Bitterness Quote by V.S. Carnes

“I straightened up, pulling just a little away from him. He looked at me questioningly. “Something wrong?” “Nice aftershave,” I said. No need to…

— Laurell K. Hamilton

“He took a strand of hair that had fallen loose from her chignon between his fingers. The gesture shocked her, not because his self-control…

— Sherry Thomas

“She had softened at his concern for her, but his tone was back to being scathing. She deduced that his concern was not for…

— Anya Wylde

“He closed his eyes and clenched his jaw until she thought he would break a tooth. No doubt he was giving himself a very…

— Jacquelyn Frank

“I hope,” she said, “that you didn’t stay out of some foolish romantical notion.” He looked down, staring at the tumbled bedclothes. “Such as?”…

— Laura Kinsale

I’m so sorry to disappoint you,” she said, breathing hard. “But it would take far more than that to scare me.” A quick flex…

— Tessa Dare

“He seemed uncharacteristically nervous as he reached toward her cheek. He slowly took an errant pink strand of hair between his fingers and tucked…

— Stephanie Garber

“He scooped me up and suddenly I was pressed against his chest. “Were you worried about me?” "No, I’m ranting for fun, because I’m…

— Ilona Andrews

“He swallowed hard and looked deep into my eyes so intensely, I tried hard not to look away. I didn’t want him to see…

— Mercy Cortez

“I was taken aback by his gumption. He sounded more petulant than afraid. I realized this kid didn’t understand the kind of trouble he…

— Barry Eisler

“He pulled me toward him, and all I could do was stand there with arms at my sides and head against his chest. Broken,…

— Jodi LaPalm

“And I knew that tone, the pleading, the fear that was sitting like a spiked ball in his chest. He'd been left behind too,…

— Lili St. Crow