I rolled my eyes. “For defending my honor, you dullard.”He yanked me beneath a shadowed awning. I had a moment’s panic when I thought he’d spotted trouble, but then his arms were around me and...

That first winter, when it was time for her friends to leave, the girl ventured out into the show to say goodbye, and the stunning raven-haired Squaller handed her another gift. “A blue kefta,” said...

Why don’t you just call me a hooker while you’re at it?

The moment our lips met, I knew with pure and piercing certainty that I would have waited for him forever.

I have loved you all my life, Mal,” I whispered through my tears. “There is no end to our story.

Mal snickered. “What’s so funny?””I just pictured the Darkling being cornered by a sweaty duchess trying to have her way with him.

I may not have been completely honest about that.””You? Less than truthful? I’m shocked, Nikolai. Shocked and horrified.

If it works, it will be plenty dramatic. And I suppose that if it doesn’t work, it will be even more dramatic, what with the blast.””David, I think you just made a joke.”He frowned, utterly...

None of them were easy or soft or simple. They were like me, nursing hurts and hidden wounds, all broken in different ways. We didn’t quite fit together. We had edges so jagged we cut...

David looked at me, then, the regret plain on his face. No matter what I said, we both knew the hard truth. We do our best. We try. And usually, it makes no difference at...