That alone would be Eddie’s triumph in all this; that she had taught the kelpie suffering.

Personal growth was damn hard work. It also took a lot of time, so it was going to have to take a backseat for a while.Because right now, he had a battle to fight and...

I believe he’s been asked to testify today,” I told Lennox, who’d continued to track Truman’s progress through the room. “He’s a member of the historical undead, Truman Capote, the author. He wrote Breakfast at...

Why?”He stopped pacing and looked at her as if she’d just asked him to count every leaf on every tree in the Old Place. “Because… you’re you.

You’re a Scott,” the Dark said, his lips peeled back in displeasure, as if just saying the word was revolting.”And you’re Irish. I’m so glad we got that settled.

Holy shit! Can we say unstable? Was I the only sane one around here? Well, I guess that really wasn’t setting the standard very high.” -Ember, Darkness Of Light

Alton shifted so he could talk to the man. He’d been to earth before and watched some of the silly shows, the ones where one cop would play the good guy and the other the...

Welcome to the house of Gray and Graves where we never lie still and death is only the beginning …

She doesn’t beg to speak, or do anything else. You can lock her up, down, and sideways and it’s never going to happen.”I beam at him. I had no idea he thought so highly of...

Go home, Rand.” I am home. Where are you? I frowned and burrowed my face into the soft down pillow. Which wasn’t my pillow. Holy crap. What had happened? I sat up and took in...

She had been nothing but a beloved bauble passed from a mother to a son, a decoration of vanity, devoid of identity.

We could cut loose, you know. Every man for himself. I look after my orgasm, you look after yours. Right here, right now. Quick and dirty.

‘Oh, what had she done?’ He’d startled her; that was the problem. It was all his fault he was lying on the ground, looking rather cherub-like, his blond hair curling about his ears, his bright...

How do you weigh a soul?Is it heavy with love or hate?Does it deny the things it’s done?Does it even remember its own name?Does it miss those it has loved?Does it long for the life...

One ravishing dark-haired beauty wearing leather pants and strategically applied electrical tape, stared hard at me and, when she saw me looking, licked her lips very, very slowly. She trailed a fingertip over her chin,...

Down the hill I went, and then,I forgot the ways of men,For night-scents, heady and damp and coolWakened ecstasy

Play with fire and you WILL get burned.

Walking out into the night with a water fey was all kinds of stupid. Heck, Kelpies eat people. They may not play with their food as creatively as the Each Uisge, but dead is dead.

At least an affront,” I agree.

I don’t have much family. And if we were related, I’d be pissed off that you have better cheekbones.

Perhaps her only legacy would be that she had known something immortal, and while eternity may still belong to God alone, not all things were enslaved by time.

Oh soldier, how did we come to such a place?

…She squeezed Niall’s hand and bleakly said, “I don’t want you hurt.””Oh, Serena, that’s all I have to know.” And with that, he kissed her so passionately, she felt as though she had fae transported...

This letter is written on the skin of one of the water sprites who drowned your parents.”Ick!’ I cried, and dropped the letter on the kitchen table.

He looked so frustrated and perfectly serious, and yet here we were talking about his missing seal pelt.

When I see you, Jolie, I see a woman who is far more than she realizes but who will someday grow into her powers. One who is much stronger than those who would trap her...

‘He is dangerous,” Alton said, his voice rough. She parted her lips to refute his claim. His heated gaze studied her mouth. For a moment, she thought he wanted to kiss her. At the dining...

WEST SALEM ~ October 2011A sudden vision, fraught with malevolence and darkness, obscured her sight. The face of a menacing figure turned from the shadows of his grisly handiwork and stared at Sorcha.Her muscles tensed....

Because all the monsters have been let out of their cages tonight, no matter what court they belong to. So I may roam wherever I wish until the dawn.

You really are lovely, Drusilla.” The timbre of Lafitte’s voice shivered down my spine, and I fought the urge to check out the biceps underneath that linen shirt. Holy crap. This was just wrong. I...

When I was her age,” Munro said to Eilidh, “I was chasing frogs.”Oron Chuckled. “When I was your age, I was chasing frogs. Come. We have things to discuss.

She made a hungry, eager sound, parted her lips and took the tip of his cock in her moth. Belatedly her mind caught up with what she had done.Um, maybe she should have asked first....

We’ve already slept together and you made no objection.

I will love you forever,” I murmured, and he stroked the hair off of my forehead.I will hold you to that.” His face was grim and his voice was sober—hetouched my handprint of chaos as...

Of course the fall semester didn’t start for another eight weeks or so. There was always a chance we were both being overly optimistic in thinking I’d be alive when it rolled around.

This is beautiful.” Eugenie ran her fingers along a massive mahogany sideboard, on the top of which rested a red velvet sash with fine embroidery on it and, on top of the sash, a silver...

Cassie was not a screamer! She didn’t scream at football games or on rollercoaster rides or at scary horror movies. Not that rollercoaster rides and scary movies didn’t make her want to. But she just...

His hair was shorter than I remembered, tawny in this half-light, the tousled edges casually framing the clean, commanding lines of his face. His mouth, normally so stern was relaxed now and as I stared...

Maple. MaypoleCatch and carry.Ash and Ember.Elderberry.Woolen. Woman.Moon at night.Willow. Window.Candlelight.Fallow farrow.Ash and oak.Bide and borrow.Chimney smoke.Barrel. Barley.Stone and stave.Wind and water.Misbehave.

If you want to search me for more weapons, I’m game.”My eyes shot back to his, and I felt my cheeks flush, hot and bothered on the way to angry. Leave it to a guy...

After a taste of a Scot, you’ll never look elsewhere again.”A brunette smiled seductively, “That’s quite a boast.””I’m quite a man.

His words were almost soundless. “I’ve gotten to a really dark place, Melly. The darkest place I’ve ever been.””You don’t have to be there anymore,” she told him gently. “Don’t you know what happens at...

‘Oh, sure, Cassie said. ‘Take me to your faery world. I’ve always wanted to see Tinker Bell.’ Not. She’d had to watch the movie when she was a kid because her parents had thought she...

You’re here!” She repeated, wrapping her arms around his neck and her legsaround his hips. He’d dropped his bags as she’d ran, and now he cupped her bottom in his large hands…His heart gave a...

I wanted to pull out his toenails and poke them in his eyeballs.

We walked the length of Jackson Square, stopping to look at the work of a couple of artists who’d set up their sidewalk shops for the day.”Look.” Eugenie stopped in front of an acrylic painting...

Cassie – She loved reading romances – contemporary stuff. She wasn’t into fantasy. No fairytale princess and prince stories. No vampires. No werewolves. No immortal fae.

She shifted in his pocket, pressing her back against his chest. “It’s iron.”Instead of walking into the elevator, he glanced down at her. If he kept craning his neck this way, he was going to...

Chronicler shook his head and Bast gave a frustrated sigh. “How about plays? Have you seen The Ghost and the Goosegirl or The Ha’penny King?”Chronicler frowned. “Is that the one where the king sells his...

A weathered black and silver Dodge pickup towing a small motorboat pulled up behind us, and Alex circled back to greet the driver. I couldn’t see who sat behind the crusted and dirty windshield, but...