The Saucy Wenches Book Club

"I was in the X sections, in solitary confinement for 12 years (without trial), but still my brain seems to be OK," he laughed. "But there I was on one side, and a prison guard on the other. He, too, was a prisoner, sitting alone in a small yard. After all, he was human, and he wanted company too. So we would talk, and when he made coffee, I had coffee too. Life puts us in strange positions, but in the end we have to live together." Source. The General's Son by Miko Peled.

Rhage raised his hand. "Pastor Ass-hat, I have a question."  "Yes, my son, you ARE going to hell." Lassiter made the sign of the cross and then looked around.   ― J.R. Ward , The King

I’ll never forget the day I first saw Sam Heughan. The story is that a Starz intern prematurely tweeted the news Sam had been cast as Jamie Fraser, and I just happened to be online. I watched his showreel , posted by an attentive fan site. And at 1 minute, 44 seconds into my agonized chorus of OMG, NOOOOOOOOOOO s—because his early roles and promo shots were decidedly un-rugged—I suddenly saw the passion and intensity of Jamie Fraser peering from the fierce, dirt-streaked face of a flying ace. Sam Heughan then Jamie Fraser now That was the moment when I first believed the seemingly Herculean task of bringing Outlander to the screen might be possible. Me, a devoted fan of the Outlander books, who had thought no one could ever play Jamie Fraser. And then the crazy began. I’m here to fangirl about watching the Outlander tv show come to life today. The creative team, the fandom, and the whole transformative, helluvaride phenomenon. Because it has been a singular expe...

“Dragon kind was no less cruel than mankind. The Dragon, at least, acted from bestial need rather than bestial greed.” Dragonflight , Anne McCaffrey

As a historian, I have learned that, in fact, not everyone who reaches back into history can survive it. And it is not only reaching back that endangers us; sometimes history itself reaches inexorably forward for us with its shadowy claws. ~ The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

Favorite Chicagoland Vampires Quotes: Part Deux by: Zee the Terrible and Barbara Bones Collage by the amazing Olga Daniels   Since last we shared our favorite quotes from the highly quotable Chicagoland Vampires series, there have been three books released, with another due this Tuesday. And with all that text there are many more quotes that we fell in love with, so we decided it was time for another round of the torture that is narrowing down the word magic that Chloe Neill weaves, so choose our favorite quote from each. So, follow us through the jump as we pick some amazing quotes from House Rules , Biting Bad , and Wild Things . With some non-spoilery treats from the forthcoming Blood Games as well. Warning: There will be spoilers through Wild Things ! Proceed at your own risk.

“When I was three-and-twenty, I didna understand how it was that to look at a woman could turn my bones to water, yet make me feel I could bend steel in my hands. When I was five-and-twenty, I didna understand how I could want both to cherish a woman and ravish her, all at once.” “A woman?” I asked, and got what I wanted—the curl of his mouth and a glance that went through my heart. “One woman,” he said. He took the hand I laid on his knee, and held it tightly, as though afraid I might snatch it back. “Just one,” he repeated, his voice husky. It was quiet in the barn, but the boards creaked and settled in the cold. I moved a little on the bench, scooting toward him. Just a little. Moonlight streamed through the wide-open door, glowing dimly off the piled hay. “And that,” he said, squeezing my fingers tighter, “is what I dinna ken now. I love you, a nighean donn . I have loved ye from the moment I saw ye, I will love ye ’til time itself is done, and so long as you are by my s...