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“was the only subject on which Betts and her mother had ever agreed. Gigi—Irma Cherie Dittmeyer—was the devil disguised as a Southern Baptist. She’d spent most of her life thumping her Bible so loudly she gave Jesus a headache.”
― Katie Graykowski, Place Your Betts

“she entered the room, clean and dressed, he turned to greet her. A smile lit his face as he looked her over from top to bottom. She gave a little spin and asked, “How do I look?” She knew what he thought, but wanted to hear the answer anyway.”
― Jeannette Winters, The Billionaire's Secret

“All right. Keep the board guys here; I’ll start with them when I’m done inside. Get rid of everyone else for now.” Hand on the doorknob, Waverly stopped and glanced toward the group in question. “And you’d better watch your mouth,” he warned the cop. “You’re talking about some of this city’s blue bloods.” Waverly flashed his badge at the”
― Marjorie Swift Doering, Shadow Tag

“I glanced across the hall at the other two men. Both Murphy and Hardy nodded, acknowledging exactly what I'd thought. Time to go. We’d have to make a push for it, which if Simon Giroux’s men were taking fire from the other side, it’d give us an advantage to do it with. Murphy and Hardy would have to take point to draw fire so we could get Cadence out. They fanned out, taking”
― S.M. Butler, Killing Honor