...treat people with understanding when you can, and fake it when you can't until you do understand..

Her elf is going to do just that,” he said, the red glow of the ever-after sun turning his hair auburn, almost as red as mine. “I did not work this h….

The demon had trouble remembering what she was doing, but she was powerful, sort of the crazy Wendy of the lost lord-of-the-flies boys..

And while seeing Trent in his tighty-whities would make my decade, I’d found out long ago that I couldn’t stay mad at a man wearing nothing but under….

Avoiding me, Quen downed a swallow of wine. "Trent is a fine young man," he said, watching the remaining wine swirl. "Yes... " I drawled, cautiously.….

I'll wait for you under the bluebells. I'll be there always..

A slow smile curved over my face, and I leaned down over him. "No," I said. "Wishes are lies. Tell me you're going to leave. Tell me you're not going….

Why?" I said, taking the paper from him as Al smiled. "If it's not what I agreed to, I will burn Al's gonads off the first chance I get. Turn around.….

My mother isn't crazy. She simply has a harder time than most reconciling her reality with everyone else's reality..

Don’t stereotype, Jenks. HAPA is an equal-opportunity hate group,” I said..

I just want my name back so my life can go back to chaotic and weird instead of chaotic and desperate..

That's why I want you there, he said. You're unpredictable, and that can be the difference between success and failure. Most people make decisions in….

Rachel, my itchy witch," Al said as he tugged the lace at his cuffs. "We've talked about this. You simply must stop collecting nasty little men. How ….

No exclusive,” I said aloud, watching Al for his opinion and seeing him shake his head and hold his hands out in a “bigger” gesture. He didn’t even k….

I grew up reading SF in the 70s and 80s, and I like fast, thought-provoking plots that take you places in fully realized worlds..

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….

Nothing is so hard that it can't be found by searching..

His eyes met mine at the soft touch, and a chime seemed to shake the ley line, realigning the universe. He was mine..

Listen before you draw your battle lines, lest you alienate your allies..

Uh... ," Ivy stammered, and I glanced up to see her eyes wide in consideration. "I'm kidding," I said. "It passed the lethal-amulet test, remember?" ….

Boots and leather jackets were strewn on her bed, and what looked like a new knife set. She’d taken a class last winter and was dying to try them out….