After another long silence, bit by bit, realization dawned upon Edmund, and he became even paler than Hecate herself which was, in itself, a fantastic achievement. Adele Rose, Awakening.

— Adele Rose

Although he was undeniably handsome, at the end of the day, he was still some random stranger, who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, wanted to talk to me and who knew my name. The term ‘Stranger Danger’ flashed before my eyes! Therefore, no matter how hot he was, I wasn’t going to let my guard down…yet.

— Adele Rose

At the end of the day,” he continued, “although many believe in fate, it’s those who go through life with independent thought alone who are the strongest.

— Adele Rose

Clearly, she hadn’t heard of the two words ‘social’ and ‘life’.

— Adele Rose

Clearly, this was another thing I needed to add to the: ‘repetitive cycle of things that were constantly happening in my life’ list, which currently contained fainting and my ability to find trouble.

— Adele Rose

Clearly, this was another thing I needed to add to the: repetitive cycle of things that were constantly happening in my life™ list, which currently contained fainting and my ability to find trouble.

— Adele Rose

God, I felt as if I had just been flattened by ‘Elmer’ the elephant.

— Adele Rose

Hecate dresses in all black, is extremely pale, unearthly beautiful and has the most chilling eyes I’ve ever known. All in all, she comes across as one of ‘The Walking Dead’ – except alive and far prettier!

— Adele Rose

Hecate smelt the odor of death as clearly as she might smell the wonderful, scented fragrance of blooming flowers in springtime or the delicious smell of dinner wafting down the hallway.

— Adele Rose

His tricks had raised the temperature of the room considerably, although I was pretty sure his presence alone had that effect.

— Adele Rose