“ They burned this neighbourhood down in the early 1900s to prevent the spread of bubonic plague, and it occurs to me that they should consider doing it again, to purge the blight of well-meaning hipste… Lauren Beukes
“ You will show that thing to me and from now on, I will deal with them.I opened my eyes really wide and fluttered my eyelashes at him. I'm sorry, I must've missed your coronation ceremony. Silly me. Ilona Andrews
“ Very well. He sat cross-legged on the floor of the cage. You haven't run off so you want to talk. I will hear your explanation now.Really, Your Majesty? So good of you to condescend. I'll try to use s… Ilona Andrews
“ Something round and dirty and white was resting near my foot. It was a skull. I picked it up.‘Is that you, Nicholas?’ I asked.‘Put that down, Peter,’ said Nightingale. ‘You don’t know where it’s been. Ben Aaronovitch
“ Maybe that's why I'd been chosen to become the first female Reaper in history. I think the boys had been losing too many souls. Tish Thawer
“ She was a goddess personified, her breasts so soft and round he could've buried his head between them, suffocated, and died a happy man. Kristin Miller
“ He dropped back into the couch cushions, stroking the condensation dripping off his glass. "You're in a pickle.""You want one?" Her eyebrows perked up, though her eyes weren't tracking well. "I think… Kristin Miller
“ Do you remember anything about last night?" he asked.Her stomach churned as memories of the night before swam into mental view. Oh, she recalled a few things. How could she forget? She took a solid gu… Kristin Miller
“ Since she moved in, Carter found himself in the mood for a lot of things he hadn't been before. Crispy salmon wasn't one of them. Kristin Miller
“ The woman would be beautiful if she wasn't so deceitful, but snakes ofte3n had the most beautiful design on their scales. Kristin Miller
“ Hopefully by next week the classes will have paid off and I'll be cooking gourmet.""Gourmet? From your cooking?" He pushed aside his computer, grabbed a paper plate, and started scoop0ing rice. "You s… Kristin Miller
“ As his gaze rose to her face - he bit back a gasp. "Your hair, it's - ""Red." ..."You look stunning." ..."Did I ever tell you that when I was growing up, my favorite cartoon characters was Jessica Rab… Kristin Miller
“ After centuries of silence, someone or something was lying outside on the stone step . . . “Are you deaf?” Death asked arriving abruptly with screams and cries and a fetid smell of rotting matter fill… Denny Taylor
“ I don't believe every cryptid should be allowed to roam free, just like I don't believe every human should be allowed to roam free. We have psychos, too. People kill their coworkers. Kids kill their c… Rachel Vincent
“ You survived,” Death said, appearing again as Cat. “They were vicious. If they’d –”“– Don’t go there.”“You’ve always known really bad people are following you,” Death said, softening what she was goin… Denny Taylor
