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Life's too short to pretend and play games like that. I want to spend my time hanging out with people who make me feel good about myself. People who make me happy.

Gena Showalter

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Gena Showalter
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
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There was a pause, static, a muttered Give me that, by an indignant female. Then the normally quiet reserved Ashlyn was demanding, Did you just drunk dial my husband? Yes, ma'am, Strider said, and the other two finally burst into laughter.
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I’m not trying to—What do teenagers say nowadays?” he asked my grandmother.“Get all up in her biznez,” Nana said.Without cracking a smile.“That’s right,” he replied. “We’re not trying to get all up in your biznez, Ali.
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Humans had a saying. Mess with the bull and get the horns. Well, Harpies had a saying, too. Mess with a Harpy and die.
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Leap out the window, my inner Tigress cried. You aren't ready to face such a powerful Tiger. I frowned. I thought a true Tigress never backed down from a fight. Don't you know anything? When she's in heat, she avoids everything male. Now run!
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Their mother had always stressed the importance of taking care of yourself first, your family second and everyone else not at all.. darkest surrender
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You are mine, woman, and I am yours. Until you, my life was desolate. I existed, but I didn't truly live. Now I live, even in my death.
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People stared. Maybe because they were giants compared to everyone else, both in height and muscle mass. Maybe because of the telltale bulge of weapons at their waist. Or maybe because William opened a bag of Doritos and ate while he shopped. Hard to tell.
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Demon?” Gwen gasped out. Her back jerked ramrod-straight, and her face leeched of color. “Did you just say demon?” Oh, uh…did I say that?” Strider once again glanced around the plane helplessly. “No, no. I think I said seaman.
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I'd stood my ground against him. I wasn't going to jump when he said jump. I was more likely to give him the finger.
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I am so glad we met at an undisclosed location over the summer.
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You keep running and one day when you stop running your going to fall, and I'm going to be there to catch you.
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If all we've got to look forward to is disloyalty and treachery, why do we even make friends? Again, human nature. Hoping for the best is what drives us.
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That's because I'm made of awesome. And dipped in awesome. And sprinkled with awesome. Gods, I love the taste of awesome.
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Why did the warrior cross the road? [Koldo] That’s easy. To kill the guy on the other side. [Nicola] A bud of amusement had her smiling. Knock, knock. [Koldo] Who’s there? [Nicola] Donut. Donut who? Donut run from me, puny girl.
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You know, you’re pretty when you smile,” she said, patting the side of his cheek. “Fierce, woman. I am fierce.” “If you say so.
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Sighing, she shut the book with a snap. “All right. You need to vent, so I’ll listen to you vent. But do it quickly, because Rydstorm was about to plunder Sabine with his thick, hard—
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This means nothing,” she said. “Less than nothing,” he lied. “I’ll hate myself later.” “I hate myself now.
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Once I learned, I went online and ordered every romance novel I could find. They're fairy tales for grown-ups.
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Is it sad that my first thought happened to be: Thank God I'm off the treadmill.
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I'm not mad, though, Kat said. You lied to me, and I lied to you. We're even. Finally he lost the grin. When did you lie? She gave him a Sweet'N Low smile, as if his amusement had been poured into her. Every time we messed around. I didn't actually enjoy myself, if you know what I mean.
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