Now, I'm not very vain. If I'd ever been, making my living covered in various grease and dirt mixtures would have cured me quickly. Still, I wasn't up to facing two sexy men when I had one eye swollen mostly shut and half of my face black and blue.

If it would benefit you, I would kill every wolf here. But there are things that you need to do -- and interfering with that is not protecting, not in my book. The best way for me to protect you is to encourage you to be able to protect yourself.

The warmth of his body shouldn’t have felt good. He was angry and every muscle was tense. It was like being leaned on by a very heavy, warm brick. A sexy brick.

Anger is stupid, and stupidity will kill you more surely than your opponent's blade.

I would slay dragons for you,” he told her. “I suspect that finding an unoccupied bedroom will be easier.

Trying is always enough.

Cheeses crusty, got all musty, got damp on the stone of a peach.