All along the ragged coastline, the sea sucked and frothed…

...as the slow sea sucked at the shore and then withdrew, leaving the strip of seaweed bare and the shingle churned, the sea birds…

— Daphne du Maurier

“I need space to think.” He looked stunned, almost like I’d hit him. “Space?” I nodded, chewing my lip to hell. And then Cam’s…

— Samantha Young

“Without thinking, she delivered a stinging slap, all her hurt and disappointment behind the impact. The imprint of her hand on his cheek shocked…

— Charlotte McPherren

“It’s a boner not a monster,” he growled, waving a hand to the erection her gaze continued to flicker back and forth from. “You’re…

— Lora Leigh

“He cocked his head, listening, then whispered to the big man, "We've got a group of four, incoming. Don't scare them off with your…

— Ann Aguirre

“You like it like this, don’t you baby?” I growled as I slid my cock between his cheeks. “Yes,” Tate said breathlessly as he…

— Sloane Kennedy

“Enjoyed that, did you?" Chaol growled. "Immensely." Celaena patted Chaol's arm as she took it in her own. "Now you must pretend that you…

— Sarah J. Maas

“Addison,” he growled. “You’re trouble.” “And you’re hard. So I’m guessing you either like trouble, or you think I’m sexy too.”

— Anonymous

“I say we cut a path right down the fucking middle and kill anything that moves,” I growled. Ristan raised a brow and whistled.…

— Amelia Hutchins

“He bared his teeth, but she didn’t submit. She’d been watching the demi-Fae warrior males at the fortress, and they growled and showed their…

— Sarah J. Maas

“Hey!” Dawson yelled from the front door. “I think Dee caught the microwave on fire. Again. And I tried popping some popcorn with my…

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

“Briec removed his clothes and slipped into bed with her, wrapping his arms around her waist and snuggling her from behind. “Izzy?” “That’s just…

— G.A. Aiken

“One night,” he growled, his bravado as thin as goddamn rice paper. She nodded graciously, demurely. Reed imagined it was one of the few…

— Elle Hill

“Raphael came through the door like a child's nightmare, his eyes glowing an almost solid silver with wrath, his gleaming fangs fully extended, blood…

— D.B. Reynolds

“Lilah growled low in her throat, grabbed his shirt with both hands, and hauled him toward her. Into a kiss that was fierce and…

— Jonathan Maberry