You’ve lied to me. You’ve hid things from me. How dare you talk to me like we’re still friends, like we ever mattered to you at all?–Sydney Field

He has spent weeks on the pristine, frosty shore of Lake Baikal in Siberia. He has drunk himself stupid in the fairy-tale blood brothels of old Dubrovnik, lounged in red-smoke dens in Laos, enjoyed the...

Good evening, you poor little Orphans of a Loveless God. Good evening to you blood sucking fools.

The Suitors Ball is fast approaching and it’s a nasty reminder that my suitor will be chosen shortly. I feel sorry for the poor unfortunate guy, whichever one of them it happens to be.

Try not to be too stupid, will you?”That sounded like some great advice…

Hey!” Caleb snapped as he realized Nick was about to lock him on the outside with their attackers. He pushed the door open and glared at him. “No man left behind.”Nick scoffed. “This aint’ the...

The door banged open, and Eve rushed out, flushed and mussed and still buttoning her shirt. ‘It’s not what you think,’ she said. ‘It was just—oh, okay, whatever, it was exactly what you think. Now,...

He smirked and sat up “Simmer down, Jelly Bean.

Unless I was delirious from my injury, we had just been captured by vampires.Who were they, and what did they intend to do with the rest of us?

He was wearing a gleaming cream-coloured linen suit, and a Panama hat. The weirdest thing about this was that he was not the most outlandish-looking person in the room by a long way. Not that...

Damn. Mulciber! Mulciber! Mulciber!” Suddenly a large ball of fire erupted from the end of the beer mug, nearly singed Stanley’s eyebrows, and flew up into the sky in a large, fiery arc, eventually plunging...

Why didn’t you let me die? You could have finally been free.””I gave up trying to imagine a world without you.” – Essallie & Kayden

Nu știu ce mi se înt mplă. Simt că o să înnebunesc în cur nd. Habar n-am cum am fost înainte, dar acum tot ce-mi doresc e s nge. Vreau să omor, să nu mai...

I like you like this. The way it should be. Safe in my arms.

Avalon is full of desperate people.’ She bites at her lower lip this time, fumbling her hands, knitting her fingers into the bundle of plastic coin bags in her grasp. ‘Are you implying that I’m...

See how long and bold my life line is? It’s an indication of my sexual prowess.

Awareness seeped in and brought its friends Pain and Agony for a visit.

V settled back against the pillows and measured the hard line of her chin.”Take off your coat.””Excuse me?””Take it off.””No.””I want it off.””Then I suggest you hold your breath. Won’t affect me in the slightest,...

I was only trying to survive,” she mumbled, as if it made any difference. It was no excuse to use against someone who had truly been trying to survive, and Damian had done so quite...

Protect us, Golden One. I believe we are all going to need it.

If we found a ticket to Disneyland would you think we should arrest Mickey Mouse?

Listen, this rampage sounds like it’s going to make a real mess out of the city. I just got my studio rebuilt from the last fire, and I’m fairly certain my insurance doesn’t cover ‘acts...

I was born unworthy. – X-10

Tonight was about fathers. Vince was going to kill hers for murdering his.

Change the world so that nothing else is changed.

You upped the ante with the wrong vampire, Caitlin.

So where did you get your information? Werewolves for Dummies? No, wait, you watched Underworld? Or maybe you were raised by wolves? Stop mewhen I’m warm.” – Shella

All masculine, hard-bodied and sensual, he was a deadly weapon sent by the gods to drive women mad, and a walking billboard for all things wicked and carnal. Orgasms! Get your orgasms here. Hot and...

I know you did what you could to help pappa.””Kid,” I brushed his hand off my shoulder. “Your father did a stupid thing and paid the price for it. Now fuck off.

Suddenly the bridge was filled with intense warmth, Will had lit the fire. Everyone immediately scurried over to it, with the exception of Scott. Carrie looked back at him, he was sitting with his back...

Come on, it’s an American tradition. Apple soup? Mom’s homemade chicken pie?’ She chuckled in spite of herself, then winced. ‘It’s apple pie and Mom’s homemade chicken soup. But you didn’t do badly, for a...

Life ends with a snap of small bones, a head cracked from its stem, and a spirit unmoored…

He’d used the amulet to read my thoughts again. I pictured smacking him in the face.

MacKenzie grinned at Mim. “They love the modern appliances.””Especially the electric floor sweeper,” Valor chuckled.”Defiance really has a thing for the vacuum cleaner,” MacKenzie agreed in a secretive whisper.”If he ever has kids, he’ll probably...

Finally, the water level topped off, leaving him with no more air to breathe. He drew his last breath and slipped down deep into the darkness that claimed his soul.

As the soil of a garden is richer and as the harvest of the garden bears healthier nourishment from the decay of leaf matter and banana peel and egg shell and human hair and chicken...

The second wolf dove straight into the free platter. Fibres of flesh ripped apart with the same terrible tearing sound of sacking stretched and broken. Red sprayed. Limbs flailed. The bloody gurgle of a scream...

In the darkened recesses of the Suburban, my opinion of the vampire rose considerably. There were far worse things than having to drink blood to survive. I could tolerate him, so long as he didn’t...

…twenty.” – Faolán MacIntyre

Duncan’s temper kindled, but it didn’t dampen the lust seeping along his nerve endings. He could flatten this persnickety witch, or better yet, weave a love spell and bind her to him. Maybe he’d do...

Did I hurt it?” But she didn’t need an answer, as it pulled itself up from the snow and brushed itself off.

But there was something in the air, a watchfulness laced with a charge of malice. The eyes observing us were invisible, but were observing us, nonetheless.

There, in the corner under the window—the window through which he thought he saw movement before—was a slender white foot! Quinn’s heart froze in his chest and frightened bile began working its way up his...

She could sense the desire pouring off the man in front of her, and to be wanted so obviously, so fiercely, went to her head like moonshine. He made her feel like a goddess.Provided goddesses...

I need a victim and no offense Yuki, but your carrot sticks are lacking in controversy.

She fished a gum wrapper and pen from her bag and wrote down her number. “I’d like to stay friends with you and Jason. That’s my cell number. You can call me any time you...

Yes, I’m a materialist. I’m willing to be shown wrong, but that has not happened — yet. And I admit that the reason I’m unable to accept the claims of psychic, occult, and/or supernatural wonders...

Are you sure?” Aidan asked, “Gavriel’s still a vampire.” “He warned me about you and about them. He didn’t have to. I’m not going to repay that by-” she hesitated, then frowned. “What did you...

Shiloh had become far too used to it; for all that she paid him no mind, the moment his sharp fangs pierced the skin on the inside of her thigh, her head lolled back against...

They’re similar to the human idea of the sandman. They used to help people sleep. Now they’re more prone to creating nightmares that end in death.” Lucky’s description of the dream weavers.