“Taking both of my hands, he pulls me into the tide. Salt water deepens the lavender satin of my gown to almost… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“But I'm pretty sure Mom won't consent to a field trip across the country with my hot boyfriend. Especially not back to… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“As soon as she releases me, Galen grabs my hand and I don’t even have time to gasp before he snatches me… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“Mark swings his own door open and meets us by the tailgate. "Why don't we ask Emma who she's coming with? I… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“It matters, Emma." He grabs my hand and pulls me to him again. "Tell me right now. Do you care for me?"… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“You mean you to tell me you don't eat fish?" Rayna barks. "I told you, Galen! How many times did I tell… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“The list of correlations to that night is as long as the Jersey coast. And so is the list of reasons I… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“Then Toraf opens the passenger side door… Wait. That’s not Toraf. I’ve never seen this man before, yet he’s eerily familiar. His… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“ Do you have someone in mind, Galen?" Toraf asks, popping a shrimp into his mouth. "Is it someone I know?" "Shut… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“Emma, I came out here to tell you that you don't have to mate with Grom." I raise a brow. "Uh, I… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“ The tornadic bundle of legs and arms and feet and hands push farther into the kitchen until only the occasional flailing… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“We both know Dad was my parental trash can, the fatherly receptacle on whom I dumped my emotions. Does she think because… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“I nod"Maybe.But I'm pretty sure mom won't consent to a field trip across the country with my hot boyfriend.Especially not back to… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“But...you're not passing out, you're just sleeping? There's a difference." I yawn again. "Just sleep. Maybe I just need a nap." He… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“Hey! Let my little sister go!” This almost stupefies Don into releasing the rope a second time, but good ole Dad catches… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“Now, years later, I can translate that lesson into: safe isn’t always better than sorry. Sometimes you need sorry to appreciate the… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“She already caused a scene with the repairmen who came to fix the shattered-by-Toraf bay window in my living room yesterday. Sure,… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“His response right now wouldn't win his brother the support he needs as a new king-and it just might push his father… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“Catching my breath, I lean against the front of the car and focus on the individual blades of grass hedging my flip-flop,… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“Sweet pea, what did you expect?" "Something other than that." "Well, you shouldn't have. We human girls are a bit feistier than… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“Grom greets him with a smile full of nausea. "I'm not ready for this, little brother," he confesses. "Sure you are," Galen… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“Like a child, I close my eyes as if they can't see me either. The fire from the kiss broadcasts itself all… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“I need you to be serious right now.” “Probably you shouldn’t have drugged me, then.” She rolls her eyes and waves in… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“So…it wasn’t love at first sight then? With Dad? You fell in love later?” I don’t know why I feel disappointed. I… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“Galen picking you up for school?" "No, I'm driving myself." Vinegar turns to acid. Sure, it's irritating to take a lukewarm shower… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“I won't meet his glare. "I guess I didn't care." Telling him I meant to murder his sister probably wouldn't go over very well.… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“He'd live on land and eat cheesecake for the rest of his life before that happened.” — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“The two-man crew of the patrol boat does not speak English. Rachel exploits this as best she can, while still dumping life jackets in… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“When it passes us, the driver tips his cap our way, eying us as if he thinks we're up to no good-the kind of… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“Taking both of my hands, he pulls me into the tide. Salt water deepens the lavender satin of my gown to almost black. The… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“But I'm pretty sure Mom won't consent to a field trip across the country with my hot boyfriend. Especially not back to Florida." I… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“Nice shack," I tell him. "Trade you." "Any day." "Really? You like it?" He seems genuinely pleased. "What's not to like?" He stands back… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“And then what?” she says, pulling her hand from Grom’s grasp. “Then Grom will mate with Mom and live happily ever after twenty thousand… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“She needs to think you're still a couple. And you'll need to be convincing about it, too. Lots of kissing and stuff in case… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“As soon as she releases me, Galen grabs my hand and I don’t even have time to gasp before he snatches me to the… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“After all, her motto is "Better to ask for forgiveness than permission.” — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“I’ve never skydived, bungee-jumped, or parasailed. As I remove the headset, I try to calculate the fall and can’t. Maybe my brain is protecting… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
