It was about time she woke up to reality and realized that there was more to being a vampire than just feeding from blood.

When you stop chasing your dreams, your dreams start chasing you.

Water matted his black hair into spikes and peppered his skin with a fresh sheen. If I shut my eyes I could still see the one who bound me, his smile bright as the white...

Do I seem one who will not defend myself? You are her father, so I will make myself clear. Any who seek her harm I will kill. I will rip into them with claw and...

Don’t try to tell me it’s because I’m scared, because the truth is the only time I’m not terrified is when I’m with you.

He dragged her to him, and she, being equally focused on attaching her mouth to his, lost her balance. Stepping in for the save, he held her up against the doorjamb with his hard body,...

The first thing you lose when you die is your motor skills.

Small Acts of Kindness are Priceless

This.” He closed his mouth over hers.

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

She was evil. Couldn’t he, who killed demons with his own hands, realize that? And now I had to run for Mardi Gras Queen because of him. Or her. I didn’t know whose fault it...

I turned away from him, the hot blood still coursing through my veins. I gripped the door handle, and it molded like dough into the form of my hand. Not even caring, I wrenched the...

Get done with the damn sibling rivalry and let’s get back with the task at hand here so we can figure out what we’re going to do.

We’re novel worthy, day walking, blood sucking, tortured souls trapped in a body that can’t die for all eternity with no feelings, no emotions and no heart. – Elaine White, Runaway Girl

The combination of razor-sharp wit (completely real) and his credentials (completely fake) had won them over in the end.

In front of us, Annabelle and Aspen argue over whether black-and-white movies are amazing or archaic. Blue walks a few feet behind like he’s waiting for the pair to transition from verbal zingers to hair...

My father and I used to watch a ton of old horror movies when I was growing up. ’The Creature from the Black Lagoon‘ was one of my father’s favorites and he was very excited...

There are no differences but differences of degree between different degrees of difference and no difference.

Her eyes narrowed, but she wasn’t yelling.I think she liked me… kind of. The way a mother would like an annoying spastic two year old who belonged to someone else.

Vampires, fairies, and werewolves. Oh my!

The say beauty conquered the beast, but I’ll bet lust had a lot to do with it.

You want me to join your group of demon hunters,” I can’t believe I just said that out loud, “because of a can of pepper spray and a boat load of luck? You’re insane.

I told you that I would protect you. Even if you don’t want me to,” he whispered, moving closer and pulling me against him. “Some things are worth protecting

The knowledge that life is finite was always in the back of my mind.

—… Ahora, vamos: dibuja un círculo, tan redondo como puedas. Tenía un mal presentimiento acerca de todo aquello. A pesar de ello, obedecí: así soy yo, siempre confiada y obediente. Ja.

Come…we should return to the citadel,” he said gruffly, standing up and striding away.

If you tie them to the fenders like you’re coming back from Deer Camp, the Italians might not find you quite as endearing…”–Lucifer and Ajax from The Ragtime Coven

Then his lips were on mine and I lost myself, overwhelmed by the surge of Trey’s emotions as they flooded through me. I kissed him back wanting to forget my fear of being discovered of...

Tell me, Mrs. Moon, will your need for sustenance trouble you on this excursion? How often do you need to feed?” I couldn’t tell whether his interest was scientific, or whether he was afraid I...

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....

It washed all over me and through me, into the floor and then it was gone. I never cried for my Da again after that, and God’s presence has been with me ever since.” –...

Hey, would you look at that shit?”I turned on my heel. The patrons who’d fled at the first hint of trouble had come back and were enjoying the spectacle.”Clear out!” I barked.They paid me no...

I look away, but we’ve caught each other. And I know this wasn’t just a ghost story to him, even if it was to the others.

Never expect anything less than devotion from someone who has claim on your heart.

Fucking unicorns wouldn’t be hard to chase, as they’d probably stay in roughly the same spot while they, you know, fuck.

Live from a place of love. It conquers all that is evil.

… They paid some madman who thought he was a decorator a lot of money to make the place look hip and unique. May be it’s my lack of fashion sense talking, but I thought...

I want to kiss you so very badly, Rose. But I can’t. And its killing me”-Mr. Stone

I waited for her to nod before pacing while I bit my lip. That hurt, so I switched to biting my finger nail.

I looked at Micah, who shrugged. I looked at Rafael, who shook his head. Nice that none of us knew why he was undressing.

Roots cannot grow into trees if there are no supernatural elements in the soil. Man cannot grow wealthy and famous if he doesn’t contribute to either, the good or evil.

The werewolf paid cash, sliding the change into the hip pocket of his jeans.

If my brother, Dægan, was still alive to herald this moment, I know he would have something poetically moving to say. But where I lack in speech, I make up for in determination. Let my...

How come when mortals want things, their only option is to make a deal with Hell and sell their soul? Why can’t they make deals with God in exchange for good behavior?”It was another of...

No, really,” I said. “Now that we know that Flores is really this nasty, fiery, superpowerful nothing-can-kill-me demon from hell, maybe we should consider just giving Christy to him?

She asked, “Is there anything I can do to help?”He buried his nose in her hair, took a deep breath and sighed. “You help just be being here.””Well, that bit is easy,” she told him...

In the end, bless the darkness, hold the light, because the two aren’t divisible.

Because I like to flirt with death. Let’s do this, give me your best shot, human. Let’s see who gives in first. This isn’t my first time.

I gotta say, I was really feeling the robe, but there’s something about a girl in cartoon pajamas that does it for me.

His dark blond hair was short and neatly trimmed around his ears. The blond highlighted it just enough to make one think it’d been kissed by the sun, but I knew better.Stopping a few feet...