70 Quotes About Sci-fi-romance

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.

Hakan cursed his plan. What had he done bringing that sweet girl here? She was as delicate as she was beautiful. Her life on Sol had not exposed her to the kind of danger present in the Hub. He'd thought her name would protect her, a great family that could trace its line back to the first convoys from Earth. Her wealth, too, which could command anyone's respect. But the Hub was in the deepest black of space, where starlight was a distant glitter. Nothing could protect her here.

Mother would tell me not to start my new life in a puddle of blood.

Hakan ducked his head inside. "You decent?" Pilar couldn't contain her smile. "Give me a second and I won't be.

She'd expect an attack from rebels, rival business concerns, alien intelligence... but family?

A black void was sucking her down into a nothingness far deeper than sleep. Her throat was parched, closing. She grabbed for one of his arms to hold her, to stop her fall, and he brought her close, her head on his chest. His heart boomed under her ear. "Save me." Her vision was dimming. "I am," he answered.

A smile twitched at Pilar's lips. See? Her husband was getting to know her. Nothing like a little life-and-death situation to accelerate the process.