A faint smile that made every tiny hair on her body rise in quivering attention. "How fast can you run?" A wolf's question.

— Nalini Singh

Afghan glanced over, the faint smile on his face deeply welcome after two painful centuries when Ilium hadn't been able to reach his friend, no matter how hard he tried. Afghan's psychic scars might never fade, but he was rising past them in a show of grit and strength no one who didn't know him could fully understand. The twenty-three months Afghan had been missing had been the most horrific period of Ilium's life... worse than when he'd lost his mortal lover. He'd survived losing her. He didn't know if he could survive losing Afghan. Never before had he seen that truth so clearly and it shook him.

— Nalini Singh

After this is over, I want a shower in a huge bathroom."" I'll get us the penthouse."" What makes you think you'll be sharing it with me?"" I live in hope.

— Nalini Singh

A hand in her hair, wrenching back her head. "What's my name?" She scratched trails down his back. He didn't even wince. "My name, kitty. Say my name."" Mr. Mud Stick, Maddie for short," she said, even as she rubbed herself against the hard thrust of his denim-covered erection, the roughness of the fabric an exquisite sensation. She would've liked naked skin even more, but he wasn't budging." Say it, or no cock for you today." Her mouth fell open. "Fuck you."" You'll be doing that shortly.

— Nalini Singh

A life is not a waste of time

— Nalini Singh

A queen keeps a court that is spoken about. A goddess keeps a court that is never forgotten.

— Nalini Singh

Are you trying to make me crazy?” “Everyone needs a hobby.

— Nalini Singh

A woman who knows me, understands what I am, and who wants to have secret rules with me.

— Nalini Singh

Be gentle with him, Mercy. He's got a heart as big as Texas— he'll die for you without blinking. But he doesn't expect anyone to do the same for him.

— Nalini Singh

Boyfriend?” Her cheeks heated. “Yes.”“Funny name.”“What?” She frowned. “Ernest is a perfectly nice name.”“Oh, I thought I heard you call him Ermine.

— Nalini Singh