“Nerd alert!” I tease, pointing a finger at myself, “I just bought a new book, and I’ve been waiting for it to release for nine months – nine! That’s a damn eternity in romance novel years. You’re lucky I dragged myself off the couch.”

“She's not perfect. I'm not perfect. But together, we're imperfectly perfect for each other.”

“Son of a b***h. She was blackmailing him. He had to hand it to her, she was clever.
“How about one interview?”
“How about you get rid of what’s-her-name without my help?” Kelly replied sweetly.
“Fine,” he gritted out. “But you’d better make this good.”
“Kayla isn’t the only actress in the family.” She reached up and patted his cheek with her key card. “I’ve dabbled in the performing arts myself. I played Kate in Taming of the Shrew when I was in college.”
“I can’t think of a better part for you,” he snapped. “Let’s get this over with.”

“He turned to shut and lock the door, then came close, his gaze touching her features. “I missed you, Holly.”
Her heart caught painfully. The poor organ seemed to be getting quite the workout lately.”

Jaime came out swinging. He began with the argument that had brought an objection in his opening statement.
“It may be a kid’s game, but it is played by adults who are armed with a potentially deadly weapon. I ask you to listen to the judge’s description of the definition of a deadly weapon because you have the right to draw a conclusion that by using a deadly weapon, the defendant Charles’ purpose was to cause serious bodily injury resulting in death. Pass the ball around again and imagine the impact that would cause at 95mph at just 60 feet away, and you will have no question in your minds that it qualifies as a deadly weapon
Jaime Brooks, lead prosecutor, in his summation to the jury