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0ef93b5
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I'd managed to find a hobbit in the Caucasus Mountains. I wondered what he would do if I asked him about second breakfast.
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humour
kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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c2c2224
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True beauty isn't in how big your breasts are, or how large your eyes are, or how pretty your nose is. All that is temporary. Breasts sag, skin gets wrinkles, waists become wider, and strong backs stoop. I tried to teach you this when you were younger, but I must've done a bad job, because you never learned it. True beauty is in how that person makes you feel. When a man truly loves you, the longer you are together, the more beautiful you w..
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Ilona Andrews |
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22e8c38
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And your skin is like honey. I wonder how you taste." Bitter and tired. "Mhm."
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nevada-baylor
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Ilona Andrews |
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0739319
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On Harpy's Drive we passed a row of trees, each one with its trunk unnaturally bloated and covered with black fuzz. I had no idea what the fuzz did, but we steered clear of it. The law of navigating post-Shift Atlanta was simple: if you don't know what it is, don't touch it.
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Ilona Andrews |
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d8ff3e2
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Friends make the world bearable. It's an honor of sorts. Of all the people that a person knows, they pick you to be their friend, and you try to be worthy of that friendship.
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Ilona Andrews |
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5c85004
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So far I had the god of evil and the god of terror on my side. My good-guy image was taking a serious beating. Maybe I should recruit some unicorns or kittens with rainbow powers to even us out.
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humor
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Ilona Andrews |
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296d106
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Is he a scumbag in training?" Richard glanced at the gunman. "At least have the decency to hold the gun properly, you fool. If you don't know how, pass it to someone who does. I'm not going to suffer being shot at by anything less than a full- fledged lowlife. (Richard)"
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humor
lowlife
scumbag
gun
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Ilona Andrews |
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20f4d96
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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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cb81b4e
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How did the hearing go?" she asked. "We won, sort of," Kaldar said. "We die at dawn." "The court gave the Sheeriles twenty-four hours," William corrected. "Yes, but 'we die at dawn the day after tomorrow' doesn't sound nearly as dramatic." "Does it have to be dramatic all the time?" Catherine murmured. "Of course. Everyone has a talent. Yours is crocheting and mine is making melodramatic statements."
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Ilona Andrews |
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e5f0a54
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As I walked back to civilization, I realized that for the first time in the six months I had known Curran, we had managed to have a conversation and part ways without wanting to kill each other. I found that fact deeply troubling.
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Ilona Andrews |
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c938411
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One day I'll kill him, you know. I glanced at her. She was deadly serious.
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kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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c196a2a
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It was one of those idiotic things that could've been resolved in a split second. Tara had no right to touch Raphael, and once she did he had every right to punch her. She should've left it at that, and now she was dead because she didn't.
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Ilona Andrews |
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a4c2a4f
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Why don't you use your own sword?" George asked. "He might break it." "I wouldn't." Hugh put his hand on his heart. "He would," I told George. "He's a sonovabitch." Hugh laughed. "We just met and she knows me so well."
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Ilona Andrews |
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566225e
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Hey, dickhead!" one of the other drivers yelled. "Get off the road!" "This here is a Falcon Seven," the rider told him. "I can put a bolt through your windshield and pin you to your seat like a bug." A direct threat, huh? Okay. I pulled down my sunglasses a bit so the rider would see my eyes. "That's a nice crossbow." He glanced in my direction. He saw a friendly blond girl with a big smile and a light Texas accent and didn't get alarmed. ..
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Ilona Andrews |
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cfb2d60
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I suggest you give up now. According to my research, in a vampire-werewolf love triangle, the vampire always gets the girl.
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love
werewolves
vampire
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Ilona Andrews |
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ca7e69f
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If I lost him here, to this idiotic fight, after I fought and guarded him for two weeks, after I cried and thought he was dying, I would find him in the afterlife and I would murder him again.
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kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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17d4f4e
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Let's play who can be a better killer. My sword and I love this game.
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Ilona Andrews |
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702ec6e
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Hail to the Beast Lord!" I waved my spatula for emphasis. Jim spared me an ugly look and turned to Dali."
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Ilona Andrews |
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ab01f6a
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That's the nature of our relationship". A spark lit his eyes. "We both do what's necessary, and after it's over, I watch you freak out about it." "I don't." "Oh, I don't want you to stop. I find it highly amusing"
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rogan
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Ilona Andrews |
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04ebacd
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People lie for many reasons: to save themselves, to get out of trouble, to avoid hurting someone's feelings. Manipulators lie to get what they want. Narcissists lie to make themselves seem grand to others and themselves. Recovering alcoholics lie to safeguard their tattered reputation. And those who love us most lie to us most of all, because life is a bumpy ride and they want to smooth it out as much as possible.
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Ilona Andrews |
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52c94fb
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I had come here intending to declare a possible war and instead ended up planning a dinner date with my father at Applebee's.
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Ilona Andrews |
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6df4f6c
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Can I be of assistance?" Saiman asked. "Have you ever delivered a child?" Doolittle asked. "Yes, I have." "Good. We have to perform a C-section. One of her unborn is trying to kill the other." "Fascinating," Saiman said. [p.304]"
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Ilona Andrews |
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4fc1d75
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A black raven flew past me and landed on the back of the couch. Roman slapped his hand over his face. "There you are," the raven said in Evdokia's voice. "Ungrateful son." "Here we go..." Roman muttered. "Eighteen hours in labor and that's what I get. He can't even pick up the phone to talk to his own mother." "Mother, can't you see I have people here?" "I bet if their mothers called them, they would pick up." That would be a neat trick for..
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Ilona Andrews |
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47db7b8
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Anticipation zinged through me. I knew exactly how much space separated us. I felt every inch of it, charged with electric energy. If he touched me right now, I'd probably jump a foot in the air. I stared straight ahead. We didn't do well in a small, confined space. This was a terrible idea. Maybe I should roll down the window to let some of the sexual tension out.
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Ilona Andrews |
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d8420a3
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I'm going to shoot him," I squeezed through my teeth. "No, that would be murder," Grandma Frida told me, her voice soothing. "You've had a long day. Let's put your magic away. You know what you need? A nice cup of chamomile tea and a tranquilizer . . ." I"
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Ilona Andrews |
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3398397
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You have to live a little." Grandma fitted the track bar into the cog on the track. "Go out with a bad boy. Run headfirst into a fight. Get roaring drunk. Something!"
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nevada-baylor
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Ilona Andrews |
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ced3b46
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George turned to her. His blue eyes widened. His lovely face took on a forlorn, deeply troubled expression. He leaned forwar, 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. In the rain. In silence.
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Ilona Andrews |
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13bfac3
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If he ever frosted his hair blue, he'd look like a gas burner.
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Ilona Andrews |
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a089e2b
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The way she sat now, leaning forward frowning, biting her pink bottom lip, her shirt dipping to reveal a hint of her cleavage... He wondered idly if he could get her to bend over a little farther... "Just what are you staring at, exactly?" Kadar snapped back to reality. "You. You've been thinking hard for the last five minutes. It's not good for you to strain your pretty little head like that. I'm waiting for the steam to shoot out of your ..
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kaldar
rudeness
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Ilona Andrews |
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416e7ce
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People around me died, usually in horrible and bloody ways.
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Ilona Andrews |
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3fac8f9
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I know people who will gently persuade you to be forthcoming.
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Ilona Andrews |
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4833269
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You don't cause problems. An unpiloted vampire causes problems. You cause catastrophes.
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Ilona Andrews |
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ed820ce
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Audrey kept moving with practiced quickness, stepping over roots protruding over the trail and pushing ferns and branches out of her way. She kept a brisk pace, but Kaldar didn't mind. From his vantage point, he had an excellent view of her shapely butt. It was a butt that deserved some scrutiny. "If you're waiting for my behind to do a trick, you're out of luck," Audrey called over her shoulder. "How the hell did you even know?" Did she ha..
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kaldar
women-s-intuition
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Ilona Andrews |
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d52e2bd
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At the core, our motives are always self-serving, Kate. Altruism is a fog created by sly minds seeking to benefit from the energy and skill of others. Nothing more.
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Ilona Andrews |
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f2d6c12
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Good morning, Ms. Daniels. I'm calling to inform you that Julie has left our premises." Not again. Curran's arms closed around me and he hugged me to him. I leaned back against him. "How?" "She mailed herself."
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Ilona Andrews |
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6d9ec73
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Jim wasn't just a badass. He was a badass who wrote a book for badasses on how to be a badder badass.
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Ilona Andrews |
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9adabff
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What happened?" "You fell." "Really? What did I fall into?" "My fist." "That explains the headache."
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saiman
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Ilona Andrews |
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02aa7c5
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Rose put down her fork. "Lord Submarine..." "Camarine." "Whatever."
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on-the-edge
rose
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Ilona Andrews |
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fd65162
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He plugged the phone into the outlet. It rang. Roman stared at it as if it were a viper. The phone rang again. He unplugged it. "There." "It can't be that bad," I told him. "Oh, it's bad." Roman nodded. "My dad refused to help my second sister buy a house, because he doesn't like her boyfriend. My mother called him and it went badly. She cursed him. Every time he urinates, the stream arches up and over."
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voron
kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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a8c6f33
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I'm a known fugitive who likes to set people on fire. Come away with me so we can have hot sex while the entire city is trying to shoot me in the head. If I get bored, I'll barbecue you for my amusement. Sure, let me get my shoes.
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Ilona Andrews |
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40a43da
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We have to stop anyway. I don't want you to regret this later. And I don't want your head to explode." "Really? You're so good that my head would explode?" It took him a moment. His expression changed from intense to speculative. "It's a possibility. I'm not a doctor, but Doolittle says it could happen." "That's a lot of expectation to live up to." "I exceed expectations." So modest, too."
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Ilona Andrews |
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07cb929
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Whoa'' . . . Leonard started. Cuddles reared and tossed her head. The vamp slid on the glass and she dragged him left. ''Whoa'' . . . She dragged him right. ''Come on!'' Cuddles kept turning and rearing, her huge body going up and down, jerking the undead to and fro like a cheerleader with a pompom.
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Ilona Andrews |
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0a47e09
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Failure happened. The trick was to accept the risk and try anyway.
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ilona-andrews
the-edge
failure
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Ilona Andrews |
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69845d0
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There are times in life when sugar turns into medicine. This was one of those times.
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Ilona Andrews |