Pritkin kissed like he did everything else, straightforward, accepting no prisoners and with an intensity that left me breathless. It was hot… — Karen Chance Copy Share Image
“And I just couldn't take it anymore. I closed the distance between us, slammed him back against the chair and kissed him,… — Karen Chance Copy Share Image
“I drank some too-hot coffee and scowled at him, annoyed although I couldn't remember why. The light from the lounge was leaking… — Karen Chance Copy Share Image
“Don't give me some stupid lecture about war when the person we're talking about losing is you!" I said, surprised by the… — Karen Chance Copy Share Image
“I didn't really want to talk. I'd wanted him there, but I asn't sure why. Maybe just to have someone to drink… — Karen Chance Copy Share Image
“My tried-and-true philosophy of keeping people at a distance was taking a beating lately. It wasn't working so well with Mircea, and… — Karen Chance Copy Share Image
“I'm not worried about me," I whispered viciously. And as sono as I said it, I knew it was the truth. Apparently,… — Karen Chance Copy Share Image
“Pritkin, it’s a hotel room, not a death trap!” A glance over his shoulder showed him impatient blue eyes under a fall… — Karen Chance Copy Share Image
“We cannot do this now!" … "Sure we can." He scowled… "Go home, Dory." "Give me what I want and I will!"… — Karen Chance Copy Share Image
“(...) the small of his back slick with sweat, the surprisingly soft hair brushing my body when he took control. And moved… — Karen Chance Copy Share Image
“You'll be all right, Cassie." "No! I won't be! I need you-" "Why? What can I give you that others can't?" "What?"… — Karen Chance Copy Share Image
“What others?” I asked, as Jonas began examining Pritkin’s little boxes and tins. “Hm? Oh, the other two gods, of course,” he… — Karen Chance Copy Share Image
“Start ringing things up then. This won't take long." "Which ones?" "I don't care." I push some at her. "These." "These?" She… — Karen Chance Copy Share Image
I glanced at Radu. "What, exactly is Louis-Cesare's problem?'. [..] Suddenly a speculative gleam lit his eyes. It made me nervous. 'He tends to… — Karen Chance Copy Share
“He had all the self-preservation instincts of a bug near a shiny windshield.” — Karen Chance Copy Share
“I liked Pritkin loud and bitching, in other words, his normal state. I didn't like it when he got quiet.” — Karen Chance Copy Share
“A courteous war mage. The world really was coming to an end. And then Pritkin ran back around the corner followed by half a… — Karen Chance Copy Share
..."I ran out of stock around midnight and dropped by a place, got some Chinese." I hoped he meant takeout. — Karen Chance Copy Share
“When good Americans die, they go to Paris,' the ghost said, after taking a drag on a small cigarette.” — Karen Chance Copy Share
Where. Is. He?" Alphonse repeated, although it sounded more like "Don't make me eat your face. — Karen Chance Copy Share
“Because the next moment, when I was hauled out from under the bed and up to a pair of so-familiar green eyes, I just… — Karen Chance Copy Share
“I drank some too-hot coffee and scowled at him, annoyed although I couldn't remember why. The light from the lounge was leaking in, highlighting… — Karen Chance Copy Share
“I rotated my eyeball—and, goddamnit, even that hurt—to see the leader of my bodyguards peering at me.” — Karen Chance Copy Share
There are things we want, and things we may have… Sanity lies in knowing the difference. — Karen Chance Copy Share
You know, I was gutting this loser the other day, and I thought, It’d be more fun fighting that little dhampir. I wonder if… — Karen Chance Copy Share
One day, you will say it to me again. You will be sober. And you will mean it. — Karen Chance Copy Share
