" Gale looked sideways at him, then down at the news sheet. “Still pretending you read?” “I’ll have you know, I am up to volume three of The Maiden Diaries, and Gale… there are certain objects that I simply do not feel should be put up one’s orifices.” “That’s probably true.” “And yet it all turns out so well for those characters.” “It’s just fantasy.” “Yes, but can a shallot—? "
― J.A. Rock , A Case for Christmas (The Lords of Bucknall Club, #2)