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f6717ea
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When you are in a relationship, you are aware that it might end. You might grow apart, find someone else, simply fall out of love. But a friendship isn't a zero-sum game, and as such, you assume that it will last forever, especially an old friendship. You take its permanence for grandted, whuch might be the very thing so dear about it.
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rachel
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Emily Giffin |
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2b18fbc
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"Rachel bit her lip. "I hope you're right. I'm a little worried. What if someone asks what's on the next math test and I start spouting a prophecy in the middle of geometry class? Gods, that would be embarrassing."
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rachel
percy-jackson-and-the-olympians
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Rick Riordan |
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6d909da
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Just so you know, I've trusted you since camp.
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trust
trent
rachel
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Kim Harrison |
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4dcb946
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"I only snatched him to get your attention," I said. "Now that I've got it, this is what I want." "Damn my dame!" Al shouted, hands raised to the ceiling. "I knew it! Not another list!"
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funny
rachel
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Kim Harrison |
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8c3e34f
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"And yes, I came over here fully intending to seduce you." He lifted his head and whispered in my ear, "It's what I'm good at. Just like you're good at evading demons and kicking ass." "Kicking ass?" I questioned as he dropped his head back to the arm of the couch. His hand was exploring again, and I didn't want to move. "Yeah," he said, and I jumped as he found a ticklish spot. "I like a woman who takes care of herself." "Not much of a white knight on a horse, huh?" He raised one eyebrow. "Oh, I could," he said. "But I'm a lazy son of a bitch."
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rachel
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Kim Harrison |
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e5a6c15
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"Come work for me, and I'll tell you." My eyes went to his. "You are a thief, a cheat, a murderer, and a not-nice man," I said calmly. "I don't like you." He shrugged, the motion making him look utterly harmless. "I'm not a thief," he said. "And I don't mind manipulating you into working for me when I need it." He smiled, showing me perfect teeth. "I enjoy it, actually."
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humor
trent
rachel
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Kim Harrison |
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7740514
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"He sighed. "You want to live in your church, going about your life as if you're like everyone else." "So?" "You aren't. And because of that, someday you're probably going to find yourself in a position where your choices will have an impact far beyond what you see right now. And when that happens, I want you to remember what it's like to ride through the woods on horseback under a night sky with no moon and stronger than you are. I want you to know so you will fight for it. So that my children will know of it. You have to keep the demons where they are, Rachel. No one else can do it. You won't fight for us unless you know. Let me show you what you're fighting for."
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trent
rachel
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Kim Harrison |
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cbb9ddc
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"Uh... ," Ivy stammered, and I glanced up to see her eyes wide in consideration. "I'm kidding," I said. "It passed the lethal-amulet test, remember?" "Not that. You keep it in your underwear drawer?" I hesitated, wondering why I was embarrassed. "Well, where do you put your elven magic?" I asked." --
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funny
elven-charm
ivy
rachel
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Kim Harrison |
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324c4e5
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"I won't snatch, harm, or scare to death people with you or use checking up on you as an excuse to cause trouble. You're worse than my mother, Rachel." "Mine, too," Jenks muttered."
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humor
demon-dealing
rachel
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Kim Harrison |
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3aa8802
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"Pierce jerked his hand from Trent and pushed himself straight. "Kalamack Industries," he said, expression twisted as he wiped his hand on his pants. "I knew your father." "I do not freaking believe this," I said, shifting to stand where I could see both of them. Al beamed. "Amazing who you can meet in an elevator."
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trent
rachel
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Kim Harrison |
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73da199
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"My God", he whispered. What have I done to her? He thought, humbled. The spell was broken, but it wasn't sealed, and her soul was bare to him, the scars of her tragic past and her triumphs over pain and her aching need to find her place. He just wanted to hold her to him and tell her it would be okay, that she had survived and was beautiful."
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teaser
trent-kalamack
perfect
rachel
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Kim Harrison |
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0c3c6d5
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Trent and Ellasbeth did the nasty? Ewwww!
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trent
rachel
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Kim Harrison |
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af0ae05
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"Her elf is going to do just that," he said, the red glow of the ever-after sun turning his hair auburn, almost as red as mine. "I did not work this hard at getting her to accept who she is to let you take your spoiled brat of a little-boy temper tantrum out on her. She stays on my side of the lines."
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trent
rachel
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Kim Harrison |
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7a5af08
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No one wears buckles anymore, and I decided to get him some real boots next winter solstice.
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funny
stoned
rachel
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Kim Harrison |
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d96784d
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"Come on, Rachel!" Jenks shrilled. "You're a badass, not a bad witch!"
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rachel
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Kim Harrison |
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83730e8
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Shouts of dismay rose as the red flesh splattered against the table. It was only a tomato, but one would think I was pulping a decaying heart by the noise the big, strong FIB officers were making.
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rachel
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Kim Harrison |
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fa74dae
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In the final seconds before sleep, I wish I could go back and undo everything, give those little girls another chance.
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rachel
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Emily Giffin |
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2480ebb
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"How did you find me?" he said, anger creasing his brow. I pushed his hair back to run a finger over the scar Al had given him. "How do you think? He knows when you are sleeping, he knows when you're awake." From the corner, Al shifted his tune. "So be good, or I'll rip your fucking head off"
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be-good
nick
rachel
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Kim Harrison |
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acac5c6
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"Rachel isn't a lady," he said as he shut the drawer with a bang. "She's a witch, rhymes with bitch, randy and ready."
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randy-and-ready
rachel
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Kim Harrison |
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76fb1ba
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Why aren't you afraid of me? I've seen my death, and you're not it.
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rachel
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Kim Harrison |
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334a3e7
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I may be a pawn, but I've been to the other side and survived the trip back and I can move like a queen. Don't piss me off.
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inspirational
rachel
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Kim Harrison |
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963a7ac
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Keep your vampire mitts off me. I'm not your friggin' blood toy.
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rachel
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Kim Harrison |
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c11ac82
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She fastens her other hand securely on my wrist, and moves so that she's behind me. Good job, angel. Let him know I'm your man. At least your a fast learner. I rub my thumb over her smooth skin in approval, then stop. She doesn't need my approval. I'm not her man, but, for now, I am her protector.
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protector
rachel
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Katie McGarry |
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82b4a0d
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...some small part of her had reacted to the passion inside him. Despite his role as a titled gentleman, there seemed to be a facet inside him that society could not tame, something stimulating yet dangerous, like standing at the edge of a cliff and feeling the mysterious, subtle pull to jump.
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truman
rachel
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Brenda Novak |
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0cd9899
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"An hour ago, I never would have thought that someone like him could be my savior, but he is. What type of person would I be if I left my savior behind. "I'm not leaving you behind."
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saviour
selfless
rachel
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Katie McGarry |
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bce7e5a
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Isaiah grabs my hand and leads me away from the police...My heart stutters. He's holding my hand. A guy is holding my hand. Touching it. Like his fingers entwined with mine. I've never held a guy's hand before and it feels good. So good. Warm. Strong. Awesome. And it would only be a million times better if the guy holding my hand liked me.
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romance
isaiah
innocence
rachel
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Katie McGarry |
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014a6a2
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As my hand found his, bitter salt tears spilled from my eyes, in sorrow and pain and regret that I had so utterly failed him.
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ivy
kisten
twice
rachel
dead
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Kim Harrison |
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e51b321
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"She lifted her head, her eyes still wet, her lips trembling. "I love you," she whispered. "So much." His head lowered and, amid blood and death, touched hers as light as a feather and whispered, "I live for you."
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live-for-you
rachel
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Lora Leigh |
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e5a868e
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"Imagine the love you feel for your child, and then multiply that by a thousand. Imagine what you felt the first time you gazed upon her, and knew that God had given you the most perfect gift to complete your life, and multiply that again. That is what you are to me. That is what I felt the first moment I saw you. Unlike humans, Breeds live for the small gifts, the little kindnesses fate would hand to us. We search for them. We cherish them. The moment I saw you, the animal inside me roared in triumph, the man melted in the face of the woman who stared back at him. "That was love, Rachel. It was acceptance, the knowledge that what I feared the most, what I ached for the most, was now standing before me, and reaching out for it, claiming it, could destroy everything I am." She shook her head desperately. "Love doesn't happen like that. It takes time. It builds." He nodded slowly. "It can happen like that. It can build slowly. It can come like a gentle rainfall, or it can slam into you like a tsunami. You are my tsunami, love."
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love
tsunami
rachel
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Lora Leigh |
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c6c5654
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She was a fairy, he thought. A whimsical creature that no man dared touch for fear of inviting the wrath of some unknown dark force charged with her protection. That dark force being Merinus Lyons, the wicked ogre of his life, as far as he was concerned.
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merinus
wicked-ogre
rachel
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Lora Leigh |