“ I can handle Glory." "Can you?" Eve asked. "Because I notice you never call her Gloriana. Just Glory." He shut up. Which is probably about the only smart thing he can do, Claire thought. Rachel Caine
“ Did you talk to him about it?""Oh, sure. Nothing happened, yadda yadda. The usual. But my maydar went off like crazy.""Maydar?""As in, he may be thinking about super hot sex with her. Like radar, only… Rachel Caine
“ Claire hated to say it, but she knew the answer, in her heart. “Because he feels something for me, and he wanted to give me a chance to live. Like him. With him. But I refused.”Shane turned and looked… Rachel Caine
“ Shane was sitting on the curb next to the old, cracked gas pumps, eating a candy bar. Claire plopped down next to him. “Half?” she asked.“And now I know you’re my girlfriend, since you’re not afraid t… Rachel Caine
“ I added pieces the same way I’d constructed my body, from the inside out: boy-cut panties first (lacy), bra (sheer), stockings (thigh high), knee-length leather skirt (black), lime green midriff-barin… Rachel Caine
“ It's been happening since I was in kindergarten. Not them all the time, but other kids, you know. Every day. It never stops, and it never goes away, thanks to the Internet--it just keeps happening eve… Rachel Caine
“ People bond themselves into families and groups for protection, and strangers...strangers are always at risk. Rachel Caine
“ You’re not touching us,’” Eve said, and raised her voice. “Shane! Shane, get your ass up here now!’”There was a touch of panic in her voice, although she was putting on a good front. Her hands were sh… Rachel Caine
“ I'm good. And it's good to see you've kept up the tradition of getting the holy shit beat out of you,even when you're in a nice, civilized place. Rachel Caine
“ Here's a tip...If you leave a girl crying you're probably not doing your Don Juan routine right, asshole. Rachel Caine
“ One thing you learn early growing up a girl--people always talk, whatever you do,' Glain said. 'What bliss it must be to be male. Rachel Caine
“ I need to be a vampire," she said. "and I want one of them to make it happen. Michael will do fine. I don't care who turns me. The important thing is that if I change, I'll be a princess."I was wrong.… Rachel Caine
“ Nothing here is like fighting vampires,' I said. 'It's more like fighting smoke. I think I liked it when I had an actual enemy to face.''Oh, don't worry, you have some. We just haven't seen them yet,'… Rachel Caine
“ Get in here and make me some dinner—now, woman.""News flash, Michael, you're supposed to be evil, not redneck! Rachel Caine
“ Afternoons are hard. Mornings are pure evil from the pits of hell, which is why I don't do them anymore. Rachel Caine
“ You're kidding, right?" Shane asked. "You don't need caffeine. You need sleep." He held out the last cup, and Claire realized she'd been wrong; there was someone else in the shadows. Deeper in the sha… Rachel Caine
