Rose pictured him standing at the boundary of the Ogletree house in that enormous fur cape, with a giant sword sticking over his shoulder, roaring at the top of his lungs and then being upset...

I gave him my best cryptic smile. He did not fall down to his feet, kiss my shoes, and promise me the world. I must be getting rusty.

Leaving what is safe so you can be more, Derek said. The cage is what the bird knows; the sky is all the things he still wants to do even if it’s a risk.

Hey, would you look at that shit?”I turned on my heel. The patrons who’d fled at the first hint of trouble had come back and were enjoying the spectacle.”Clear out!” I barked.They paid me no...

Thank you,” Andrea said.

Now Julie could stay here, in the Keep full of homicidal maniacs who grew teeth the size of switchblades and erupted into a violent frenzy when threatened.

And you expect me to commute two hours each way from the Keep to the Order.” I kept my voice mild. “I suppose I won’t be needing my job, my house, or my clothes anymore.””I...

This is payback, isn’t it?” Jim glared at me. “Don’t be ridiculous,” I told him. “As the Consort of the Pack, I’m far above petty revenge.

Her face looked like it would shatter any second.

So, regarding that tidbit about your having a fertile imagination when it comes to private activities,” she said, fighting off anxiety. “Was it another lie?””Depends on how you look at it. It’s not exactly a...

Everybody has something, that one thing they must do to feel happy. I think this is yours, and I want you to be happy. You don’t have to do it, but it’s here if you...

And men my prophet wail deride!

Cats randomly refuse to follow orders to prove they can.

I dreamed that Curran and I killed a dinosaur and then had sex in the dirt.

Rene, you want us to find you-don’t-know-who and to retrieve his you-don’t-know-what for you-won’t-tell-me-whom?

He kissed me, and I pulled my personal psycho into bed with me.

She put her hands over her face. Ah crap. What do I do now? Do I say something, do I not say something? I kept talking, keeping my voice as light as I could manage....

You destroyed five million dollars’ worth of luxury cars.””Yes, but none of them are wearing human heads as hood ornaments.

He was going to take a dive into this lake. He just didn’t know it. Cerise rose, finding footing in the soft mud. The water came up to just below her breasts and her wet...

You’re right, my problems are the biggest problems ever,” George said. “No, honestly, it’s horrible to be me. I’m rich, talented, and I make girls cry.””How do you make girls cry, exactly?”George turned to her....

Secret to what?””Secret to shutting you up,” he said. “I just have to beat you till you’re half-dead, then give you chicken soup and”–he raised his hands–“blessed silence.

I’ve read your summary.””And?””It’s not incompetent.”Be still, my heart, so I don’t faint from such faint phrase. “Did you expect it to be written in crayon?

I sighed and put Slayer between the front seats. “Stay here. Guard the car.”Saiman shut the door. “Is the sword sentient?””No. But I like to pretend it is.

My ego doesn’t need soothing. I don’t want him soothing anything of mine, including you.

He’s got mad skills.

On the other hand it was bad manners to look a gift horse in the mouth. Even if you’re getting it from an overweight cracker in a fringe shirt.

What will you do for a dollar?

Oh, Gods.”His eyes shone with want and predatory satisfaction. “The name’s William. It’s a common mistake.

I’ve never created a riot before. I did cause a brawl at the last formal. A large number of young women there actually arrived with the expectation of seducing me into matrimony, and a couple...

Sex is about physical attraction, yes, but it’s also about trust. I don’t trust you. You’re completely self-absorbed and egoistic. You offer nothing I want.

He leaned his head to me, his neck so close to my lips, I felt the heat coming off his skin. His breath was warm against my ear. His voice was a ragged snarl. “I...

How was I supposed to know that you let two little bears hurt you, Goldilocks?””Ah, yes, that mouth. I missed it. All mine now.

We can do subtle,” I assured her.”It’s our middle name,” Andrea added.For some odd reason Rene didn’t look convinced.

When life backs you into a corner and offers you no escape, when your friends, your lover, and your family abandon you, when you’re at the end of your rope, panicked, alone, and losing your...

Two hours. More than enough time to kidnap a man. Or to slice his throat, bury him in the forest, and steal his magic project. How the hell did de Harven fit into it? Did...

Landon paced back and forth, his eyes a little wild. ‘’Well, he took it worse than I did,’’ Curran said. ‘’I don’t see what the big deal is.‘’‘’It’s a sword made out of your grandmothers...

She surveyed the carnage behind him. “Did you have fun?”He showed her his teeth. “Yes.

Well, in that case, your magic isn’t working. I’m still an asshole.

One day, she’d find a way to live her life to the fullest. She was sure of it. She just had no idea how she would manage it.

What do you mean fainted?Took a dive, kissed the pavement. Swooned like a southern belle after her first kiss. Had a dreadful case of the vapors.

Say ‘pop.'” “Pop?” “That was the sound of me pulling your head out of your ass.

The sound of my name in his voice stopped me in midturn. I don’t know how the hell he did it, but whenever he said my name, it cut through all other distractions and made...

The first magic wave kicked the world in the face.

You want to get married? I’ll marry you right now. Is the gnome a preacher, because I’ll do it.””That’s a hell of a proposal.””What did he say?” Astamur asked.”He wants me to marry him.”Astamur relayed...

In my experience, the ex-military guys came in two types. The first grew long hair, sprouted beards, and indulged in all the things they hadn’t been able do while they’d been in the armed forces....

Did I hurt you in the parking lot?””No, m’lady. I fell, so I could put a tracker on your car.”Great.

No, it’s human, Curran said. That’s the problem. People, especially unhappy people, want a cause. They want something to belong to, to be a part of something great and bigger, and to be led. It’s...

The first rule of etiquette a boy learns when he’s about to entersociety is that civility is due to all women. No provocation, nomatter how unjust and rudely delivered, can validate a man who failsto...

I decided.

The Beast Lord walked out of the warehouse. The screen went dark.My knight in furry armor.Saiman opened his mouth. “This is why I didn’t. Personally, I think your smile is inappropriate.