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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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kate-daniels
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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I glanced at Derek. The boy wonder didn't melt into a pile of goo, although his gaze was glued to Rowena's chest. Avoiding eye contact. Good strategy.
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good-strategy
derek
magic-bites
ilona-andrews
rowena
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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 know you'd give anything to make your problems go away. Then, desperate and eager, you will come to Unicorn Lane, seeking salvation in its magics and secrets. You'll do anything, pay any price. Unicorn Lane will take you in, shroud you in its power, fix your problems, and exact its price. And then you will learn what 'anything' really means.
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magic-bites
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kate-daniels
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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I thought of telling him that if it wasn't for Oklahoman cowboys and Mexican whores having a bit of fun, there would've been no Texans, but that would be counterproductive.
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magic-bites
kate-daniels
kate
texans
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Ilona Andrews |
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The decorator of Las Colimas must have been a great admirer of both early Aztec and late Taco Bell architectural styles.
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styles
magic-bites
kate-daniels
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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Beautiful I would never be. Striking, that I could manage.
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kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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On the other hand it was bad manners to look a gift horse in the mouth. Even if you're getting it from an overweight cracker in a fringe shirt.
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ted
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kate-daniels
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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Somewhere in that database my name sat in its own little niche, the name of a reject, undisciplined and worthless. Just the way I liked it.
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magic-bites
kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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"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 would show up." "You need a list so you know how many people you are feeding. Do you have a caterer?" "No." "But you did order the cake?" "Umm..." "Florist?" "Florist?" "The person who delivers expensive flowers and sets them up in pretty arrangements everyone ignores?" "No." Roman blinked. "I'm almost afraid to ask. Do you at least have the dress?" "Yes." "Is it white?" "Yes." He squinted at me. "Is it a wedding dress?" "It's a white dress." "Have you worn it before?" "Maybe." Ascanio snickered." "The ring, Kate?" Oh crap. Roman heaved a sigh. "What do you think this is, a party where you get to show up, say 'I do,' and go home?" "Yes?" That's kind of how it went in my head."
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kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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If you can't make it go away, wait it out.
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magic-bites
kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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Wiggles hissed as I crossed the floor toward the throne. She fixed me with her empty hateful eyes and smelled the air, her long tongue shivering through the slit of the lipless mouth. Nice to see you too, sweetheart. Remember my cattle prod?
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ilona-andrews
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Ilona Andrews |
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"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 cup of sugar. Anybody? Perhaps there is an old woman with a house made of candy who could help me?" "Marrying for love isn't wise." The voice came from somewhere to the left. Melodious, but not soft, definitely female and charged with a promise of hidden power. Something told me that hearing her scream would end very badly for me. I stopped and pivoted toward the voice. "Marry for safety. Marry for power. But only fools marry for love." When a strange voice talks to you in the black woods, only idiots answer. I was that idiot. "Thank you, counsellor. How much do I owe you for this session?"
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ilona-andrews
kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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"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, looking suspiciously like dried blood. I leaned closer. Yep, blood. Some hair, too. Human hair. Curran frowned at the sign. "Do you think he's trying to tell us something?" "I don't know. He's being so subtle about it."
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kate-daniels
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