“You wear your armor even to dinner, Lady Wilhelmina?" “Of course I wear armor. I am sitting with a pirate, a mercenary, an adventurer, and a bounder. If a shot is not fired tonight, I daresay that your reputations are… — Meljean Brook Copy Share Image
“...she studied his clothes, his top hat. “And you’ve just come from Parliament? How are you finding that?” “It’s much like piracy. You tell your enemies that if they don’t fall in line, you’ll leave them to die.” — Meljean Brook Copy Share Image
“Stories were so easy to control. Lady Lynx escaped because Zenobia created an escapable situation, and if anything unexpected happened to her characters, Zenobia… — Meljean Brook Copy Share Image
“If Helene was with child, either Basile Auger had astonishing ejaculatory capabilities, impregnating her from halfway around the world, or she’d lain with another… — Meljean Brook Copy Share Image
“He expelled a long breath, smiled slightly as if in memory. “I heard them in their room. She said she was a bit tired,… — Meljean Brook Copy Share Image
“I've never understood it. That is always the first thing someone asks: Where are you from. Not 'What do you like?' or 'What do you believe?' or even 'What is your mother like?' which all have more bearing on the person I am. And if I don't tell them where I'm from, they try to guess… It drives them mad,… — Meljean Brook Copy Share
“And even though she could remember most of the sentences and every plot point, the story would never be what it had been. She… — Meljean Brook Copy Share Image
“She'd never thought of it as a colony. Instead it had been invaded, occupied, enslaved. She supposed colonized was more palatable to those who'd… — Meljean Brook Copy Share Image
“Mara gave you my letter?" "Yes." "You must have been astonished." She had exposed her heart in that letter. His eyebrows shot up. "'Astonished' is a mild word for it." "But you came - so you must have read the other letters. They should have prepared you a little." "I received no other letters. I had no idea you were… — Meljean Brook Copy Share
“Aghast, Yasmeen gaped at her before looking to the duke. "It's worse than I thought. Not just the Horde, not just the police- you're… — Meljean Brook Copy Share Image
“Mina’s mouth dropped open, and he bent his head as if to kiss her. She jammed her gun barrel under his chin. He grinned.” — Meljean Brook Copy Share Image
“When you're surrounded by stupidity, self-preservation isn't a sin.” — Meljean Brook Copy Share Image
“Breathe, Newberry. If you faint in the Blacksmith’s laboratory, only the stars above know what might be grafted to your body when you wake… — Meljean Brook Copy Share Image
