How does this even happen? How can someone you love be there one second and then gone the next?
How did the hearing go? she asked.We won, sort of, Kaldar said. We die at dawn.The court gave the Sheeriles twenty-four hours, William corrected.Yes, but ‘we die at dawn the day after tomorrow’ doesn’...
His Majesty needs a can-I girl anyway. And I'm not it.A can-I girl? Andrea frowned. I leaned back. 'Can I fetch your food, Your Majesty? Can I tell you how strong and mighty you are, Your Majesty? Can...
Hi, Jim, I said.He didn’t look at me. The man wants to know what’s going on. And he wants her at theKeep. Now.Talking about yourself in the third person now, are we? The bouda smiled.
He was looking at me with a kind of need that somehow managed to be raw and tender at the same time. He took my breath away.We looked at each other, a little awkward.Finally I raised my hand. Hi.Hi, h...
He was dangerous. And difficult. And he was all mine.Sometimes in the morning, when he worked in the gym one floor below, I’d stand by the gym’s glass wall for a few minutes before I came in to spar....
He surveyed me, his eyes half closed, as if wondering if I were a delicious snack. I had an image of a massive dragon circling me slowly, eyes full of magic fixed on me as he moved, considering if he...
He snarled. I showed him my teeth.A rolled-up newspaper landed on my head and then on Jim’s. None of that in myhouse!Oh my gods. The alpha of Clan Cat just got smacked with a rolled-up newspaper.
He smiled at me. It was the kind of smile that blazed a trail from your heart to your mind and popped into your head the next time you wondered why you put up with a man who made you want to punch thi...
He raised his hand. Hear me out. Before this injury, I had never been seriously ill. I’m a physician who understood what it’s like to be sick but had never personally felt the impact of a life-threate...
He puts himself between evil creatures and small children. He protects us. He is my monster, Commander. Should any rough men come here and try to take what is ours, he will remind them of that.
He opens his mouth and I want to kill him. I've actually had fantasies of ripping of his head Savannah.The older witch looked at her a long moment.What?Don't do it in front of his Dogs.Hopefully, I wo...
He noticed the hole in the wall. What the hell happened?We redecorated. I kept my voice level. Where have you been?Did they succeed?Hell no. Everybody was tired from the hunt and irritable as fuck. Th...
He killed a man, Mom said. He was framed, Grandma Frida said. You don’t even know the story, Mom said. Grandma shrugged. Framed. A man that pretty can’t be a murderer. Mother stared at her. Penelope,...
He grabbed me and kissed me. The kiss sent a wave of heat from my lips all the way to my toes. Curran’s eyes laughed. For luck, he whispered,
He focused on me completely, the same way he did when he asked me a question and waited for an answer. It was almost impossible to look away. If he ever fell in love—which probably wasn’t possible, gi...
Has he invited you to dinner, dear? Gifts, flowers, the usual?I had to put my cup down, because my hand was shaking too much. When I stopped laughing, I said, Curran? He isn’t exactly Mr. Smooth. He h...
Hard to protect your food, with your ass anchored. He saluted me with the doughnut. When you're ready to talk, call me. You know the number.He walked out.
Grendel waved his tail. Whatever horrors happened in his canine life, Grendel always bounced back with easy enthusiasm whenever some food made an appearance. A treat, a blanket in a nice warm house, a...
Grandma pointed her fork at me. Just watch. Fate will throw you two together. One day you’ll just run right into him and boom! True love.