Well, when it became obvious that magic was going to wreck the computer networks, people tried to preserve portions of the Internet. They took snapshots of their servers and sent the data to a central...
True strength isn’t in killing—or ignoring—your opponent, it’s in having the will to shield those who need your protection.
There was something very comforting about him, and I was not sure if it was his easy manner or his complete immunity to my scowling.
The stallion stared in my direction and bared his teeth. Now horses were giving me crap.
The smile died. It was like the sun being turned off. I felt like a moment of silence was in order.
The pain gets better with time, I told her. It always hurts, but it gets better.
The magic ground against my mind and I heard the same word whispered over and over in my head.Oh my God. I knew that name. I read about her. I studied her legends, but I never thought I would come acr...
The idiot had shot their own dog. That’s what happened when the destructive potential of a man’s weapons exceeded his intelligence.
The Order of Merciful Aid provided merciful aid, usually on the edge of a blade or the burn of a bullet.
That’s a well-thought out layout, Caldenia said. But why pink marble? She waved at the ceiling. Pink marble, white ceiling, golden accents… With the electric lighting it will turn into this ghastly or...
Superstitions add texture to life.
Sometimes, when you crave certain feelings, you’ll trick yourself into thinking the other person is something other than what he appears.
Sometimes I jump on the table and kick people in the face, but I’m always civil about it.
Someone pounded on the office door. Barabas moved to the door, slid aside the metal shutter covering the narrow spy window, and looked through it.It’s your lover man.Barabas, open the damn door, Rapha...
Some part of me is still convinced it’s a fluke and eventually it will be ripped away from me. Deep down I expect it. Any hint of it and I roll down the cliff.
So the boy’s life is still in jeopardy, Ghastek said..It’s being handled, Curran said.I would like to be involved in that handling.I’m sure you would, Curran said. It’s hard to believe, but I go whole...
Six vampires came scuttling over the roof, in assorted colors of sunblock, like someone spilled a bag of Skittles. Taste the undead rainbow.
She’s FREAKING out. I’m trying to calm her down. I may have to get wine. Or pot. Can I buy some pot? No. It’s medicinal. No pot or I tell Mom.
She'd dropped to her knees and put her head on his chest, and when she'd heard the strong, even heartbeat, she'd cried and then kissed his lips gently, because he was asleep and he would never know. H...
She wants lilacs in her wedding bouquet.Okay . . . Nevada had said she wanted carnations, but we could stuff some pretty pink lilacs in there. I didn’t see the problem.Blue, Arabella squeezed out. She...