“As plain Jane, she had far more to risk than Lady Mystre did. Behind her mask she could be the mistress of his darkest desires, but without it there were consequences to her deception. It was the o...”

“Perhaps the best way for you to ensure my trust is to make love to me as I deserve to be loved. At her command, he lifted her into his arms and circled the bed to set her carefully on the mattress....”

“Do you trust me to be strong enoughstrong enough to love you in the way you need to be loved?”

“Its a duress Ill never regret succumbing to, he murmured as his hands caressed the soft skin of her shoulders. It gave me you. I never thought I could love someone so much that Id be willing to let...”

“Ive told you before, ma chrie, love is not about submission. It is the willingness to give of yourself. That is a great power and gift, if you allow yourself to wield it.”

“I said kiss me again. A sultry smile curved her lips. Would that be such a difficult task to perform?Christ almighty, she wanted him to kiss her again. And she was ordering him to do so.”

“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...”

“Don't get your panties in such a twist... and give me back mine.”

“Listen, I'm bossy. I can't help it. It's who I am and what I do. I'm pushy and I like to take over. But I'm going to work really hard not to do so much and your going to try and accept me the way I...”

“Possess. Have. Hold. Enjoy. Control. Dominate. Pick your verb, Ms. Fairchild. I intend to explore so very many of them.”

“And if you ever - and I do mean ever - try to leave me, Im goin with you.”

“..he wanted her.And at another time, as another man, he would have her. Without hesitation. As lover. . . as more.”

“Annabelle gave him a chiding smile. If youre implying that Im spoiled, I assure you that I am not.You should be. His warm gaze slid over her pink-tinted face and slender upper body, then sought her...”