Rachel Dacus > Quotes

“I love the needle poke, the red pop/
and when an arc of red drops,/
quivering and shaped like wings/
beg me to lick them off,/
quickly savoring your shoulder/
newly marked with a nearly invisible/
but indelible butterfly”
― Rachel Dacus, Gods of Water and Air

“The idea of returning to the hotel and lacing up the layers of her old life returning made her shiver with dread.”
― Rachel Dacus, Jane Austen, Time Traveler

“Most of all, she wished he had not called a vehicle, but had carried her back in his arms. The delicious, dizzy feeling of being held close to Will lingered as he put his arm around her and hugged her.”
― Rachel Dacus, Jane Austen, Time Traveler

“Jane wondered what came next. What did she want to come next? Her head was hot, slightly dizzy, but the hot tea was cooling. She felt daring, being here alone with a gentleman. Daring enough to qualify as another new experience and an enticing one.”
― Rachel Dacus, Jane Austen, Time Traveler

“They stared at each other. “I’m going to kiss you, if I have your permission.“ “Will it hurt?”
― Rachel Dacus, Jane Austen, Time Traveler

“No wonder you’re such a brilliant storyteller; you do not fear an adventure.” “Indeed, I crave it.”
― Rachel Dacus, Jane Austen, Time Traveler

“How wrong she’d been about Romance! Her own words mocked her. Romantic love wasn’t an illusion. It was everything, if she could have it.”
― Rachel Dacus, Jane Austen, Time Traveler

“After seeing war, dancing! To forget. To be suspended, poised between lives, one that was, one that might be.”
― Rachel Dacus, Jane Austen, Time Traveler

“PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Based on the novel by Jane Austen. Grasping Will’s arm, she gasped. “No! It cannot be.” Jane watched the story—her own imagined story!”
― Rachel Dacus, Jane Austen, Time Traveler