Quote by Kresley Cole

“Very well. What do you do as a mercenary?” “I specialize in usurping thrones. They call me the kingmaker.” Bragging now?”

— Kresley Cole

“As an Apprentice Consul, she had a lot of responsibilities. Unfortunately, one of them was breaking up fights between over-sized, over-muscled idiots. Murderous idiots.”

— Annette Marie

“Get. Up.” Her mouth tightened. “You want to die in this war so badly, then get up.”

— Sarah J. Maas

“That is all the money in the world at my disposition." She dropped the stilted words into the court like pebbles into a calm…

— Cyril Hare

“Chase stared into the fire. That look, those eyes would haunt the mercenary for a while…occasionally, now and then, there was a kill that…

— Cade Mengler

“He scoffed. "i'm not letting you pay. You're one of us". “Then i’ll buy one for her”, she said jerking her chin toward the…

— Cora Carmack

“Well, then. I guess I’ll make my way over towards Redborough and the houses of ill repute.” Rachel grinned impishly. Notak did not take…

— S.G. Night

“I’m an adventurer, looking for treasurer,” he said to himself.”

— Paulo Coelho

“In simple terms, madam? I am your prisoner. At the whim of your mercy-or devilment-for the remainder of the day and the better part…

— Marsha Canham

“Better still, I pay you. And I pay you very well, which is the only real form of flattery in this whorish world.”

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“I’m never opposed to sexual favors as payment.” He wrapped her ponytail around his fist, leaning close to her ear. “I’m too exhausted to…

— Debra Anastasia

“The soldier stared at Ingrid. His silence was elastic, slowly curling a rope around her neck.”

— Ruta Sepetys