The wolf sniffed beneath the door to be sure this was a human cottage. The scent was undeniable. No pigs, except in bacon form. The wolf thought bacon form was a very sensible way for pigs to behave.
Vivian Vande VeldePeople always talk about good, fresh country air, but I kept getting wiffs of something that was neither good nor fresh but definitely country.
Vivian Vande VeldeNumber one rule for fiction: Coincidence can be used to worsen a characters predicament, but never to solve his problems.
Vivian Vande VeldeA [reformed] vampire ... mostly tries to make reparation for his previous evil by doing good deeds-most commonly, apparently, going into the crime solving business.
Vivian Vande VeldeShe sighed. Loudly. "Physical appearance is not what is important." Yeah right. Tell that to any girl who hasn't bothered to put on a presentable shirt or fix her hair because she's only running into the grocery store to get a quart of milk for her grandmother, and who does she see tending the 7-ITEMS-OR-LESS cash register but the guy of her dreams, except she can't even say hiโmuch less try to develop a meaningful relationshipโsince she looks like the poster child for the terminally geeky.
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