"Where exactly are you going to hide this tracing while you dance and flirt all night?"
She smirked at him. "Wouldn't you like to know."
To her surprise, his face flushed.
A prickling silence filled the space between them. They both glanced away.
These Summer Storms, Sarah MacLean
"What is the worst thing you've done?"
Jack's gaze flickered to the dark windows at the far side of the room, the night beyond so black that the glass had turned to mirrors, reflecting them there, on the couch, wrapped in each other like they'd sat just that way, together, a thousand times. "I don't think I've done it yet."
The Teller of Small Fortunes, Julie Leong
Dimly, Tao felt Kina's arms around her shoulders and the firelight on the backs of her fingers. The light of the moon shone down on their little camp by the stream, and all was still.
Ride On, Faith Erin Hicks
Interesting Facts About Space, Emily Austin
My hobbies include listening to murder stories, having casual lesbian sex, and telling my mom interesting facts about space. I am not well-equipped to discuss skiing, sailing, and whatever other depraved hobbies occupy the time of opulent middle-aged white men.
Where the Library Hides, Isabel Ibañez
With visible effort, Whit met the criticism with a grin that reminded me of the sliver of light reflecting off the surface of his gun. He wore it like a weapon.
First-Time Caller, BK Borison
A slow smile tugs at the corner of her mouth. It looks downright devious when paired with her delicate features. That look could reduce a man to dust. Bring down an empire. Jump to the front of the line at the DMV.
Rules for Ruin, Mimi Matthews
"Most men wouldn't have looked back."
Gabriel smiled wryly. "An error on their parts. Men who don't look back never see what's coming for them."
The Second Chance Year, Melissa Wiesner
"So, are you here looking for...me?" he asks.
"Yes." Yes, I'm here looking for you. I will be looking for you for the rest of my life. "Uh, I mean, no. I mean, I was just out for a drive. You want to come?"
The Possession of Alba Díaz, Isabel Cañas
She caught his kiss between her teeth and returned it stripped of chastity.
The Deceivers, Kristen Simmons
This is a party. For me.
"Oh," I manage.
"Told you she'd think we were going to murder her," says Sam. "You know she's Southside, right?"
Vilest Things, Chloe Gong
She's Calla Tuoleimi. The man on the throne may be doing everything in his power to squeeze her out of sight, but Calla's been wearing a weapon in the shape of a face far longer than he has. Anton Makusa doesn't even know what he can do yet. He can't play this game like she can.
Lady Eve's Last Con, Rebecca Fraimow
If I'd ever expected myself to find a moral line in the sand, I wouldn't have guessed it would come over a bunch of kosher ducks, but there you go.
Darling Beast, Elizabeth Hoyt
"I'm bored. Nothing's happening. Sometimes it's best to send the fox into the chicken house to see if a snake slithers out."
Apollo glared. "You know nothing at all about chickens."
Dragonfruit, Makiia Lucier
"Then one day you fall from his ship into Tamarindi waters, and are conveniently saved by a handsome, gullible prince."
From Sam: "I resent that, very much."
Lord Isko ignored him.
The Wild Huntress, Emily Lloyd-Jones
He met her gaze. "I can recognize dangerous people."
"We're not dangerous," said Branwen.
"You have a knife to his throat," said Gwydion reasonably.
She glared at him.
The Rogue Not Taken, Sarah MacLean
Vaguely, it occurred to her that other people found love to be a pleasurable experience, filled with roses and doves and sweets and whatever else. Those people were obviously cabbageheads.
The Deep Sky, Yume Kitasei
People like her mother, like Ruth, they would always be other stars, visible but impossibly far away, and she would have to settle for imagining she knew what they were like inside. That didn't make it any less real.
Bunny, Mona Awad
For a second I think she's going to stroke my face, but instead she takes off the heart-shaped sunglasses I forgot I was wearing and puts them on. Two hearts over her eyes. The world goes from dark pink to a gray-white hellscape under grimy diner lights. She's the only beautiful thing in it.
Audrey Lane Stirs the Pot, Alexis Hall
"Do you want a cup of tea?"
Jennifer gave a look of disgust. "Of course I don't want a fucking cup of tea."
"Then, um, why aren't you leaving?"
"I'm establishing dominance."
Duke Most Wicked, Lenora Bell
Next to Miss Chandler's shimmering, silvery flute of a presence, Viola felt like an inelegant French horn that had been left out in the rain and had rusted until the only sound it produced was a waterlogged croak.
Lady of Desire, Gaelen Foley
"Jacinda?"
"Yes, Rackford?" she murmured, opening the second button.
"What the hell is going on?"
Ne'er Duke Well, Alexandra Vasti
"How concerned should I be? On a scale of, 'We've run out of eggs in the larder' to 'Lucinda has acquired a small army and means to invade France'?"
"Oh God," she said, "closer to the latter."
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