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b24f71c
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Your master plan has holes big enough to drive a truck through.
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Ilona Andrews |
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b567c20
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Some men were handsome. Some were powerful. Curran was...dangerous.
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Ilona Andrews |
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13514dd
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All men are liars. All women are liars, too.
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Ilona Andrews |
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b67d94f
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I had been hugged by a giant, superintelligent, pacifist bear. I could do this. I could do anything.
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Ilona Andrews |
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a6ed4af
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They say a hundred-and-thirty-pound woman has no chance against an athletic two-hundred-pound man. That's a lie. You just have to make the decision to hurt him and then do it.
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Ilona Andrews |
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2fa4728
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She who showed weakness to teenagers would be picked on to death. True fact of life.
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Ilona Andrews |
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e421987
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You should've let me twist his head off," Mahon said. "You can't let people insult your wife, Curran. One day you'll have to choose diplomacy or your spouse. I'm telling you now, it's got to be your wife. Diplomacy doesn't care if you live or die. Your wife does."
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Ilona Andrews |
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be99f8d
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How many of these houses do you own?" "We own, and all of them." "Do we own anything else?" "We also own the woods directly behind us." Those woods extended for quite a while. There used to be a huge golf course and a shopping center behind us, but trees and brush had swallowed it long ago. "How many acres?" "Five hundred and twelve." I opened my mouth and nothing came out. "I thought of calling it the Five Hundred Acre Wood," Curran..
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Ilona Andrews |
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6992b7d
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Did you think I was sitting on my hands?" "I thought you might be injured." He looked at me. "We've met, you and I?" I deliberately took a big step back. "What?" he growled. "I'm making room for your ego."
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Ilona Andrews |
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8256f1b
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When some supernatural filth tries to carry off the children, call Roman so he can wade through blood and sewage to rescue them, but when it's something nice like a wedding or a naming, oh no, we can't have Chernobog's volhv involved. It's bad luck. Get Nikolai. When he finds out who I'm going to marry, he'll have an aneurysm. His head will explode. It's good that he's a doctor, maybe he can treat himself.
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Ilona Andrews |
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8628ffe
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Do you know what separates adults from children? Self-discipline. We don't want to go to work, we don't want to do our chores, and we don't want to make unpleasant decisions, but we do all those things because we're aware of the consequences which will follow if we don't.
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Ilona Andrews |
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e565fba
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Curran growled. "Later, babycakes." Asshole. "Good hunting, sugar woogums."
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kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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77eeac1
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People around me die. They drop like flies. I've gone through life leaving a trail of dead bodies behind me. My mother is dead, my guardian is dead, my aunt is dead--because I killed her, and when my real father finds me, he'll move heaven and earth to make me dead.
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kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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74d88f1
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Are you happy? When I can get out of my own way. And the rest of the time? The rest of the time I'm in a state of silent panic. I'm afraid it will end. I'll lose him. Lose everything. I've done that. Lost everything. It's a bitch.
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kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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013d16f
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This was heaven. "Hey, baby," Hugh said. Heaven just got canceled."
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kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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4f7f317
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I'm investigating people who sacrifice trained killers to dark gods. Perfect, it will keep him occupied. In what capacity? Bait.
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kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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bdeb3bb
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Damn boudas. I tell him he's under siege and he goes to take a nap.
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kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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e35d6b8
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Unfortunately, the Best Lord had condemned both vehicles as unsafe and instead I now leased a Pack Jeep I called Hector. Equipped with dual engines, Hector worked during magic or tech. He didn't go very fast, especially during magic, but so far he hadn't stalled on me either. As long as our high-speed chases stayed under forty-five miles an hour, we would be all set.
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hector
magic-slays
ilona-andrews
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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9db069a
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Two hours. More than enough time to kidnap a man. Or to slice his throat, bury him in the forest, and steal his magic project. How the hell did de Harven fit into it? Did he surprise the thieves? Of course, Adam Kamen could've killed his uber-bodyguard and bolted with the goods. Because he was secretly a ninja, adept at mortal combat and vanishing into thin air. Yes, that was it. Case solved.
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magic-slays
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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9c0c087
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You can't blame me," Ascanio said. "Anybody in my place would be concerned. You don't even have a proper horse. You're riding a mutant equine of unknown origin." "Don't disrespect my donkey"
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cuddles
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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a6ce11b
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The kind of eyes that jumped from a woman's dreams right into her morning and made trouble in the marriage bed.
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Ilona Andrews |
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9a1f84b
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The stallion stared in my direction and bared his teeth. Now horses were giving me crap.
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Ilona Andrews |
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34bb764
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Have your vote. But know this: if you come to remove me, come in force, because if you try to separate me from him, 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.
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Ilona Andrews |
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5a5a6aa
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Peope, especially unhappy people, want a cause. They want something to belong to, to be a part of something great and bigger, and to be led. It's easy to be a cog in a machine: you don't have to think, you have no responsibility. You're just following orders, doing as you're told.
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Ilona Andrews |
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02f3ec4
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You make me want to stab you." "I have that effect on many people." "How is it you're still alive?" "I'm hard to kill."
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Ilona Andrews |
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f59b416
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And just when I thought the pain had dulled, my mind would betray me and bring Dad back to life in my dreams. Sometimes I didn't realize that he was dead until I awoke and then it was like a punch in the stomach. And sometimes I knew in my dream that I was dreaming, and I woke up crying.
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Ilona Andrews |
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37724ed
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You're crazy, you know that?" "Yes. But I'm a demon in the sack." I laughed. "Okay then. That fixes everything." "That's right, it does."
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Ilona Andrews |
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361c53c
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He grabbed the nearest lizard, twisted it with a loud snap, and tossed it aside. "Hey, baby." "Hi." I beheaded a lizard. "Where are the kids?" "With the MSDU." He disemboweled a beast with a quick swipe of his claws. "You're having all this fun without me." "I'm not doing much. Just having tea and cookies." I cut at another lizard. "Thinking deep thoughts." "Then I'll join you." He loved me, too."
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Ilona Andrews |
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f256bd8
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I reached over and squeezed Curran's hand. "Come on, you, me, a platter of barely seared meat, it will be great. If we see the navigators, we can make fun of the way they hold their forks."
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Ilona Andrews |
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c3d4d2e
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You don't have the touching rights." "How do I get those?" Stop being a self-absorbed spoiled baby. "You get those if I fall in love with you." He stopped. "In love. You're serious?" "Yes." That would shut him up. "What is this, the sixteenth century? Should I write you a sonnet next?" "Is it going to be a good sonnet?"
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nevada-baylor
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Ilona Andrews |
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56080af
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She'd dropped to her knees and put her head on his chest, and when she'd heard the strong, even heartbeat, she'd cried and then kissed his lips gently, because he was asleep and he would never know. He'd scared her so much. Stupid wolf. Her stupid, stupid wolf.
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Ilona Andrews |
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35f6686
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Just so you know: if a rakshasa shows up, I left my sword in the car.
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Ilona Andrews |
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bf930e9
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Are you waiting for a clue to fall on your head?" Derek asked. "Yep. Tell me if you see one coming." "Nope." "My super mental powers must be getting rusty."
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kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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a536ed9
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There was something very comforting about him, and I was not sure if it was his easy manner or his complete immunity to my scowling.
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Ilona Andrews |
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d520ff2
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He'd laugh in my face, then I'd slice him to ribbons and then he'd break my neck
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magic-bleeds
ilona-andrews
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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745eb2c
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You do realize you just insulted me, right?" "How so?" "You implied that I can't protect her or my people." I looked at him. "That's not at all what I meant." "Apologize and I'll let it go." I kept my hands firmly on the iron rail before me. Grabbing the weight bar and walloping the Beast Lord upside the head wouldn't be the best diplomatic move. "I'm sorry, Your Majesty." There. I was civil. It almost killed me."
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Ilona Andrews |
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43018b8
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Well, check this out. Mine is bigger.
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magic-bleeds
kate
sword
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Ilona Andrews |
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75ae661
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Cough clenched, and vomited something chunky into the grass. Terrific. The big dog sat on his haunches and looked at William with a perplexed expression on his face. "Well, eat it back up," William hissed. "Don't waste it." Cough gave a tiny whine. "I'm not eating your puke." Cough panted at him. "No."
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william
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Ilona Andrews |
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f4c389e
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It must be very tiring for the Consort," Lorelei said next to me. [...] "Perhaps a mount could be brought...?" Lorelei suggested. Out of a corner I saw both Barabas and George freeze. "Thank you for your concern. I can manage." "Please, it's no trouble at all. You could hurt yourself. I know that even something minor like a twisted ankle would present a big problem for a human..." "We wouldn't want you to struggle to keep up." Okay, she w..
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lorelei
kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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7c40a13
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I prefer the term 'sexual deviant' myself," Saiman said."
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Ilona Andrews |
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5ed3dba
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The vampire leaned forward, tapping a scimitar claw. "Is that a lion with horns and a pitchfork?" "Yep." "Is he carrying a moon on his pitchfork?" "No, it's a pie."
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pie
magic-bleeds
ilona-andrews
kate
lion
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Ilona Andrews |
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3a6af3a
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Why couldn't she have gotten another Edger or some dimwit from the Broken for a passenger? No, she got Lord Leather Pants here.
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Ilona Andrews |
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e1304da
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For a second I thought I might actually be alive," I said, looking at Nick's unshaven face. "Now I know-- I've gone to Hell and you're my nursemaid."
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Ilona Andrews |
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b0ebe80
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You're right, my problems are the biggest problems ever," George said. "No, honestly, it's horrible to be me. I'm rich, talented, and I make girls cry." "How do you make girls cry, exactly?" George turned to her. His blue eyes widened. His lovely face took on a forlorn, deeply troubled expression. He leaned forward, and, in a theatrical whisper, said, "My past is tragic. I wouldn't want to burden you with it. It's a pain I must suffer alone..
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funny
fate-s-edge
ilona-andrews
the-edge
george
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Ilona Andrews |