Christine Feehan Quotes:

Life gives us choices. You either grab on with both hands and just go for it, or you sit on the sidelines.

source: - Christine Feehan (2005). “Night Game”, p.296, Penguin

Topics: Life And Love, Hands, Giving, Sidelines

The trouble is not really in being alone, it's being lonely. One can be lonely in the midst of a crowd, don't you think?

Topics: Lonely, Being Single, Thinking, Like Being Alone

And maybe that was love. Being so vulnerable and allowing someone else in so far they could hurt you, but they also give you everything.

Topics: Hurt, Giving, Vulnerable

Betrayal is never easy to handle and there is no right way to accept it.

source: - Christine Feehan (2011). “Christine Feehan 5 CARPATHIAN NOVELS”, p.1150, Penguin

Topics: Betrayal, Way, Easy, Betrayed Love

It's all well and good to look back after the fact and see what we should have done, but we rarely know what path is best when we take that first step.

source: - Christine Feehan (2010). “Sea Storm”, p.174, Penguin

Topics: Looks, Done, Path

You can't be anything but who you are. I wouldn't love you the same if you stopped being you. How do I change enough to accept that ruthless streak in you.

source: - Christine Feehan (2012). “Christine Feehan's Drake Sisters Series: Five Novels and a Novella”, p.510, Penguin

Topics: Love You, Enough, Accepting

She didn't know how to love, to give herself to someone, to out herself in someone else's keeping and take him into hers. She didn't trust anyone with her heart - or the darker places of her soul.

source: - Christine Feehan (2008). “Turbulent Sea”, p.95, Penguin

Topics: Heart, Giving, Soul

The real question is, can you love the real me? Not the perfect person you want me to be, not that image you had of me, but who I really am.

source: - Christine Feehan (2012). “Christine Feehan's Drake Sisters Series: Five Novels and a Novella”, p.510, Penguin

Topics: Real, Perfect, Want, Perfect Person, Real Me

Do you have any idea how stubborn you can look ? Our children better never give me that look, althought I won't mind if they give it to you. You'd deserve it.

source: - Christine Feehan (2005). “Night Game”, p.149, Penguin

Topics: Children, Ideas, Giving

If you are a vampire, then a vampire is not the creature of the legends.

Topics: Vampire, Legends, Creatures

You're the kind of man my mother warned me about.

source: - Christine Feehan (2014). “Dark”, p.36, HarperCollins

Topics: Mother, Men, Kind

I claim you as my life mate. I belong to you. I offer my life for you. I give to you my protection, my allegiance, my heart, my soul, and my body. I take into my keeping the same that is yours. Your life, happiness, and welfare will be cherished and placed above my own for all time. You are my life mate, bound to me for all eternity and always in my care.

source: - Christine Feehan (2010). “Dark Challenge”, p.16, Harper Collins

Topics: Heart, Giving, Soul

If you allowed yourself to hear or feel amusement, you would hear and feel pain.

Topics: Pain, Amusement, Feels

If what he said was the truth, it broke her heart. If what he said was a lie, it was broken anyway.

Topics: Lying, Heart, Broken, Heartbreaker

You have to be more discerning, Lily, when experimenting with bondage." He wiggled his eyebrows. "I'd make a great master.

Topics: Eyebrows, Lilies, Bondage

It's your way of fighting. You refuse to engage and then you can't lose.

Topics: Fighting, Way, Refuse

Before Elle had come into his life, he didn't even know what tea was. Now it was a staple. Worse, he actually knew the differences in teas.

Topics: Differences, Tea, Staples

You're my life, Elle. When we have our children, they'll be included in that circle and I'm not a man to lose everything. I want you as safe as possible." "So you don't think three protection dogs, a room filled with weapons, a panic room and house that eats people isn't just a little overkill?

Topics: Dog, Children, Men, Overkill

For the first time in his existence, he knew he was drowning and he wasn't thinking about survival.

Topics: Thinking, Survival, Firsts

Abbey," Sarah said, "life is to be lived. If you're living, you're going to stumble along the way." "All the time?" Abigail lept to her feet and began to pace. "I have such a bad temper and when I was in my teens, I wasn't above using my gift for revenge. None of you did that." Joley slowly raised her hand, sliding down in the chair as she did so. Hannah followed suit, though she didn't look in the least remorseful. Sarah shrugged her shoulders and raised her hand and glared at Elle, who just grinned sheepishly and put up a couple of fingers. Carol tossed her head and waved her arm with gusto.

Topics: Couple, Revenge, Feet, Bad Temper, Abbey

Here's to many more firsts and many more great memories.

Topics: Memories, Firsts, Great Memories

You can't turn the sheriff into a toad, Hannah. It's against the rules. --Abbey Drake

Topics: Toads, Sheriffs, Turns, Abbey

Why do I have to do this?" Gator demanded. Cuz you're such a pretty boy. Our photographer isn't going to fall for one of us as the tied up model," Nico pointed out. Dumbest plan you've ever come up with," Gator rumbled. "Offering myself all trussed up like a Christmas turkey to a serial killer who likes to torture people isn't too smart.

Topics: Smart, Fall, Boys, Gators, Pretty Boy

I realized I love him just as much or more than I did four years ago. That I'm never live with him" She raised her head to look at her sisters with haunted eyes. "And I don't know if I can live without him.

Topics: Eye, I Love Him, Years

Sestrilla, hafelina Jue amourasestrilla Awou jue selaviena En patre jue Translation: Beloved one, little cat I love you for all time In this time And all others

Topics: Love You, Cat, Littles

Men always seemed to growl and sniff around each other, bristling over nothing, and just as suddenly become buddies at the least likely moments.

Topics: Men, Moments, Buddy

When Jackson used that particular tone of voice, men died, pure and simple.

Topics: Simple, Men, Voice

Just remember who you belong to, Hannah. I wouldn't want to have to shoot anyone - or strangle you." She leaned over to kiss his shoulder. "Why am I the one to be strangled?" "It's a much more personal death.

Topics: Kissing, Want, Remember

He worked at stealing her heart to replace the one she'd taken from him.

Topics: Taken, Heart, Stealing

I look at you, and I see the most beautiful woman on the face of the earth. Inside and out you are beautiful. I know you better than anyone else could ever know you, because I can see into your thoughts and read your memories. The very light in you, our tremendous capacity for loving, humbles me.

Topics: Beautiful, Memories, Light, You Are Beautiful

Shadow and dust shall be reclaimed, earth sealing the tomb from which you came. Dust to dust, ashes to ashes, warrior return, breathe your last. Air, earth, fire, water, hear my voice, obey my order, thrice around your grave do bound, evil sink into the ground. I now invoke the law of three, this is my will, so mote it be.

Topics: Warrior, Fire, Air, Dust To Dust, Thrice

The secret weapon is cucumber.' Solange sat all the way up. 'Jasmine, cover your ears.' MaryAnn, Juliette and Jasmine burst out laughing. 'Sheesh, Solange. Get your mind out of the gutter.' 'MY mind is just fine, thank you. It's MaryAnn's I'm concerned about.' 'You put them on your eyes,' MaryAnn said, laughing even harder.

Topics: Eye, Laughing, Secret, Jasmine

I can't help it, Kate. And I'm laughing at me. I feel like one of those sappy men who run around with a big grin on his face all the time. I feel like grinning all the time around you, and it's so idiotic.

source: - Christine Feehan (2006). “The Wicked and the Wondrous”, p.247, Simon and Schuster

Topics: Running, Men, Laughing

I want you forever, Kate. I want to grow old and have you here in my arms. I want children. I've wanted you for so long. I don't think that's about to change.

Topics: Children, Thinking, Long

She was crawling out from under the huge tour bus when he first caught sight of her. She was small, like a child.

Topics: Children, Sight, Firsts

The minute I'm in a little pain ... your rough, tough, scary bad boy image totally falls apart.

Topics: Pain, Fall, Boys

Don't worry, now that I know about your little ego problem, I'll do my best to look all gushy when you pound you chest.

Topics: Worry, Ego, Pounds, Ego Problem

I have one thing you don't,' he murmured against her neck, turning his head and nipping her earlobe. 'What?' His tongue teased her ear. 'Brute strength,' he whispered and removed the keys from her hand even as he captured her mouth with his. He didn't let her up until she kissed him back thoroughly, until her arms slid around his neck and she melted into him. He drove the truck with great satisfaction, smirking at her. 'Manly man, here, woman.

Topics: Men, Keys, Hands

I live on the beautiful Northern California coast. I have always loved hiking, whale watching and being outdoors.

Topics: Beautiful, Whales, California, California Coast, Northern California

Stay out of my mind. You certainly weren't invited.' Her hands went to her hips. 'And just for the record, your mind needs to be washed out with soap! Half the things you think we're going to do are never going to happen. I could never look at you again.

Topics: Thinking, Hands, Mind

She thumped him again. He looked startled, then caught her flying fist in his hand and gently pried her fingers open. Very carefully he pressed a kiss into the exact center of her palm. 'Savannah? Were you trying to hit me?' 'I didn't hit you--twice, you scum. You didn't even notice the first time.' She sounded very irritated with him. For some reason it made him want to smile. 'I apologize, mon amour. Next time, I promise I will notice when you strike me.' The hard edge to his mouth softened into a semblance of a smile. 'I will even go so far as to pretend that it hurts, if you wish it.

Topics: Hurt, Kissing, Hands, Amour, Savannah

Then I guess we cannot miss the famous festival in New Orleans," he found himself saying, just to take the shadows from her eyes. She was silent a moment, her fingers twisting in the blanket. "Do you mean it, Gregori? We can go?" "You know how much I love crowds of humans," he said, straight-faced. She laughed at him. "They don't bite." "I do," he said, the words low and soft, his silver gaze at once possessive.

Topics: Mean, Eye, New Orleans, Possessive

I know I burn for you.Even in my sleep, the sleep of our people where there can be no thought,I burn for you.

Topics: Sleep, People

She didn't want soft and gentle. She needed his rough possession, claiming her, branding her, taking her in a firestorm of heat and flame that would end the world around them, leaving them nothing but ashes, clean and fierce and forever welded together.

source: - Christine Feehan (2010). “Wild Fire”, p.118, Penguin

Topics: Flames, Forever, Leaving

Torture can be a two edged sword.

Topics: Two, Torture

I am surrounded by my family, my beloved grandchildren, and my pack of dogs.

Topics: Dog, Grandchildren, Beloved

My camping days are over, but I might consider glamping.

Topics: Camping, Might

Trust. Such an easy word. Such an impossible quality.

Topics: Quality, Impossible, Easy

I have traveled all over the world and gone to the highest peaks, and the densest jungles. The Carpathain Mountians will always be my homeland, but my home is a woman. Solange Sangria. You are home to me. Your body is my home. Your mind. Your heart and soul. It matters little to me where we are.

source: - Christine Feehan (2010). “Dark Peril”, p.162, Penguin

Topics: Home, Heart, Soul

There were a thousand secrets in her eyes, a thousand wounds. A lifetime of distrust and betrayal. Isolation. How did one overcome such things?

source: - Christine Feehan (2004). “Mind Game”, p.166, Penguin

Topics: Betrayal, Eye, Secret

Wolves? I should have known. Of course you have wolves. Doesn’t everybody?” She snapped her fingers. “The gun, Lucian. Hand it over. I’ve decided I have to shoot you after all. It’s the only way to preserve my sanity.

Topics: Gun, Hands, Should Have, Should Have Known

I just want some time, Mikhail, to think things through. It’s frightening, the way I am about you. I think about you every minute; I want to touch you, just to know I can, to feel you beneath my fingers. It’s as if you crawled into my head and my heart, even my body, and I can’t get you out.

source: - Christine Feehan (2011). “Dark Prince: Number 1 in series”, p.71, Hachette UK

Topics: Heart, Thinking, Body

She stared at herself in the mirror. Her eyes were dark, almost black, filled with pain. She'd let someone do that to her. She'd known all along she felt things too deeply. She became attached. She didn't want a lover who could walk away from her, because she could never do that - love someone completely and survive intact if her left her.

source: - Christine Feehan (2008). “Turbulent Sea”, p.145, Penguin

Topics: Pain, Eye, Dark

Jesse, we can’t do this.” “Sure we can, honey. It’s the perfect night for it. You’re a woman, I’m a man. Those little twinkling things overhead are stars. I believe it’s referred to as romance.

source: - Christine Feehan (2008). “Predatory Game”, p.137, Penguin

Topics: Stars, Believe, Night, Perfect Night

I have to figure out why I worked at a job I hated for years. I have to find out why I can’t see what everyone else sees in me. I don’t feel beautiful. When I look in the mirror, I never saw beautiful. For this to happen to someone like me, it’s devastating, Jonas. I don’t want you to think it’s vanity, it isn’t. I can’t see me and I need to be able to do that. I need to find out what I’m like and what I want. I have to be comfortable in my own skin before I can be in a relationship the way you want.

Topics: Beautiful, Jobs, Thinking, Feeling Beautiful

I know what it's like to battle everyday of my life, just for acceptance, just to survive.

source: - Christine Feehan (2010). “Water Bound”, p.153, Penguin

Topics: Acceptance, Everyday, Battle

It's Mari, Jack," Ken whispered, needing to say it aloud. "What?" Jack jerked around, staring at the sniper as the eyes fluttered closed. "Are you certain?" Ken pulled the woman's belt loose and buckled it around her leg. "Either that or your wife is playing sniper for the other team. It has to be Mari. She looks exactly like Briony.

source: - Christine Feehan (2007). “Deadly Game”, p.12, Penguin

Topics: Team, Eye, Wife, Snipers

If I had a sense of humor, I'd be laughing right now.

Topics: Laughing, Sense Of Humor, Ifs

It’s hard to feel desire when you don’t feel desirable

Topics: Self Esteem, Love Yourself, Desire

King-sized? It would take up all my space. I need wide-open spaces." She glanced at Kane for help, but he was rolling around on a matress and moaning in a loud, orgasmic manner. She rolled her eyes and heaved a sigh.

Topics: Kings, Eye, Space, Wide Open Spaces, Open Spaces

You are such a chicken. Bock. Bock. Bock." He refused to allow her very bad chicken impression to ruffle his feathers. He was above petty name-calling.

Topics: Names, Ruffles, Calling, Name Calling

You can't go back; I can't go back either, but we can go on.

Topics: Goes On, I Can

What does kiciciyapi mitawa mean?" He kept his head on her breasts. "What?" "You called me kicicyapi mitawa. It sounded so beautiful. It wasn't Japanese. What was it?" "It's the voice of the Lakota. It would sound silly in English." He cupped her breast, his fingers moving lightly over her skin. His breath warm on her heart. "I want to know. It didn't sound silly when you said it. It sounded...beautiful. It made me feel beautiful. And loved." He kissed her breast. "I called you my heart. And you are.

Topics: Beautiful, Silly, Moving, Feeling Beautiful, Lakota

We could get kinky and see how bats and rats make love, he suggested in a whisper, warm breath against her neck. You are a sick man, Jacques. Very, very sick.

Topics: Men, Sick, Making Love

They called each other family and that’s what they were—sisters. Many people in the world had family of the heart, kin by choice rather than by blood, and hers had come along in her darkest hour and saved her life.

Topics: Heart, Blood, People, Darkest Hour

I don’t like you in danger. When a man finds the only person of worth to him, that one person who matters more than anything and makes everything he’s ever seen or done or gone through worthwhile, believe me, Rikki, the urge to protect her is overwhelming. If that bothers you, then I’m sorry, because it’s going to be happening over and over throughout our years together.

source: - Christine Feehan (2010). “Water Bound”, p.269, Penguin

Topics: Sorry, Believe, Men, Years Together, I Don't Like You

He wasn’t a hero. He wasn’t the man who stepped forward and saved the innocent. He was lost himself. Shadows had invaded a long time ago and stolen his life. But he would give anything he had left to be the man who found a way to save Judith

source: - Christine Feehan (2011). “Spirit Bound”, p.45, Penguin

Topics: Hero, Men, Giving

He wanted to wake up every morning to her. Go to sleep with his body wrapped tightly around hers. He wanted her to have his child—his children. He knew he wanted to live out the rest of his life with her by his side and when he died, he wanted to die in her arms.

Topics: Morning, Children, Sleep, Wanted To Die

He found a stuffed animal, a fluffy wolf with bright blue eyes, and was immediately drawn to it. "I want to get this for her. It is telling me it needs to go home with us." Francesca laughed at him.

source: - Christine Feehan (2011). “Dark Legend: Number 8 in series”, p.59, Hachette UK

Topics: Home, Eye, Animal, Stuffed Animal

If you need to talk about your childhood, you’re safe with me. If you need to break into a million pieces, I’m right here, Lev. I’ll find them all, I’m good at details, and I’ll put you back together. You’re safe here.

source: - Christine Feehan (2010). “Water Bound: Number 1 in series”, p.182, Hachette UK

Topics: Childhood, Together, Needs

He was demanding. He always would be. But sometimes, he was so vulnerable and she realized she had power in the relationship as well. She hadn’t expected that. He was as vulnerable to her as she was to him. He just acted arrogant and bossy, but deep down, where it counted, he didn’t want to lose her either.

source: - Christine Feehan (2012). “Christine Feehan's Drake Sisters Series: Five Novels and a Novella”, p.1054, Penguin

Topics: Would Be, Arrogant, Want

I absolutely love you, Briony, and I am on my knees. So we're getting married - right? But say it fast before we get shot." Only Jack would ask - if you could call it asking - in the middle of a battlefield, with a man lying dead at his feet.

source: - Christine Feehan (2006). “Conspiracy Game”, p.314, Penguin

Topics: Lying, Love You, Men

I should have known you'd side with them. It's some sort of of male bonding thing to think women aren't capable of running their own lives." He nuzzled the top of her head with his chin. "It's ego and sheer desperation. We have to keep you thinking we're the superior species." "News flash, Jack - no women on the face of earth believes that anymore." He trailed kisses down her cheek. "But men don't know women know that. We still live in our fantasy world, so don't muck it up for us.

source: - Christine Feehan (2006). “Conspiracy Game”, p.96, Penguin

Topics: Running, Believe, Kissing, Chins, Should Have Known

He rarely smoked, but once in a while, like now, when his world had been shaken, his woman nearly killed in front of his eyes, and he’d watched a house consume a man and spit him out, he figured a drag or two were appropriate.

source: - Christine Feehan (2012). “Christine Feehan's Drake Sisters Series: Five Novels and a Novella”, p.1253, Penguin

Topics: Eye, Men, Two

He tasted passion. He tasted emotion. He tasted a world he’d never imagined, one he could never enter. It was right there in front of him, suddenly open to him. Unexpected. Exciting. Scary.

source: - Christine Feehan (2010). “Water Bound”, p.116, Penguin

Topics: Passion, Scary, World

Francesca took a navy blue sheath from a hanger and held it up. "This is darling, Gabriel. Don't you love it? You're right, I think we need to concentrate on much more feminine articles of clothing." He reached around her and fingered the soft material. "Where is the rest of it?" He was very serious, his dark eyes searching her face for signs she was teasing.

Topics: Eye, Dark, Thinking, Dark Eyes, Hangers

Have you ever heard of a condom? Don't Carpathians have condoms? Because I'm thinking that if you're all that worried, a condom might be just the thing." His smile was slow in coming. "I had not thought of that. As a rule Carpathians do not need such things.

Topics: Thinking, Needs, Might

Your name is Lily Whitney. You are the woman I want at my side night and day. I want you to be the mother of my children someday. I want you for my lover. I want you for the person I turn to when the world gets to be too much.

source: - Christine Feehan (2003). “Shadow Game”, p.118, Penguin

Topics: Mother, Children, Night, Whitney

Don't cater to stupidity.

Topics: Stupidity

-Mikhail?...Try making suggestions next time, or just plain asking. You go do whatever it is you're doing, and I'll go search you extensive library for a book on manners. -You will not find it. -Why am I not surprised?

Topics: Book, Trying, Library

You are the leader here. Obviiusly your skills are far superior to mine. I don't think I could fit into your life. I'm a loner, not the first lady.

Topics: Thinking, Skills, Leader

I’m quite capable of walking,” she pointed out. It is faster this way. Your legs are short.” They are not!

source: - Christine Feehan (2011). “Dark Guardian: Number 9 in series”, p.58, Hachette UK

Topics: Legs, Way, Faster

Someone needs to drag you kicking and screaming into this century.

source: - Christine Feehan (2011). “Dark Prince: Number 1 in series”, p.68, Hachette UK

Topics: Needs, Kicking, Century

I killed Freddie the vamp like twenty times, but he wouldn't die. --Natalya Shonski

Topics: Twenties, Vamp, Dies

I'm putting up a great front, then because I feel like I'm breaking apart inside.

source: - Christine Feehan (2011). “Dark Prince: Number 1 in series”, p.107, Hachette UK

Topics: Breaking Apart, Feels, Fronts

Music burst through him, perfect notes he hear rarely. Fire and ice, wind and calm, sky and earth, water and rock all fused together. Joley seemed as wild and turbulent s the sea, yet beneath her fiery passion, at the very core of her, she was as forceful and strong and as constant as the deepest ocean currents. Ilya seemed as calm as a windless sea, yet beneath the surface smoldered a volcano of such explosive magnitude, his power could easily sweep everything from his path. Together they completed each other, his melody and hers merging together into a single, perfect harmony.

Topics: Strong, Ocean, Passion, Ocean Currents, Perfect Harmony

He felt safe with her. He'd never been safe with another human being, not since he'd been taken as a child from his home. He'd never been able to trust. He could never give that last small piece - all that was left of his humanity - into someone else's keeping. And now there was Rikki. She let him be whatever he had to be to survive. She didn't ask anything of him. There was no hidden motive. No agenda. Just acceptance. She was different - imperfect, or so she thought - and she knew what it was like to fight to carve out a space for herself. She was willing for him to do thar.

source: - Christine Feehan (2010). “Water Bound”, p.152, Penguin

Topics: Children, Taken, Home

Maybe you are already lost and just do not know it.

source: - Christine Feehan (2011). “Christine Feehan 5 CARPATHIAN NOVELS”, p.1002, Penguin

Topics: Lost, Knows

...but you have to know when you close those doors, you don't leave anything for the other person.

source: - Christine Feehan (2005). “Oceans of Fire”, p.144, Penguin

Topics: Doors, Persons, Knows

Everyone knows ladies love Cajuns. It's in our blood and our language is the language of romance." "Your language is the language of bullshit. You're just a couple of good ole boys with pretty faces. Women just ought to know better.

source: - Christine Feehan (2005). “Night Game”, p.67, Penguin

Topics: Couple, Boys, Blood, Lady Love, Cajuns

Are you ever going to kiss me without swearing first?

source: - Christine Feehan (2008). “A Christine Feehan Holiday Treasury”, p.116, Simon and Schuster

Topics: Kissing, Kiss Me, Firsts

We can do anything you like. Just be with me.

source: - Christine Feehan (2010). “Sea Storm”, p.73, Penguin

Topics: Can Do

Sarah, honey, I hardly think kidnappers are going to take the time to buy a memento of their stay. I could be wrong, but it seems rather unlikely.

source: - Christine Feehan (2010). “Sea Storm”, p.61, Penguin

Topics: Thinking, Honey, Memento

There's no room for him in your head, Elle. I'm there. I'll always be there and if he tries to come in I'll drive him out until you're strong enough to do it yourself. And there was never room for him in your heart because I was already there. He couldn't touch your soul. It belongs to you and no one else unless you decide to share.

source: - Christine Feehan (2009). “Hidden Currents”, p.94, Penguin

Topics: Strong, Heart, Soul

By the time we have our fifth and sixth you'll be a pro." Kane teased. He nuzzled Sebastien head. " Do you hear that, son ? You're our experiment, so you'll have all sorts of excuses to do very naughty things.

Topics: Son, Naughty, Excuse, Naughty Things

He was dead. He just didn't know it yet.

source: - Christine Feehan (2003). “Shadow Game”, p.327, Penguin

Topics: Knows

[Kane to Rose] I'll never forget the way you looked walking toward me. I never thought that I'd have a woman like you in my life. It's all there etched in my brain. And now, the way the light pours over our hair, the way all that silk shines, so black it's nearly blue. The world disappears when I'm holding you.

source: - Christine Feehan (2010). “Ruthless Game”, p.286, Penguin

Topics: Light, Hair, Blue

-She is like the wind, open and free. If I cage the wind, would it die? -Then don't cage it, Mikhail. Trust it to stay beside you.

Topics: Wind, Cages, Dies

Rhianna flashed Rose a small smile. "Sometimes I have a chip on my shoulder. You know, the woe-is-me-I'm-such-a-martyr complex.

Topics: Woe Is Me, Rose, Sometimes

Do you see, Solange, that you are the only woman in my world? The one woman who can choose life or death for me. You are the center of my world and you always will be. When I tell you that your pleasure is mine, I mean that literally

source: - Christine Feehan (2011). “Christine Feehan 3 Carpathian novels”, p.961, Penguin

Topics: Mean, World, Pleasure, Life Or Death, Choose Life

He had known he wanted her, that it was for all time, but he hadn’t realized what was between them. A priceless gift, a treasure beyond his dreams. She was wrapped so tight inside of him, he knew it was more than his body and mind. More than his heart. She was entrenched in his soul. (Ryland, on Lily)

Topics: Dream, Heart, Soul

I write for the love of writing. If I never published another book, I would still be writing stories.

Topics: Book, Writing, Stories

The most enjoyable part in writing a series is being able to visit a world I have created and revisit old friends. The challenges are making the book fresh and new for readers who have started from the beginning while still adding old information for new readers.

Topics: Book, Writing, Challenges

Desari reached up to trace his lips. ‘You have a perfect mouth, Julian. An amazingly perfect mouth.’ He arched an eyebrow at her. ‘Just my mouth is amazing?’ ‘You are such a man.’ Her eyes laughed at him. ‘You need constant reassurance that you are magnificent.’ He nodded. ‘Magnificent. I like that. I could live with magnificent. Good choice of words, lifemate.

Topics: Eye, Men, Perfect

No, they would not be happy to take my place at your side, cara mia, because I would promptly end their lives in a most unhappy way.’ ‘You are such a caveman, Julian. You look tall and elegant and princely, yet you have not matured beyond the cave.’ …’I have no intention of riding above caveman mentality,’ he growled in her ear, his breath teasing tendrils of hair and sending little flames dancing through her bloodstream. ‘There are so many benefits for the caveman.

Topics: Hair, Flames, Your Side, Mia, Matured

You’re a goner, Donovan. When a hungry man spends more time lookin’ at his woman than eatin’ , he’s in trouble.

Topics: Men, Trouble, Hungry, Hungry Man

You’re mine, Isabeau. You’ll always be mine. Make no mistake about it. Whether you choose to forgive me and give us a second chance, or you don’t, you’ll be my only.

source: - Christine Feehan (2010). “Wild Fire”, p.116, Penguin

Topics: Mistake, Second Chance, Giving

I wasn’t going to argue with you. Why ever would you think that? I never argue." Lucian smiled at her. She was so small, it amazed him she was such a strong person. "Of course you do not argue. What was I thinking? Go to sleep, honey, and allow my poor body to rest." I’m already asleep. You’re the one gabbing.

Topics: Strong, Sleep, Thinking, Strong Person

And of course I'm a chauvinist, but it isn't my fault." "It isn't?" "No, Jack was born first and I share his genes. I can't help it if he infected me inside the womb." Briony burst out laughing. "I should have known that would be your excuse.

source: - Christine Feehan (2006). “Conspiracy Game”, p.233, Penguin

Topics: Should Have, Laughing, Would Be

His lips slid over her ear. "My mind shares yours. If you're determined to go through with this, then know whatever this takes you, you won't be alone, Tansy. I'm strong. I'll find your mind and I'll bring you back." "Last time I broke into a million pieces." "I'll find each one.

Topics: Strong, Mind, Pieces

Amanda Ashley is a master storyteller.

Topics: Amanda, Masters, Storyteller, Ashley

I made the decision fifteen years ago that you were my life. My everything. You were with me in my dreams my dark lover my friend and confidant.

Topics: Dream, Dark, Years, Fifteen Years, Confidant

They're spreading out. Look unaware and sweet and innocent. It's a little hard to look innocent when I'm as big as a house.

source: - Christine Feehan (2010). “Ruthless Game”, p.78, Penguin

Topics: Sweet, House, Looks, Sweet And Innocent

I know you so well, dragon king, you only get that particular look on your face when you're burning to give me one of your lectures." "Do I give you lectures ?" "Oh, I don't mind. I think you're kind of cute when you do, and I don't really listen anyway.

source: - Christine Feehan (2008). “Predatory Game”, p.150, Penguin

Topics: Cute, Kings, Thinking

For Lily, there was only her phantom lover, bold enough, arrogant enough, crazy enough to dare follow her here when he was in far more danger than she could ever be.

source: - Christine Feehan (2003). “Shadow Game”, p.286, Penguin

Topics: Crazy, Phantoms, Arrogant

That be the jealousy talking," Gator said, in no way perturbed. "I can't help the way the women love me. I was born with the gift." The men hooted and made rude noises. "You were born with a gift of bullshitting." Sam pointed out, "but that's about it." He looked at Dahlia. "Pardon me, ma'am, but its the truth." "I rather thought it was," she agreed.

source: - Christine Feehan (2004). “Mind Game”, p.189, Penguin

Topics: Men, Talking, Rude, Dahlias, Pardon Me

There was a certain feminine satisfaction in having the last word, delivering her line smartly, and breaking the connection between them quickly and decisively.

Topics: Connections, Lines, Lasts

I'll be damned if I apologize for the choices I've made. They were hard decisions, but I had good reasons for making them.

source: - Christine Feehan (2005). “Oceans of Fire”, p.123, Penguin

Topics: Choices, Decision, Apologizing, Hard Decision

We never can just stop time. Or take moments back. Life doesn't work that way, does it?

source: - Christine Feehan (2010). “Sea Storm”, p.175, Penguin

Topics: Doe, Way, Moments, Stop Time

Joley likes to be scared, and she can't watch them alone." "I don't know how you can make that sound perfectly logical.

source: - Christine Feehan (2012). “Christine Feehan's Drake Sisters Series: Five Novels and a Novella”, p.1262, Penguin

Topics: Sound, Watches, Likes

I'm an observer. I read about life. I research life. I find a corner in a room and melt into it. I can become invisible. It's an art, and I am a wonderful practitioner.

source: - Christine Feehan (2003). “The Twilight Before Christmas: A Novel”, p.36, Simon and Schuster

Topics: Art, Research, Rooms

Jonas. Their rock. Shattered into so many shards. Holding himself together through the sheer force of will.

Topics: Rocks, Together, Force Of Will

The house is made up of the spirits of our ancestors. Did you think they would lie idly by while we were under attack?" 'Cuz, yeah, didn't everybody's ancestors rise up and destroy enemies.

source: - Christine Feehan (2012). “Christine Feehan's Drake Sisters Series: Five Novels and a Novella”, p.1245, Penguin

Topics: Lying, Thinking, House

Do you have a camera?" Jackson asked. "We could get some pictures and may be take a print or two if we're lucky." Jonas shook his head. "We'd probably get a bunch of ghosts and that would just freak me out.

Topics: Two, Cameras, Lucky

Do you suppose we can take that as evidence? We could cut out the sections." Jonas snorted, "You can try taking a saw to that house, but personally, I'm not about to get anywhere near it with anything resembling a weapon.

Topics: Cutting, House, Trying

Today's my wedding day, Mom," he said softly aloud. "I'm marrying the woman I always told you I would someday.

Topics: Mom, Wedding Day, Today

You're insane, but you're my kind of man.

Topics: Men, Insane, Kind

On the other hand, she never looked as -big- as she did at that moment. "What?" Rose demanded, glaring up at him. The warning signal flashed bright red in Kane's head. Telling a woman she was as big as a beach ball wouldn't win any points. How did one describe how she looked? A basketball? Volleyball? He studied her furious little face. Yeah. He was in big trouble no matter what he said. Description was out of the question. He needed diplomacy, something that flew out of the window when he was near her and she said the words like contractions.

Topics: Basketball, Volleyball, Beach, Contractions

My heart is very much alive and in your hands. Do your best not to destroy it. You are very lucky it isn't it my hands... The only thing I know to do with hearts is incinerate them! Ouch!

Topics: Heart, Hands, Lucky, Ouch

I am not going to say you are right because I could not take it if you smirked." "I do not smirk," Vikirnoff claimed. "Yes, you do. And I detest that after all these centuries, you are making sense. Frankly, its scary." "It is only that you are not making sense sunce you acquired a lifemate. I hope that does not happen to all men. It would be a shame." "Your sense of humor is not improving," Nicolae pointed out dryly. "I do not have a sense of humor." Vikirnoff answered. "I had not noticed," Nicolae teased.

Topics: Men, Scary, Doe

His energy is very malevolent. Don't get sick or I'll start asking you if the baby is all right in front of him.

source: - Christine Feehan (2004). “Mind Game”, p.123, Penguin

Topics: Baby, Sick, Energy

As a child he had grown up without a mother or even a grandmother. He had never really explored emotional relationships or marriage. He'd never been given advice on the matter. The closest he'd really come to seeing a relationship was watching Ryland Miller pursue Lily. The man had lost his mind. Nicholas had a feeling he'd joined the ranks of en losing their mind over women.

Topics: Mother, Children, Men, Emotional Relationship

You aren't worried are you?" "Why should I be worried? It's just another day in the neighborhood. You know - bombs, fires, people shooting at you. Why should I be worried? Especially since we could be clothes shopping or boarding a plane. I'm not in the least worried." "Hmmm," he mused allowed. "I read about this in the relationship manual. It's called womanly sarcasm and usually means a man is in deep trouble.

source: - Christine Feehan (2004). “Mind Game”, p.268, Penguin

Topics: Mean, Sarcasm, Men, Hmmm, Clothes Shopping

Are you going to win every argument?" He was pretty certain he'd asked her that once before. May be twice. "Only the important ones.

Topics: Winning, Important, May

The real knife to a man's heart was his woman's tears.

source: - Christine Feehan (2011). “Savage Nature”, p.138, Penguin

Topics: Real, Heart, Men

Listen, Sebastian," he whispered. "That beautiful sound belongs to us for the rest for our lives. That's your mother. She's sunshine. No matter what happens in our lives, we have that.

source: - Christine Feehan (2010). “Ruthless Game”, p.203, Penguin

Topics: Beautiful, Mother, Sunshine

One thing about Kane - he never did anything by halves.

source: - Christine Feehan (2010). “Ruthless Game”, p.289, Penguin

Topics: Half, One Thing

But I'm not any better at relationships than you are. We'll find our way together, even if we're fumbling around in the dark for a while.

source: - Christine Feehan (2007). “Deadly Game”, p.307, Penguin

Topics: Dark, Together, Way

She was temptation wrapped in casual elegance.

source: - Christine Feehan (2012). “Christine Feehan's Drake Sisters Series: Five Novels and a Novella”, p.1320, Penguin

Topics: Temptation, Elegance, Casual

Sebastian it is. You can tell me what a patron saint is later, since I have no knowledge of such things. Sebastian Kane. "Sebastian Kane Cannon. You're going to marry me and use my last name, right?" "Is that supposed to be a proposal?

source: - Christine Feehan (2010). “Ruthless Game”, p.108, Penguin

Topics: Names, Saint, Use

We have to actually choose a name," Kane murmured above her head. "We can't keep calling him 'baby.' When he's fifteen he might resent it.

source: - Christine Feehan (2010). “Ruthless Game”, p.107, Penguin

Topics: Baby, Names, Calling

Of course I can do this. I'm pregnant, not brain-damaged. My condition doesn't change my personality.

source: - Christine Feehan (2012). “Christine Feehan Ghostwalkers Novels 6-9”, p.1230, Penguin

Topics: Funny, Uplifting, Pregnancy, I Can Do This

The men gasped at Nicholas. "That's the most I've heard him say in three years." Sam said. He turned to the others. "You ever hear him talk that much?" "I wasn't sure he could talk," Tucker Addison replied straight-faced. "He talks," Dahlia said defensively. "Begging your pardon, ma'am, but he's just plain anti-social," Sam pointed out, "Always had been, always will be.

Topics: Men, Years, Three, Dahlias, Anti Social

Cute? You think he's cute? What's cute about him? ... Well, yes. He's got that smile, that really bad boy smile, and a great backside. On page eighty of the relationship manual, it clearly states, you cannot look at another man's backside, especially if you think it's great.

source: - Christine Feehan (2004). “Mind Game”, p.245, Penguin

Topics: Cute, Boys, Men, Backsides

(After Nicholas tells Dahlia that he loves her) "...Just don't break my heart my heart, Dahlia. I've never handed it over to anyone before." She placed both hands over his. "I've never had anyone's heart. I don't know the first thing about keeping hearts. You're taking a terrible risk." "That's what I do best." ... "Are you feeling relaxed now?" ... "I was until you started throwing around the L-word. That's enough to scare anyone.

Topics: Heart, Hands, Feelings, Dahlias

Do you think anything else can go wrong tonight?" Kaden turned to look at Nicholas coming up behind her and nodded. "Yes ma'am. I'd say all kinds of things could go wrong.

Topics: Thinking, Looks, Tonight

Nicholas wanted to believe in fairy tales. She'd read her share, hoping for miracles, but in the end, there was no hundred acre wood to play in with her little stuffed animals. There was pain and crushing disillusionment and betrayal.

Topics: Crush, Pain, Betrayal, Stuffed Animal

I don't suppose you cook?" Tucker inquired hopefully. "Did you think because she can start fires she'd be great with a grill? Gator asked.

source: - Christine Feehan (2004). “Mind Game”, p.248, Penguin

Topics: Thinking, Fire, Gators