Apes Quote by Loretta Chase

“Oh, for pity’s sake,” she muttered, but stopped fighting him. After a moment of enduring the indignity of having his hands on her, she…

— Sabrina Jeffries

“There'd always been an understanding between Havemercy and me; that we'd kill any man who came between us. I was holding up my end…

— Jaida Jones

“He shackled her with his hands, the press of his mouth ceaseless in its demands. She couldn't move, couldn't see, could barely breathe. Giving…

— Tamara Morgan

“I'd wager you have a vengeful streak a mile wide," he muttered. "I am the least vengeful person I know," she said with a…

— Julia Quinn

“Once more into the breach,” he said, turning up his collar. “Wish me luck.” For an odd second, she thought he might lean down…

— Alice McDermott

“He reached out and took her hand, wrapping it tightly in both of his. “Look, Vi, I don’t know exactly how to say this,…

— Kimberly Derting

“She was delicately morbid in all her gestures, sensitive, arrogant, vulnerable to flattery. She veered between extravagant outbursts of opinion and sudden, uncertain halts,…

— Mary Gaitskill

Vengeous scowled. 'As you can see,' he said, 'you are vastly outnumbered.' I usually am.' Your situation has become quite untenable.' It usually does.'…

— Derek Landy

“He shook off the wound she’d inflicted to his pride and studied his unexpected companion as”

— Vivienne Savage

“His fingers went to the buttons of his jacket, and her mouth dried. His buttons were simple cloth and metal affairs, scarcely worth a…

— Courtney Milan

“Better this way, what remained of his battered sensibilities told him. He was no good for her, anyway. She didn’t understand him. She didn’t…

— V.S. Carnes

“He pulled something out of his pocket and tried to stick it in her arm. A needle. He'd offered her hope, but then he…

— Melissa Marr