New Release Quotes

“I had evolved a year too soon, and it nearly broke me”
― Carlyle Labuschagne, The Broken Destiny

“Payton “Sin” Sinclair was an unapologetic people-watcher. As a sports consultant, working with some of the biggest and most recognizable athletes in sports and business, he had to be able to read the smallest nuances of others. That ability was just one of the unique attributes that set him apart from the competition and made him the go-to person when corporations wanted to align themselves with the top professional athletes in the country.”
― Francis Ray, A Dangerous Kiss

“She must remember who she is. Who I am. Who we are. No more running away. After all, she is my wife.”
― Kristina Stangl, Kill Me, Kiss Me

“Whether it’s a knife held to my chest or a hug, I’ll take any reaction from her. Hate me or love me, it doesn’t matter. As long as I can see her… touch her… even for a split second… then that’s all that matters to me in the end…”
― Kristina Stangl, Kill Me, Kiss Me

“Between her worn out clothes, unkept hair, fierce and wild spirit, Kayla was a like small bird, whom only I could care for. Uncorrupted by the evil world that surrounded us. An innocent, enchanting and lovely bluebird that belonged solely to me.”
― Kristina Stangl, Kill Me, Kiss Me

“Oh, my silly girl. Of course, I remember you. I’ve only thought about you for every second of each day for well over a decade.”
― Kristina Stangl, Kill Me, Kiss Me

“Truly, it was bad enough that she agreed to kiss a frog; let alone, kiss him right after eating a disgusting fly! Another small creature that Daphne also equally detested, right after frogs. Frogs. Flies. Perhaps, she was the real one cursed, after all!”
― Kristina Stangl, The Emerald Prince

“And while her kiss might have transformed the little emerald green frog into a dashing and charming mortal prince; his kiss, in return, turned her into a real-life princess, as well. Thus far, they were even.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Emerald Prince

“Come hell or high water, I will gift you the entire world and everything in it. Every desire, hope and wish, traveling upon a shooting star.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Emerald Prince

“... having loved you, what I once found ugly, now, I see nothing short but beauty.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Emerald Prince

“Even with my last ounce of breath, I’d never divorce her. She’d sooner become a widow, before a divorcee. Because in the end, I waited a lifetime for her.”
― Kristina Stangl, Kill Me, Kiss Me

“...silence was all that I knew. Indeed, silence became my unwanted friend...”
― Kristina Stangl, Cupid's Serenade

“The thing about vengeance is this: you have to be alive to get it.”
― Alina Bellchambers, The Order of Masks

“Because I’ve decided that this stranger is not death, but my savior. An angel who is desperately trying to keep me here on this earth. To stay alive. To recover. To reunite back with him. To simply be with him.”
― Kristina Stangl, Wake Up, Darling

“All my heroes in my novels, they’re based on you. The dukes, the earls and the wealthy lords from my stories, they’re all based on you…”
― Kristina Stangl, Wake Up, Darling

“The story is still unfinished and so, I’m determined to write the ending. But how should I end it? Give my heroine a happily ever after? Reunite Jacob with Karoline? What about my own life? What about my own happily ever after?”
― Kristina Stangl, Wake Up, Darling

“*SNEAK PEAK*

An Excerpt from Grace Prevailing, to be released TOMORROW!!! :)

“Agabus.” Mary smiled warmly as she reached him, her luminous gray eyes twinkling with welcome and a hint of mirth. “How brave of you to join us this evening.”
Agabus’ dark eyes met hers, flickering in annoyance. So much for his clever disguise!
“I must ask you to lower your voice, please,” the young Pharisee hissed under his breath, wondering how many of her guests had overheard the use of his name.
“You needn’t fear, Agabus,” Mary assured him, lowering her dulcet tone to placate him. “None of us wish to give you away.”
“One careless slip of the tongue could very well prove ruinous,” Agabus told her, his glittering eyes sweeping cautiously about the room. “Possibly even deadly.”
“Not nearly so deadly as rejecting the Way Christ has clearly revealed to you.”
“He hasn’t revealed anything to me,” Agabus argued, though his tone was far from convincing. “At least, not personally.”
“No?” Mary prompted, her slender brow lifting in question. “Then why are you here? And why do you persist in your questions?”
“This is not about me,” Agabus insisted, his voice rising in frustration. When several believers glanced his way, he shifted uncomfortably, pulling his hooded shawl to further obscure his bearded face. “I must speak with you,” he finally concluded, his gaze shifting anxiously about the crowded room. “Alone.”
“If you wish to speak, then we may speak here.”
“For heaven’s sake, Mary,” Agabus breathed, his frustration mounting.
“Go on,” Mary prodded, appearing perfectly composed.
Maddeningly aware of the chatter and movement surrounding them, Agabus took a step closer, so close Mary could smell his spice-scented breath. “I come bearing ill tidings.”
“Why doesn’t that surprise me?” Mary responded, smiling faintly. “What kind of ill tidings?”
“It’s about Saul of Tarsus.”
“I see,” Mary nodded, her expression sobering beneath her pale blue head covering. “What has he done now?”
“It’s what he is about to do,” Agabus warned her, his obsidian eyes growing serious. “At this moment, he is attempting to obtain permission to target churches beyond Jerusalem.”
“Preposterous,” Mary declared, her eyes flashing. “He hasn’t the jurisdiction to do so.”
“The high priest is seriously considering granting his request,” Agabus told her grimly. “Your sect endangers the very office he holds.”
“On what grounds will Saul make his arrests?”
“By order of the high priest,” Agabus sighed. “I imagine Jewish men and women will be dragged from other provinces by order of the Great Sanhedrin.”
“Women, too?” Mary asked, surprised.
“I’m afraid no one is safe,” Agabus replied grimly. “Once within the grasp of the high priest and the Sanhedrin here in Jerusalem, I imagine far more serious political charges will be fabricated against the prisoners, resulting in life in prison—possibly even the death penalty.”
Releasing a steadying sigh, Mary brushed cool fingertips across her smooth forehead, deep in thought.
“This isn’t good, Mary,” Agabus warned her, daring yet another step closer. “Up to this point, your friends have been safe beyond our borders. But now… if Saul has his way, they cannot run. They cannot hide. In time, they will be hunted down and exterminated one by one. And their cause shall perish with them.”
“Never,” Mary said firmly, her eyes flashing. “The gospel will reach the ends of the earth, Agabus. Mark my words.”
“There’s just no way,” Agabus countered, shaking his covered head.
“God has already made a Way,” Mary told him, her eyes alight with conviction. “And His name is Jesus. Jesus is the Way.”
― Rachael C. Duncan, Grace Prevailing: A Christian Historical Romance

“The world might see us as a married couple, but you and I shall be the best of friends.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Emerald Prince

“Whether you love or hate something, familiarity is everything.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Emerald Prince

“Just so you know, my fairest Daphne, you are the perfect emerald princess. I honestly couldn’t have kissed a better maiden than you.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Emerald Prince

“In a world filled with laughter, free balloons and happy children, this was the ideal place where she wanted to call home.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Emerald Prince

“After spending years tucked away within the dusty old libraries of her family’s estates, she was more comfortable with a book in hand than that of a sword.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Emerald Prince

“Sabrina Thomas clutched the leather-bound notebook to her chest and tried not to be impatient as the elevator in the south tower of Texas Hospital near downtown Dallas stopped once again on its climb to the eighteenth and top floor. But it was difficult.
Dr. Cade Mathis, the bane of her existence, would reach Mrs. Ward’s room first and then there’d be hell to pay. Sabrina jabbed the button to close the doors as soon as the last person stepped onto the already crowded elevator.”
― Francis Ray When Morning Comes

“She was everything to me, Geigel. she was the only one who saw me for who I really was. And when she died... I thought I would fall apart with her”
― Ernesto J. Geigel, Kadashus

“In all of our many years spent apart, I never once
doubted Jack’s sincerity. I always knew that he loved me. Love was never a question when it came to Jack.”
― Kristina Stangl, Kill Me, Kiss Me

“Instead of running away like I did in the past; now, I
want to bloom alongside with Jack, as we walk together hand-in-hand into an unknown future.”
― Kristina Stangl, Kill Me, Kiss Me

“… this little green bulb is finally blossoming into a red rose. I might be a late bloomer, but at least, I’m blooming.”
― Kristina Stangl, Kill Me, Kiss Me

“For I am not ashamed of the Gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes, Jewish first and then Greek. (Romans 1:16 - ONM)

To the Jew first. What an incredible yet controversial proposition. To some, Israel is a political argument centred on the issue of land acquisition and misdemeanours against other nations. On the other hand, some perceive Israel as a religious representation of all things that are opposed to things biblical (under the law and not under grace...and all that), both camps missing the point completely.”
― Valton Brown, The Hidden Tree

“✨ Romantic & Hopeful

“I didn’t believe in second chances—until I became one.”
— Paula Rosa, Left at the Altar”
― Paula Rosa, Left at the Altar: A Forbidden Rockstar Romance

“It's been a while, but I am glad to be back. Many have asked me to write another book. And I have heard you all and appreciate the love of my past books. A new book will be released soon.”
― Nikei S. Salas