She had never felt more alive than when she lay dying in Han Alister's arms.

Which is a sad thing when you're only seventeen.

He expects nothing, she thought, because he's never had anything. And nothing was expected of him. He was free in a way she never would be.

Just tell me you don't love me, and I'll let the matter drop." "What?" "What I said. Just say, 'Rai, I don't love you and I never will'. It's that simple." "Raisa, this is getting us nowhere." "Say it!

Just remember who you are... The world will try to change you into someone else. Don't let them. That's the best advice anyone can give you.

They were like two pieces of a failed star, drawn together by a shared history and a memory of illicit kisses.

My tagline is ‘Less sex, more romance, lower body count.’