How’d you get to be so good at this?””I had a good teacher.””Better not have been Myrnin or I’ll have to kick his predatory ass.””I mean you, dummy.””Oh.

He’s not doing anything he shouldn’t be doing, right?” “Like what?””Like hitting on you.””Ew. No, of course not. He doesn’t see me that way.” Michael shook his head and went back to his coffee.”What? You think he does?””Sometimes he looks at you a little… oddly, that’s all. Maybe you’re right. Maybe he just wants you...

Shred all that, then take the pieces to the incinerator at the end of the hall for burning. I like to be thorough.

Guys aren’t deep enough to need CliffsNotes.

That’s kind of a leap, but the Russian judge gave you a nine point five for style, so okay.

Claire found herself staring at his feet, which were in bunny slippers. Myrnin looked down. “What?” he asked. “They’re quite comfortable.” He lifted on to look at it, and the ears wobbled in the air. “Of course they are,” she said. Just when she thought Myrnin was getting his mental act together, he’d do something...

An intriguing world where vampires rule, only the strongest survive, and romance offers hope in the darkest hours.

You can’t go around… licking things that come out of a water treatment plant. That’s just… unsanitary.

You’re just Little Miss Optimist, aren’t you? Do you come with accessories, like a glass half full and lemons to make into lemonade, too?

When I want to be lectured on strategy, I’ll consult someone who’s actually won battles,’ Amelie said. ‘Not one who ran away from them.”Snap,’ Eve said.’You know what they’re talking about?’ Shane asked.’Don’t need to know to get that one. She smacked him so hard his momma felt it.

Jeez, Claire. If I didn’t love you, you’d scare me.

This one is named Eve,” I said. “And don’t check my teeth like I’m your livestock. I bite back.

I can smell the crazy on that man from here. I have a nose for it.

I do hope nobody else here has any other surprises planned, because if you so much as think about harming one another, I will oblige them. This is neutral ground. Violators will be gruesomely and violently shown the error of their ways. Clear?

She didn’t know what Liam made his coffee with, but it had to be magical sparkles and crack beans, because it was the most delicious stuff she’d ever tasted.

Myrnin, who hadn’t said much, suddenly reached out and wrapped his arms around her. She stiffened, shocked, and for a panicked second wondered whether he’d suddenly decided to snack on her neck… but it was just a hug. His body felt cold against hers, and way too close, but then he let go and stepped...

A rap at the back door made her jump, and she peered through the window for a long time before she eased open the door a crack. She left the security chain on. ‘What do you want, Richard?’Richard Morrell’s police cruiser was parked in the drive. He hadn’t flashed any lights or howled any sirens,...

I know you want me to feel some sympathy for them, but that’s not who I am. I care only about those I know, and even then, not all that deeply. Strangers get nothing from me.

Let’s say that it belong to me as much as it belongs to anyone alive today. If I am, strictly speaking, living. The old word was undead, you know, but aren’t all living things undead. I dislike imprecision.

Claire stretched out against the wall and kissed it. “Glad to see you, too,” she whispered, and pressed her cheek against the smooth surface. It almost felt like it hugged her back.”Dude, it’s a house,” Shane said from behind her. “Hug somebody who cares.

Now play nicely, make-believe dead girl

Shane: “Score,” he said, and raised the crowbar in triumph. “Who’s your daddy?”- Black Dawn

Could you maybe not admire the evil enemy quite as much, and focus on how we’re going to get out of this?

You’ve grown up being special, and this is how most people live their lives…alone. On their own. Undecided. And they get used to that feeling. It’s just new for you.

Stop being so…””Charming?Attractive?Irresistible?”I’m going with arrogant.

Crap, are you thinking what I’m thinking?””I’m thinking we have about fifteen vampires and no blood,” Claire said. “Is that it?””No, I was thinking we’re out of chips. Of course that’s what I was thinking.

Hey, Dark Princess? Here’s your crap. Also, bite me.

Now we’re in the middle of a three-sided vampire war. Which would be an awesome video game, but I’m really not interested in playing for real. I like my reset buttons.

Welcome to Morganville.You’ll never want to leave.And even if you do…well, you can’t. Sorry about that.

I’m your worst damn nightmare, Skeletor. I’m a vampire killer with fangs and a grudge.

Okay, this was kissing. Serious kissing. Not just a kiss before moving out, not a good-bye, this was Hello, sexy, and wow, she’d never even suspected that it could feel this way.

What was your name again?””Still Eve.””No, I’m sure it’s something else. That doesn’t seem right.

One hot yellow Hummer with optional mass destruction package, coming up.

Well…I would make an awesome mayor. I’m very photogenic.

I hardly broke any laws at all. I should drive more often.

You stole my paranoia,” she said. “I was going to say, ‘Don’t go.’ But you’re going to no matter what I say, aren’t you?

You okay?””Fine.””Your heart’s beating really fast.””Gee, thanks. That’s very comforting that you can hear it.”He smiled, and it was the old Michael, the one she’d first met before all the vamp stuff.”Yeah, I know it is. Sorry. Just stay behind me if there’s trouble.””You sound like Shane.””Well, he did say he’d kill me if I...

You’re the future, Claire.

I’m so glad you’re okay.””So, how do we celebrate my okayness? It’s my day off. Let’s go crazy. Glow-in-the-dark bowling?””No””I’ll let you use the kiddie ball.””Shut up. I do NOT need the kiddie ball.””The way you bowl, I think you might.”He grabbed her in an exaggerated formal dance pose and whirled her around, backpack and...

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I’ll do it!””No, you won’t,” Shane and Michael said, at virtually the same time. Shane continued. “You’re barely on your feet, Claire. You don’t go anywhere, not without me.””And me,” Michael said.”Hell,” Eve sighed. “I guess that means I have to go, too. Which I may not ever forgive you for, even if I don’t...

Now could you please ask these idiots to stop pointing their bullets at me? It’s terribly wasteful.

You looked like the sexiest woman in the world.””Well, in fairness, I am the sexiest woman in the world.””And you’re always right.””You are so brilliant to recognize that.

I guess in my beer-soaked mind it would all just magically work out, and she’d be so happy to see me she’d forget about everything else. Because everybody loves having the drunken self-pitying boyfriend banging on their door at, Jesus, four thirty in the morning.

It’s bad enough I have to be trapped in a car with you children. You’ll do your best not to act like children.

Fire is always ready to burn the hand it warms.

See?” she heard Shane yell at the kitchen. “She doesn’t stomp around like a cattle stampede!””Bite me, Collins! No bacon for you, either!

At the very leadt, we can grab Monica and hustle her skanky ass back to her dad wile you brave, strong menfolk hold off the bad guys. Right?

Do be careful. I can’t replace you as easily as all that.

So, been attacked by any vampires yet?””Not one.””Zombies? Giant spiders? Water monsters?”It’s been really quiet on the supernatural front””Too bad, ’cause I got attacked by a devil dog. It was not awesome.