Quotes by Karen Chance

“Pritkin, its a hotel room, not a death trap! A glance over his shoulder showed him impatient blue eyes under a fall of messy blond curls. Anyway, youre here.I cant protect you from everything, he f...”

“I was hoping that the first time you expressed affection for me, it would not be in a room full of strangers. And that you would not have just said it to a sniveling creature like that Raymond! I e...”

“It never ceases to amaze me how many people think I kill for fun.Dont y”

“That wasnt so bad, I decided, after downing the shot. Maybe I was getting my rhythm. Because you threw it over your shoulder, Scarface told me, looking smug. Did not. I looked behind me, only to se...”

“I remember watching an old Dracula movie once with Alphonse and having him laugh himself sick at the sight of a vamp only a few days out of the grave supposedly raising another one.He'd been imposs...”

“Louis-Cesare and Ray were in trouble.I could tell because I could see them, not clearly, but in fits and starts, little glimmers like a couple of ghosts, if ghosts made "oh shit" faces on the one h...”

“Success. I turned back to my sandwich, only to find that it wasnt there anymore. Maybe because it had been hijacked. Give me that! I told the vamp, who was holding it firmly against his chest, a de...”

“This isn't sex."I blinked. "Oh. Then what is it?""An emergency!"I started to argue and then thought twice about it. Considering what Mircea would do to Pritkin if he ever found out about this...Yea...”

“A gentleman would have announced himself! I told him, pressing against the side of the tub. And a scoundrel would have joined you.-- Kit Marlowe to the witch Gillian (shortly before joining her in ...”

“I wasn't entirely sure, but a polite John Pritkin might be a sign of the apocalypse.”

“Im driving, Louis-Cesare said, sliding into the low seat as easily as if hed done it a hundred times. Youre drunk.I wished. I had all of two beers, mostly for the water content.If you needed water,...”

“Fresh blood at midnight isn't red. It's a purplish black that easily blends into the shadows.”

“I felt betrayed and absolutely livid, but my body wasnt smart enough to know it. It had liked the feel of his hands, wanted more of it, wanted it now. It was almost like there were two of me, one w...”

“The only good thing was that by midnight, even most of the bums had gone home to sleep it off. That was lucky for them, because Ray was the worst damn driver Id ever seen. And that was after I jerk...”

“I’d have been dead a long time ago if not for my friends, one of whom had just jumped off the cliff after me. I’d have been a lot more appreciative if he hadn’t pushed me first." ~Cassandra Palmer”

“Not really hungry.""She’ll eat." Pritkin said curtly."I said —""If you starve to death it would damage my professional reputation.""I eat plenty.""The same does not apply should I strangle you in u...”

“Pritkin muttered something that sounded fairly vicious. “My clothes are warded! Even if I wished to accede to your demand, it would not work on them.”“Then strip.”“I beg your pardon?” He sounded al...”

“Pritkin, it’s a hotel room, not a death trap!” A glance over his shoulder showed him impatient blue eyes under a fall of messy blond curls. “Anyway, you’re here.”“I can’t protect you from everythin...”

“It never ceases to amaze me how many people think I kill for fun.”“Don’t y”

“That wasn’t so bad,” I decided, after downing the shot. Maybe I was getting my rhythm. “Because you threw it over your shoulder,” Scarface told me, looking smug. “Did not.” I looked behind me, only...”