I was so happy to be out of there. “Barabas, if you weren’t batting for the other team, I’d marry you.” He grinned. “If I weren’t batting for the other team, I would accept your proposal. You had me at ‘No comment.’ If all my clients were this smart, my life would be much easier. Much, much easier.

Just to make sure the odd humanoid aberration doesn't get away, always pin it through the nuts.

I have a vamp body for you," Andrea said. "It's in the freezer." I gave her a nice smile. "You shouldn't have.

I gave him a smile. I was aiming for sweet, but he turned a shade paler and scooted a bit farther from me. Note to self: work more on sweet and less on psycho-killer.

A ghastly attempt at a smile, sure to send any normal person to a therapist.

Just once I want it to be easy and neat. But no, there is never a good decision. I pick what I can live with.

Kate had never met a person she didn't want to protect, preferably by hacking at the hostile parties with her sword.