Haley

“It was hard not to watch Arthie Casimir. The way she worked and schemed, at times as still as stone, other times as restless as a bee. For the most part, Arthie obscured her femininity. She was, after all, a girl in a
man’s world, but it snuck through every once in a while. When she turned a certain way. When she lit up at Jin’s words or countered Matteo’s provocations or slid a glance at Laith. When the waves of her hair caught
the light, illuminating the copper of her skin and making her gaze come
alive with mischief.”
― Hafsah Faizal, A Tempest of Tea

“You were always so full of hope, so maddeningly tenacious. And then, oh, then, Liska, Liseczka, the worst thing of all happened.’ His voice cracks, and he looks away. ‘I fell in love.”
― A.B. Poranek, Where the Dark Stands Still

“Of course. What did I expect? Something befitting an all-powerful demon? No, of course not. I have razed battlefields and summoned storms and created wonders from magic alone, but she wants me to grow cabbages.”
― A.B. Poranek, Where the Dark Stands Still

“Liska snaps, frustrated. ‘We kissed, you incorrigible antlered tragedy! You think I can just put this out of my mind? This happened because of me!”
― A.B. Poranek, Where the Dark Stands Still