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74b38eb
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If it was up to me, I'd choose the hard path with the easy ending, not the easy path with the hard end.
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trent-kalamack
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Kim Harrison |
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You should be dead," he said, his voice full of wonder. "How is it that you're still alive?" Jaw clenched, I worked at his grip on me, trying to get my fingers between him and my wrist. "I work hard at it."
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Kim Harrison |
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71690d1
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Damn it all to Disneyland! Where's crap for brains?
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Kim Harrison |
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2070c52
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I pushed him away, catching Lee's awe that I was not only standing with a demon outside a circle, but that Al was treating me like an equal. Or maybe a favorite pet, I amended as Al caught me when I started to tilt.
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I held my bag open and he dropped Jenks inside. "Hey!" the pixy protested, and then, "Tink's little pink dildo, Rache? Haven't you gotten rid of those condoms yet? They got a shelf life, you know."
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jenks
rachel-morgan
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If he betrays you, I will finish what I started with his fingers," he said, and I shivered. "Tell him that."
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Yeah, the elf looks good in the sun," Jenks smart-mouthed, the pixy currently sitting on the bottom of my hooped earrings and out of the moderate wind. "When you going to put us all out of your misery and boink him?"
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trent-kalamack
jenks
rachel-morgan
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Don't stereotype, Jenks. HAPA is an equal-opportunity hate group," I said." --
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My office is trashed," he grumped as he squished across his damp carpet and took the coffee that I was holding out to him. "Why are you smiling? My fish are dead."
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Kim Harrison |
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3c49785
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I thought it odd that the woman was over a thousand years old but thought the microwave was primitive.
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The seraph looked up, and pain sliced through my head as our eyes met, almost blinding me. "I honor you. You can do something I cannot," it said softly. "For all I am and all I have been, you are human. You are loved for your inventiveness, both good and bad. I can kill, but you can create. You can even create...an end," it said wistfully. "That's something I will never be able to do. Accept this. Create."
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The quickest way to a woman's crotch is through her gullet. Can I make you a cake?" Big Al to Pierce, then Rachel."
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You can trust me to keep my word. I always keep my word, promises or threats.
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I opine-I think you're a woman of your world,' he said from the far end of the couch. 'I would have a hard time seeing you pressed and powdered, dreading a life of servitude under the name of marriage. You'd die in that mold. I like you as you are, fiery and ill tempered.
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His attitude, though always bad, has changed since he helped me prep the Pandora charm for Morgan. He thinks I'm falling for her, as ridiculous as that sounds, and he might be tempted to take matters into his hands.
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romance
quen
rachen-morgan
the-hollows
trent-kalamack
jonathan
urban-fantasy
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She smiled with the warmth of a penguin.
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Kim Harrison |
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eeec7e6
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I suddenly realized that a bunch of my friends needed babysitters and vowed to start screening my calls.
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Kim Harrison |
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I didn't know what I was going to say, a feeling that was compounded when the line clicked open and Trent's very muzzy voice murmured, "Rachel? Mmm, hi."
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I want an expresso. Black. But give me the domestic blend. That Turkish crap gives me the runs for a week. - Jenks
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Kim Harrison |
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Find Eloy. Smack his head into a wall, dance on his guts... I'd get creative. Spontaneous like.
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Kim Harrison |
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0f37c25
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But why allow someone to make a bad choice when a little information might engender a better one? It's hard to wake up and see the sun if the blinds are pulled.
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It stinks of trains and that chili with the chocolate in it. Ooooh, books!" he exclaimed suddenly, making a beeline for the small library. (Al)"
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Wait until the sun sets tonight, and if we are both here to see it, then my heart will break knowing you are safe and yet not to be mine. If you are gone, then my heart will break knowing that God has taken you home..." Gordian Pierce"
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Her tiny hand gripped mine with a surprising warmth, and in a shocking wash of emotion, I felt everything I knew shift. The scent of cinnamon and baby powder hit me, and as my eyes widened, my heart melted, making room for her.
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His hands grabbed my shoulders firmly and yanked me across the few feet that separated us. "Trent, you, mmmph," I managed to get out as he stole a kiss, a wild, wonderful, passionate kiss. His lips were heavy on mine, an erotic mix of demand and softness. My hands against his shoulders were set to push him back, but I couldn't, shocked at the sudden surge of desire that burst from my core, flaring through me like flash paper. Eyes closed, m..
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romance
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Kim Harrison |
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5d43911
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Happiness was happiness wherever you found it.
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Kim Harrison |
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she had given me a piece of what made her life sane.
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Kim Harrison |
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You tried to slide his original curse back onto him?" Al said in wonder. "At the restaurant? And I stopped you? Sweet mother pus bucket!" he exclaimed, and I swear, dust sifted from the ceiling. "Rachel, we have to work on this communication thing."
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With a gentle pressure, our lips met. His hands slipped more firmly about me, and I held myself back, not afraid, but wanting to feel everything slowly as I leaned in, tasting the wine on him, feeling the warmth of his body pressing into mine, breathing in our scents that were mingling and changing with the warmth. My hands rose to find his hair, and I relaxed into him as the silky strands brushed through my fingers. I wanted more, and I le..
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romance
trent-kalamack
rachel-morgan
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Kim Harrison |
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1d39f4f
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Money drives the world, but when everything falls apart to leave the underpinnings of our life bare to the scrutiny of critics and thieves, the only thing remaining, the only thing that can't be taken away, is the love you hold for the people you care about.
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trent-kalamack
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Kim Harrison |
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But the same things that had once attracted menow left me with a mild sense of unease. Ivy would say I was getting smarter, but I just felt...empty.
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Kim Harrison |
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I could have had him, but I had monologued. Damn it, I was not going to do that again.
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Kim Harrison |
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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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Don't you listen to them, Rexy," I cooed, and the cat sniffed my nose. "Rachel is a smart girl. She's not going to go out with a ghost no matter how sexy he is. She knows better. Jenkskie wenskie can just get bent." I beamed at Jenks, and he made an ugly face. "Rache, put my cat down before you mess with her kitty brain."
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Kim Harrison |
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I liked beginnings better than endings.
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Kim Harrison |
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I'll always be here," he said softly. "You can never fill my need, never drive me away, no matter how much you give me. The good or the bad. I'll always be hungry for emotion, always and forever, and I can feel you hurting. I can turn it to joy. If you'll let me."
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She was getting bitchy.That was a good sign. "What am I supposed to do till you get back?" I said, patting the smouldering leather. "Hide in my closet? I"d rather be with you."
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Kim Harrison |
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3010442
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I just want my name back so my life can go back to chaotic and weird instead of chaotic and desperate.
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Kim Harrison |
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Shot me twice. I want my name, or I'm going to start charging you a fee every time I field something for you. And it's going to be expensive. I'm Park Place. Bud-dy." His red, goat-slitted eyes squinted at me from over his smoked glasses. "You're more like Oriental Avenue right now, dove. What are you on?"
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Kim Harrison |
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I am black," she said, and a shudder rippled through me. "I am foul with a thousand years of demon curses. Don't cross me or I will bring you and your house down. Rachel is the only clean thing I have, and you won't sully her to further your high ideas."
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Let my office know when you change your mind," he said, then headed for the door, jerking to a stop when Ivy didn't get out of his way. "Let us know when cherry lollypops come out your ass," Jenks said," --
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Kim Harrison |
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I can't believe I'm saying this, but you're perfect for each other! You irritate people, and he smooths things out. You have good mojo, and he only thinks he does. You're broke, and he's rich. You've got those weird feet of yours, and he's got them cute ears.
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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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f368a87
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You listen to me, and listen good!" she shouted, shocking me. "I am not evil because I have a thousand years of demon smut on my soul!" she exclaimed, the tips of her hair trembling and her face flushed. "Every time you disturb reality, nature has to balance it out. The black on your soul isn't evil, it's a promise to make up for what you have done. It's a mark, not a death sentence. And you can get rid of it given time." "Ceri, I'm sorry,"..
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demon-magic
blackness
damnation
redemption
soul
hell
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Kim Harrison |