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c2322c2
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Only Celts would use nine letters to make one sound.
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Ilona Andrews |
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54ec820
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It fires .50 cal at twice the speed of sound. It will hit him before he ever hears the shot." My mother crossed her arms. "I'd like to see him bounce that off his chest."
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Ilona Andrews |
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747dafc
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Julie looked like she was about to cry and waved her arms. "Whatever. Look, I'm not stupid. I know things! Adult things." - "Like what?" "Like sex. I know about sex." I just stared at her. I wasn't opening that can of worms."
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curran-s-pov
julie
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Ilona Andrews |
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0740657
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How do you know your injuries aren't life threatening? You're covered in the fluid from its guts. How do you know it's not poisonous?" "If it's poisonous, we'll deal with it when I feel sick." "Fine. I'll stay here with this thing, and you will drive yourself to the hospital." "No." He hit me with an alpha stare. I opened my eyes as wide as I could. "Why, of course, Your Majesty. What was I thinking? I will go and do this right away, j..
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Ilona Andrews |
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326d73b
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You should try making more noise as you walk, too." Curran suggested. "Maybe the ghouls will mistake you for a small underground elephant and run off." "When we get out of here, I'll kick you." "You'll try."
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Ilona Andrews |
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e030846
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sometimes what you go looking for isn't as important as what you leave behind.
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Ilona Andrews |
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76a207b
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Will you take this seriously? The future of an entire species is at stake." "Yes, we're going to save them with a fart gun."
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innkeeper-chronicles
sean-evans
ilona-andrews
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Ilona Andrews |
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bd5120d
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In my experience, the ex-military guys came in two types. The first grew long hair, sprouted beards, and indulged in all the things they hadn't been able do while they'd been in the armed forces. The second did their best to pretend they never got out.
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military
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Ilona Andrews |
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285470d
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I once took a city with five men and a lame goat.
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Ilona Andrews |
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0543768
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A girl half my age swept by and slammed two giant tankard filled with beer on the table. Ragnvald held his up. I smashed my tankard against his. Beer splashed. We raised the tankard and pretended to take much bigger gulps than we did.
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Ilona Andrews |
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60c5d75
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You can never lose a fight in your own bar, because if you do, it's not your bar anymore.
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Ilona Andrews |
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2d9f296
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If you hang up on me again, I will slice your car into small pieces and hang them on your roof like Christmas wreaths.
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Ilona Andrews |
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06bf94a
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Stop looking at her and you might live longer," Curran said, his voice nice and friendly."
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Ilona Andrews |
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6c9a294
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Curran never did anything without a reason he was so controlled, even his one-night stands were premeditated.
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Ilona Andrews |
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a20009c
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He looked like he needed some jungle ruins to explore or some bad people to hit with a chair. Trouble was, he was the bad people.
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nevada-baylor
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Ilona Andrews |
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e408221
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How long does it take?" I asked. "I'm sorry?" "How long does it take you to get dressed for work in the morning?" "Two and a half hours," she said. "Do they pay you overtime for that?"
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Ilona Andrews |
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73e4609
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If they try, I'll eat them first.
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Ilona Andrews |
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1e15d58
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This doesn't mean you're getting a discount." Audrey heaved a mock sigh. "Oh well. I guess I'll have to ply you with sexual favors, then." Gnome choked on the soup. "I'm old enough to be your grandfather!" Audrey winked at him, gathering the empty bags. "But you're not."
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funny
fate-s-edge
ilona-andrews
the-edge
gnome
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Ilona Andrews |
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a5fa322
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Oh, I don't know. I might grow on you." She furrowed her pretty eyebrows. "Like a cancer?" "Like a favorite vice."
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fate-s-edge
kaldar
ilona-andrews
the-edge
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Ilona Andrews |
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e4cbbe1
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Audrey turned to him, a sly little spark hiding in her eyes. "THe only man who gets to call me'love' would be waking up next to me after a very, very fun night. "Guess what?" She leaned closer. "You will never be that man."
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fun
funny
fate-s-edge
kaldar
ilona-andrews
the-edge
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Ilona Andrews |
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ca0c611
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What did you write on here? 'Don't die'?" "No, I wrote, 'Don't be an asshole!'"I headed for the house. "On yours or mine?" "On yours." "Well, in that case, your magic isn't working. I'm still an asshole."
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Ilona Andrews |
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572d89e
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Eleven out of twelve work fine. I'd say that's better chances than getting an orgasm with a blind date and women still try.
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Ilona Andrews |
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e1b83bf
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Do you know the runes on your sword are nonsense?" "Yes, but they look mysterious."
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Ilona Andrews |
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71a3f74
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Black hair, angelic face, and devil eyes.
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Ilona Andrews |
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98bfe18
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The kid was so handsome, he almost looked unreal.
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Ilona Andrews |
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737c960
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Breathing is like riding a bicycle.
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Ilona Andrews |
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f0606a7
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Please tell me there is coffee." Aunt B grimaced. "They're already crazy. If I let them have coffee, they'd be bouncing off the walls. We have herbal tea," ... I needed to find Julie, find her mom, convince a sociopath to donate some blood for the good of mankind, and deal with a tentacled atrocity swaddled in cloth and his rabid mermaids. I needed coffee."
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Ilona Andrews |
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50d1c3d
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Four shapeshifters are missing, the office smells like blood, you see some weird woman in a transparent gown who clearly shouldn't be in the building, and you run after her?" "It's my job to run after her." "Without backup?" "I the backup."
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jim
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Ilona Andrews |
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118695a
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Life was too short and ended too suddenly. If you didn't take advantage of what you had today, tomorrow it might be ripped from you.
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life
cerise
ilona-andrews
the-edge
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Ilona Andrews |
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32edd47
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We took a right at the fork, heading farther north. The charred houses continued. To the right, a large sign nailed to an old telephone post shouted DANGER in huge red letters. Underneath in crisp black letters was written: IM-1: Infectious Magic Area Do Not Enter Authorized Personnel Only A second smaller sign under the first one, written on a piece of plastic with permanent marker, read: Keep out, stupid. "We aren't going to keep out, are..
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Ilona Andrews |
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b729817
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Bring the ex-Consort to me." "Curran!" I backed away from the railing. "Curran, help!" Laughter exploded in the bedroom. Bastard. *" --
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Ilona Andrews |
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84e9a3d
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Will you stop meddling in my love life?" I growled. "I'm not meddling. I'm offering commentary."
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magic-rises
kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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0a38798
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Do they have target priority protocols?" I asked. "Would they be able to differentiate between a high- and low-priority target?" Rogan's face shut down. "No." "No, they don't?" I clarified. "No, I won't let you do this." We stared at each other. The tension in the room was so thick, you could slice it with a knife and serve it with tea. Leon whistled a melody from a gunfighter Western."
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Ilona Andrews |
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1ca1b30
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I didn't say I just wanted sex." "Let me quote: 'Do you want seduction, dinners, and gifts? Seduction is a game, and if you pay enough in flattery, money, or attention, you get what you want. I thought you were above the game.' Did you not say that to me a week before you strolled into my garage to invite me on 'a date'?" "Yes. I wanted to skip the bullshit." "So what happened? You changed your mind and now you want the bullshit?" Rogan's p..
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Ilona Andrews |
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6ce7f72
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How much did you hear?" "Everything that mattered." He nodded, his face unreadable. "It is what it is. All cards are on the table." "Not quite." I sat up. "Oh?" "The real Rogan hasn't asked me." He frowned. "I want the dragon to ask me." "Be careful," he warned. "I know what the Head of House Rogan wants. I heard all of his noble warnings about the future of House Baylor. I saw him told himself in check. I want to know what you want, Connor..
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Ilona Andrews |
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03cd583
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I could've fallen for someone steady. Dependable. Well-grounded. But nooo, I had to lose my head over this idiot.
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Ilona Andrews |
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dc9e860
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Having a fling with you doesn't appeal to me. You're handsome, but you're too inexperienced to be good in bed. Having ridden many horses doesn't make you a good rider; it just proves that you can't recognize a good one or don't know how to keep her.
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Ilona Andrews |
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f062d8d
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The problem with being an alpha is that you can never make the first move. Makes you feel like you're taking advantage of your position. You have to wait until the other person decides they want in." Jim set the basket on the coffee table and crouched by me. "And sometimes it seems like that person likes you, and you try to test the waters, so you try to tell her how you feel, that she matters and that you want to be with her and you're con..
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Ilona Andrews |
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586215b
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Attosecond?" Gaston asked. "I'm guessing it's a very, very small fraction of a second," I said. "One quintillionth of a second," George said, without raising his head from his reader. Jack pondered him. "Have you started memorizing random crap again to amuse yourself?" "No, I'm connected to the wireless," George said. "I googled it."
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Ilona Andrews |
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332f135
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Is it going to hurt?" "You bet." Sergeant Major had a lousy bedside manner."
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Ilona Andrews |
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09330ef
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Caldenia blinked. "Who are the attending parties?" "The Holy Anocracy represented by House Krahr, the Hope-crushing Horde, and the Merchants of Baha-char. They coming here for Arbitration and they will probably try to murder each other the moment they walk through the door." Caldenia's eyes widened. "Do you really think so? This is absolutely marvelous!" She would think so, wouldn't she?"
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sweep-in-peace
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Ilona Andrews |
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b2de187
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Her face looked like it would shatter any second.
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kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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eee48ed
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I realized that I'm a child." William looked point-blank at her chest. "No."
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cerise
ilona-andrews
the-edge
william
child
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Ilona Andrews |
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b13f2a0
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Good people didn't hate without a reason, so they grasped at any pretext, no matter how small, that gave them permission to hate. A line in a holy book. The color of a person's skin. The brand of their magic. They were not in the habit of taking a second look or giving chances. Their fear was too great and their need to defend themselves too dire. They always lost at the end. Life was change. It would come to them, as inevitable as the sunr..
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Ilona Andrews |