Hasti

“Guava-stuffed chicken with caramelized mango and a spicy mango mojito sauce. Alim had ruined mango for her, but every time Feyi remembered how shocked and open his face looked with desire, she wasn't sure she minded. There was a lemongrass-and-pineapple-glazed pork belly with Zanzibari spiced octopus, grilled jerk watermelon with couscous and a basil oil, and finally, a banana cream parfait with coconut shortbread alongside broiled pineapple with macadamia toffee, drizzled with rum caramel.”
― Akwaeke Emezi, You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

“Ah, but then how would I ensure you would touch me?”
He expected her to blush and bluster. He did not expect her to look up at him through her pretty dark lashes like an absolute goddess and say, “You could try asking nicely.” He exhaled harshly at the words, loving them almost as much as he loved the wicked smile on her lips when she realized how she’d impacted him.”
― Sarah MacLean, Heartbreaker

“Destigmatizing male vulnerability is the first step toward rebuilding the absolute ruin that straight men have left the world in.”
― Tia Williams, Seven Days in June

“You are the most remarkable person I have ever known. Strong and brilliant and with more courage than I've ever seen in another. And more beautiful than any one person has cause to be. I've no interest in being freed from your clutches.”
― Sarah MacLean, Heartbreaker