Marietta Derego

“So why not a woman, too—if I was dating her?”
― M S M Barkawitz, Feeling Lucky

“Our conversation flowed soft and easy, like a breeze on a summer’s day—such a pleasure.”
― Charles Dyson, A Decade of Desire: Erotic Memoirs from The Office Diaries

“I know a little more about you now, Audray, or whoever you really are. The New Year is near, and my son’s resolution will not include you. Or I could make your life very uncomfortable after I tell James about you.”
― Marie Montine, Mourning Grey: Part One: The Guardians Of The Temple Saga

“Then, like magic, it seemed like the universe provided a solution. And I thought—okay, this is how. This will work. There’s hope—light at the end of the tunnel. A silver lining, you know?” Roy shook his head. “Fuck. I was so stupid. I was too proud to realize that there was no way it could ever happen. That there couldn’t be a happy ending for us. It was just a set-up. You see, the universe still had accounts to settle. And Susie and I, we were way overdrawn.”
― J.K. Franko, Tooth for Tooth