“Aurelia, not all those women are uppity aristocratic bitches. Most of them are normal nice girls trying to survive in shark-infested waters, so if you want to make a difference, why not go in there and change the way things work?" "How?" Marcus smiled deviously. "By unseating the queen bee and changing the rules." "That sounds like a great idea, Colonel. Lead me to the beehive.”
― Taming Flame
― Taming Flame
“Warmth radiated from her skin in waves. Her pulse beneath his fingertips. The telltale flutter in her neck. Life. It mattered, was precious. And could be taken away in an instant.”
― Losing My Breath
― Losing My Breath
“... but it didn’t change the fact that the conscious mind remained the same for a Regen and you just couldn’t go through several lifetimes and retain the innocence of youth; some things you just could not unsee, unfeel or undo.”
― The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue
― The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue
“Everyone thought she was so confident and together, but that was really a mask she wore to protect herself. The old adage “Don’t judge a book by its cover” applied to her.”
― Shifting Moon: Shifting Moon Saga, Book 1
― Shifting Moon: Shifting Moon Saga, Book 1
“She’s a cop’s wife. She understands what her husband does for a living,” the priest said.”
― The Cases Nobody Wanted
― The Cases Nobody Wanted
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