“I sent a silent prayer up to the Phoenix to keep her safe a little longer, because I would tear the shifters limb for limb until I got my baby sister back.”

“My dad had always said to not trust something unless its taken a tumble in the dirt. Hed meant it for people, and for things. Shiny and new didnt exist for humankind any more.”

“Youve never had someone you love snatched, I shot back, annoyed by her ignorance. Any sense of safety kind of bites it after that. You watch your back because no one else can.”

“Mom used to tell us stories of these bogeymen when we were kids, and Lizzy would crawl into my bed so she could fall asleep. Stories of the monsters who forced us underground, and when the force fi...”

“Being inside this cottage, with dark wooden walls and hand-carved furniture like my own home, cast a darkened stain onto my heart.”

“Are you telling me Kara Orris is afraid of rain? Hunters grin twisted into a smirk as his eyes lit up, relishing his new discovery with absolute delight. Why, thats adorable!”

“Ice is most welcome in a cold drink on a hot day.But in the heart of winter, you want a warm hot mug with your favorite soothing brew to keep the chill away.When you dont have anything warm at hand...”

“I think I know what will help you chill.The way his eyes devoured me hinted I shouldnt take the bait, but I did anyhow. And what would that be?Noah pressed his body into mine, pushing me against th...”

“He needed the warmth of the sun to take away the chill of foreboding that grew in him.”

“Waking up every cold morning is always a problem especially now it's raining daily but I thank God for Proverbs 24:33 which says "...A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands ...”

“Dark spruce frowned on either side of the frozen waterway.”

“She tilted her head back, breathing deeply. It was a stone gray day, the sea a bleak slate broken up by whitecaps, the sky pleated with thick ripples of cloud. A hard wind filled the sails, carryin...”