Take this. It’s one of my gothics. The seventies were, sadly, not the time to include sex scenes of any satisfying nature. When the lights go out, you can imagine the hero and heroine are lying in bed...
So, Maya, do you want to know the big secret? What you really are?Of course she does, Daniel said.Good. Moreno flashed a smile. Then this is where we begin negotiations. You two lead me back to that c...
So what do I get when I beat everyone? I said.? Corey shook his head. Do you need a wide-load sign for transporting that ego? Fine. Beat all of us and I’ll kiss you.Speaking of egos…Beat us and we’ll...
So how’d you get Dad to agree? Did you play the cultural card?Of course not. That would be wrong.I grinned. You did, didn’t you?
So Maya will grow up to be an amazing healer who can change into a killer cat. Daniel and Sam will roam the country hunting criminals and demons. Hayley and Nicole will divide their time between recor...
Simon: Anyone ever tell you your sense of timing really sucks?Derek: That's why I don't play the drums. Now what's up?
She'd been friendly with the children of their village, but it had always been her sister whom they loved. Or so she thought. Now, they embraced her and they clung to her and they climbed on Tova. And...
Picture a place called the Karma Kafe and it'll save me the bother of describing it. There was nothing in it you wouldn't expect, from the Buddha flowerpots to the wallpaper decorated with symbols tha...
Night was her time. The Keeper. Bond-mate of the cat. Protector of the night. Daughter of the moon.
My laptop should be here. He gestured at the empty desk. It was when I left. He turned to Daniel. Okay, obviously between the fire and the crash, Mom hasn’t come home. But she didn’t take my laptop. S...
Moreno was the first to see me, and he let out a curse as loud as Nicole’s shriek.He pulled a gun from his hip. An automatic pistol.Antone knocked it from his hand and pointed his flashlight at my fla...
Moreno to base. Moreno to base.Someone answered.Moreno gave his coordinates, then said, Still no sign of the Morris girl. She can’t have run far, though. I’ll keep looking.The ATV started up again.Hay...
Maybe I'm being selfish, but I choose you. He leaned over, lips brushing mine as he whispered, I always choose you.
Maya pays attention, Daniel said. She notices everything and has an opinion on it, which she’s not afraid to share as frequently and as loudly as possible.Corey laughed.Watch it, I said as I walked a...
Lucas - You'll have to excuse Paige's overenthusiastic attempt to befriend the local wildlife. Not many of their type where she comes from.Paige -Hey, we have gangs in Boston.Lucas - Ah, yes. I believ...
Keep it.But it’s important to you.Proving I mean it when I say I’ll be back.My cheeks heated and I pressed it into his hand. Please. I don’t want to lose it.He took it. Before I could pull my hand bac...
If the Romans could have fortified their cities the way the human brain fortifies itself, we'd still be wearing togas.
I-- I swallowed. I--Daniel took both my wrists and turned me to face him. You were sleepwalking, Maya.It just…I could hear Rafe and he was hurt and I was trying to get to him and-- My breath hitched....
I want limits, damn it. I’ll accept omens and portents and second sight. I’ll accept giant black hounds and creepy ravens and magpies. I’m still working out the fae and Wild Hunt thing. But I draw the...
I understood that now. I wished I could have understood it then. I wished I could have said something in that last moment, before he let go.He'd told me it was okay. His last words to me.Why couldn't...