“ And this is the potency a first kiss should have: it should be earned. The moments leading up to it should be as tense as a crossbow drawn back. The reader should want it as badly as the hero and hero… Julie Anne Long
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“ She charmed and sparkled and said witty things, but she knew very well she was being charming and sparkling and witty while she was doing it, which somehow felt wrong. Julie Anne Long
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“ Only two things kept her from loathing him.The expression on his face when he'd said, "France." And the expression on his face when he'd said, "home. Julie Anne Long
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“ Their faces were inches apart now, and he traced her lips with one finger, lightly, lightly, then placed his lips there as if he’d drawn them into being. Julie Anne Long
“ Rebecca stared back at him, still dazed. She'd forgotten how to speak; it seemed an unimportant skill, anyhow, when such kisses were to be had, when a whole world could be made from a kiss. Julie Anne Long
“ The question remains... who takes care of you, Miss Vale?" "I might ask the same question of you, Lord Dryden. Julie Anne Long
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“ He was close enough now to see that her profile was designed to do dramatic things to hearts: stop them, steal them, break them. Julie Anne Long
