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“Oi sweetheart, is your mummy a thief?' 'No she's not.' she said, sucking her thumb to signal a temper tantrum. 'Well, then, m'dear,' said…

— Biyi Bandele-Thomas

“He went downstairs and padded along the hall to the kitchen, absently picking the seat of his shorts out of the crack of his…

— Stephen King

“He uses my momentum, and in one swift movement, we’re both standing again, face-to-face. Too close. Way too close. He smells of wine. And…

— Kristin Rae

“Considering Bruno stole quite a large amount of money from me, I haven’t exactly been chatty with him, so that makes things nice and…

— Kristin Rae

“...Jamison appeared in the doorway with a cooler. "Thank you, Alfred," Griffin said, taking the supplies. "There's a thousand dollars in the cookie jar.…

— Tiffany Reisz

“Riley found her friend studying the contents of one of the store's display windows. It was full of sparkle. “How do you catch this…

— Jana Oliver

“I slammed the door shut before we had a cold buffet in the front corridor. The shouts grew louder, denied their target. If I…

— Alyxandra Harvey

“got her a can of Coke out of the fridge. “You want a glass?” She shook her head. Jean-Claude was leaning against the wall,…

— Laurell K. Hamilton

That's a lovely piece," Kat said, pointing at a Louise XV armoire near the fireplace. The man raised his eyebrows. "Did you come to…

— Ally Carter

“I stopped at the front desk, about to complain to the doorman, when I was confronted with a NEW doorman, my age but balding…

— Bret Easton Ellis

“In a pocket of his knapsack he'd found a last half packet of cocoa and he fixed it for the boy and then poured…

— Cormac McCarthy

“And why the name Bruno?" "My papa picked it. He said it meant 'brown,' like his coat. But also 'protector.' We didn't mean to…

— Elizabeth Lim