“There are assorted side characters, too: the beautiful Gardnerian maidens with their long black hair; wicked Lupine shapeshifters—half-human, half-wolf; green-scaled Snake Elves;… — Laurie Forest Black hair Copy Share Image
“You will not be able to shelter her forever,” my aunt insists. “What will happen when you are gone someday, and all… — Laurie Forest Copy Share Image
“But—she mentioned three young women. I blink at her in confusion, wondering if I heard her wrong. “And the third?” Aunt Vyvian’s… — Laurie Forest Bread and butter Copy Share Image
“This Yvan Guriel doesn’t even know me, I lament, glaring resentfully at him out of the corner of my eye. He has… — Laurie Forest Copy Share Image
“There it is. Chemistrie. Professor Astrid Volya. I glance back over at Andras. “What’s her son like?” I wonder. “He’s quiet,” Aislinn… — Laurie Forest Last year Copy Share Image
“Reluctantly, I say my goodbyes to Echo and follow behind Aislinn, trying my best to ignore the Kelt, Yvan Guriel, as he… — Laurie Forest Green eyes Copy Share Image
“That’s nothing,” Paige says, eyes wide. “You should see what else she can do. She’s a Level Five Mage. One of the… — Laurie Forest Copy Share Image
“My grandmother, more than any other woman, was the standard bearer of Gardnerian beauty. Known as “The Black Witch” by our enemies,… — Laurie Forest Copy Share Image
“I stare at him, feeling as if I’m caught in a surreal scene. The son of the Black Witch, as wildly intimidating… — Laurie Forest Black hair Copy Share Image
“It’s hard, isn’t it?” he asks, his own voice breaking. “To have a mind that strays outside the lines?” I” — Laurie Forest Psychology Copy Share Image
“I’ll tell you what,” he bargains, amused. “There’s a dance every Yule at University. You go with Gareth, and I’ll ask Aislinn… — Laurie Forest Older brother Copy Share Image
“My heart speeds up slightly at the sight of them so close, so intimate, and I suddenly feel worried about my friend.… — Laurie Forest Friendship Copy Share Image
“raise my eyebrows, relieved to finally be meeting someone outside Fallon’s social circle. I extend my hand to her. “I’m Elloren Gardner.”… — Laurie Forest Social Circle Copy Share Image
“The woods are beautiful. They’re my friends, the trees, and I can feel them smiling down at me. I” — Laurie Forest Trees Copy Share Image
“Shane’s hand is grasped around a crystal cup tightly as if he’s trying to decide whom to throw it at. He’s shorter… — Laurie Forest Copy Share Image
“I run my finger along the textured silk. “It’s so beautiful.” “Salishen silk,” Mage Florel says reverently. “From the Salishen Isles. They’re… — Laurie Forest Heart racing Copy Share Image
“He’s quite lovely. But...a tad inflexible in his views. Life doesn’t flow in such rigid lines, my dear, as much as we… — Laurie Forest Life Copy Share Image
“She holds herself so elegantly straight, I adjust my posture without thinking and hasten my pace to keep up with her. I… — Laurie Forest Copy Share Image
“Promise me that you won’t leave school to apprentice with the Mage Council, no matter how much your aunt pressures you.” I… — Laurie Forest Education Copy Share Image
“Now,” he says silkily, “what’s this about your never having been kissed?” I open my mouth to say something. To let him… — Laurie Forest Copy Share Image
“My aunt doesn’t seem surprised by this. She fixes me with the type of look adults use when they are about to… — Laurie Forest Children Copy Share Image
“I take a deep, shuddering breath. Kind, foolish Jules. I touch his face. His jutting cheekbone. His infinitely intelligent eyes. “You can’t… — Laurie Forest Copy Share Image
“Lower River, low-class peasants. Fain is still smiling wide at me, smug as a contented cat. There’s an anticipatory gleam in his… — Laurie Forest Heart pounding Copy Share Image
“People see what they expect to see,” he says sharply. “Through a filter of their own hatred and prejudice.” — Laurie Forest Racism Copy Share Image
“Come to the Yule dance with me,” he says. “I don’t know what that is.” “It’s a dance held every Yule at… — Laurie Forest Dance Copy Share Image
