“My cousin fell in love with a dom, so I checked into it to see if I needed to kill him before they got married.”

“Put me down.Nope. He held her snuggled to his bare chest, tipping her up so he could rub his cheek against hers. I like carrying you.”

“When I want to. He ran his finger over her lips. You dont get a vote, honey.”

“No. No, I dont want my hands restrained.Yes. You do.”

“He caught her staring and smiled-not a conceited I-work-out-and-have-a-great-body type smirk, but more of a Im-a-boy; youre-a-girl; life is good.”

“Use your safe word if you get scared, honey.Im fine. Her voice came out husky.Yes, you are, arent you?”

“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...”

“I want my world to start and end with you.”

“You know how you have a good meal and you got gravy left on the plate. The gravy was so good that you dont want to leave it on the plate but you dont want to be a pig about it? So you take your bre...”

“She rubbed her cheek on his chest like a sleepy cat. I like when you hold me.Dios, she was going to break his heart. I like when I hold you too.”

“Every great love starts with a great story...”

“I knew, in the silence that followed, that anything could happen here. It might be too late: again, I might have missed my chance. But I would at least know I tried, that I took my heart and extend...”

“You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.”