#suspense

I put fear into the eyes of a member of the Mafia. I’m doing well, she thought, now keep him scared. ↗

— Wendy Ely

#mafia #mafia-hearts #romantic-suspense #romantic

Romantic Suspense, we love you so. You make us cringe, and give us hope. Sometimes we lust, sometimes we cry, But in the end, you make us sigh. ↗

— Maureen A. Miller

#love

Because I don’t believe that you are a slave to what you’ve become. I don’t believe that you simply can’t. ↗

— Bella Forrest

#romance #romantic-suspense #inspirational

Good, Star, because you may have felt you were the one needing saving, but it was me all along. You saved me. You taught me to love again. The ones you love may do things that upset you. Hell, they may give you a hundred reasons to give up. Thank you for not giving up on me. I may not be good enough. I know I am not the best for you, but you make me want to be the best I can be. I pray that is good enough. Thank you for loving me enough to hold on.” - Stefan ↗

— Mel Ballew

#romance-love #romance-novels #suspense #love

Who doesn't want a Bad Boy? Hmm... I prefer to let them bake for a while. Those misbehaving boys will rise to irresistible, dominant, and controlling men. When cooked at the right temperature they'll still taste disobedient but with the right amount of heat, they'll become succulent and tantalizing. The men in my recipes will never leave you feeling hungry. They will fulfill even the most insatiable appetites. ↗

— Kelly Gendron

#romance #suspense #men

Shouldering the duffel bag with the Marine Corps bulldog, Old Man knocked Jan's photo off the bed table. He turned to stone staring down at the photo. His face then splintered into hurt. Tears seeped into his eyes. He grappled for the nearest bedpost and slumped forward on extended arms. His shoulders jerked and head sagged a little while his heart broke. Old Man cried the mute cry of men of his generation. ↗

— Ed Lynskey

#noir #private-detective #suspense #thriller #men

Do as little harm to others as you can; make any sacrifice for your true friends; be responsible for yourself and ask nothing of others; and grab all the fun you can. Don't give much thought to yesterday, don't worry about tomorrow, live in the moment, and trust that your existence has meaning even when the world seems to be all blind chance and chaos. When life lands a hammer blow in your face, do your best to respond to the hammer as if it had been a cream pie. ↗

— Dean Koontz

#thriller #life

The audience wants to be attracted not by the critics, but by a great story. You must deliver to the audience emotion - and when I say emotion, I mean suspense, drama, love. ↗

— Dino De Laurentiis

#audience #critics #deliver #drama #emotion

We all live in suspense from day to day; in other words, you are the hero of your own story. ↗

— Mary McCarthy

#day to day #hero #in other words #live #other

I'm a guy who likes to watch something cool, creepy and suspenseful and there is no show to watch as an adult that would scare me at for even four seconds. ↗

— Todd McFarlane

#cool #creepy #even #four #guy