Alise

“The male offered a mock growl "You're not the boss of me."
"I beg to differ." Head high, she dug a crumpled piece of paper from the pocket of her jeans. "I'm redeeming one of my coupons. The right to - what? Boss you around for twenty-four consecutive hours."
William hunched his shoulders and heaved a defeated sight. "Give her a coupon book, they said. It's fun and creative, they said.”
― Gena Showalter, The Darkest Warrior

“You are a human-shaped headache,” he mutters.”
― Laura Thalassa, Famine

“What you’ve forgotten is that the heart beating inside your chest isn’t fucking yours,” he snarls. “It’s mine. And if my heart has stopped working, then pull that trigger, little mouse. Kill the rest of me. I’m nothing if I’m not the reason you breathe.”
― H.D. Carlton, Hunting Adeline

“Kiss me again,” I demand breathlessly. “Kiss me like you did that night in the castle. Let’s give in to this waking dream, Eldas.” “No,” he murmurs. Everything in me shudders at his denial. But then he pulls me toward him, snaring me with the lightest touch imaginable. “I will not kiss you like I did then.” My breath hitches. Through the fan of my lashes I watch him lean forward. “I will kiss you better.”
― Elise Kova, A Deal with the Elf King