My cell phone rang on the table. I never went far without it, even in the house. I picked it up. An unlisted number. Oh goodie.Nevada Baylor.I need to talk to you, Mad Rogan said into the phone. Meet...
My investigative technique mostly consisted of going through the list of interested parties and making as much noise as possible, until the culprit lost his patience and tried to shut me up.
So it’s my fault? I made you your bloody dinner. You didn’t show up. Just couldn’t pass up a chance to humiliate me, could you?Curran bit the air as if he had fangs. I was challenged by two bears. The...
You're crazy, you know that?Yes. But I'm a demon in the sack.I laughed. Okay then. That fixes everything.That's right, it does.
NO. CURRAN STRODE TO THE CAR, HEADING DOWN the street away from the temple. No what? I knew what, but I wanted him to spell it out. That way I could shut him down better.
Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures,
When visitors came to the fine state of Texas, they expected a dry, rolling plain studded with longhorn cattle, oil derricks, and an occasional cowboy in a huge hat. According to them, that plain had...
No challenge, no matter how insignificant, can be left unanswered. Even a cry in the wilderness must be acknowledged, because someone might have heard it.
Some things you simply accepted, the way you accepted the sunrise or the winter cold. They called it lupine fatalism, but in reality it was plain common sense.
No offense, right. No offense stood for I’m going to insult you, but you can’t be mad at me.
No, I never expect people to be idiots, George said. I do expect them to lack some of the necessary information, because experience has demonstrated to me that assuming someone in a key position knows...
No, I promised him I wouldn’t fight a giant. So you obey the letter of the law and not the spirit, she said. Yes. My teeth finally stopped chattering. I loved my turtleneck. I loved my jacket. I loved...
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...
Quick, Derek, it’s your chance to shine, Ascanio said. Derek gave him a withering look. Desandra is a mother, Robert is married, Kate’s affianced, and I’m an old soul. You’re the closest thing to a vi...
No. Roman got up off his chair. The wedding night is for you and Curran. The wedding is for everyone else and it’s the price you pay so you can get to the wedding night.
Nonhumanity is a dangerous label. If someone is nonhuman, they have no rights, Andrea. No protection.
Now Julie could stay here, in the Keep full of homicidal maniacs who grew teeth the size of switchblades and erupted into a violent frenzy when threatened.
Now we had two invisible intruders. Because one wasn't hard enough.
Often wrong, but never in doubt. Once you decide what you need to do and how to go about it, you can’t afford to second-guess yourself. You just do it. The
Oh, this was getting better and better. Beau was making a valiant effort to remain stoic, but his face betrayed the long-suffering look of someone who had to listen to something patently idiotic.What...
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