Ilona Andrews Quotes

Let’s talk. I pinned Red to his chair with my stare. I did deranged quite well, when the occasion required.

Life is trade; we trade our labour for its fruit, we trade hours of study for knowledge, we trade pleasure for pleasure or sometimes for wealth, security, or offspring.

Like it or not, he said, you're still his daughter. Run from it, spit on it, that’s your choice. Those of the blood can insult the blood. Nobody else. I won’t allow it.

Logic said that at some point he must’ve been a baby and then a child, but looking at him one was almost convinced that some deity had touched the ground with its scepter and proclaimed, There shall b...

Look under the passenger seat in a black plastic bin. There should be a book. Raphael hopped out, dug under the seat, and pulled out a dog-eared copy of The Almanac of Mystical Creatures. Got it, I sa...

Look what the cat dragged in. He was playing to the audience. Never good. Is he talking to me or you? Curran asked. His voice was deceptively light. I don’t know, I said. But I’m sure he’ll get around...

Love and hate are both means of emotional control to which we subject ourselves. Once you were done with me, you’d want to be free of the pain of betrayal. Absolutely free.

Lunch, Ms. Baylor. Concentrate. Pick a place. You seem to be under the impression that I work for you and you can give me orders. Let me fix that. I hung up.

Lyc-V is a jealous virus. It exterminates all other invaders with extreme prejudice.

Mad Rogan was walking next to me with that same confident stride that had made me notice him back in the arboretum, and I knew precisely where he was and how much distance separated us. My whole body...

Marriage was a trap. The moment the man said the word I do at the altar, he surrendered his freedom. He was no longer free to pursue other women. Staying out past the appointed hour required his wife’...

Mhm, Kate, the chief of security. Sexy. Who better to guard my body than the woman who owns it? Curran, I will punch you. Rough play. Curran pretended to shiver in excitement.

Mishmar. Your father’s hellish prison he cobbled together from the remains of office buildings from Omaha, which he destroyed. The Mishmar that’s stuffed to the brink with mutated vampires. That Mishm...

Mmmm, Kate, the Chief of Security. Sexy. Who better to guard my body then the woman who owns it?Curran, I will punch you.

Momma’s gonna buy you a mockingbird . . . Margo stirred and crawled to her mother, dragging one twisted leg behind her. Maddie followed. They huddled together, the three of them, pressed against the P...

Monogamy, he stated flatly. While you’re with me, I’m the only one. Anybody else touches you and I’ll kill them.What if I accidently bump into someone?Gold flashed in his eyes. Don’t.

Most people will do just about anything you tell them to do, if you act with authority, give them no choice, and accept the responsibility for their actions. It's kind of scary, isn't it?

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.

My mother stared at the ceiling. Did you hear that? Hear what? I asked, my eyes wide. I would kill Jim. He could sit completely motionless for hours when on stakeouts. I’d seen him do it. He had to be...