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daa1d06
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So how was it?" she asked. "Kissing Curran?" "I can't let him kiss me again, because if he does, I'll sleep with him." Andrea blinked. "Well," she said finally, "At least you know where you stand."
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kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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1f50748
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You're lying to yourself. Voron made us into serial killers. We can be okay without violence for a few weeks, but after a couple of months, the hand starts itching for the sword. You start looking for that rush. You get irritable, life turns stale, and then one day some fool crosses your path, attacks, and as you cut him down, you feel that short moment of struggle when he leverages his life against yours. If you're lucky, he's very good an..
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Ilona Andrews |
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7c6f9c5
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I finally realized the source of your mutual attraction," Saiman said, his voice dry. "You both think violence is foreplay."
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Ilona Andrews |
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7eab5cf
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In the whole world, there was no better place than being wrapped in him.
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Ilona Andrews |
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8d02f3a
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It wasn't a bluff; I heard it in his voice. He would do it. He would walk away. "You would leave all these people, all the bowing, and the . . ." His gray eyes looked into mine. "If I fought for them and was crippled, they would all say nice things, and then they would replace me and forget I was ever there. You would stay with me. You would take care of me, because you love me. I love you too, Kate. If you ever became hurt, I would not le..
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Ilona Andrews |
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4e92db4
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Fuck easy, Ceri. If you love him, fight for him. Nothing worth keeping is free in this world.
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Ilona Andrews |
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f43962c
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She had wailed loudly enough to wake the dead and make them call the cops.
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humor
kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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b8109a2
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You're like a crazy cat lady, but you collect killers instead of fluffy cats." "I don't collect killers." "Yes, you do, and those who aren't killers turn into killers by the time you're done. You made Julie into a maniac. That child has more knives on her than a squad of the PAD."
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Ilona Andrews |
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f73f974
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Will I get nights of ecstasy?" "And days. Ecstasy all the time."
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kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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7067cf2
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Okay," Juke said. "Your horse is a donkey, your poodle is a giant wolf breed, and your boyfriend is whatever the hell he is. You have problems."
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Ilona Andrews |
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defcd51
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That would be like stepping in front of a moving train and saying, 'Hey, honey, come stand next to me.'" I hopped off the wall and stood next to him. "Anytime." He just looked at me. "I've never killed a train before. It might be fun to try."
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Ilona Andrews |
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2d52a30
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I was so happy to be out of there. "Barabas, if you weren't batting for the other team, I'd marry you." He grinned. "If I weren't batting for the other team, I would accept your proposal. You had me at 'No comment.' If all my clients were this smart, my life would be much easier. Much, much easier."
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gratitude
lawyer-jokes
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Ilona Andrews |
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8a1cfff
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Hold your horses. I'm coming."... "From where I'm standing you're just breathing laboriously." The snow swam out of focus. "Breathing hard. Are you coming or just breathing hard. You've got to get your one-liners straight."
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magic-bleeds
ilona-andrews
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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7764f30
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Crazy Curran ranked right up there with monsoons, tornadoes, earthquakes, and other natural disasters.
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Ilona Andrews |
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c78ac9c
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I can make some calls. There is a guy. Dagfinn Heyerdahl. He used to be with Norse Heritage Foundation." Norse Heritage Foundation wasn't so much about heritage as it was about viking, in the most cliche sense of the world. They drank huge quantities of beer, they brawled, and they wore horned helmets despite all historical evidence to the contrary. "Used to be?" Curran asked. "They kicked him out for being drunk and violent." Curran blinke..
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Ilona Andrews |
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55087eb
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Hard to protect your food, with your ass anchored." He saluted me with the doughnut. "When you're ready to talk, call me. You know the number." He walked out."
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Ilona Andrews |
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bb901d9
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On your best day, you're only as good as I am on my worst with one arm tied behind my back.
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Ilona Andrews |
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989af5a
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You know, if you have certain frustrations," Ascanio said, "I would be happy to help you work them out." Derek looked at me, pointed at Ascanio, and punched his left palm with his right fist a few times. I shook my head. "
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Ilona Andrews |
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3fe37f9
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Damn it all. "Ascanio!" The bouda sauntered forward, a picture of pure innocence on his face. "What the hell are you doing?" I growled. He pulled on a disarming smile like a shield. "Following you." "Why?" "Because." So help me God, I would brain him with something heavy in a minute. "Because why?" "I wanted to come. It's too dangerous for you and I'm concerned." Derek snarled quietly under his breath. "You can't blame me," Ascanio said. "A..
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Ilona Andrews |
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ee3c517
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He whirled in the water and grinned at me. Damn, he was a handsome bastard. I realized he was half-naked. Blue swirls of tattoos painted his chest. When God made that chest, he did to tempt women.
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temptation
tattoos
chest
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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eb85ae4
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Do we have a flamethrower?" Curran asked. "No." "We should get a flamethrower."
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Ilona Andrews |
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59e1175
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Whatever storm was brewing, I'd find it and fight it. If it was the price of being with Curran, then I would pay it. He was worth it.
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Ilona Andrews |
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3e7139b
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All that was missing was a neon sign that read EVIL AND CONFLICTED ABOUT IT with a flashing arrow pointing at his head.
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roland
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Ilona Andrews |
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ef44a41
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I have a vamp body for you," Andrea said. "It's in the freezer." I gave her a nice smile. "You shouldn't have."
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kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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1cd2bec
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I almost had her." Curran nodded. "I heard. And you could've taken her, too." My voice came out flat. "Rub it in, why don't you." He grinned. "No time for that now, maybe later." I closed my eyes. There wouldn't be any later. "Are you imagining me rubbing it in?" he asked."
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Ilona Andrews |
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e644c25
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Rumors said that if he got drunk enough, he sometimes got his jollies by stripping naked and scaring hikers out in the Broken into thinking he was Bigfoot.
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on-the-edge
rose
rumors
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Ilona Andrews |
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073a96d
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Death is forever. Death is nothing. But to save a life, that's everything.
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Ilona Andrews |
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6d3fac9
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I want you to understand me. This isn't vengeance. This is punishment.
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Ilona Andrews |
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611a11c
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In there?' She nodded. 'You want us to go into the tortoise?' Another nod. 'It's alive.' Another nod.
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tortoise
magic-burns
kate-daniels
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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232cf10
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I've been assigned to bodyguard you." Derek snorted. Ascanio pretended not to hear it. "The Beast Lord spoke to me this morning. I'm responsible for your well-being, and if you get injured, I'll answer to him personally." Oh, that bastard. Found the kid an impossible job, did he? Derek laughed quietly. Ascanio finally deemed it necessary to acknowledge Derek's existence. "Is something funny?" "I don't even know you, and I feel sorry for you..
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derek
kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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cd65ca1
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The first rule of etiquette a boy learns when he's about to enter society is that civility is due to all women. No provocation, no matter how unjust and rudely delivered, can validate a man who fails to treat a woman with anything less than utmost courtesy." The boys hung on his every word. He glanced in her direction. "I have met some incredibly unpleasant women, and I have never failed in this duty. But I must admit: your sister may prove..
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manners
politeness
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Ilona Andrews |
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7c5563f
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As one, the shapechangers turned and looked at me. I wondered what they'd do if I asked to borrow a cup of sugar.
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Ilona Andrews |
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3e7b8b4
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People view us and our vampires as abominations," Ghastek said. "They call the undead inhuman, not realizing the irony: only humans are capable of inhumanity. Four thousand years of technology, with magic shrinking to a mere trickle before the Shift, yet the world was just as evil then as it is now. It's not vampires or werewolves who committed the worst atrocities, but average people. They are the serial killers, the child rapists, the inq..
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Ilona Andrews |
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4fdc49b
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Did they think I would throw a tantrum?" "Baby, you're not the tantrum type. You are the scary-smile-and-stabbing type."
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Ilona Andrews |
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95d91e0
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Something isn't right with you and this property. Strange things happen around it. I don't know what is going on, but I will find out. You could make it easier on yourself by coming clean." "Sure. This is a magic bed-and-breakfast and the two guys in my kitchen are aliens from outerspace."
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Ilona Andrews |
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942686b
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I can't believe I have to say this. You there, dashing male secretary! Drop the frying pan.
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Ilona Andrews |
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15c92c2
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Why is everyone calling me Consort?" "Jim designated you as Consort in official papers. You don't want to be called Mate, calling you Alpha is confusing, and 'Beast Lady' makes people laugh."
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kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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49ec9ea
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My mind struggled to formulate a coherent though, any thought. I opened my mouth. "Your pajamas have Eeyore on them." "I like Eeyore. He's sensible. A sober outlook on life never hurt anyone."
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roman
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Ilona Andrews |
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39fb9de
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The alpha-wolf has hurt himself [...]." "What happened to the alpha-wolf?" "LEGOs." "Legos?" It sounded Greek but I couldn't recall anything mythological with that name. Wasnt it an island? "He was carrying a load of laundry into the basement and tripped on the old set of LEGOs his kids left on the stairs. Broke two ribs and an ankle. He'll be out of comission for two weeks." Curran shook his head."
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kate
funny-and-random
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Ilona Andrews |
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81d812c
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It became known that I had a rather fertile imagination, when it came to private activities." She stared. "What sort of private activities?" This time he did smile, and it turned his face wicked. "Disrobe, and I'll be happy to demonstrate."
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on-the-edge
ilona-andrews
rose
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Ilona Andrews |
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af1942e
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Why the hell would anyone be eating at the Grease Trap? I've seen flies die from buzzing by that place." Andrea crossed her arms. "Oh, I don't know, probably because your career just ended and you are depressed and don't feel like breathing, let alone going out, but your body still needs food and that's the closest place to your apartment and they don't mind if you bring a giant dog with you." "What, you couldn't find a Dumpster that was cl..
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Ilona Andrews |
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cce5095
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It's my uniform. Everyone in my company wears it." "It's hideous." Rose felt her hackles rise. The neon green uniform was hideous, but she didn't appreciate him pointing it out. She opened her mouth. "Yet despite it, you look lovely," he said. "Flattery will get you nowhere," she told him. "It's not flattery," he said coldly. "Flattery requires exaggeration. I'm merely stating a fact. You're a beautiful woman wearing an ugly sack of unnatur..
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uniforms
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Ilona Andrews |
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8e5e57e
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The human body is an amazing organism. It can go from dead tired to completely alert in a terrified blink.
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Ilona Andrews |
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df07664
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Would you say the shapeshifter was in distress?" "Hell yeah, he was in distress. His tail was on fire." "He ran like his tail was on fire?" "No, his tail was on fire. Like a big, furry candle on his ass."
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Ilona Andrews |