Meljean Brook Quotes

You wear your armor even to dinner, Lady Wilhelmina?Of course I wear armor. I am sitting with a pirate, a mercenary, an adventurer, and a bounder. If a shot is not fired tonight, I daresay that your r...

Mina’s mouth dropped open, and he bent his head as if to kiss her. She jammed her gun barrel under his chin. He grinned.

He couldn’t prevent her from feeling any pain, but he could stand beside her through it.

She trailed after him, admiring the line of his back. He began climbing the stairs, and she sighed with pleasure. Every bit of him was gorgeous. Do you mind if I objectify you?Please do, he said over...

She studied his clothes, his top hat. And you’ve just come from Parliament? How are you finding that?It’s much like piracy. You tell your enemies that if they don’t fall in line, you’ll leave them to...

Aghast, Yasmeen gaped at her before looking to the duke. It's worse than I thought. Not just the Horde, not just the police- you're keeping company with someone who has principles.

Hot, hard and so thick that her fingertips didn't meet when she closed her hand around him.

This night would have been so much more pleasant if all the men had stopped talking.

I never have a blade—but the only weapon I bring to a conversation is a knife. A gun means the talking is over.

His mother had taught him exactly that: To do what must be done. But she had taught him to do it while having a heart. Not heartlessly.

He focused on the inspector, instead, though she didn't want him watching her. But Rhys liked the way she looked, particularly when her expression suggested that she'd prefer to have a gun aimed at hi...

I’ve only imagined seeing you again. That you’d come to my home. That I’d run into you on the street. That I’d look up, and you’d be there, and you’d be . . . and I’d tell you that I love you.

A blacksmith can go anywhere. A detective inspector only goes where the dead bodies are. But there aren’t any dead people here today. Mina glanced over her shoulder at the chest Newberry carried. That...

They were fed flaky pastries filled with beef and spices, a peppery stew over couscous, breads stuffed with honey and almonds.

This night would have been so much more pleasant

When you're surrounded by stupidity, self-preservation isn't a sin.

For the first time, his wife was waking up in his arms...And if he'd known how it would feel to have her there, his heart bursting out of his chest and his throat so full and tight that he couldn't ha...

Though emotion roughened his voice, he spoke quietly. This was only for her. I am your sword and your shield. I am your wolf and your steed. Mountains will tremble at my approach, for they know I will...

No siege engine could equal the destructive power of Zenobia sitting so close.

He cupped her face in his hands, made her meet his gaze. Solemnly, he said, I heard you say that when two people love each other, they fight through everything together. Every doubt, every challenge,...