"He stood straight then, moving to stand directly in front of me as he dropped low and bowed dramatically. "Your Majesty."
- Kimberly Derting
"I miss the smell of him. I miss his lips and his strong arms. I miss him."
"But I knew something that Elena hadn't. That the measure of a true queen didn't lie in her magic. It had more to do with who she was, and what she was willing to give of herself, than it did with the ..."
"The sounds she heard bouncing off the walls around her were those of defeat."