Demons exist,’ he says simply, as if talking about the weather. ‘They are real and they are dangerous. We hunt them when necessary and return them when we can.

Life was indeed good for a Wolf-Creature in the deep woods who had found his very own little red-headed chew toy.

Mer—mermaids. There are fish with women’s bodies or—women with fish bodies sitting upon the rocks. I—I never knew…

Yes, I do.

Nothing says delicious like a short Chinese man in a darkened alley to whet my appetite.

Well, just the same, we can’t afford anyone leaving any traceable marks on the gentlemen around here.”–Maggie Pollaski with the Raterink Sisters from The Ragtime Coven

Some ghosts or felt presences may simply be the essence of another living person projected outward while sleeping.

I put the carpetbag on a ledge, and then, hanging upside down by my razor-clawed feet, slept until sunset. A first for me, and actually quite comfortable.Lord help me.

He let out a hiss of pain,then smiled that crooked, sheepish smile he always fell back on when he was caught doing something bad. “Sorry. I-I didn’t mean to. I just- I’ve been lying here...

And your green eyes are the color of the hills- the color of my home.’ His voice dropped to a whisper. ‘Aye, there’s something about you, Lindsey Waters.

I have no powers of my own. I’m a dud.

My eyes meet his and I understand exactly what he’s saying. He’s my person. He’s my home.

I never arrive unannounced without something big and juicy in hand.- Simon Hunt

Maisie stepped out and moved as if there were gravity. “Are you coming or what?”Rook nodded and hefted Steve with him. “You should consider counseling.””For what?””Your God complex.

There are no endings for any of us, happy orotherwise, until we die. A fairy tale only endshappily because that’s the point where thestoryteller stops telling the story.

My laboratory,’ I said, experimentally, drawing out each syllable. ‘Why is it that saying it like that always makes me want to follow it with ‘mwoo-hah-hah-hahhhhh’? ”You were overexposed to Hammer Films as a child?’...

Kurt pick his way around testing for heat before taking each step and avoiding places where the ash was heaps up.

There, amongst the angry water was the glow of green eyes, hundreds of them encompassed the entire area…We were completely and totally surrounded. They all hung just below the water waiting for a sign to...

I knew from the moment I heard you, the moment I saw the gun and realized that this lovely, petit woman was the executioner, that you would never die waiting for me to save you...

Intelligence is a necessity, but when one is without a supernatural sense, intelligence becomes senseless.

People spend their entire lives fearing the very thing you apparently crave. They do anything they can to delay the process or fool themselves into believing it’s farther away than it actually is. With every...

As long as it makes you happy. For the rest of my life, I will do whatever it takes to ensure it. As my wife, you will not want for anything. What you desire, I...

Anyone who has experienced a strange episode in their life that defies all present scientific knowledge can appreciate the limits of human knowledge. There’s nothing like such an event to make you keenly aware of...

Paige, you will have two tasks tonight,’ he said, turning to face me. ‘Both will test the limits of your sanity. Will you believe me if I tell you that they will help you?”Not likely,’...

That night he ate so much spaghetti, Mom said he was in danger of turning into a big noodle, which made him laugh so hard, he fell out of his chair.

That’s it? That’s all that happens after you topple from grace? We lose our rubies and rations?” Marshall smirked. “Woe is me.

Mom made me say it over and over, Keep it hidden, keep it safe. If anyone truly knew everything, it would freak them out in a large way. It freaks the shit out of me...

I’m so sorry I wasn’t here sooner, but you’ll have to forgive an old vampire for being a bit rusty in the dreamscape.

Hiking is like life…You can spend the whole trip just watching the trail ahead, worrying that you’ll twist an ankle or fall.And then you miss all this.

IT IS SAID that time is unrelated to everything else. It goes on and on, unnoticing of our actions, our falls, our triumphs. Who’s to care then, if time does not remember us? It flies...

The only way Magick ever has power is when its secrets are truly secret. Once too many people know how it works, then it doesn’t work anymore.

But as Ana pulled away on a west-bound highway with a werewolf riding shotgun and her thirst for blood calling yet again, she had this thought: Maybe a Misfit could never be normal, no matter...

Amintirile din trecutul său deveniseră mult mai puternice acum. Se convinsese că avea să și-o scoată din minte și suflet. Căpătase toată cruzimea pe care o dorise. Jurase să o urască at t de mult...

Jesus, Jess, it would be nice if you stayed out of life-and-death scenarios for five minutes.

You’re different, Elli. You’re unlike anyone else, it’s because of that…’‘How can a Prince, how can someone like you be seen with me? I get it, Evan, its fine.’‘It’s because of that, I want you.

Where did you learn that?Casing the joint 101 at the school for Mischief and Shenaniganry, of course. I think I pass you in the hall on the way to Entrapping the Eligible Billionaire Bachelor……I was...

Aku berharap dia ada disini, titik.

Tell you what, you let me go, and I’ll ask you plenty of questions about your race. Until then, I’m slightly distracted with how this little vacation on the good ship Holy Sh*t is going...

There ought to be a law that allows eavesdroppers to sue.

These violators responded only as cowards could. They ran.

The calm serenity of the breeze as it blows across the ocean releases the tangled web within my mind.

Welcome back, Jem.

My Ancestor Series of adventure-thrillers run like a raging river. I’m now in the editing process with my next thriller, “The Apothecary.” Please go to my website for excerpts, synopses, and book trailers of all...

Shadow and dust shall be reclaimed, earth sealing the tomb from which you came. Dust to dust, ashes to ashes, warrior return, breathe your last. Air, earth, fire, water, hear my voice, obey my order,...

I look for you in every life, but I don’t always find you. And sometimes I find you too late.

You need me, Kane. Maybe even more than I need you.

The images start to darken and she feels another hunger well up in her, this one having to do with another kind of desire. The desire to feed, to possess, and the aggressive thrill of...

I’m not above using unsavory beings to kick the Gods’ asses, but the Phantoms are too unpredictable for my taste,” I said.

Fire. I see it everywhere.

Martha Ridgley had been a single, working-class woman with no children or close family. Her killer had never been caught, and her case was eventually forgotten.But not by everyone—not by whoever had been paying the...