“ Sam hauled open the library door."There you are!" Whit pushed up from the desk he'd been hunched over. "We thought you two had given up on us.""Unlike some people I know," I said, removing my mittens… Jodi Meadows
“ We danced forever, and not nearly long enough. Now that I faced him, I could touch him, too, rather than self-consciously drip through his fingers. I explored his back, fingertips discovering ridges o… Jodi Meadows
“ I was going to have to face the man who'd destroyed my kingdom, and the boy who was the reason. Jodi Meadows
“ I’m going,’ he said, and in the temple light, I caught his determination, and that strength he got from loving me. It made him brave. Jodi Meadows
“ I turned back to the shrike, but the beak of his mask grazed up my neck and warm lips brushed my ear. Thrills coursed through me, but I didn't move until he started away. I caught his hand. "Wait."He'… Jodi Meadows
“ I've never had a home before." That must have been all the sweets talking; I'd never have told him otherwise. "I mean, staying with Li, I never felt like I belonged. That's all."Sam touched my wrist,… Jodi Meadows
“ But in the hours that were really minutes, he didn't beg me not to leave. He didn't say he hadn't meant it. When I stood, his gaze just followed me up. Then I was a shattered blown-glass blue rose, an… Jodi Meadows
“ There's always the option of deciding for yourself who you are and what you'll become. Jodi Meadows
“ I wasn't concerned, but I was thinking that the fastest way to get your mind off him and on me would be to tell you something truly appalling about him. Jodi Meadows
“ I do trust you." I bumped my elbow against his, a pathetic attempt at levity, but he caught me, turned me, and held me in place. We stood dangerously close. "It's myself I don't always trust," I whisp… Jodi Meadows
“ I closed my eyes during a flute solo, wishing I could wrap the silvery sound around me like armor. Jodi Meadows
“ Before I had a chance to feel too sorry for myself, I turned toward the front of the cabin and found the bookcases carved right into the wall. Hundreds of leather-bound volumes rested in dim alcoves.… Jodi Meadows
“ I wanted freedom in the same way I wanted my next breath: an unspoken but constant desire. Jodi Meadows
“ Breathing in the scent of his hair, I realized I'd needed him my whole life, before we even met. First, his music and the way he taught me through books and recordings. Then, he saved my life and refu… Jodi Meadows
