{"author":"Mari Mancusi","author_id":"Mari+Mancusi","total_quotes":30,"quotes":[{"text":"Hi, you've reached Caitlin! I'm either on the other line or I'm purposely ignoring you. Or maybe Mrs. Mitchell confiscated my phone for texting in class again... Leave a message and if I deem you worthy, or at least hot, I'll call you back. Mwah!","author":"Mari Mancusi","tags":["dragons","friendship","humor","mari-mancusi","nice-voicemail","scorched","voicemail"],"id":20168,"author_id":"Mari+Mancusi"},{"text":"Where have you been?' I asked weakly. A few minutes ago I would have rather died than questioned him. Let him know I care. But I'm too sick to be strong, kick ass Rayne at the moment.'Vegas' he says.I raise an eyebrows. 'Uh, okay. Win anything?' I can't believe he was off gambling as I lay dying. I mean, I know poker is hot and all, but couldn't he have waited a couple of days for that straight flush?'I got what I went for, if that's what you mean.'What, a lap dance?'He chuckes. 'Even sick, you're still funny, Rayne.","author":"Mari Mancusi","tags":["blood-coven","dying","jareth","rayne","vegas"],"id":24724,"author_id":"Mari+Mancusi"},{"text":"I can barely breathe. I feel like I’m going to explode. Jake Wilder is kissing me. French-kissing me. Is he even supposed to be French-kissing me for the play? I thought… Oh, who cares if he’s supposed to or not. He is, that’s all that matters.","author":"Mari Mancusi","tags":["paranormal-romance","vampiric-romance","ya"],"id":48051,"author_id":"Mari+Mancusi"},{"text":"I’d so rather be a living snack than dead meat.","author":"Mari Mancusi","tags":["paranormal-ya-romance","vampires"],"id":51194,"author_id":"Mari+Mancusi"},{"text":"Holy fu-' he starts then catches himself.'Yes,this tithe will be most pleasing to her Goodness.' Me and Magnus exchange amused glances.","author":"Mari Mancusi","tags":["humor","paranormal","romance"],"id":70651,"author_id":"Mari+Mancusi"},{"text":"And then he kisses me. Yes, the beautiful vampire, the dark general, the one who never gets close to anyone, leans in and presses his lips against mine. This kiss is soft. Gentle. Light. Like a butterfly’s wing whisking my lips.","author":"Mari Mancusi","tags":["blood-coven","paranormal-romance","urban-fantasy","vampires","vampiric","ya"],"id":82989,"author_id":"Mari+Mancusi"},{"text":"They should install elevators in this place. What if they turned a handicapped person into a vampire? Talk about your discrimination lawsuit waiting to happen.","author":"Mari Mancusi","tags":["paranormal-romance","vampire-romance-series","ya"],"id":88320,"author_id":"Mari+Mancusi"},{"text":"I was dying, I realized vaguely. There was no getting out of that. The vampire author would be drained dry by a vampire. It was almost a poetic way to go.","author":"Mari Mancusi","tags":["paranormal-urban-fantasy-romance","vampire-","vampires"],"id":102771,"author_id":"Mari+Mancusi"},{"text":"Curiouser and curiouser, as Alice in Wonderland would say….","author":"Mari Mancusi","tags":["paranormal","romance","urban-fantasy","vampires","ya"],"id":117941,"author_id":"Mari+Mancusi"},{"text":"...I think I might die if I don't kiss you right now. A real-life kiss.","author":"Mari Mancusi","tags":["chad","cute","gamer-girl","kissing","love","maddy","mari-mancusi","romance"],"id":126349,"author_id":"Mari+Mancusi"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":30,"pages":3,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}