{"quotes":[{"text":"Thanks, Ian, but sometimes there’s just nothing you can do.” Her feet moved forward again towards the center of Lacsar Forest.\t“That’s not true, Eena. I can always listen.","author":"Richelle E. Goodrich","tags":["eena","fantasy","harrowbethain-saga","ian","richelle","richelle-goodrich"],"id":4952,"author_id":"Richelle+E.+Goodrich"},{"text":"Don't ever give up. Don't ever give in. Don't ever stop trying. Don't ever sell out. And if you find yourself succumbing to one of the above for a brief moment, pick yourself up, brush yourself off, whisper a prayer, and start where you left off.But never, ever, ever give up.","author":"Richelle E. Goodrich","tags":["commitment","dedication","drive","eena","inspirational","perserverance","persistence","resolve","richelle","richelle-goodrich"],"id":20499,"author_id":"Richelle+E.+Goodrich"},{"text":"Don’t simply exist in this world, but grasp life’s potential by the jacket. Dare it to be all it can. Make life historical—a gripping account of accomplishment. Make life a mystery—a challenging, bold adventure. Make life heartfelt—an enduring, poetic romance. Whatever it is you make of your world, live the fairytale.","author":"Richelle E. Goodrich","tags":["accomplishments","dreams","drive","eena","hope","initiative","inspirational","richelle","richelle-goodrich"],"id":22570,"author_id":"Richelle+E.+Goodrich"},{"text":"Stop tormenting Derian.”“Me?” Edgar gaped at her with a clearly fake look of innocence.“Yes, you.”“And what about you? When will you stop tormenting him?” Edgar moved past the young queen to approach the unmoving captain. He circled the man as though he were checking out a statue on display “I’m not tormenting him; why would you say that?”“You have the poor guy believing you actually intend to marry him.” Edgar stopped to fix the captain’s collar, raising it up high and stiff around his.","author":"Richelle E. Goodrich","tags":["derian","edgarmetheus","eena","fantasy","ian","richelle","richelle-e-goodrich","richelle-goodrich","romance","scifi","the-harrowbethian-saga"],"id":37205,"author_id":"Richelle+E.+Goodrich"},{"text":"Yes, he knew he was falling in love, her way. And the worst part was, as disabling as he found the emotion to be he craved it all the more. To feel this way about a woman was amazing even if it was ‘temporary and fleeting’, as he’d put it. It was a natural high like he’d never felt before. One he couldn’t get enough of.","author":"Richelle E. Goodrich","tags":["derian","eena","love","love-story","richelle","richelle-goodrich"],"id":38727,"author_id":"Richelle+E.+Goodrich"},{"text":"Love is years of devotion, sacrifice, commitment, loyalty, trust, faith, and friendship all wrapped up in one. True love does more than cause your heart to flutter. It upholds your heart when the infatuation no longer makes it flutter.","author":"Richelle E. Goodrich","tags":["derian","devotion","eena","heart","infatuation","love","richelle","richelle-goodrich"],"id":39003,"author_id":"Richelle+E.+Goodrich"},{"text":"Eena worried to Ian in her thoughts. (You’re not going to let him walk away thinking what I think he’s thinking, are you?)(You won't change his mind. The evidence is a little suggestive. You should have just stayed behin.","author":"Richelle E. Goodrich","tags":["adventure","eena","fantasy","fantasy-books","harrowbethian-saga","ian","richelle","richelle-e-goodrich","richelle-goodrich","romance","romance-books","scifi","scifi-books"],"id":47066,"author_id":"Richelle+E.+Goodrich"},{"text":"Tell me you didn’t,” she groaned, knowing it would not be the truth. “Please tell me you didn’t take advantage of these poor people.”\t“I didn’t,” he chirped.\t“Liar.”\tWith an irritated sigh he tried to convince her. “Amora, you’re not seeing things from an immortal perspective. The people who built this temple…”\t“Temple?” she cried, cutting him off. “You forced these people to build you a temple? Why? Because all of a sudden you’re God now?”\tPerturbed by her interruption, he raised a warning finger. “No, no, Amora, not God. But from their viewpoint I may seem a bit…..God-like.”\tShe rolled her eyes in an exaggerated manner.\t“If you would let me finish,” he went on, “these particular individuals had no part in the construction of that monument; it was their ancestors who erected it. And I must say, they did a fine job. My likeness has weathered the centuries quite well.”\t“You’re despicable.”\tHe frowned at the insult. “Nobody was forced to build us a temple, Amora. They chose to do so.”\t“You were that impressive to them, huh?”\t“Apparently.” His eyes twinkled at the memory. He took a few steps toward the distant city, pulling Eena along. “Come on, let’s go have some fun.”\t“No way.” She planted her feet, refusing. Surprisingly it put a stop to him. \t“And why not?”\t“Because your sudden appearance will upset them! No doubt you’ll want to show off with some shockingly grand entrance. I’m not going to take part in a game of deceit.”\t“I’m not deceiving anyone,” Edgar disputed. “I can’t help it if they happen to think I’m perfectly magnificent.”\tHis pompous view of himself earned a nasty look as well as a lecture. “I can’t believe you’re okay with selling people lies that affect the way they live and think! You’re not even close to being a god, Edgar, and yet you allow them to accept you as some sort of deity because of your unusual abilities. For centuries now you’ve abandoned this world and a population who probably looked to you and your lousy sisters for help. It’s all a big, disgusting sham!”\tEdgar pouted like a child. “Fine—spoil all my fun. We’ll go do something else. Something that doesn’t include your poor, fragile, stupid mortals.”\t“They’re not stupid.”\t“They think I’m a god,” he sn.","author":"Richelle E. Goodrich","tags":["amora","edgar","eena","richelle","richelle-e-goodrich","richelle-goodrich","series","the-harrowbethian-saga"],"id":54458,"author_id":"Richelle+E.+Goodrich"},{"text":"I’ll tell you what,” she said, prepared to make a deal. “Let’s see how your ‘diplomacy’ would profit us. If you can give me a decent solution to a pretend situation, I’ll agree to have you accompany me instead of Shanks. Although, I don’t know how wise it is to leave a Viidun captain on the Kemeniroc in your absence.”\tDerian agreed to the test. “Okay, what’s your question?”\tShe thought hard for a moment; her eyes scrunching in concentration, lips pulled down to one side. Then, as a crooked grin spread across her lips, she set up an imagined scenario.\t“Pretend we’re down on the planet with this King Wennergren when he graciously offers to walk us through his cherished garden. While we’re there he begs me to touch his favorite, award-winning flower, hoping my powers will make it thrive and blossom. But for some strange reason it doesn’t respond to me the way plants do on our world. Instead of thriving, the flower withers and dies right before his shocked and furious eyes. Now pretend he’s easily offended and has a horrible temper…”\tDerian cut it. “You have no idea what his temperament is li.","author":"Richelle E. Goodrich","tags":["derian","eena","richelle","richelle-goodrich"],"id":62187,"author_id":"Richelle+E.+Goodrich"},{"text":"When you do fall in love with me, Eena, I don’t want it to be because I gave into your demands, but because your heart gave into its desire to truly be loved.” With an injured frown he uttered goodnight and left the room.\tShe stood alone, chastised and bruised. It seemed right to apologize for her insensitive words, but not now. Not while a room full of people remained out there.","author":"Richelle E. Goodrich","tags":["derian","eena","love","love-story","richelle","richelle-goodrich"],"id":75443,"author_id":"Richelle+E.+Goodrich"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":44,"pages":5,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}