All the bees knew Sugar; they carried their feelings for her with them in their genes, they could sense her from more than half a mile away and would no sooner find her a threat than fly to the moon. But Elizabeth the First sensed Grady Parkes from half a mile away too, and her resulting hum was not one of blissful content. It was his smell, partly: an aftershave, with base notes of tobacco and cedar and a hint of bitter herbs, and his natural scent, which was too sour for Elizabeth the First's liking. She registered him as something to watch out for and passed this on through the realm.

— Sarah-Kate Lynch

The air between them was electric, the scent of his aftershave was intoxicating, and she could feel the testosterone bouncing off him. She could immediately tell he was a powerful man.

— Kassandra Cross

The combined odors of Cass's subtle aftershave and the disgusting reek of NIC are overpowering. I wonder if Cass will keel over, and I'll have to perform CPR. This speculation should not feel so much like a fantasy.

— Huntley Fitzpatrick