Finally, I drew in a long breath. It was noisy and painful and just heaven.

How is Eric?' 'Very tightly wound. Plus, a lot of stuff happened that he'll tell you about.' 'Thanks for the warning. I'll go to the house now. You're my favorite breather.' 'Oh. Well ... great.' She hung up.

Hey, our hair's the same color," I said, eying us side by side in the mirror. "Sure is, girlfriend." Eric grinned at me.

Once again, I had that feeling of drowning when I hadn’t even known I was in the pool

I was surprised to find out there was a direct line from my palm to my, my, hootchie.

Most humans were on one big island, to the fairies, and that island was adrift on a sea called I Totally Don’t Care.

The note, which had been written on one of the pads I kept around for grocery lists, said, "My lover, I came in too close to dawn to wake you, though I was tempted. Your house is full of strange men. A fairy upstairs and a little child downstairs- but as long as there's not one in my lady's chamber, I can stand it".