“He was so much more than she had expected. More than a delicious body and a smile that came out of nowhere to light up the darkness of this hopeless place.”

“With an evil, tempting wink that threatened to undo him, she added, "I'm the one you have to watch out for.”

“I'm sorry, I really did want to talk to you." His free hand went to her face and cupped her cheek. Something tightened pleasantly in her belly. "Just talk?" she breathed.He nodded, but used their c...”

“Gretchen," Clint said, his voice full of the same luscious agony Gretchen felt building inside of her. "I'm going to kiss you." He was giving her one last chance to back out, to push him away. That...”

“But something about Clint tossed off sparks that set her nerves on fire.”

“What are you, Zombie Slayer Barbie?" The big man in the back barked a laugh. "You'll pay for that one.”

“The procedure, not yet approved in the United States or in Europe, was a form of stem cell therapy.”

“Are we all just Dark Age doctors, swearing by our leeches? We crave a greater science. We want to be proven wrong.”

“I'm watching her talk. Watching her jaw move and collecting her words one by one as they spill from her lips. I don't deserve them. Her warm memories. I'd like to paint them over the bare plaster w...”

“Zombies can't believe the energy we waste on nonfood pursuits.”