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“If I don’t murder you this afternoon, it’ll be a gift sent directly from God Himself, and I vow to attend services again,” I said, holding a hand against my heart.
“I knew I’d get you to church eventually.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Stalking Jack the Ripper

“You look quite lovely today, Audrey Rose.” He stepped forward, staring down at me, and I fought to keep my eyes from fluttering shut. Thomas drew closer until I was convinced my blood would explode from my body like fireworks splattering across the night sky. “Perhaps you should comment on the excellent cut of my suit. I look rather handsome today as well. Don’t you think?”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Stalking Jack the Ripper

“Thomas smiled at my eye roll, puffing his chest up and standing with one foot proudly resting on a chair as if posing for a portrait. “I don’t blame you, I am rather attractive. The tall, dark hero of your dreams, swooping in to save you with my vast intellect. You should accept my hand at once.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Stalking Jack the Ripper

“For there are no limits to the stars; their numbers are infinite. Which is precisely why I measure my love for you by them. An amount too boundless to count.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Hunting Prince Dracula

“You are not mine to take.” He brushed his lips against mine. Softly, so softly I might have imagined them there. My eyes fluttered shut. He could persuade me to build a steamship to the moon when he kissed me. We could orbit the stars together. “You are yours to give.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Hunting Prince Dracula

“I will gladly accept any and all books, however. A person can never have too much reading material. Especially on a fall or winter evening. If you’re feeling extra generous, you may include tea. I love a unique blend.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Hunting Prince Dracula

“Catch me if I fall, all right?”
A smile curved his lips in a most delightful manner. “I’ve already fallen hard, Wadsworth. Perhaps you should have warned me sooner.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Hunting Prince Dracula

“We were all here to learn. He was the one who had a problem, not I. Perhaps it was time for fathers to teach their sons how to behave around young women. They were not born superior, no matter how society falsely conditioned them. We were all equals here.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Hunting Prince Dracula

“I refuse to believe you've misinterpreted my affections. I am wholly in love with you. And it is permanent.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Hunting Prince Dracula

“The world is vicious.'

Thomas brushed a lock of hair back from my face, his gaze thoughtful. 'The world is neither kind nor is it cruel. It simply exists. We have the ability to view it however we choose.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Hunting Prince Dracula

“Mr. Thomas Cresswell might not truly hold the title of prince, but the was perfectly fine. To me, he'd always be the king of my heart.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Hunting Prince Dracula

“You're dressed for sneaking about Dracula's castle. Be still my thawing, dark heart. You certainly know how to make a young man feel alive, Wadsworth.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Hunting Prince Dracula

“Love strangles intelligence, even in the best of us.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Hunting Prince Dracula

“But then I look at him; I hear his laugh, I see his smile, and the darkness melts away. Then I do have hope--even just for a little while--because I know that there is something in this world I can fight for. Something I will fight for if I have to.”
― Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World

“We're going to be okay,' I repeated to him.
If things get hard again, I'll carry him. And he'll carry me.
And we'll be okay.”
― Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World

“You make me feel safe. Like the world hasn’t ended and there’s nothing left. Because I have you.”
― Erik J. Brown, All That's Left in the World

“An artist raised to slaughter. I want to hurt everyone involved in that decision. I would too, I think, if I could.
Maybe I am too vengeful.
But then I look at him laughing and I don't care. I'd do it in a heartbeat.”
― Bea Fitzgerald, Girl, Goddess, Queen

“You once asked for the world, Persephone. Congratulations, you just created one.”
― Bea Fitzgerald, Girl, Goddess, Queen

“My mother said the first boy—or man—is a crush.
You think you love them, but what you really love is how they make you feel. It’s not love. It’s lust. Lust for attention. Lust for danger. Lust to feel special. (...) The second is to learn about yourself. Your first crush has been crushed. You’re sad, but most of all, you’re angry. Angry enough to not let it happen again. (...) Love. When the lessons of your weakness with number one and your selfishness with number two sink in, and you find a medium. When you know who you are and you’re ready to welcome everything he is, and you’re not afraid anymore.”
― Penelope Douglas, Credence

“Because I’m only worth anything if someone wants to love me.”
― Penelope Douglas, Credence

“Let’s fight and laugh and make babies someday and go insane, because I’m fucking in love with you.”
― Penelope Douglas, Credence

“She needs a lot, and all of them are things you can’t buy. She needs to laugh and get drunk. She needs to be tickled and cuddled and carried and teased. I don’t want to see her cry, but if she does, I want her to know there’s comfort. She has a home.”
― Penelope Douglas, Credence

“I want to be everything she sees.”
― Penelope Douglas, Credence

“Kaleb’s not good. But he’s the one I want.”
― Penelope Douglas, Credence

“The notches go all the way to the buckle,” I point out. “I’m flattered, but my waist isn’t that small.” Noah leans in, whispering, “But your wrists are.”
― Penelope Douglas, Credence

“He wants to love her. He wants to please her.
He wants to trust her and to see her holding his baby someday”
― Penelope Douglas, Credence

“It's like Tristan said, Izzy. Murder really does run in the family”
― Natasha Preston, The Fear

“Oh my fucking God, is that adorable or are my standards apocalyptically lowered?”
― Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World

“I could listen to his laugh until the day I die and never get sick of it.”
― Erik J. Brown, All That's Left in the World

“When I was six, I cried for almost an hour in the parking lot of the King of Prussia Mall because my mom wouldn’t buy me a Godzilla DVD.” She actually looks up at me. “What?” “To be fair, it was King Kong vs. Godzilla, the old one. I just thought the cover looked cool. It was only five bucks in the bargain bin. But yeah, almost an hour. And she sat there in silence the whole time until I finally started to calm down. Then you know what she did?” Cara shakes her head and reaches out for the water. I try not to look at her as she drinks. “She queues up a song on her phone and hits play. And it’s the Rolling Stones. ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want.’ I cried for another seven minutes while she sang at the top of her lungs.”
― Erik J. Brown, All That's Left in the World