Racquel James

“So instead of ignoring the pain, I called out to it, reaching for more. Pain is part of who I am. It’s the defining characteristic of a Shifter’s transformation. Pain is what I suffer from my enemies. It is what I deal out to those who break our laws. It is what I protect my charges from. Pain is what I inherited from fate, that fickle bitch who gave me a mouth and fists, then put me in a world that wanted only my womb and my cradled arms.”
― Rachel Vincent, Alpha

“You scrape yourself, over and over, against all the hard edges of life so that you become so sharp that people can be wounded by the wrong touch.”
― Meli Raine, A Harmless Little Game

“It’s never stupid to be afraid of shit that can kill you.”
― Anna Windsor, Bound by Light

“You? A man? Wants to come shopping with a woman? For clothes?”
“Ah, but not for clothes, not for skirts or shoes.” He shuddered. “For lingerie. And that, my love, is a whole different story. Any time you want to shop for silky underwear, I’ll gladly accompany you.”
― Lauren Dane, Giving Chase