Focus, Amy. Just because he looked great in the saddle did not mean he wasn't an axe murderer.

Emery cut in impatiantly, "For crying out loud. Who do you think you are, Nancy Drew?" Hey," I snapped, because no one sniped at my sister but me, and Mark echoed with a stern "Chill, dude." Phin was unperturbed. "Those books were highly unrealistic. Do you have any idea how much brain damage a person would have if she were hit on the head and drugged with chloroform that often?

Long-haired Chihuahuas have no notion they are bite-sized.

Focus, Amy. Just because he looked great in the saddle did not mean he wasn't an axe murderer.

She was the only creature in the world who would really care if something happened to me, even if it was only because I was the bringer of kibble.

[W]hen Ben was kissing me, the whole world retreated. I felt things I'd never felt before, in places I never knew were connected. But I was pretty sure that whatever was buzzing against my thigh was not normal. For one thing, it was ringing. Ben dragged his mouth away from mine and mumbled a curse that was a little shocking and kind of hot. "Ignore it," he said. That was easy for him to say when his cell phone was rounding third base. If anyone got a home run tonight, I didn't want it to be Verizon Wireless.

How about this?" I said, because now it was the principle of the thing. "I'm sorry, jackass.