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[Vicki]

"There was a strong smell of smoke, and new fear fueled me." ~ The Kitchen House

[Vicki]

"I don't know who was more anxious--Daniel or Kenjii--but they weren't making this emergency helicopter evacuation any easier." ~ The Calling

[Vicki]

"He sat perfectly still in front of the television set in room 932 of the Biltmore Hotel." ~ A Stranger Is Watching

[Vicki]

"Dr. Greg Moran was pushing three-year-old Timmy on the swing in the playground on East Fifteenth Street in Manhattan, not far from the apartment." ~ I've Got You Under My Skin

[Vicki]

"The scent of fear mixed with fresh blood stopped me in my tracks." ~ Thirst

[Katriann]

In the past. - 2Fish:

[Veronica]

"Father, why am I called Evercloud?" - Everflame

[Veronica]

"An earsplitting wail punctured the silent night, shattering the illusions of my dream world and bringing me back to reality"- Talented

[Kikijanika]

There was a boy in her room. - Fangirl

[Susan]

MY NAME IS HARRIET MANNERS, and I am a geel. ~Geek Girl

[Susan]

The champagne bottle knocks against the marble kitchen counter, making me jump. ~ Behind Closed Doors

[Mikaela]

Kell wore a very peculiar coat. - A Darker Shade of Magic

[Vicki]

"It was two o'clock in the morning." ~ The Cinderella Murder

[Vicki]

"It was 2 p.m. on the afternoon of May 7, 1915." ~ The Secret Adversary

[Vicki]

"Because of hereditary recklessness, I have been playing always a losing game since my childhood." ~ Botchan

[Vicki]

"As often as humanly possible, he tried to put Suzanne out of his mind." ~ Let Me Call You Sweetheart

[Vicki]

"Cara jumped out of the taxi and hurried around to the back." ~ Capturing Cara

[Vicki]

"Afina longed to be back in Bucharest." ~ Trafficking

[Vicki]

"I glance at my wife as she climbs into the passenger seat, sunlight bouncing off her shiny blond hair like sparklers lit for the Fourth of July, and I am bursting with confidence." ~ Best Day Ever

[Vicki]

"The intense interest aroused in the public by what was known at the time as "The Styles Case" has now somewhat subsided." ~ The Mysterious Affair at Styles

[Vicki]

"GRAM IS WORRIED about me." ~ The Sky Is Everywhere

[Vicki]

"GRETCHEN MULLER PEERED THROUGH THE CAR'S rain-spotted windshield." ~ Prisoner of Night and Fog

[Vicki]

"The boy in the red hoodie kept staring at me in the checkout line." ~ The Fire Between High & Lo

[Vicki]

"One afternoon, when Bruno came home from school, he was surprised to find Maria, the family's maid -- who always kept her head bowed and never looked up from the carpet -- standing in his bedroom, pulling all his belongings out of the wardrobe and packed them in four large wooden crates, even the things he'd hidden at the back that belonged to him and were nobody else's business." ~ The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

[Vicki]

"Piper Anderson has been given a fresh start in the picturesque town of Edenville, North Carolina." ~ Chasing Justice

[Katriann]

The third time Makepeace woke screaming from the nightmare, her mother was angry. - A Skinful of Shadows

[Vicki]

"The pavement glittered in the moonlight as Andrea Douglas-Brown hurried up the deserted high street." ~ The Girl In The Ice

[Trinity]

I hate First Friday. - Red Queen

[Katriann]

After four nights on the run, I was finally safe, tucked into bed and enjoying the deep, dreamless sleep of the dead...until the dead decided they'd really rather have me awake. - The Reckoning

[Kikijanika]

My entourage of guards struggles to keep pace as I fly down the corridors of my palace. - The Crown of Embers

[Katriann]

They said I must die. - Burial Rites

[Susan]

She had been sleeping for months now, stirring only rarely to nibble on nuts and seeds.~The Hawkweed Legacy

[Mikaela]

Delilah Bard had a way of finding trouble. - A Gathering of Shadows

[Kikijanika]

Han Alister squatted next to the steaming mud spring, praying that the thermal crust would hold his weight. - The Demon King

[Susan]

Arianna had a bomb, three bullets, two refined daggers, a mental map of her heist, and a magic winch-box. ~The Alchemists of Loom

[Cecilia]

The drought has lasted now for ten million years, and the reign of the terrible lizards has long since ended. - 2001: A Space Odyssey

[Kikijanika]

The girl is standing on the battlefield, and it's the street she grew up on. This Shattered World

[Katriann]

There was a thing waiting in the darkness. - Queen of Shadows

[Kikijanika]

My sister and I were born all tangled up together, both tiny enough that our unruly descent just narrowly missed killing our mother. - Wicked Like a Wildfire

[Katriann]

Later, they would blame what happened on the little wooden horses. - Wild Beauty

[Susan]

Fate came for Dottie Epstein a year earlier, in the form of a call to the principal's office.~ Truly Devious

[iana]

"I clasp the flask between my hands even though the warmth from the tea had long since leached into the frozen air."
- Catching Fire

[iana]

"Brian Robeson stared out the window of the small plane at the endless green northern wilderness below."
- Hatchet, Gary Paulsen

[iana]

"The girl was eleven and three-quarters."
- The Rose & the Dagger, Renee Ahdieh

[iana]

"Dear friends, along the journey of life, there are those unforgettable individuals who just 'stick with you.'"
- Standing Tall: My Journey, Spencer West

[Kikijanika]

Picture this:
A mountain splintering the sky like a broken bone, its western precipice plummeting onto jumbled scree. - The Visitor

[Sammantha]

My big brother reaches home in the dark hours before dawn, when even ghosts take their rest.
-An Ember in the Ashes

[Kikijanika]

So here's the file that almost killed me, Director. - Illuminae

[Susan]

Perhaps we should get proceedings under way? ~Obsidio

[iana]

"The knife had a handle of polished black bone, and a blade finer and sharper than any razor."
- The Graveyard Book Volume 1