Historical-romance Quote by Christina Brooke

“She had left so abruptly that night,”

— Daphne Loveling

“She laced her fingers through his. "Good night," she whispered. With their hands clasped like children in a fairy tale, she fell asleep beside…

— Cassandra Clare

“How in the name of the gods did he expect her to sleep after that? She felt both exhausted and exhilarated, hyperaware of everything…

— Vivienne Savage

“She stared at him. His eyes were glazed, glassy, blazing with triumph behind his glasses, and as his lip curled in a sneer, she…

— Kat Rosenfield

“The Lord grant us a quiet night and a perfect end.”

— Jennifer Worth

“His words stayed with her for years. Each night as she lay waiting for sleep, she tried to re-create the evening in her mind…

— Jennifer Haigh

“He stared at me and, though the fate he pronounced was golden, there was a malevolence in his dead eyes. ‘You will be king,’…

— Bernard Cornwell

“I saw you, and I knew I would never really say goodnight to you,” he finished on a murmur. “Not really. It just didn’t…

— standbyme (AO3

“I’m not as afraid of the dark anymore. Not after last night.” What a fucking amazing, miraculous woman. He leaned down and seized her…

— Bethany Kane

“As he slept, his heartbeat returned to slow and steady, lulling her. Before she joined him, she decided that she never wanted to sleep…

— Kresley Cole

“She lingered by the door, in a tunic of deep blue and gold, unbuttoned with careless grace at the neck, her hair loose at…

— Sarah J. Maas

“She broke away and wiped the tears from his cheeks. "Go forth knowing that all is set to right, all because of thy love…

— Kate Danley