Quotes from Sweet Venom

Tera Lynn Childs ·  345 pages

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“Authorities tend to frown on things they can't fit into a neat little box.”
― Tera Lynn Childs, quote from Sweet Venom


“Horror stories? Absolutely. To share? Not on your life.”
― Tera Lynn Childs, quote from Sweet Venom


“Trying to will yourself bigger boobs?”
― Tera Lynn Childs, quote from Sweet Venom


“For the first time, I want to let people in. I didn't want to hang up on Nick. I had to. Because, for the first time, I wanted to say yes.”
― Tera Lynn Childs, quote from Sweet Venom


“Monsters have the worst taste in women.”
― Tera Lynn Childs, quote from Sweet Venom



“Kevlar wrist cuffs in place, smoke bombs in left cargo pocket, zip ties in the right, and my handy-dandy, military-grade, metal detector-defying, twin APS daggers snug in their sheaths and hidden inside my steel-toe Doc Martens. Nothing like a well-stocked pair of black cargoes to make me feel girly.”
― Tera Lynn Childs, quote from Sweet Venom


“From the necks up... well, whoever said two heads are better than one never met a hydra.”
― Tera Lynn Childs, quote from Sweet Venom


“So sweet and innocent and just... beautiful. I know it's not a typical word to describe a guy, but there is something about the smooth texture of his skin, long blond eyelashes, and the chiseled cheekbones that brings the adjective to mind.”
― Tera Lynn Childs, quote from Sweet Venom


About the author

Tera Lynn Childs
Born place: Anoka, MN, The United States
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