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fec8c42
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Curran looked back at me. "Why is it you always attract creeps?" "You tell me." Ha! Walked right into that one, yes, he did." --
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Ilona Andrews |
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b17e7f4
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The vampire stared at me, his mouth slack as Ghastek assessed his options. I took a couple of forms from my desk, put them into the vamp's mouth, and pulled them up by their edges. "What are you doing?" Ghastek asked. "My hole puncher broke." "You have no respect for the undead."
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Ilona Andrews |
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c870d26
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Not only will you sleep with me, but you will say 'please.'" I stared at him, shocked. The smile widened. "You will say 'please' before and 'thank you' after." Nervous laughter bubbled up. "You've gone insane. All that peroxide in your hair finally did your brain in, Goldilocks."
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Ilona Andrews |
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ecb4f6f
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Here, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty...
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Ilona Andrews |
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0f97e64
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I don't want it to be attributed to a loss of control on my part. When I throw you out of the window, I want there to be no doubt the act was deliberate.
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kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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f9574d4
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His Majesty needs a can-I girl anyway. And I'm not it." "A can-I girl?" Andrea frowned. I leaned back. "'Can I fetch your food, Your Majesty? Can I tell you how strong and mighty you are, Your Majesty? Can I pick your fleas, Your Majesty? Can I kiss your ass, Your Majesty? Can I..." It dawned on me that Raphael was sitting very still. Frozen, like a statue, his gaze fixed on the point above my head. "He's standing behind me, isn't he?" A..
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Ilona Andrews |
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b5ab4c0
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I can't give you the white picket fence, and if I did, you'd set it on fire.
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humor
picket-fence
social-commentary
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Ilona Andrews |
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d8df4fd
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It's a reflex. Hear a bell, get food. See an undead, throw a knife. Same thing, really.
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humor
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Ilona Andrews |
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f985ad9
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Every time I think you've reached the limits of arrogance, you show me new heights. Truly, your egotism is like the Universe--ever expanding.
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Ilona Andrews |
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765d67e
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You don't cause problems. You cause catastrophes.
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Ilona Andrews |
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478c499
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He leaned his head to me, his neck so close to my lips, I felt the heat coming off his skin. His breath was warm against my ear. His voice was a ragged snarl. "I miss you." This wasn't happening. "I worry about you." He dipped his head and looked into my eyes. "I worry something stupid will happen and I won't be there and you'll be gone. I worry we won't ever get a chance and it's driving me out of my skull." No, no, no, no......... We star..
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romantic
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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bab269b
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The phone rang. I picked it up. "Are you sitting down?" Curran's voice asked. "Yes." "Good." I listened to the disconnect signal. If he wanted me to sit, then I'd stand. I got up. The chair got up with me and I ended up bent over my desk, with the chair stuck to my butt. I grabbed the edge of the chair and tried to pull it off. It remained stuck. I would murder him. Slowly. And I'd enjoy every second of it."
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Ilona Andrews |
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f455d72
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She crouched with her hand out. What the hell was she doing... "Here, kitty, kitty, kitty." Oh my God, she was retarded and I was going to kill Jim."
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funny
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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3b11286
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Andrea raised her hand. "This is the hand that slapped Aunt B." "Maybe you should have it gold-plated." "Here, you can touch it, since you're my best friend."
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friendship
kate
banter
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Ilona Andrews |
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88b9fdd
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How much are you lifting?" "Seven hundred." Alrighty then. I will just stand over here, out of your way, and hope you don't remember to kick my ass. He grinned. "Wanna spot me?" "No thanks. How about I just scream verbal encouragements at you?" I took a deep breath and barked, "No pain, no gain! That pain is just weakness leaving your body! Come on! Push! Push! Make that weight your bitch!"
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Ilona Andrews |
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255d275
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I gave him a smile. I was aiming for sweet, but he turned a shade paler and scooted a bit farther from me. Note to self: work more on sweet and less on psycho-killer.
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Ilona Andrews |
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af4a54a
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I'm a substitute mom." "You're more like a crazy aunt who only gets called when somebody needs bailing out of jail."
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Ilona Andrews |
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2dad68d
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If you come, you better come in force because I will kill every single one of you. My hand won't shake, my aim won't falter. My face will be the last thing you'll see before you die." I jammed my knife into the table and walked out."
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Ilona Andrews |
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ab49a2a
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Why a raven?" "To honor my father." "The writing under it, is that Cyrillic?" "Yes." "What does it say?" "Dar Vorona. Gift of the Raven. I am my father's gift." "The raven is holding a bloody sword." "I never said it was a nice gift."
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Ilona Andrews |
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669c057
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Did he just rip out the engine?" I asked. "Yes", Saiman said. "And now he is demolishing the Maserati with it." Ten seconds later Curran hurled the twisted wreck of black and orange that used to be the Maserati into the wall. The first melodic notes of an old song came from the computer. I glanced at Saiman. He shrugged. "It begged for a soundtrack." --
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kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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235cce6
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It's your duty as my best friend to be outraged with me." "I'm outraged!" I snarled. "That bastard!" "Thank you," Andrea said."
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best-friends
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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a38da80
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Yes I can," Curran snarled. "Listen: this is me telling you what you will not do." I raised the cookbook and tapped him on the nose. Bad cat."
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Ilona Andrews |
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876e29f
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He put the book down. "As you wish." He rose and walked past me. I lowered my sword, expecting him to pass, but suddenly he stepped in dangerously close. "Welcome home. I'm glad you made it. There is coffee in the kitchen for you." My mouth gaped open. He inhaled my scent, bent close, about to kiss me... I just stood there like an idiot. Curran smirked and whispered in my ear instead. "Psych." And just like that, he was out the door and gon..
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curran
kate
flirting
princess-bride
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Ilona Andrews |
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a075d0b
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Just wait until he figures out I shut him out of his slut hut.
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Ilona Andrews |
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d106f15
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Yes. What is it, guilt, revenge, love, what?" I swallowed. "I live alone." "And your point is?" "You have the Pack. You're surrounded by people who would fall over themselves for the pleasure of your company. I have no one. My parents are dead, my entire family is gone. I have no friends. Except Jim, and that's more of a working relationship than anything else. I have no lover. I can't even have a pet, because I'm not at the house often eno..
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kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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f19b44e
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You slept with Curran and you didn't tell me? I'm your best friend." "It didn't come up." "How disappointing for you." Ha-ha. "That's not what I meant."
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Ilona Andrews |
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b2ec496
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Have you ever met someone and felt . . . I don't know how to describe it, felt a chance at having something that eluded you? I don't know . . . Forget I said anything." I knew what he meant. He was describing that moment when you realize that you are lonely. For a time you can be alone and doing fine and never give a thought to living any other way and then you meet someone and suddenly you become lonely. It stabs at you, almost like a phys..
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Ilona Andrews |
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82a9244
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you might want to decide fast. We live in a dangerous world. If you see a chance to be happy, you have to fight for it, so later you have no regrets.
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happy
joy
life
no-regrets
enjoy-life
enjoyment
fight
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Ilona Andrews |
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9c9f198
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Kate makes good sausage," Jim said. Six pairs of eyes stared at me. Thank you, Mr. Wonderful. Just what I needed. "Oh yeah," Andrea snapped her fingers. "The links? The ones we had the beginning of the month? I didn't know you made those. I thought they were bought. They were so good." Her smile was positively cherubic. Of all the times not to be able to shoot laser beams out of my eyes... "What do you put into your sausage, Kate?" Raphael ..
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Ilona Andrews |
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5dada9f
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you expect me to fall on my back with my legs spread." "Not necessarily. ... You can fall on your hands and knees if you prefer. Or against the wall. Or on the kitchen counter. I suppose I might let you be on top, if you make it worth my while."
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Ilona Andrews |
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5f3f4b7
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I turned to leave and paused before the gap in the ruined wall. "One last thing, Your Majesty. I'd like a name I can put into my report, something shorter than typing out 'The Leader of the Southern Shapechanger Faction.' What should I call you?" "Lord." I rolled my eyes. He shrugged. "It's short."
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magic
shifter
urban-fantasy
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Ilona Andrews |
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ada5097
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Are you sure you know where you're going?" Andrea frowned. "Would you like me to pull over and ask that bamboo for directions?" "I don't know, do you think it will answer?" We peered at the bamboo. "I think it looks suspicious," Andrea said. "Maybe there is a heffalump hiding in it." Andrea stared at me. "You know, heffalump? From Pooh Bear?" "Where do you even get this shit?"
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kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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cb84042
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He bared his teeth in a happy feral grin. My own personal psycho.
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kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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27537a2
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He scooped me up and suddenly I was pressed against his chest. "Were you worried about me?" "No, I'm ranting for fun, because I'm a disagreeable bitch!"
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kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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933dbc8
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Help me, I can't breathe, your ego is pushing all the air out of the room.
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humor
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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e061226
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I gave him my best cryptic smile. He did not fall down to his feet, kiss my shoes, and promise me the world. I must be getting rusty.
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humor
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Ilona Andrews |
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4868d7a
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Are you out of your mind?" It's not polite to lie to your best friend. "It's a possibility."
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Ilona Andrews |
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d77e5aa
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Your ability to remain alive never ceases to amaze me.
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Ilona Andrews |
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2a2a51d
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Is that a lion with horns and a pitchfork?" "Yep." "Is he carrying the moon on his pitchfork?" "Nope it's a pie."
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Ilona Andrews |
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109fdd0
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You know anything about investigative work?" "Sure. Annoy the people involved until the guilt party tries to make you go away."
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investigative-work
magic-bites
ilona-andrews
kate-daniels
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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cdd0f8e
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Yes, I'm too mad to punish you right now. We'll talk about it when we get home. Go brush your teeth, comb your hair, put on dry clothes, and get the guns. We're going to Wal-Mart.
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Ilona Andrews |
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f84b268
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I ripped my left arm out of his hand and slammed my elbow into his solar plexus. He exhaled in a gasp. I lunged for the dagger and sat on top of him, my knees pinning his arms, my dagger on his throat. He lay still. "I give up," he said and smiled. "Your move." Er. I was sitting atop the Beast Lord in my underwear, holding a knife to his throat. What the hell was my next move?"
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humor
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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15d29af
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You're an interesting woman." "Your interest has been duly noted."
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Ilona Andrews |
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a87b061
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What kind of a woman greets the Beast Lord with 'here, kitty, kitty'?
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Ilona Andrews |