“Now.” “Now?” I asked around his finger. “Now.” He confirmed. “Right here.” Damn. He wasn’t playing around. I pulled my lips off his finger. “Alright, let’s do it. But I do have one question first.” “What?” he growled. My lips lifted in a smirk. “So excited to answer,” I drawled. He took my face in his hands. “I want your thoughts in my mind and your soul in my chest again. I don’t want to wait.”
―
Lola Glass,
Compelled to be Fae
“But your lolas took offense at being called witches. That is an Amerikano term, they scoff, and that they live in the boroughs of an American city makes no difference to their biases. Mangkukulam was what they styled themselves as, a title still spoken of with fear in their motherland, with its suggestions of strange healing and old-world sorcery.Nobody calls their place along Pepper Street Old Manila, either, save for the women and their frequent customers. It was a carinderia, a simple eatery folded into three food stalls; each manned by a mangkukulam, each offering unusual specialties:Lola Teodora served kare-kare, a healthy medley of eggplant, okra, winged beans, chili peppers, oxtail, and tripe, all simmered in a rich peanut sauce and sprinkled generously with chopped crackling pork rinds. Lola Teodora was made of cumin, and her clients tiptoed into her stall, meek as mice and trembling besides, only to stride out half an hour later bursting at the seams with confidence.But bagoong- the fermented-shrimp sauce served alongside the dish- was the real secret; for every pound of sardines you packed into the glass jars you added over three times that weight in salt and magic. In six months, the collected brine would turn reddish and pungent, the proper scent for courage. unlike the other mangkukulam, Lola Teodora's meal had only one regular serving, no specials. No harm in encouraging a little bravery in everyone, she said, and with her careful preparations it would cause little harm, even if clients ate it all day long.Lola Florabel was made of paprika and sold sisig: garlic, onions, chili peppers, and finely chopped vinegar-marinated pork and chicken liver, all served on a sizzling plate with a fried egg on top and calamansi for garnish. Sisig regular was one of the more popular dishes, though a few had blanched upon learning the meat was made from boiled pigs' cheeks and head.” ― Rin Chupeco, Hungry Hearts: 13 Tales of Food & Love
“time? I picked up my glass of water and sucked some down, my mouth suddenly as dry as a used-up, sixty-year-old porn star. How’s” ― Jessica Prince, Seducing Lola
“I picked up my glass of water and sucked some down, my mouth suddenly as dry as a used-up, sixty-year-old porn star. How’s” ― Jessica Prince, Seducing Lola
“True love is a vow to love every version of the person you choose.” ― Lola Glass, Anchor of the Beasts
“changed. The floor was polished white and gold marble and set into the walls were glass cases that displayed probably millions of dollars’ worth of jewelry, cushioned in gold and white velvet. Lola's family had been in the jewelry business for decades, but access to what they sold didn't come easily. The family only sold their sparkly wares” ― Jessie Cooke, Just Like Grey 18: Seth Grady Book 3
“The fabric was thin and ridiculously soft, and I found myself petting it like it was a damn dog. That was weird, I knew, so I stopped before I stepped out of the closet.” ― Lola Glass, The Savage Fae's Mate
“He shrugged and slipped the glasses on. "Do I look like a bodyguard now?"With his solid muscle, that suit, and those shades? More like a hit man. But that would work. I needed people to keep their distance from the testy panther, and no one was going to come close when he looked perfectly capable of masterminding a mob hit.” ― Lola Dodge, Angel
“Look, we’re going to have to work together whether you like it or not, Chloe. You might as well enjoy it.”She raises an eyebrow. “Is that what you tell all the ladies?”“Only the shy ones. I’d promise you I’ll be gentle, but you don’t seem like the shy type, to be honest…”Chloe’s gaze narrows even farther, accentuated by the sharp, dark frames of her glasses. “Thanks, but I prefer to drive rather than riding the company bike.”I snort. “You know, I hear slut-shaming is out of style these days.”“Funny, I heard the same thing about hooking up with your secretary.” ― Lola Darling, Off Limits
“When you find someone who breaks you open and makes you feel things, you fight for them.” ― Lola Glass, Running with the Pack
“I think the way you hide your sadness with anger touches my fucking heart.” ― Lola Glass, The Feral Fae's Human
“But your lolas took offense at being called witches. That is an Amerikano term, they scoff, and that they live in the boroughs of an American city makes no difference to their biases. Mangkukulam was what they styled themselves as, a title still spoken of with fear in their motherland, with its suggestions of strange healing and old-world sorcery.Nobody calls their place along Pepper Street Old Manila, either, save for the women and their frequent customers. It was a carinderia, a simple eatery folded into three food stalls; each manned by a mangkukulam, each offering unusual specialties:Lola Teodora served kare-kare, a healthy medley of eggplant, okra, winged beans, chili peppers, oxtail, and tripe, all simmered in a rich peanut sauce and sprinkled generously with chopped crackling pork rinds. Lola Teodora was made of cumin, and her clients tiptoed into her stall, meek as mice and trembling besides, only to stride out half an hour later bursting at the seams with confidence.But bagoong- the fermented-shrimp sauce served alongside the dish- was the real secret; for every pound of sardines you packed into the glass jars you added over three times that weight in salt and magic. In six months, the collected brine would turn reddish and pungent, the proper scent for courage. unlike the other mangkukulam, Lola Teodora's meal had only one regular serving, no specials. No harm in encouraging a little bravery in everyone, she said, and with her careful preparations it would cause little harm, even if clients ate it all day long.Lola Florabel was made of paprika and sold sisig: garlic, onions, chili peppers, and finely chopped vinegar-marinated pork and chicken liver, all served on a sizzling plate with a fried egg on top and calamansi for garnish. Sisig regular was one of the more popular dishes, though a few had blanched upon learning the meat was made from boiled pigs' cheeks and head.” ― Rin Chupeco, Hungry Hearts: 13 Tales of Food & Love
“time? I picked up my glass of water and sucked some down, my mouth suddenly as dry as a used-up, sixty-year-old porn star. How’s” ― Jessica Prince, Seducing Lola
“I picked up my glass of water and sucked some down, my mouth suddenly as dry as a used-up, sixty-year-old porn star. How’s” ― Jessica Prince, Seducing Lola
“True love is a vow to love every version of the person you choose.” ― Lola Glass, Anchor of the Beasts
“changed. The floor was polished white and gold marble and set into the walls were glass cases that displayed probably millions of dollars’ worth of jewelry, cushioned in gold and white velvet. Lola's family had been in the jewelry business for decades, but access to what they sold didn't come easily. The family only sold their sparkly wares” ― Jessie Cooke, Just Like Grey 18: Seth Grady Book 3
“The fabric was thin and ridiculously soft, and I found myself petting it like it was a damn dog. That was weird, I knew, so I stopped before I stepped out of the closet.” ― Lola Glass, The Savage Fae's Mate
“He shrugged and slipped the glasses on. "Do I look like a bodyguard now?"With his solid muscle, that suit, and those shades? More like a hit man. But that would work. I needed people to keep their distance from the testy panther, and no one was going to come close when he looked perfectly capable of masterminding a mob hit.” ― Lola Dodge, Angel
“Look, we’re going to have to work together whether you like it or not, Chloe. You might as well enjoy it.”She raises an eyebrow. “Is that what you tell all the ladies?”“Only the shy ones. I’d promise you I’ll be gentle, but you don’t seem like the shy type, to be honest…”Chloe’s gaze narrows even farther, accentuated by the sharp, dark frames of her glasses. “Thanks, but I prefer to drive rather than riding the company bike.”I snort. “You know, I hear slut-shaming is out of style these days.”“Funny, I heard the same thing about hooking up with your secretary.” ― Lola Darling, Off Limits
“When you find someone who breaks you open and makes you feel things, you fight for them.” ― Lola Glass, Running with the Pack
“I think the way you hide your sadness with anger touches my fucking heart.” ― Lola Glass, The Feral Fae's Human
