#suspense

Oil and Water, Daddy calls us. At four years younger than me, Katie is only fourteen and she already has half the boys in town eating from her pretty little hand. She tells me I am too tall and too wicked looking to capture the heart of any sensible young man. ↗

— Gwenn Wright

#filter #historical-fiction #sisters #suspense #von-strassenberg

What do you want, MacGuffin, a duel?” “No.” Julian held out both hands, one palm flat, the other held over it in a fist. “Rock, paper, scissors. Two out of three.” Ty rolled his eyes and held out his fist, apparently willing to play. Julian hit his palm three times, and Ty kept time with his fist in the air. But when Julian threw a paper, Ty reached into his jacket with his other hand and pulled his gun, aiming it at Julian. “Ty!” Zane said in exasperation from the front seat. “Glock, paper, scissors. I win.” “You are an ass,” Julian muttered. ↗

— Abigail Roux

#julian-cross #m-m-romance #snark #suspense #ty-grady

Never run after a man or a bus, there's always another one in five minutes. ↗

— Cherry Adair

#military #romantic-suspense #humor

The moment seemed endless, but it was probably only half that. ↗

— Steve Toltz

#humor #relativity #suspense #time #humor

When reading dies, the imagination soon follows. ↗

— Ronnie Ray Jenkins

#mystery #romance #suspense #women-s-fiction #imagination

...Don't insult readers by questioning the extent of their imaginations. Most need only to be nudged to solve a good mystery. ↗

— Peggy Kopman-Owens

#adventure #mystery #suspense #thriller #travel

He hugged her hard. "I love you. My life is so much better with you in it than out of it. ↗

— Cindy Gerard

#romantic-suspense #life

When Life rings your door bell and leaves a burning bag of poo on your porch don't step on it, instead put it out by pissing on it. Touche, Life will say. Touche. ↗

— Sheldon Higdon

#steampunk #suspense #thriller #urban-fantasy #young-adult

Have you been hitting the wine or my mother's brownies again? ↗

— Terri Herman-Poncé

#paranormal-romance #paranormal-series #paranormal-suspense #life

Would the man in the cabin have come after them? Would he have sent someone else? Or would he have never even known they were there and they could have just gone back to normal life. Normal Life. He didn’t even know what that would be now. ↗

— Shelley K. Wall

#romance #romantic-suspense #suspense #thriller #life