The phone rang. I picked it up. "Kate Daniels" "It's me," Curran said. "I—" I hung up..

How was I supposed to know that you let two little bears hurt you, Goldilocks?" "Ah, yes, that mouth. I missed it. All mine now..

Other pirates leaped over the railing. One, two... seven... thirteen. A baker’s dozen. Wait, fifteen. Eighteen... Twenty-one. The odds weren’t in our….

He caressed my cheek. "You came for me," I whispered. "Always," he told me..

Your headlights don't scare me..

The good doctor put a spoon of tea into my honey." "You're drinking tea a honey badger made," Jim said. "What did you expect?.

Failure happened. The trick was to accept the risk and try anyway..

Saiman picked up a coffee mug, stared at it, and hurled it against the wall. It shattered into a dozen pieces. We looked at him. “Your date appears t….

She surveyed the carnage behind him. "Did you have fun?" He showed her his teeth. "Yes..

What kind of shapeshifter has orange fur anyway?" "Weredingo." Now I'd seen everything. Well, at least he didn't steal my baby..

The intruder hesitated, turned, and anchored itself in the corner, where the ceiling met the wall. It sat there, fastened to the paneling by enormous….

How is it that I could run into a gunfight against overwhelming odds and put myself between bullets and civilians, but I couldn't scrape together eno….

Yes, I'm too mad to punish you right now. We'll talk about it when we get home. Go brush your teeth, comb your hair, put on dry clothes, and get the ….

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, pa….

Behind him Kaldar nudged Urow's youngest son. "Bet you he lasts at least thirty seconds." "Um..." Gaston looked at him. "No he won't." "Bet me someth….

You should name him Fezzik." "Inconceivable..

I turned and bumped by head against his chest a few times. It was the nearest hard surface..

Rene looked at Grendel. “What in the world is that?” “That’s our mutant attack poodle,” I told her. “Is he chewing on a gun?.

Are you out of your mind?" It's not polite to lie to your best friend. "It's a possibility..

I trusted her about as far as I could throw her. I was strong and she was small, but it still wasn't very far..

I’d signed six things and my stack wasn’t getting any smaller. It was like the paperwork was breeding while I worked..