As promised, here are lines that grabbed me from the last four tales in Another Fine Mess, the ones I didn't get to on the Torquere LJ yesterday.
One thing I loved about this anthology was that the stories are robust tales with interesting characters and imaginative plots, not thinly disguised smut-fests (not that smut fests are bad things, but the theme of this anthology just screamed "plot" to me).
And so, without further ado:
From "The Alpha Bet" by Cassidy Ryan
"Want to rethink that safe word?" Grey asked, arching one expressive eyebrow.
This line brilliantly distills the emotional tenor of both members of this established couple as they discover something unexpected about themselves and each other.
From "Unravel" by Mychael Black
Mister, I’d coat myself in powdered sugar and shove a lollipop up my ass if it would keep you doing that.
This bit of internal dialogue made me grin; it just focuses the character perfectly!
From "A Jolly Good Idea" by Syd McGinley
Hugh’s mother is polite – I may be American and gay and despoiling her one and only son, but I am a guest.
Ryan is so completely a stranger in a strange land; I loved this little epiphany about what he's gotten himself into. The setting and character relationships spin out beautifully from this insight.
And from "Bruised Knuckles and Bars" by Julia Talbot
And wasn't that a sight, Eli with his sweats down, cock bouncing as he ran around the kitchen with a fly swatter.
This established couple is intense and sexy; I appreciated the leavening of this ridiculous, comic moment.
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memorable lines ever to start a book...
'It all starts with a blowjob.'
From Lee's Dragonwalker in AFM.
I don't think we have to go too far for the subtext in this one....lol.