meant. A solitary tear crested and trailed unchecked down her cheek. Oh, hell. A...”