Why aren't you dead?" Will demanded.

My tagline is ‘Less sex, more romance, lower body count.’

Well now, Jack," Hastings said from the sidelines. "I'm afraid you've been beheaded. Not a good start." He sounded amused.

Jason felt humiliated and frustrated. Rejected by a rock.

Plus he was naturally lucky at cards. As Mam had always said, lucky at cards, or lucky at life. One or the other. Not both.

Just tell me you don't love me, and I'll let the matter drop." "What?" "What I said. Just say, 'Rai, I don't love you and I never will'. It's that simple." "Raisa, this is getting us nowhere." "Say it!

You look like a boy who has eaten the fruit of the tree of knowledge and doesn't like the taste.