Katherine McIntyre Quotes & Sayings

Being inside this cottage, with dark wooden walls and hand-carved furniture like my own home, cast a darkened stain onto my heart. — Katherine McIntyre

The peach siding created a gorgeous contrast to the stucco walls and the dark-brown roof tiles - a fairytale house in a fairytale suburban neighborhood. She rolled her eyes. Too bad life had been anything but. — Katherine McIntyre

The sharp light of the stars and moon sliced away her misconceptions and pared down their layers until the feelings that had always existed between them lay bare. — Katherine McIntyre

Call me babe again, and I'll slit your throat," she said, the sweetness in her voice a direct contradiction to the daggers she gave him. — Katherine McIntyre

Flirt with the old ladies and you'll be fine," I muttered, shoving my stuff into the cubby.

He hung his green hoodie on the hooks right beside me. "Is that how you get by?"

"Doesn't work on the old ladies for me, but the old men on the other hand?" I paused and glanced at my nails. "Yeah, doesn't work on them either. — Katherine McIntyre

He knew too well the sting of loneliness and how over time it stole you away, piece by piece, until a mere shell remained. — Katherine McIntyre

From the way his face lit with curiosity to the slight tilt of his jaw, even the lingering scent of brine and breeze gave him away. — Katherine McIntyre

He leveled his gaze on her - the intensity there whispering promises she couldn't fathom - and she shivered. — Katherine McIntyre

Overhead the sliver of a moon barely illuminated anything and shadows slunk on every corner. — Katherine McIntyre

We deal with so many nightmares on a regular basis. When I'm watching a horror movie, there's a pattern, a sense of control in them. I'm just an observer, not having to deal with any of the repercussions. It's a nice dream to think monsters play by the rules, that they've got a pattern you can unlock and follow. Real life's messy, and the chaos leaves you devastated in the wake. — Katherine McIntyre

He'd fallen in the trap before of believing she had the cold soul of an ice queen, but moments like these, it seemed more like she'd been encased a long time ago and couldn't break free. — Katherine McIntyre

Everyone's searching for someone to end the pain of loneliness. Even the darkest of souls wants a shot at redemption. — Katherine McIntyre

Ignore the reek of feces in the air, the bloodstains on the ground, and you have yourself a glorious night. — Katherine McIntyre

She glanced outside at the sky, filled with clouds and smog. All the pollution, all that hell - even the stars didn't stand a chance. — Katherine McIntyre

Mom used to tell us stories of these bogeymen when we were kids, and Lizzy would crawl into my bed so she could fall asleep. Stories of the monsters who forced us underground, and when the force field faltered, would snatch us from our homes. — Katherine McIntyre

Despite the way she rallied, the haunted look in her eyes was enough to break him, as lost and lonely as an abandoned child's. — Katherine McIntyre

Since her time in the necromancer's clutches, she was still recovering lost memories from the quicksand of her mind. They'd drop like nuclear bombs, freezing her at the worst time as visuals which should've stayed forever buried bubbled to the surface. — Katherine McIntyre

Gripping his hand, she shook. "The name's Neve, not damsel in distress. — Katherine McIntyre

The cherries on the ends of our cigarettes burned a bright orange against the surrounding shadows, like the stirring of embers, waiting for the phoenix to rise. — Katherine McIntyre

Because if I fell any deeper for the way his eyes crinkled with his smile or his habit of tapping on his nose to emphasize a point, my ship would be sunk. — Katherine McIntyre

So this is how the merchant ship won't follow us," I mumbled, "They aren't insane enough to join the party. — Katherine McIntyre

She'd sworn she wouldn't end up like her little brother, but loneliness didn't arrive with flashing bulbs and a warning label. The descent was as simple and complex as a faked smile, white lies about being "okay," and the nod and acceptance as her own peers didn't delve deeper, shutting the coffin lid for her. — Katherine McIntyre

A chill swept through the air, the sort of graveyard kiss promising bad news to follow. — Katherine McIntyre

No monster would hold the hurt I see in your eyes or carry the guilt you do every day. — Katherine McIntyre

She was the type who chased, who danced into your life like a spring storm, and left you battered and quaking in the wake. — Katherine McIntyre

Save the sugar for some other girl. This one's had it up to here with people in general. — Katherine McIntyre

The doubts ached in my bones like the deadening crawl of an icy night, and my gun trembled from my unsteady arm. — Katherine McIntyre

The tides rolled up to crash against the shore while we sat feet from one another with the remnants of all we'd left unsaid driving us apart. — Katherine McIntyre

The night had darkened to the murky sort where the air hung like descending clouds and the overhead branches made the liquid darkness even more impenetrable. — Katherine McIntyre

Every flutter in her chest when he sat beside her, every flush to her cheeks after a compliment, and every longer-than-average embrace would end tonight. — Katherine McIntyre

If anyone loved danger, Jev Brennan did. — Katherine McIntyre

This one sank deep into her marrow and made her heart soar like the shuttles piercing the stratosphere. — Katherine McIntyre

When honor and glory get your squad killed and your brothers-in-arms shoved under the rug, you stop believing in the terms. — Katherine McIntyre

What I wouldn't give for a little old smuggling job. — Katherine McIntyre

Despite the cold chill, she burned inside with a hunger she didn't want to dismiss. Not tonight. — Katherine McIntyre

Once upon a time, he might've chased her and tumbled her in the sheets with the promise of more in the future. — Katherine McIntyre

Why don't we keep that secret? Hunters will lose their reputations if we're seen saving puppies and painting flowers. — Katherine McIntyre

As the sky faded to night, her anger dissipated - but not in a healing way, just dulled, like forged iron sizzling in a cold pail of water. — Katherine McIntyre

We'd never talked about his parents, like he was some underwater Peter Pan. — Katherine McIntyre

Electricity sparked between them at the touch, and she savored the way he made her yearn. How the crush of their lips together inspired revelations. — Katherine McIntyre

The jury's still out on your level of intellect. After all, you signed up with Evil Incorporated in the first place. — Katherine McIntyre

Shards flew everywhere, slicing her hands, her forearm, and cascading to the floor like snow glistening on a winter morning. — Katherine McIntyre

His heat warmed her, even as her insides turned to ice. — Katherine McIntyre

Hair-braiding salons and mystic shops littered the block, but she didn't need a psychic to predict her cards read "royally screwed. — Katherine McIntyre

Are you telling me Kara Orris is afraid of rain?" Hunter's grin twisted into a smirk as his eyes lit up, relishing his new discovery with absolute delight. "Why, that's adorable! — Katherine McIntyre

Fine, fine, I'll indulge in this 'socializing' thing you always rave about. — Katherine McIntyre

Truth be told, loneliness had seeped into her bones with the passing of time until it had become her normal way of life. — Katherine McIntyre

Geoff's arm emanated with a solid warmth I longed for after our days aboard S.S.
British-Craphole. — Katherine McIntyre

A sullied green "S" stood out on a graying backdrop that made for a road marker up there. We called it the wasteland. — Katherine McIntyre

Aggression like this demanded slinging the first punch in a bar brawl, firing rounds at a range, or setting a car on fire. — Katherine McIntyre

Luckily, common sense had never been a strong suit of mine and my feet moved
faster than my brain. — Katherine McIntyre

As she'd walked along this street, a million stars stretched across an indigo canvas, holding all the freedom she'd yearned for every night. — Katherine McIntyre

Blonde hair drawn into a no-nonsense bun, her new manicure the deep red of fresh blood, she'd even donned a blouse and slacks for the occasion, something Neve had forgotten Veronica owned. — Katherine McIntyre

He'd never forgotten the sweep of her soft mouth against his, the taste of her sweetness, like strawberries, and the way she fired his insides to life. — Katherine McIntyre

The rest of them looked proper when they did it, but somehow Edward made even this gesture appear like in seconds he'd rip off her corset and do away with her skirt. — Katherine McIntyre

Edwin's creations landed hit or miss on the board and one miss a year ago ended with us heaving overboard for a week. Fortifying meal solutions, my ass. — Katherine McIntyre

Don't worry. I don't plan on making homelessness my career. — Katherine McIntyre

Alanna Carrington, head witch of the Philadelphia Coven, hurtled his way, and with her, trouble was a guarantee. — Katherine McIntyre

Daughters aren't trash you can toss away, Dad. I had to deal with the mess you left. — Katherine McIntyre

Better to leave with good memories than have the last ones be the embarrassing, smoking ruin of what once had been a fantastic friendship. — Katherine McIntyre

What bothered me the most was the hesitation in his voice when he said that - like he was running out of time. — Katherine McIntyre

Like a firework, a person's life flashed brightest right before expiration. — Katherine McIntyre

She would never forget how his soul was lonely as the moon they'd met under, and how, for several brief moments, she'd been able to chase the loneliness away. — Katherine McIntyre

She felt him smile against her neck and bit down, the sensation sending shivers through her. "Bad girl. If you keep doing that, I'll have you stripped and on your back before you can blink. — Katherine McIntyre

Right now Captain Cranky and Commander Hard-Ass weren't tops on his list of people he wanted to be around... — Katherine McIntyre

The last thing I remembered was joining the crew in a rendition of "Take to the Sky," but the rest of the time blurred after I drank absinthe with the Captain. — Katherine McIntyre

Guilt chilled me more than all of this rain combined. — Katherine McIntyre

He looked so frustrated and perfectly serious, and yet here we were talking about his missing seal pelt. — Katherine McIntyre

May as well have ox blood running through those veins," I added, "You're as
stubborn as one. — Katherine McIntyre

Despite the gentlemanly kiss, a ferocity burned behind his gaze promising something primal. — Katherine McIntyre

My hands trembled, so I took a deep drag to calm my frayed nerves. I just wanted to forget that terrible sight, but questions multiplied in my mind as the smoke furled. — Katherine McIntyre

Harsh, bitter laughs exploded from her like shrapnel, and she didn't care who was cut in the process. — Katherine McIntyre

That's me, keeping things bitchy from open to close." I turned around and gave him my customer service smile. — Katherine McIntyre

Because one look into his eyes, and she was drowning in what existed there and didn't want to surface. — Katherine McIntyre

If you're supposed to work with someone, I'd recommend not getting all hot and bothered with them the night before. The word of the day was "tense. — Katherine McIntyre

Sorry, one night stands don't stack up as credentials for tending bar. — Katherine McIntyre

You promoted me for my ruthless stubbornness and dog-headed determination, not my tech savvy. Plus, I'm a damn good shot. — Katherine McIntyre

Despite the sea being wild and the waves rolling away from the shore, the tide always returns. — Katherine McIntyre

He stroked her back and kept a fierce grip on her like she'd fade away into one of the thousands of ghosts in this cemetery. — Katherine McIntyre

A thousand words blossomed to her lips and died there, because no amount of speaking could communicate the depths of how he'd affected her. Of how he'd changed her. — Katherine McIntyre

Wasn't allowed to have pets. I killed my pet cockroach when it crawled into my ear. — Katherine McIntyre

You know, stealing someone's kill is bad form," he complained, cutting through the quiet tension. — Katherine McIntyre

Legendary manners there, Karim," she commented, her voice calm. "Your mother teach you?"

"I was taught the advantage of surprise," he responded as he walked over to her massive desk. — Katherine McIntyre

Beauty was a weapon as well, one Viola enjoyed wielding. — Katherine McIntyre

The shadows along the streets were personal, and, every passing day, they seemed to grow longer and hungrier — Katherine McIntyre

They shot one of ours." The lines deepened around his grey eyes. "I'd waste the whole army for spilling a drop of my crew's blood. — Katherine McIntyre

Horrible sense of humor?" Hunter's eyes twinkled as he engaged in our banter. "Compared to your one-word witticisms, I'm a fountain of entertainment. — Katherine McIntyre

I sent a silent prayer up to the Phoenix to keep her safe a little longer, because I would tear the shifters limb for limb until I got my baby sister back. — Katherine McIntyre

She made him yearn for a future his kind could never have, and a connection he sure as hell didn't deserve. — Katherine McIntyre

The Cottage Diner's homey lights glowed onto black asphalt which just sucked up the beams to spit out more shadows. — Katherine McIntyre

Jev was certain the words "should've known better" would go somewhere on her tombstone, but at the moment her focus shifted to the dozens of angry pixies honed in on her. — Katherine McIntyre

Whatever crimes this man had committed, they weren't as egregious as his inflated self-image. — Katherine McIntyre

Too late; my awkwardness had already made an unforgettable appearance, so, of course, I couldn't be let off the hook. — Katherine McIntyre

Worse, this wasn't the usual online date where she could excuse herself if the guy wasn't her flavor of ice cream. — Katherine McIntyre

She's a poker player's wet dream. Sorry, sweetheart, you can't bluff for anything. — Katherine McIntyre

The choice lay out for me. Stay on land or plunge into the icy depths of the sea.

I always chose the sea. — Katherine McIntyre

My dad had always said to not trust something unless it's taken a tumble in the dirt. He'd meant it for people, and for things. Shiny and new didn't exist for humankind any more. — Katherine McIntyre

You're like an oceanic Lassie." My grin twitched on my face, threatening to tumble over into laughter again. — Katherine McIntyre

He might have perfect form and better swordsmanship, but I had one thing on my
side that stacked the deck in my favor. I was absolutely crazy. — Katherine McIntyre

Perhaps if he stumbled onto a bath and a tailor he could even be considered handsome. — Katherine McIntyre