I decided.

Curran strode toward me, eyes blazing. “If I let her go, I’ll need a replacement. Want to volunteer for the job.”He looked like he wouldn’t be taking no for an anser. I swiped Slayer from...

Got any to spare?” I could’ve picked somebody rational. But no, I had to fall in love with this arrogant idiot. Come to the Keep with me, be my princess. Mourn me when your crazy...

Enough,” Curran said. An unmistakable command saturated his voice. Jim clicked his mouth shut. I crossed my arms. “I’m sorry, is this the part where I fall to my knees and shiver in fear, Your...

Mahon’s wife stared down at us. Her hands went to her hips. “Which one of you idiots wants to explain to me what the hell is going on?”With great effort I raised my arm and...

Were you worried about me?””No, I’m ranting for fun, because I’m a disagreeable bitch!

Our stares connected and we were quiet for a long minute, united by our misery. At least he understood me and I understood him.”A fine pair we make,” he said.”Yeah.

You sure you don’t need your Prince Charming to come and save you?” The knot in my stomach evaporated. My Prince Charming huh. “Sure, do you have one handy?

Curran let our a ragged snarl and punched the other wall. It burst and the entire wreck of the house came down in a fountain of dust. He shook his hand, his knuckles bloody.”Bricks are...

No more tubs for me.” I jumped off the bed and pulled on a pair of Pack sweats. “They make me lose all sense.”Curran sprawled on the bed with a big self-satisfied smile. “Want to...

I would not leave you. I’ll be there. Wherever you want ‘there’ to be.

You look like shit.” Honesty is important in any relationship.

He bared his teeth in a happy feral grin. My own personal psycho.

He’d laugh in my face, then I’d slice him to ribbons and then he’d break my neck

I know you’ll tell me to fuck off, but I think Curran loves you. Truly loves you. And I think you love him, Kate. That’s rare. Think about it–if he really stood you up, why...

Nobody ever died of being shot by a cookie

I’ll be busy for the next eight weeks, so let’s set this for November 15th.MENUI want lamb or venison steak. Baked potatoes with honey butter. Corn on the cob. Rolls. And apple pie, like the...

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

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.

I hit him on the back of the neck. He submerged. Help. I’ve drowned the Beast Lord.

Okay, I see how it sounds weird when you say it in that tone of voice

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

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.

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.

I said, I know why you’re afraid to fight with me.””And why is that?” If he flexed again, I’d have to implement emergency measures. Maybe I could kick some sand at him or something. Hard...

They’re fanatics. It’s like expecting humanity from a falling rock. It’s not going to have a fit of compassion and not crack your skull open.

They had picked up Julie’s scent hit wolfsbane lost her and found her trail again at the crumbling Highway 23 except it was two hours old and mixed with horse scents. She was hitchhiking. Great....

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...

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...

People around me die. They drop like flies. I’ve gone through life leaving a trail of dead bodies behind me. My mother is dead, my guardian is dead, my aunt is dead—because I killed her,...

I’m secure enough in myself to wear panties with bows on them. Besides, they are comfy and soft.””I bet.” He almost purred.I gulped.

I can’t hate people that much. Don’t get me wrong. I want to murder every last Keeper I can find. But that’s not hate. That’s vengeance.

I’m going to kick you in the head when I get home. Repeatedly.

So this is what it’s about? This is your mature response to go off into the mountains rather than talking about it and have s’mores with a gnome and a mountain man.””Yep””What’s your plan for...

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...

I’m investigating people who sacrifice trained killers to dark gods.Perfect, it will keep him occupied.In what capacity?Bait.

You know what I like about you? You have no sense. You sit here in my house, you can barely hold a spoon, and you’re telling me ‘no’. You’d pull on Death’s whiskers if you...

Did you strangle the wolf alpha?” Not that she didn’t deserve it. Curran grimaced. “Of course not. I needed information. After I put her face in my mouth, we agreed that it was in her...

He groaned and I saw his face. “Curran!” I would’ve preferred a homicidal lunatic. Oh, wait…

Curran snarled and hurled the rock against the mountain. The boulder flew, hit like a cannon ball, and rolled back down. Curran chased it, pulled another smaller rock out of the dirt, and smashed it...

We can get you a throne with snakes. I’ll stand next to you and roar at anybody who fails to grovel. Fear Kate Daniels. She is a mighty and terrible ruler. Grendel can anoint the...

What is wrong with you?Many, many things.

You know,” she said, stirring her tea, “the fastest way to get him off your back is to sleep with him. And tell him you love him. Preferably while in bed.”I smirked and the tea...

[…] The alpha-wolf has hurt himself […].” “What happened to the alpha-wolf?””LEGOs.””Legos?” It sounded Greek but I couldn’t recall anything mythological with that name. Wasnt it an island?”He was carrying a load of laundry into...

I’m counting to ten in my head.””Is it helping?””No.””It doesn’t help me with you either. I used to life weights to alleviate frustration, but someone blowtorched my weight bench. How did you do it, by...

Will I get nights of ecstasy?””And days. Ecstasy all the time.

I need to fan myself.””No, you don’t.

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...

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

Curran and I mixed about as well as glycerin and nitric acid: put us together, shake a bit, and hit the deck as we exploded.