Dad Quote by Melissa Landers

“He stood up. His heart was leaping against his ribs like a frantic bird. Perhaps it knew it had little time left, perhaps it…

— J.K. Rowling

“I glanced around, but no one seemed to be watching me. That would probably change once I started yelling at a waiter. I have…

— Rachel Hawkins

“He took one step out of her office cubical, turned, and said, “I’m not going to bite you, ya know.” She closed her eyes.…

— Vicki Wilkerson

“Without another word, he lifted her into the carriage and drove her home. He seemed impervious to the cold shoulder she gave him, which…

— Julia Keaton

“He flapped his mouth some more, and then shook himself awake, came to a decision, and starting sneaking huge, theatrical looks around the restaurant,…

— Hugh Laurie

“It wasn't long before I had the urge to glance inside. I then had a slight moment of panic. Number one, Big John was…

— Shelly Crane

“No one could hear them over the carriage wheels, yet somehow it felt right to whisper. His eyes dropped to her gaping bodice. One…

— Elizabeth Hoyt

“The living room was still dark, because of the heavy growth of the shrubbery the owner had allowed to mask the windows. I put…

— Raymond Chandler

“... she bowed just low enough to draw the young man's [Daniel Carpenter] eyes to her décolletage. He flushed and looked away sternly. After…

— Jim Butcher

“Slowly the shivers and shakes that had gripped her began to pass as her body warmed.  Leaning over Bill’s still unmoving form she reached…

— Dirk Patton

“He raised his hand to brush a stray hair from her face. Instead of dropping his hand, he slid it behind her neck and…

— Lia Davis

“…she sipped her drink and tried not to stare at Dalgliesh. But he was murderously handsome, dark as a gypsy, with sleepy, bedroom eyes,…

— Susan Johnson