“ The skull sat on top of an old Stop sign. Someone had painted the surface of the octagon white and written KEEP OUT across it in large jagged letters. A reddish-brown splatter stained the bottom edge,… Ilona Andrews
“ Next to me, Saiman smiled. We all want what we can't have, Kate. I want you, you want love, and he wants to break my neck. Ilona Andrews
“ Getting a lecture on restraint from the woman who threw a hissy fit and blew up Babylon. Ilona Andrews
“ You know anything about investigative work?Sure. Annoy the people involved until the guilt party tries to make you go away. Ilona Andrews
“ You're right, my problems are the biggest problems ever, George said. No, honestly, it's horrible to be me. I'm rich, talented, and I make girls cry.How do you make girls cry, exactly?George turned to… Ilona Andrews
“ Who snitched?We have people monitoring police radio frequencies. They gave Jim a heads-up in case our security had to storm PAD offices and bust you out of there. I found out when I saw Jim walking do… Ilona Andrews
“ The vampire leaned forward, tapping a scimitar claw. Is that a lion with horns and a pitchfork?Yep.Is he carrying a moon on his pitchfork?No, it's a pie. Ilona Andrews
“ Aha, Andrea said. I'm going to ignore that you just referred to yourself as 'sugar woogums'. Ilona Andrews
“ You sure you don't need your Prince Charming to come and save you? The knot in my stomach evaporated. My Prince Charming huh. Sure, do you have one handy? Ilona Andrews
“ When alone in a dark forest waiting for an audience with an evil god, the most prudent course of action is to be quiet and wait. ‘Prudent’ wasn’t one of my favourite words.Hello? I’ve come to borrow a… Ilona Andrews
“ Im's offspring stare at stars and make clocks that calculate useless happenings like the angle of a hawk's claws as it strikes its prey. They demonstrate their contraptions and everyone marvels. My ch… Ilona Andrews
“ I know it's late, but could you find a book for me? It's called The Slavs: Study of Pagan Tradition by Osvintsev.Barabas sighed dramatically. Kate, you make me despair. Let's try that again from the t… Ilona Andrews
“ This doesn't mean you're getting a discount.Audrey heaved a mock sigh. Oh well. I guess I'll have to ply you with sexual favors, then.Gnome choked on the soup. I'm old enough to be your grandfather!Au… Ilona Andrews
“ It could be worse, he said finally. Efrenia married an arsonist. Jake's wife is a kleptomaniac. I suppose, a psychopathic spree killer isn't that odd of a choice, considering. Ilona Andrews
“ Tiny gold sparks flared in his irises. You're in my rooms in my bathtub naked and you're still mouthing off.Did he expect anything different? Hey, I didn't kick or punch you in the throat. I consider… Ilona Andrews
“ I'm counting to ten in my head.Is it helping?No.It doesn't help me with you either. I used to life weights to alleviate frustration, but someone blowtorched my weight bench. How did you do it, by the… Ilona Andrews
“ When life backs you into a corner and offers you no escape, when your friends, your lover, and your family abandon you, when you're at the end of your rope, panicked, alone, and losing your mind, you… Ilona Andrews
“ He smiled at me, turning into the old Sean Evans. The transformation was so sudden, I blinked to make sure I didn’t imagine it. Because you’re a carebear.What?You’re the type to get out of a perfectly… Ilona Andrews
“ The black volhv pivoted to me. I have questions.Can it wait?No. Your wedding is in two weeks. Have you prepared your guest list?Why do I need a list? I kind of figured that whoever wanted to show up w… Ilona Andrews
“ I also stole a small yellow doughnut from the box of Duncan's doughnuts in the rec room and fed it to the attack poodle in my office. He made a great production of it. First, he growled at the doughnu… Ilona Andrews
