79 Quotes by Amanda Bouchet

I guess it all just boiled up a minute ago, like some messed-up accusation soup spiced with… I don’t know…” She shook her head, “Lust and rage?” “The rage is justified.” I slid her a slow smile. “I can work with lust.

He spread his hands. “I’m a man of many talents.”“There’s no shortage of cockiness, in any case.”“Oh, there’s nothing short about my ---

Never seen hot and dirty before?” he asked.

I took his hand back, because I was a numbskull like that. “I don’t bite.” What seemed like a wry huff escaped him. “Actually, I kind of hope you do.

I didn't want to get caught. But I also wouldn't stop doing what I needed to do just because I feared the possible consequences. Fear was something I could accept. Abandoning the galaxy to a group of despots was not.

I sat back in my captain’s chair and breathed, slow and deep, letting my body adjust to traveling at a normal speed again. It was risky to come here, but maybe we’d finally get a break. We needed one. So did the ship.Outside the bridge’s windows, stars winked back at me from the endless Dark. The view didn’t look much different from anywhere else we’d been to in the galaxy lately, but no one in their right mind would be here. I was counting on it.

The book is dedicated to Amanda’s sister:The lights in the night sky aren’t the only kind of star. Here on Earth, they don’t get much brighter than you. I love you.