#roma

I've got a book of poetry by the bed, one of these big collections that goes back to the Greeks and Romans. ↗

— Martin C. Smith

#bed #big #book #collections #goes

Is there a problem, Ms. Parker? Something you want to say to me?" Reaching for his tie, he began to loosen it, unraveling it with his fingers, angry eyes still locked on mine. "I'm not sure I like being your pet. Or science project, I don't know which." "You have a smart mouth." "You make smart observances." "You're going to make this invitation difficult, aren't you?" "If you're dishonest with me, yes." "You'll regret it if you don't accept." "Is that a threat?" "That's a promise. ↗

— Rachael Wade

#drama #love #love-hate-relationship #preservation #rachael-wade

Those deep set eyes that look like they could tell stories for days, and that wavy brown hair that feels soft between my fingers. I try to memorize the angles of his jaw and the lines of his lips, because I know. I know this may be the last time I ever see him. Breathe fills my lungs, my throat relaxes, and I can't help but smile. Because I can see what he's thinking as clearly as if he'd spoken. He doesn't want to leave - he doesn't want to go home. He's going to choose me instead. ↗

— Elizabeth Norris

#ben-and-janelle #countdown #science-fiction #science-fiction-romance #unraveling

And the way it felt?" I whisper, as if that might soften the blow of embarrassment I'm about to deal. "Is that how you were feeling - how you feel - about me?" A breeze comes off the ocean, and my skin feels strangely empty and open as he gives an almost imperceptible nod. ↗

— Elizabeth Norris

#science-fiction-romance #unraveling #ya #science

No measure of time with you will be long enough. But let's start with forever. ↗

— Stephenie Meyer

#science-fiction-romance #teen-fiction #teens #young-adult #young-adult-fiction

That's new.” His gaze was hot and fierce. “My cock? I'm fairly certain it's always been there.” His grin flashed briefly. “No Lio, you've been cut. Circumcised.” “Oh.” I stared at the smooth column of my shaft. “That must have hurt. ↗

— Belinda McBride

#science-fiction-romance #science

A whore is a whore is a whore. Except when he's something else completely. From the writings of King Helios Dayspring, High Priest of the Temple of the Sun ↗

— Belinda McBride

#science-fiction #science

I've got no tolerance for a man who hurts women. Every man on this planet owes his life to a woman. I hope they catch the bastard and hang him by his nuts. ↗

— Pamela Clare

#wisdom #life

You are the most perfect girl I have ever laid eyes on, I exist to make you happy, it’s all I want out of life and I want to spend every day making your life as wonderful as you make mine. I truly truly love you.” Luke Nero, The Witchlings-Midnight curse ↗

— Amanda Turner

#love #teen-romance #life

When I was in Colditz, that impenetrable fortress, whittling away my life, I wanted to know this." "Looks like you're still there, Shura." "No," he said. "I'm in New York, a fly on the wall, trying to see you without me. ↗

— Paullina Simons

#life