Crownchasers (Crownchasers, #1)

by Rebecca Coffindaffer

I’m not totally sure what I think of Faye as a prospective empress, but I can say this: whenever she’s in the picture, you’re ten times more likely to end up in jail, but also twelve times more likely to enjoy the ride.

Hell Monkey grins and gives me a wink. “Aye, aye, sir.” And suddenly I remember why I hook up with a guy named Hell Monkey. I know. I KNOW. But it’s sexy as hell when he follows my orders.

Hell Monkey keeps talking from the engine room, doing this thing where he tries to come up with more and more groan-inducing puns. I tell him he’s the worst, but I actually love it and he knows that, the jerk.

As I clomp down the ramp, I call back, “And enjoy that view as I walk away, buddy!”

“You can fixate on the past. Or you can create a better future.

“Happiness is overrated,” I grumble. “No, it’s not. You take as much happiness as you can get, wherever you can find it.”