"First rule of a pirate's mate, keep yer eye on yer destination, not yer doom."

"For the record, I took her hand and held it up. These are the only hands I want on me."

"A shard of glass cut my belly as I slid into the battered SUV, but I managed to keep the family jewels intact. I'd be counting every small victory tonight."

"Scars and a thrill seeker. Gods help her."

"The Order of the Titans had agreed with his assessment. This generation, the Order would be successful where previous generations had failed, because this time they would steal mankind's inspiration. They would kill the muses for the greater good.... For the good of mankind."

"She covered his hand with hers over her abdomen. His was so much bigger than hers and had probably fired guns, rifles, and god knew what else, but right here, right now, his tenderness broke down her will as sure as any grenade."

"This zipper only comes down for you."

"He finally had a reason to live, just in time to die."

"You're not in this alone anymore. I'm not going anywhere, and if you'll let me, I've got broad shoulders for you to lean on whenever you need me."

"I should've let her walk right out the door, but something about Nadya made it tough for me to be the asshole I wanted to be."

"The wolf demands her mate. But the woman loathes the man."

"Foreboding, and an all too familiar lack of control, roiled in my gut. My opponent might be hungry for a win, but I was famished. Something in my life would be a victory. Sorry Shark, I wasn't going down tonight. No chance. - Jason Ayers."

"The cut under his eye and the split skin on his lower lip only enhanced his profile. He didn't look defeated. He looked like a fighter. A champion."

"He'd given up his mortality, his soul, for this moment, this second chance, and if she fell in love with him again, he needed to know it was real."

"She'd die before she let that demon touch her again. But maybe that was his plan all along."

"I put what was left of the ice cube into my mouth. Her lips parted, watching my every move. I didn't hesitate, diving back in to feed on my mate, my tongue cooling the fire and heating her desire all at once."

"If we're not naked soon, I'm going to lose my fucking mind."

"A week ago, he would've sank his fangs into her flesh without a second thought. But now? Muriah had lured him into her world, into her reality, not as a god, but as a partner, a man."

"My thousands-of-years-old virgin."

"My father's corporation, the Nero Organization, supplied assassins for hire. Killing was our business, and business had been good for years."

"I have never, since the dawn of mankind, been adorable."

"You should've mentioned you were bringing a beautiful woman. I would've combed my hair."

"Do they send all of you jaguars through some elitist asshole training course?"

"You're a good man, Hunter."

"I'm the king of bad ideas."

"No room in my world for drama, and the last thing I needed was more death. This beautiful woman would bring me both."

"She haunts my dreams.Shadows of the past.Ripping my heart down the seams.No one to blame but me.I'm a lone wolf now, but I still stare up at the moon, Call her name and wonder if she's looking too."

"Love and hate aren't as far apart as you think."

"Solving crimes is like following a spider web. Everything is connected in some way. It's just figuring out where things intersect so I can find the spider in the middle."

"Flirting and foreplay came easy to Erica. Before she'd turned twenty, Erato awakened inside her. Erato was the Greek Muse of Lyrics and Erotic Poetry. She had a gift for inspiring passion."

"You've got an empire to run, I'm just your arm candy."

"A single doctor, with the body of a Greek god, sat across from me at a candlelit table, and all I could think about was a greasy-fingered motorcycle mechanic.I refrained from smacking my own forehead."

"Are all firefighters as hot as you?"

"Trying to second-guess Tegan was like trying to track a tornado. A tornado he had no business chasing."

"She smiled, and his dead heart warmed. One smile would never be enough."

"He twisted the heavy gold ring around his finger. It had been in his family for generations, passed down to each eldest child along with the family mission of once again ushering in the Golden Age of Man. His great-great-grandfather had been the first of their Order to make physical progress toward the ultimate goal: to free the powerful prisoners from the center of the Earth."

"This time, I wanted to enjoy the passion that burned between us until we were both about to combust."

"Every generation, the nine daughters of Zeus are reborn, and with their rebirth are also nine Guardians. They will be marked by the gods, and given gifts to protect his treasure. Their abilities will only be unlocked when they find their muse."

"When you can inspire a muse, you've got it going on."

"He'd watched the world change around him, civilizations rise and fall, and although he could have anything, anyone, he wanted her."

"He took her hand. If it were in my power, I would take you to that place from your movie, over the rainbow where dreams come true. But all I can offer is myself, and I'm not going anywhere."

"I'm a pretty patient guy when it's something worth waiting for."

"She tasted like run, root beer, and something wild he couldn't place, but it didn't matter. He wanted more. Craved it."

"The nine Greek Muses, awakened again for this generation of man and meant to inspire mankind forward in the sciences and the arts."

"We weren't allies, but not being enemies was close enough for me."

"If you simply write him off as the god of sacrifice and nothing more, then you are way off the mark. He's got more courage, integrity, and heart than anyone I've ever met."

"Make me howl, make me scream,Things are never what they seem.Lay me out, end the pain,Now I'll never be the same.Deep inside, there I cry,Yet you still just pass me by.Can't you see, this is me,And I'm Howling! I'm Howling! I'm Howling!"

"I am many things. Stupid is not one of them. Your wrath is impressive for a mortal."

"You make me want to be."

"The vortex. You can see the entire galaxy up there. More stars than you ever knew existed."