When in doubt, poke the beehive with a stick to see if anything interesting flies out. I clapped my hands. 'I had no idea Pit teams had such pretty cheerleaders. Can you do it again, but with more spirit this time?
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SANHITA BARUAH My idea is that Miss Vane didn't do it," said Wimsey. "I dare say that's an idea which has already o... DOROTHY L. SAYERS I don't go out with the idea of seeing an elk, bear, mountain lion. If I go out and keep my expectat... MICHAEL ROBBINS In youth, it was a way I had, To do my best to please. And change, with every passing lad<... DOROTHY PARKER Mom." I couldn't believe she was doing this again. She was taking this moment, this time when I was ... SARAH DESSEN I think that brick is probably the best idea. It's pretty versatile. You can do just about anything ... BOB HANSON You must know,’ said Estella, condescending to me as a beautiful and brilliant woman might, ‘tha... CHARLES DICKENS Do you know what I see in you now? The usual aura. A steady golden yellow, healthy and strong, with ... RICHELLE MEAD When I had no work and all this time on my hands, I couldn't get a date. Now that I have women bangi... SCOTT WOLF When I had no work and all this time on my hands, I couldn't get a date. Now that I have women bang... SCOTT WOLF Hey,” Watney said over the radio, “I've got an idea.” “Of course you do,” Lewis said.... ANDY WEIR When I was in the eighth grade, I wrote this huge long paper about how I had no idea what I was gonn... SHANTEL VANSANTEN Are you afraid now?" said Gregor. "At times," she admitted. "But it is no worse than if I were ... SUZANNE COLLINS It's been a long time coming, but I think this group has proven they are one of the top teams in the... JAY HARRINGTON I always loved you, Will, whatever you did. And now I need you to do for me what I cannot do for mys... CASSANDRA CLARE great gandalfs ghost! if he had a ghost. i doubt it. he was such a snob... MARGARET WEIS Gazzy called over to me "I can't see anything!" "I can't see anything either," Iggy complained.... JAMES PATTERSON When I was Turtle’s age I had never had anyone or anything important taken from me. I still hadn�... BARBARA KINGSOLVER If I had a soul I sold it for pretty words If I had a body I used it up spurting my e... ALLEN GINSBERG What is wrong with the [tale of] Two Swords?" he asked, even more surprised. "Don't you care for it?... LYNN KURLAND No sex?" He looked at me in disbelief. "Well if you can't have ze sex, what can you do?" ... ELNA BAKER A postcard. Neat handwriting fills the rectangle. Half my days I cannot bear to touch you... MICHAEL ONDAATJE I can't really say anything. It was fun. We had a good time, no doubt about it. JAY BUHNER I must end it. There's no hope left. I'll be at peace. No one had anything to do with this. My decis... FREDDIE PRINZE I give you this to take with you: Nothing remains as it was. If you know this, you can beg... JUDITH MINTY You can't force anything, but when the opportunity presents itself, if the ball was in my hands, I w... HORACE JENKINS I've had Botox, but then again pretty much everyone I know has. To me, Botox is no more unusual ... SIMON COWELL I have plenty of vanity in my life. I want to look pretty in the world. But it can be this bottomles... CLAIRE DANES Beside Mama, in my own folding chair, with my feet sticking out in front of me, I thought about my o... KATHERINE DUNN I put those people in place. I trusted them. I had no idea they would do anything like this. BERNARD EBBERS Don't you do that. Don't you look at what I had for you and call it weak. Not when you wer... CAITLYN SIEHL I'm a girl." When Deryn opened her eyes, the lady boffin was staring at her with no change of e... SCOTT WESTERFELD This is your idea of a bribe?" Solomon's brow was still lifted. The Captain laughed roundly. Th... SARAH BLAKLEY-CARTWRIGHT Every time I'd go out drinking I was looking for something new. But it was the same every time. I'd ... JAMES HETFIELD You’re hopeless,” I said just before he kissed me. “But you love me,” he whispere... C.A. HARMS We've had citizens with no connections to this case do weekly searches. If any leads come in, we go ... DENA ERWIN Nay, tempt me not to love again: There was a time when love was sweet; Dear Nea! had I known... SIR THOMAS MORE We had a lot of question marks. I had no idea what to expect. So, I'm pretty pleased with finishing ... BRAD BEVIS Do you see, Harry? Do you see the flaw in my brilliant plan now? I had fallen into the trap I had fo... J.K. ROWLING How you can already miss someone when you are in the same room with them, I have no idea. But I do. KAREN HARRINGTON It was pretty neat. I'd do it again if I had the chance. LANCE LUSK I have lived in the shadow of loss—the kind of loss that can paralyze you forever. I have gri... CHRISTINA RASMUSSEN I'm having a good time. I'd have more fun if I had a little more time on my hands. MARK MARTIN I wanted all my visits to be official. When I sent the pass back with a note, I had no idea it would... LOUIS FREEH I promise that this will be the last time you’ll see me. I won’t come back. I won’t put you th... STEPHENIE MEYER You catch a lot more flies with honey than vinegar, as they say, though I warrant you get even more ... THOMM QUACKENBUSH I say, “In the contract we said we wouldn’t break each other’s hearts. What if we do it again?... JENNY HAN He is lying on my side of the bed with a drink on the night table. I had no idea he realized teams a... CHRIS NICHOLS My father had the spirit and integrity of a scientist, but he was a salesman. I remember asking him ... RICHARD FEYNMAN I had no idea that all the things in my career were going to happen. I sure didn't see it. I jus... TONY GWYNN Magnus raised his hands above his head and clapped once. The room flooded with light. "You see? You ... CASSANDRA CLARE So,” he said, flicking her nose, “how long have you wanted—” “I don’t see how... SARAH J. MAAS When I was pregnant, I had the romantic idea that after the baby was born I would not only take up r... KATE BECKINSALE When we were engaged in the problems of survival we had no time to have anything to do with culture NURSULTAN NAZARBAYEV come back so i can say yes this time do it again now that i know what to call what you did DAPHNE GOTTLIEB Was it the act of giving birth that made you a mother? Did you lose that label when you relinquished... JODI PICOULT And what is hell? Can you tell me that?” “A pit full of fire.” “And should you lik... CHARLOTTE BRONTë I think I might have been a more interesting actor, had more of a career earlier on, if I had more f... SAM ELLIOTT And then I kiss him for real, and he kisses me back, and his hands fist my hair. And we're kissing l... BECKY ALBERTALLI If I had no duties, and no reference to futurity, I would spend my life in driving briskly in a post... SAMUEL JOHNSON Just when I was coping with the idea that I’d necked with a werewolf,” she muttered. “Just whe... THEA HARRISON Frodo: I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened. Gandalf: So do a... J.R.R. TOLKIEN Coming into the race I really had no idea how I would do and I certainly never thought that I could ... HERMANN MAIER I think he took that hard, but I don't think it had anything to do with this. ASHLEY MARTIN You may look like a chick now Westley, but you've still got game. Of course I do and if you wer... KELLY ORAM I have no idea when or where it will stop, ... but I do know that I don't see it happening in the fo... BOB BOWLSBY Hmm. Stick with white, so you can pull it out again later and do something with it, like wear it und... BRIAN PRIMEAUX I dieted all the time in the Sixties, but we had no idea what dieting meant - we thought it meant no... BRITT EKLAND When I start writing these novels, I go into them with a spirit of inquiry rather than to substantia... RUTH OZEKI If the breaking news story had to do with hard news, politics specifically, I had a lot to do with i... TABITHA SOREN There are moments in every relationship that define when two people start to fall in love. A fi... COLLEEN HOOVER I have fallen in love with the imagination. And if you fall in love with the imagination, you unders... ALICE WALKER If I grew up in 'da hood,' it would make my story so much more interesting - if I had someth... PALMER LUCKEY Nah, I shook my head, things that come out of nowhere go back to nowhere, that’s all. W... HARUKI MURAKAMI to love life, to love it even when you have no stomach for it and everything you've held d... ELLEN BASS I had some ambition. I meant everything to be different with me. I thought I had more strength and m... GEORGE ELIOT If I didn't do something perfectly, I had to do it again... I grew up with a glue gun pointed at... ALEXIS STEWART We're dealing here," said Vimes, "With a twisted mind." "Oh, no! You think so?" "Yes." TERRY PRATCHETT I didn't know whether it was going in or not, so I decided to poke out my stick and redirect it. It ... MARIS ZIEDINS ...you can be angry and silent, but it's no use - there's no distance in the spirit - besides, my wo... JOHN GEDDES He's out on the street, he might do it again. If he can get away with it this time, he could get awa... CALVIN FLETCHER Barabas placed a stack on the table and held the chair out for me. “For you.” “I’m hun... ILONA ANDREWS The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. When I'm insp... DOLLY PARTON
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ILONA ANDREWS Georgie, stop trying to resurrect the shoes. They were never alive in the first place. ILONA ANDREWS Jack didn’t fully get Jesus. Audrey tried to explain it, and he could repeat it back to her, word ... ILONA ANDREWS Oh no, is it naked time? ILONA ANDREWS This doesn't mean you're getting a discount." Audrey heaved a mock sigh. "Oh well. I guess I'll... ILONA ANDREWS No matter what happens, you will always be Pack. Because you have that loyalty and restraint. Not hu... ILONA ANDREWS Please, Kate. Suspend your dislike of me for a few moments and listen to what I have to say. It make... ILONA ANDREWS He leaned his head to me, his neck so close to my lips, I felt the heat coming off his skin. His bre... ILONA ANDREWS He poked his finger into my chest again. “Well, I have something to tell you: don’t let the sun ... ILONA ANDREWS I can't give you the white picket fence, and if I did, you'd set it on fire. ILONA ANDREWS Just stay close to us. If we get in trouble, we'll kill everything. ILONA ANDREWS He was going to take a dive into this lake. He just didn’t know it. Cerise rose, finding footing i... ILONA ANDREWS I would try being friends with her, but she's too busy being a smartass." "Now you know h... ILONA ANDREWS The good doctor put a spoon of tea into my honey." "You're drinking tea a honey badger made," Jim sa... ILONA ANDREWS My point is, I would never hurt you or your family.” I raised my chin at him. “If you tried... ILONA ANDREWS This is payback, isn't it?" Jim glared at me. "Don't be ridiculous," I told him. "As the Consort of ... ILONA ANDREWS Look, he isn’t even concerned.” I poured the tea. “He’s concerned, Mother. He just does... ILONA ANDREWS Why were you in a vehicle with Kate, alone? What were you wearing? What was she wearing? How long we... ILONA ANDREWS Enough," Curran said. An unmistakable command saturated his voice. Jim clicked his mouth shut. I cro... ILONA ANDREWS Who snitched?" "We have people monitoring police radio frequencies. They gave Jim a heads-up in... ILONA ANDREWS Tall, with skin the color of rich coffee, and dressed all in black, Jim looked like he was carved fr... ILONA ANDREWS I know it's late, but could you find a book for me? It's called The Slavs: Study of Pagan Tradition ... ILONA ANDREWS You know anything about investigative work?" "Sure. Annoy the people involved until the guilt p... ILONA ANDREWS An evil spark flared in his eyes. "Trade: raccoon for some answers. ILONA ANDREWS Because you are the one. You are better than me in some things, and I am better than you in others..... ILONA ANDREWS Kaldar smiled at her. Now there was a work of art. If she were just a girl and he were just a man, a... ILONA ANDREWS She was pretty sure that if you died in the South, you'd have a layover in Atlanta before you reache... ILONA ANDREWS You enjoyed it. It made you feel alive. You were looking kind of green." You bastard.... ILONA ANDREWS When walking into the lair of the dragon after robbing his hoard, the least you could do is hold you... ILONA ANDREWS Breaking into the house in the middle of the night just wasn't his style. He did his best work in pl... ILONA ANDREWS The heavy eyelids snapped open. Jack froze. A huge gold-and-amber eye, as big as a dinner plat... ILONA ANDREWS Audrey turned to him, a sly little spark hiding in her eyes. "THe only man who gets to call me'love'... ILONA ANDREWS Oh, I don't know. I might grow on you." She furrowed her pretty eyebrows. "Like a cancer?" ILONA ANDREWS Did I ever tell you that you are like sunshine in the middle of the night? ILONA ANDREWS I need you to get down there, open the stalls inside, and panic the horses.” “ ‘Panic’?... ILONA ANDREWS Audrey kept moving with practiced quickness, stepping over roots protruding over the trail and pushi... ILONA ANDREWS The way she sat now, leaning forward frowning, biting her pink bottom lip, her shirt dipping to reve... ILONA ANDREWS George turned to her. His blue eyes widened. His lovely face took on a forlorn, deeply troubled expr... ILONA ANDREWS The only way to make sure that the Hand didn't get to you would have been to kill your brother. I co... ILONA ANDREWS He hit her with his best smile. Her eyes widened. She took a deep breath. 'Oh no, not that seductive... ILONA ANDREWS At the door, Audrey called, "Are you coming?" "No, just breathing hard, love." He glanced at he... ILONA ANDREWS I never wanted to marry anyone before,” he said. “When two people marry, they surrender a small ... ILONA ANDREWS Ask a man how much a dollar is worth, and he'll tell you, 'Almost nothing.' Try to take a dollar awa... ILONA ANDREWS Stealers, keepers. ILONA ANDREWS Oh, so it was a lifesaving kiss." "Well, if you want to put it that way..." ILONA ANDREWS I wouldn’t put it past you,” Kaldar said. “Or him. Who knows what the hell he might do?” ILONA ANDREWS Well, shit," Dobe said. "I guess you're familiar with the law. You hit it over the head, set its hou... ILONA ANDREWS Congratulations," he said, his voice dry. "You finally managed to find a woman as tragically noble a... ILONA ANDREWS The judge's massive eyebrows crept up. "Kaldar. Are you the one speaking for the plaintiff today?" <... ILONA ANDREWS Grandpa?" Declan raised his eyebrows. "We keep him in the shed out back," Jack said helpfully. ... ILONA ANDREWS Kaldar picked up a rock and tossed it into the clearing. It landed between two wards. A green stem s... ILONA ANDREWS William's eyes glowed like two amber coals. She met his gaze and flinched. No emotion reflected in t... ILONA ANDREWS Behind him Kaldar nudged Urow's youngest son. "Bet you he lasts at least thirty seconds." "Um..... ILONA ANDREWS She surveyed the carnage behind him. "Did you have fun?" He showed her his teeth. "Yes. ILONA ANDREWS Failure happened. The trick was to accept the risk and try anyway. ILONA ANDREWS You say the sweetest things. And that spaghetti perfume you're wearing is to die for. No hobo could ... ILONA ANDREWS He had the prettiest hair she had ever seen on a man: dark brown, almost black, and soft like sable,... ILONA ANDREWS You said he was a soldier. You don't suppose...?" "Oh, Gods." Ignata blinked. "You think someth... ILONA ANDREWS It depends. If I don't let you in, will you huff and puff and blow my house down?" She had no ... ILONA ANDREWS Oh, Gods." His eyes shone with want and predatory satisfaction. "The name's William. It's a com... ILONA ANDREWS Some women waited for a night in shining armor. She, apparently, had ended up with a knight in black... ILONA ANDREWS It could be worse," he said finally. "Efrenia married an arsonist. Jake's wife is a kleptomaniac. I ... ILONA ANDREWS How is it different?" He rolled his head back, sable hair falling down on his shoulders. "With ... ILONA ANDREWS Shane lowered his glasses on his nose and gave me his version of a severe stare. I leaned a lit... ILONA ANDREWS You'll lose." "What makes you so sure?" "You have no discipline. All you do is tear down s... ILONA ANDREWS I know you'll tell me to fuck off, but I think Curran loves you. Truly loves you. And I think you lo... ILONA ANDREWS Oh my God, she was retarded and I was going to kill Jim. ILONA ANDREWS You sure you don't need your Prince Charming to come and save you?" The knot in my stomach eva... ILONA ANDREWS I also stole a small yellow doughnut from the box of Duncan's doughnuts in the rec room and fed it t... ILONA ANDREWS Rene, you want us to find you-don't-know-who and to retrieve his you-don't-know-what for you-won't-t... ILONA ANDREWS If the lot of you survives, Curran will flay the skin off your backs," Doolittle said. "That's ... ILONA ANDREWS Tiny gold sparks flared in his irises. "You're in my rooms in my bathtub naked and you're still mout... ILONA ANDREWS Hi, Your Majesty, we drugged your love muffin and then let her walk out into the dark, in the sn... ILONA ANDREWS Kate Daniels, deadly swordmaster. Fear my twitching pinkie. ILONA ANDREWS I've never seen such a collection of idiots in my whole life.' Doolittle shook his head. 'If you par... ILONA ANDREWS I'm counting to ten in my head." "Is it helping?" "No." "It doesn't help me with you ... ILONA ANDREWS I glanced at Derek. The boy wonder didn't melt into a pile of goo, although his gaze was glued to Ro... ILONA ANDREWS Secret to what?" "Secret to shutting you up," he said. "I just have to beat you till you're hal... ILONA ANDREWS I've read your summary." "And?" "It's not incompetent." Be still, my heart, so I don'... ILONA ANDREWS I'll call you," he repeated. "If you call me, I won't pick up the phone." "You will wait b... ILONA ANDREWS I flexed my wrist, popped a silver needle into my palm, and offered it to him. 'What's this?' ILONA ANDREWS If I fought for them and was crippled, they would all say nice things,and then they would replace me... ILONA ANDREWS When I'm with him, I can feel myself getting better. It's like he's picking up broken pieces of me a... ILONA ANDREWS You know," she said, stirring her tea, "the fastest way to get him off your back is to sleep with hi... ILONA ANDREWS He lunged for the maps. I grabbed the chair and hit him with it. He went down. I hit him again to ma... ILONA ANDREWS You will not pass!” Roman thundered. Great. Now he had decided he was Gandalf. ILONA ANDREWS I'll be busy for the next eight weeks, so let's set this for November 15th. MENU I wan... ILONA ANDREWS No more tubs for me." I jumped off the bed and pulled on a pair of Pack sweats. "They make me lose a... ILONA ANDREWS This man was a rogue, not because circumstances forced him to be a criminal but because he was born ... ILONA ANDREWS Not only will you sleep with me, but you will say 'please.'" I stared at him, shocked. Th... ILONA ANDREWS Andrea raised her hand. “This is the hand that slapped Aunt B.” “Maybe you should have it... ILONA ANDREWS She handed him a glass of water and two Aleve gelcaps. “They’re anti-inflammatories. They will d... ILONA ANDREWS I know people who will gently persuade you to be forthcoming. ILONA ANDREWS You think he's got 'government badass' tattooed on his chest?" I murmured. A faint grimace skew... ILONA ANDREWS I hit him on the back of the neck. He submerged. Help. I've drowned the Beast Lord. ILONA ANDREWS The vampire leaned forward, tapping a scimitar claw. "Is that a lion with horns and a pitchfork?" ILONA ANDREWS The first rule of etiquette a boy learns when he's about to enter society is that civility is d... ILONA ANDREWS Everybody has something, that one thing they must do to feel happy. I think this is yours, and I wan... ILONA ANDREWS Cats randomly refuse to follow orders to prove they can. ILONA ANDREWS Your sword is made out of your grandmother’s bones?” “Okay, I see how it sounds weird whe... ILONA ANDREWS Have you ever met someone and felt… I don't know how to describe it, felt a chance at having somet... ILONA ANDREWS And then what?" "I'll burn that bridge when I cross it. ILONA ANDREWS If you come back to me, I'll never leave you", I whispered into the furry ear. "I'll make you all th... ILONA ANDREWS Estene aleera hesaad de viren aneda ." And now, you are forever mine. ILONA ANDREWS What’s this ” “A needle.” “What should I do with it ” He’d walked right into... ILONA ANDREWS Cute. I think I would prefer to be stabbed in the eye rather than be called cute. ILONA ANDREWS Ready to put your claws where your mouth is, or are you going to cringe behind the big boys and yip ... ILONA ANDREWS Curran shrugged and pulled me back to him. 'You don't pick the family you're born into. You pick the... ILONA ANDREWS Give me an opportunity to fail," Saiman said. "I promise my corpse won't interrupt your 'I told you ... ILONA ANDREWS Kate's Speciality: Killing things, with much bloodshed. Talking trash, infuriating authority. Drivin... ILONA ANDREWS You snore worse. At least I don't turn into a lion in my sleep." "I only did it once." "On... ILONA ANDREWS You’re taking a nap? Come on, Kate, I need you for this fight. Stop lying around.” “You m... ILONA ANDREWS Aha! So I’m not crazy.” “You are most definitely crazy,” Derek said. “But in a derang... ILONA ANDREWS I think you’re confused as to the nature of our relationship. You and I, we don’t get along. You... ILONA ANDREWS I turned to leave and paused before the gap in the ruined wall. "One last thing, Your Majesty. I'd l... ILONA ANDREWS Did he just rip out the engine?" I asked. "Yes", Saiman said. "And now he is demolishing the Ma... ILONA ANDREWS Saiman reached into the trunk and pulled out a pink tulle tutu. “No.” “Yes.” ILONA ANDREWS I take back what I said about the donkey,’’ Ascanio said. ‘’She’s awesome ILONA ANDREWS You can’t blame me,” Ascanio said. “Anybody in my place would be concerned. You don’t even h... ILONA ANDREWS Ascanio..." "Yes, Consort?" "I think you misunderstand the whole nature of what it means t... ILONA ANDREWS I've been assigned to bodyguard you."You've got to be kidding me. Derek snorted. ILONA ANDREWS swore. “Barabas said you might say that. I’m supposed to tell you this.” Ascanio cleared his t... ILONA ANDREWS Because that's what it would catch in the wild, a boar, right? I can't wait to see a pack of bunnyca... ILONA ANDREWS Sit your ass down, Don Juanabe," Derek said. "Don Juanabe?" Ascanio pulled out his swords. ILONA ANDREWS Okay, pull me up." The rope didn't move. "Ascanio?" What was it now? Did he see a butterfl... ILONA ANDREWS Say 'pop.'" "Pop?" "That was the sound of me pulling your head out of your ass. ILONA ANDREWS And how did your day go?" I asked Ascanio. He turned to me, a dreamy look on his pretty face.... ILONA ANDREWS Quick, Derek, it's your chance to shine," Ascanio said. Derek gave him a withering look. "... ILONA ANDREWS Desandra shrugged her shoulders. "Hey, Kate? Have you thought of walking up to Hugh and telling him ... ILONA ANDREWS Put your badass faces on and follow me. ILONA ANDREWS Her face looked like it would shatter any second. ILONA ANDREWS One day I'll kill him, you know. I glanced at her. She was deadly serious. ILONA ANDREWS Andrea raised her eyebrows. "Look at you, all high-speed." "Yeah, you'd think I was a detective... ILONA ANDREWS She put her hands over her face. Ah crap. What do I do now? Do I say something, do I not say somethi... ILONA ANDREWS Andrea, in less than twelve hours, Atlanta will be full of demons. They will kill, feed, and release... ILONA ANDREWS Are you happy? When I can get out of my own way. And the rest of the time? The rest o... ILONA ANDREWS It's not a loup cage, you know,' I told her. 'It's a holding cell. Or safe room. or secure room. I d... ILONA ANDREWS Who is there with you?" "Raphael" Kate's voice snapped. "I'll be in Atlanta in... ILONA ANDREWS Derek, you just don't say things like that to a woman. Keep going this way and you'll spend your lif... ILONA ANDREWS We can do subtle," I assured her. "It's our middle name," Andrea added. For some odd reaso... ILONA ANDREWS He glued the chair to my ass." Silence. "Is it still...attached?" "I can't get it off... ILONA ANDREWS Who is Hunter Becker?" "Becker the Gory? Lighthouse Keepers? Boston?" "I would've preferre... ILONA ANDREWS We don't need teenage bouda sex fiends as interns. How do you know he is a sex fiend? He i... ILONA ANDREWS Would you like to work here with me? We have no clients and the pay is shit. ILONA ANDREWS Aha," Andrea said. 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Ghastek had attack lawyers. ILONA ANDREWS The door swung open and Kate walked in. Her jeans and T-shirt were splattered with blood and she was... ILONA ANDREWS My mind struggled to formulate a coherent though, any thought. I opened my mouth. "Your pajamas have... ILONA ANDREWS Only poor people are weird. Rich people are eccentric. ILONA ANDREWS I was so happy to be out of there. “Barabas, if you weren’t batting for the other team, I�... ILONA ANDREWS I gave him my Order smile: sweet grin, hard eyes, reached over to my passenger seat, and pulled out ... ILONA ANDREWS You think this is some sort of comedy going on here?” Collins gave him his tough stare. A lit... ILONA ANDREWS Bad days, good days, ‘I’ll cut you if you look at me the wrong way’ days. I’ll take them all... ILONA ANDREWS You’re touching me,” I chided him. He caressed my back, sliding his hand down, hitting eve... ILONA ANDREWS Raphael turned me over and looked at me, his face close to mine. "You and I will never be done.You'r... ILONA ANDREWS Are you implying that our relationship is like a Spanish soap opera?” “I’m not imp... ILONA ANDREWS Kate stood by the door with her arms crossed. That was an anti-Curran pose. What the hell was t... ILONA ANDREWS Someone pounded on the office door. Barabas moved to the door, slid aside the metal shutter covering... ILONA ANDREWS My tablecloth was missing in action and long, jagged scratches covered the table's surface.The scrat... ILONA ANDREWS Since we’re playing that game… I tilted my face up to his and gave him a lovesick gaze. “... ILONA ANDREWS The rage of the Beast Lord was a terrible thing to behold. Some people stormed, some punched things,... ILONA ANDREWS At first glance you looked at Kate and thought “fighter,” maybe merc. Five inches taller than me... ILONA ANDREWS Curran and Kate stood by the door. “I can’t believe you decided to come down here and check... ILONA ANDREWS You’re the most experienced investigator I’ve got who’s not tied up in something, and I can’... ILONA ANDREWS Kate smirked. "What?" "Your horse looks pink." "So?" "If you paste some stars on... ILONA ANDREWS It’s never a good thing when the black volhv says “Uh-oh” and then runs for his life. ILONA ANDREWS Our standard rate. A doubloon a day." It was generous. More than generous--some families would ... ILONA ANDREWS So, regarding that tidbit about your having a fertile imagination when it comes to private activitie... ILONA ANDREWS Rumors said that if he got drunk enough, he sometimes got his jollies by stripping naked and scaring... ILONA ANDREWS The decorator of Las Colimas must have been a great admirer of both early Aztec and late Taco Bell a... ILONA ANDREWS Fuck the pack. I gave them fifteen years of my life. I fought for them, bled for them, and the momen... ILONA ANDREWS Because he has the best equipment in the City and he knows how to use it! ILONA ANDREWS I'm welding the bimbo room shut. ILONA ANDREWS Was his body made out of orange rocks and did he at any point yell 'It's clobbering time'?" "I ... ILONA ANDREWS You should name him Fezzik." "Inconceivable. ILONA ANDREWS