“As Ian popped the lock and opened the car door, he turned to Phoebe. Can you do me a favour?She immediately stepped toward him, fully embracing their new mature relationship. Of course.Ian looked p...”

“Then its a deal, were friends.[]Can we just make one conditional rule here? That if we get into a situation where we knowabsolutelythat were going to die, we can haveShe pulled her hand away. Dont ...”

“As Ian looked at her, he felt something in his chest slip and shift. The pressure came with a blood-tingling rush of triumph and satisfaction, pride and a deeply burning sense of possessiveness. Hi...”

“Why does it not surprise me that you talk during sex?”

“What she wanted was right there, between them, pressed against her stomachso big and accessible and user-friendlyneatly covered and ready to go.”

“We shouldnt do this, he said again as he looked up into her eyes. But, God, I want to. I just He closed his eyes, exhaled hard. Pheeb. Im a bad bet. Theres no future here. I know this feels big, t...”

“Is not general incivility the very essence of love?”

“Jace perched on the windowsill and looked down at him. "You really don't get this bodyguard thing, do you?""I didn't even think you liked me all that much," said Simon. "Is this one of those keep-y...”

“Jace's eyes sparkled, but he said calmly, "Not at all. the Silent Brothers can help her retrieve her memories.""You hate the Silent Brothers," protested Isabelle."I don't hate them," said Jace cand...”

“Im in, especially if theres a bad guy. Do I get to hurt a bad guy?”

“He was silent a moment; then he said, "I want a drink of water." She almost laughed aloud, because it was such a mundane request that could have been made of anyone, but then she saw the tension in...”

“Calmly, deliberately, he moved his hands down to her breasts and molded his fingers over them. Jay inhaled sharply, and he said, "Easy, easy," as he stroked the soft mounds. "Steve, no." But her ey...”