The Rake Quotes

“You’re only as happy as your least happy child.”
― L.J. Shen, The Rake

“She remembered she was in love with me, and by being away from me, she was punishing not only me but herself too.”
― L.J. Shen, The Rake

“I missed sex. My insides twisted hotly, tension building inside me. What was life without sex? Just work and taxes and a good dose of dish-washing.”
― L.J. Shen, The Rake

“Some of the most beautiful things worth having in your life come wrapped in a crown of thorns.” —Shannon L. Alder”
― L.J. Shen, The Rake

“Some girls didn’t want to be touched after a traumatic experience.”
― L.J. Shen, The Rake

“would not propose to her—no. Neither of us wanted a marriage, and I suspected Belle was harder to tame than a honey badger on crack.”
― L.J. Shen, The Rake

“The truth is, you fall in love with a woman twice. Once, so that you want her to give you a child. And a second time, when she does and you realize you cannot live without her.”
― L.J. Shen, The Rake

“I’d been blessed with the right physique, right bank account, right smirk, and right amount of charm. With only one invisible thing missing—a soul. The thing about not having a soul was that I wasn’t even aware of it. It took someone special to show me what I’d been missing. Someone like Emmabelle Penrose. She cut me open and tar spilled out. Sticky, dark, and never-ending. This is the true royal rake’s secret. My blood never ran blue. It was like my heart, pure black.”
― L.J. Shen, The Rake

“Our families would go nuts,” she said around a healthy bite full of relish, beef, and ketchup, licking her fingers. There was nothing sexier than Belle Penrose enjoying meat. Other than, perhaps, Belle Penrose enjoying my meat.”
― L.J. Shen, The Rake