Stacy Jones > Quotes

“You can’t hammer a dozen nails at once. Focus on what you can fix and worry about the rest when you get there.”
― Stacy Jones, Tribe

“People aren’t afraid of taking risks, they’re afraid of the unknown. If you knew the future was going to be great, you’d welcome the risks you took to get there.”
― Stacy Jones, Native

“There were times when fear was good, healthy. Fear could keep you alive, but it could just as easily kill your soul if you let it stop you from living. It could blind you to the beauty around you, deafen you to everything but what-ifs.”
― Stacy Jones, Native

“ways, he felt the tension in his body”
― Stacy Jones, Chosen

“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” -Roald Dahl”
― Stacy Jones, Within Obsession and Lies

“Victoria had to bite her lip and curl her fingers into her palms to keep from unbuttoning his pants and accidentally-on-purpose tripping and landing on his penis.”
― Stacy Jones, Victoria's Discovery

“It had gotten so bad in the last few months that most mornings she’d wake from dreams of being held in strong arms, of being cradled against a warm, hard chest, only to open her eyes and find herself horribly, achingly alone. Always alone.”
― Stacy Jones, Within Obsession and Lies

“We have taken wonderful care of her! Has she been shot even once? Is she terrified or bleeding everywhere? No. We are obviously naturally skilled at Earthian safekeeping.”
― Stacy Jones, Gravel and Grit

“Does that seem completely reasonable because it is, or because his voice is like sex and anything would sound good if he said it? Both. Definitely both.”
― Stacy Jones, Aria's Awakening

“Because if it was, she was going to shoot him, if only to give the idiocy a chance to bleed out and stop poisoning him.”
― Stacy Jones, Aria's Desire

“Wait. What about sex? As a whole, women have a lower sex drive than men, in humans anyway.” Let’s see him try to explain away that one. “Do they? Or are they unsatisfied in other areas of their relationship and that dissatisfaction presents itself with the female not wanting to open her body and soul to merge with that male?”
― Stacy Jones, Aria's Awakening

“Evidently, the way to get an Earthian to trust you was to be awkward. Who knew?”
― Stacy Jones, Gravel and Grit

“Drawing another lungful, his eyes rolled back at the decadent scent of her. Being in her presence, feeling the tingle of her power against his skin like a caress, inhaling her sweet signature this closely only served to heighten what he’d been feeling for weeks. He groaned. She smelled like all his favorite things. Gods, but he wanted to wallow in her scent, wanted to bathe in it.”
― Stacy Jones, Within Obsession and Lies

“Because females are… complex beings. How could they possibly hope to find a single male that compliments, satisfies, and supports all her different facets? It would be impossible. What if she mated a male who matched her intellectually but was not adept at reading her emotions? Or a male who was excellent with rearing young but was not a proficient provider for her or her children? How could she ever be fully satisfied?” Does that seem completely reasonable because it is, or because his voice is like sex and anything would sound good if he said it? Both. Definitely both.”
― Stacy Jones, Aria's Awakening

“He felt both invincible and utterly at her mercy when she looked at him like that. He’d raze cities to the ground, would fill oceans with the blood of her enemies, would set the world on fire and dance with her in the ashes to keep that smile on her face.”
― Stacy Jones, Through Illusions and Deceit

“Having someone in your corner, a friend you could count on, no questions asked, was a luxury not many—human or other—ever got to experience.”
― Stacy Jones, Within Obsession and Lies

“A person didn’t have only so much love to give. A heart wasn’t split into sections, this piece for this person, that fragment for that one.”
― Stacy Jones, Aria's Desire

“Opening the door, he walked inside, took a moment to shake his ass at his favorite part of the chorus, then slammed it closed behind him.”
― Stacy Jones, Within Obsession and Lies

“If something’s wrong, those who have the ability to do something about it have a responsibility to do something about it.”
― Stacy Jones, Aria's Desire

“Suck it up, Kid. Wish in one hand, spit in the other, and see which fills up first. Shit happens. You gotta deal with it. Ain’t no use focusing on what you wish had happened. ‘What if’s’ will drive you crazy and set you on a fast road to a desk, or worse, puttin’ a gun in your mouth. You’re gonna do a lot of good, Kid. I can tell. But not if you’re lost in wishful thinking. You ain’t a fuckin’ genie. All you can do is learn from your fuck ups and do better next time.”
― Stacy Jones, Aria's Awakening

“Ah, Princess, the answer is obvious,” he whispered, tilting her face up even as he bent. “But I understand struggling to trust. Sometimes, all the more when the answer is plain to see.” Much as it pained him, he didn’t kiss her. He could’ve. She would have welcomed him. Instead, he straightened and released her. He let his lips curl in a predatory smile, knowing his eyes were dark with anticipation. “I look forward to the chase, my Princess.” He started the SUV, then pulled back out into traffic. “But most especially, the capture.”
― Stacy Jones, Through Illusions and Deceit

“Water, air, and food were essential for sustaining life, but no one ever mentioned touch was just as vital.”
― Stacy Jones, Within Obsession and Lies

“Seeing that saying this wasn’t enough, he drew in a slow breath and let her see the pain he usually kept so carefully hidden. “Because I know what it is to be haunted. I know the toll of fighting your demons alone. And I know how much it helps to have someone in your corner, to know that someone has your back.”
― Stacy Jones, Within Obsession and Lies

“Oddly, it sounded like a profession of everlasting love and a promise to fulfill her every deliciously naughty fantasy at first, but it was possible that could’ve been her imagination. In reality, it might’ve been anything from ‘cucumbers suck, be pickles or be nothing’ to ‘I have a great face.”
― Stacy Jones, Victoria's Discovery

“And anyway, he hurt you.” Hearing the guttural sound of his voice, he cleared his throat and forced his expression into something bright and happy to relax her. “Obviously, he couldn’t be allowed to keep breathing after that. That would just be… ridiculous!”
― Stacy Jones, Within Obsession and Lies

“He turned her towards him, then tilted her chin up with a finger, his gaze unexpectedly serious. “I know it’s scary, but I’ll be with you every step of the way. When you need to laugh, I’ll make you. When you need to cry, I’ll hold you.” “Viper,” she whispered breathily from how sweet he was being. His gold eyes flashed yellow as his Glamor dipped, and his thumb grazed along the bottom line of her lip. A mischievous glint entered his eyes, and his voice dropped to a seductive purr, “When you get overwhelmed, I’ll distract you with pleasure.” That glint turned anticipatory. “And when you need to hit something, I’ll hold Rathe down.”
― Stacy Jones, Through Illusions and Deceit

“But no matter how deeply she dug inside herself, trying to scrounge up even a shred of loathing, so she could use it to cauterize the bleeding and stitch the tattered pieces of herself back together, there was none to be found, and that may have been the worst hurt of all.”
― Stacy Jones, Through Illusions and Deceit

“Be bold enough to use your voice, brave enough to listen to your heart, and strong enough to live the life you have always imagined.” -Unknown”
― Stacy Jones, Victoria's Discovery

“He widened his eyes innocently. “You said you were going to keep me, so I'm going home with you.”
― Stacy Jones, Within Obsession and Lies

“They trust Aria to save them. They trust you to heal them. You inspire a different kind of fealty, but it is fealty, nonetheless. And, though you may not see it yet, you are a warrior. You fight for them. You do everything you can to help them. More, they know you will do everything you can so they can help themselves. For people who have been made helpless, having someone help them stand on their own is just as powerful as having someone stand for them.”
― Stacy Jones, Victoria's Embrace