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1 " Dearest Annie, Roses are red. Violets are blue. I’m using my hand But I’m thinking of you. - Ronan P.S. Just to clarify, I’m using my hand to write this note…get your mind out of the gutter. "
― L.H. Cosway , The Hooker and the Hermit (Rugby, #1)
2 " You’re virtually unknown over in the States. This could be the thing that helps you crack America. I can just see it now, a picture of you reclining in a pair of tighty whiteys advertising for Calvin Klein on the side of a skyscraper.”“Fuck, man. Are you a psychic? How did you know that’s my one true dream? "
3 " The man was more highly strung than Margaret Thatcher on the rag, God rest her. "
4 " I’d practically groped her under the guise of helping her get out a stain, but still, she looked like she found me about as appealing as second-hand underpants. "
5 " I might have been a little mesmerized for a moment as I took in the sight of her shapely backside. It was incredible. I just wanted to spank it and bite it and worship it and completely fucking defile it. "
6 " The protector inside me was frowning while the predator soaked up her discomfort with glee. "
7 " I loved begging him, following his rules. I loved the freedom I found in complete capitulation. "
8 " Eggs: Could go to my grave quite happily without ever seeing another one. "
9 " I wanted to high-five the fuck out of myself then do a victory dance. But I didn’t, because, you know, manly. "
10 " That’s right, I’m a reclusive pervert, and I make no apologies for it. And, giving the matter some thought, a reclusive pervert is much preferable to an extroverted pervert. "
11 " He had a great laugh, a sexy laugh. My laugh was the mating call of the Yeti. "
12 " Family isn’t always the one you’re born into. Sometimes it’s about people who get into your blood, inside your heart, and under your skin all on their own. "
13 " she looked like she found me about as appealing as second-hand underpants "
― Penny Reid , The Hooker and the Hermit (Rugby, #1)
14 " Bollocks, bitches, and Battlestar Galactica, "
15 " I feel like I could lose myself and find myself in you, "
16 " Annie….” “I know; I remember. I’m supposed to dab, not rub.” I recalled his words from our first meeting. “Annie….” “Am I rubbing?” “No…but, God, I wish you would. "
17 " OMG. WTF? BBQ! "
18 " Maybe I would get a ferret. A cat just felt too benign. My kind of crazy deserved an ambiguously cute rodent with a penchant for biting. "
19 " She said seals sexually assault penguins and deserved to be clubbed. That woman is nuttier than a Snickers bar. "
20 " Bollocks, bitches, and Battlestar Galactica,” I mumbled. I have a bad habit of mumbling curse words when I’m aggravated; honestly, I think I might have a mild case of Tourette’s. To soften the string of foul language and make me feel like less of a freak, I try to throw in a pop culture reference at the end. It usually works, but not today. "