Quotes from Brenda Hiatt

Books were so much easier to relate to than people.

Kindness isn't so difficult, when the object is worthy.

Man, can you two even tell the rest of the world exists when you look at each other like that?" With an effort, I made myself focus on her, and on her words. "What? I mean, um, no, we didn't fight. And . . . no. At least, I can't.

So, you want to see the house?" he asked, standing up. "Sure. Any cool futuristic gizmos you can show me? Food replicators or a holodeck or something?" "Funny. It's not Star Trek.

She still doesn't trust my motives?" He was grinning now.

English was the only class I felt like I might be able to keep up with him, since I'd always been a big reader. Books were so much easier to relate to than people.

Guess you can take the girl off the Earth but you can't take the Earth out of the girl. Not completely, anyway.

I never would have believed a guy—any guy—could affect me like this.

Don't lose sight of the goal

I was in love. That truth hit me with a flash of light—then an audible boom. And some distant rumbling. Oh. It was just a thunderstorm.

target cringing abjectly

Extraterrestrial origin

a thought intruded itself into my brain, unmistakably from without. From the device. From the Grentl. "WE ARE COMING.

Wellington, Jack had never cared about pleasing anyone but himself. Lord Geoffrey, his spendthrift, gamester father and Lord Foxhaven's second son, had died when Jack was but eight. Two years later, his mother married Sir Findlay Branch, a wealthy, stuffy baronet whose apparent mission in life was to eradicate Lord Geoffrey's

Are you all right?" Nessa asked in some concern. "Perfectly," he said as soon as he could safely do so. "I simply find your candor refreshing." She looked rather confused. "I hope not to choke you with it. Is this our box?

soon. They reached Hardwyck Hall

this is Jewel, Indiana. Nothing ever happens here." Not strictly true, since I had almost been killed here just last month,

I was in love.

THE MIDDLE OF nowhere just got a lot more interesting!

Whether he was really a Martian or really crazy barely even mattered. He was still incredible. And I was head over heels in love with him.

admiration —and surprise. It was nearly unheard of for a woman to hold property, he knew, even a woman of her rank and independence. "And you feel

Brie then thanked him warmly, allowing her momentary indignation to be soothed by this apology.

I admitted, still drinking in his eyes, his amazing face. I never seemed to get enough of that.

Fuil an thiarna, foaru. Finné anois tabhair ar fad saol rioga. Tastail ionachta go deo.