“The night had darkened to the murky sort where the air hung like descending clouds and the overhead branches made the liquid darkness even more impenetrable.”

“Despite the gentlemanly kiss, a ferocity burned behind his gaze promising something primal.”

“Overhead the sliver of a moon barely illuminated anything and shadows slunk on every corner.”

“Ignore the reek of feces in the air, the bloodstains on the ground, and you have yourself a glorious night.”

“Sorry, one night stands don't stack up as credentials for tending bar.”

“Whatever crimes this man had committed, they weren't as egregious as his inflated self-image.”

“Let me feel how thy pulses beat.”

“Jesus Christ! A man could only take so much. She yelped as he snatched her up around the waist and sat her on the counter. Sit there and dont move. Dont bat your eyes. Dont lick your lips. Dont get...”

“It was a superstition among them that a lover who smoked would always return, even from France. A man's sexual capacity might be injured by smoking, but they would always prefer a faithful to a pot...”