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She also publishes media tie-in novels as Julie Fortune. </p> <p> Also known as <a href="/profession/77/">Science Fiction Writer</a> </p> </div> <span class="more" id="auhtor_info_more" more="more" less="Less">more</span> <ul class="author__about__options"><li><a href="http://www.rachelcaine.com/" class="i-link" target="_blank" itemprop="url" title="Rachel Caine official website"></a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Caine" class="i-wiki" target="_blank" itemprop="url" title="Wikipedia article about Rachel Caine"></a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/rachelcainefanpage" class="i-fb" target="_blank" itemprop="url" title="Rachel Caine Facebook page"></a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/rachelcaine" class="i-tw" target="_blank" itemprop="url" title="Rachel Caine Twitter account"></a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/rachelcainewriter/" class="i-inst" target="_blank" itemprop="url" title="Rachel Caine Instagram account"></a></li></ul> </div> </section> <div class="switch"> <ul class="switch-view" role="menu"> <li id="switch_cards" role="menuitem" class="active"><i class="i-cards" title="view_as_cards"></i></li> <li id="switch_list" role="menuitem"><i class="i-list" title="view_as_list"></i></li> </ul> </div> <ul class="quotes--cards"> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1948/21cd81/">Whatever, crazy chick who maybe lives here and maybe also breaks into Michael's house when they're all gone. I'm out. Have a nice delusion. -Shayne</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1948/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1c/1948.v8.jpg" alt="Rachel Caine"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Rachel Caine</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="21cd81"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="21cd81" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1948/21cd81/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=Whatever%2C%20crazy%20chick%20who%20maybe%20lives%20here%20and%20maybe%20also%20breaks%20into%20Michael%27s%20house%20when%20they%27re%20all%20gone.%20I%27m%20out.%20Have%20a%20nice%20delusion.%20-Shayne&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1948%2F21cd81%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/1358/">House</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/1083/">Nice</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/975/">Crazy</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1948/01ccb9/">Unfortunately, my army consists of one unreliable criminal, one girl with a disability, and one incredibly foolish young vampire with a tanning issue. I am not confident.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1948/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1c/1948.v8.jpg" alt="Rachel Caine"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Rachel Caine</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="01ccb9"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="01ccb9" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1948/01ccb9/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=Unfortunately%2C%20my%20army%20consists%20of%20one%20unreliable%20criminal%2C%20one%20girl%20with%20a%20disability%2C%20and%20one%20incredibly%20foolish%20young%20vampire%20with%20a%20tanning%20issue.%20I%20am%20not%20confident.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1948%2F01ccb9%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/570/">Girl</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/623/">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/1844/">Vampire</a></li> </ul>  </li> </ul><div class="banner--main">  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1539479904694-1'> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { var slot; var slotName = 'div-gpt-ad-1539479904694-1'; if (screen.width > 1000) { slot = googletag.defineSlot('/150025860/citatis-top', [[728, 90]], slotName).addService(googletag.pubads()); } else { document.getElementById(slotName).classList.add("banner--mobile"); slot = googletag.defineSlot('/150025860/citatis-top', [[336, 280]], slotName).addService(googletag.pubads()); } googletag.display(slotName); googletag.pubads().refresh([slot]); }); </script> </div> </div> <ul class="quotes--cards"> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1948/31cd0c/">There is no such thing as unlimited trust. At some point, all beings with free will can, and will, betray you when you're no longer pursuing the same goals.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1948/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1c/1948.v8.jpg" alt="Rachel Caine"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Rachel Caine</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="31cd0c"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="31cd0c" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1948/31cd0c/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=There%20is%20no%20such%20thing%20as%20unlimited%20trust.%20At%20some%20point%2C%20all%20beings%20with%20free%20will%20can%2C%20and%20will%2C%20betray%20you%20when%20you%27re%20no%20longer%20pursuing%20the%20same%20goals.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1948%2F31cd0c%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/210/">Free</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/392/">Trust</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/635/">Goals</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1948/21cd85/">Now could you please ask these idiots to stop pointing their bullets at me? It's terribly wasteful.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1948/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1c/1948.v8.jpg" alt="Rachel Caine"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Rachel Caine</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="21cd85"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="21cd85" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1948/21cd85/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=Now%20could%20you%20please%20ask%20these%20idiots%20to%20stop%20pointing%20their%20bullets%20at%20me%3F%20It%27s%20terribly%20wasteful.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1948%2F21cd85%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/545/">Stop</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/5282/">Idiots</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/4611/">Bullets</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1948/01cc24/">Shane it came back to her in a dizzy rush how he'd stopped her on the way into this place, in the faint dawn of light 'i wnt you to promise me one thing. promise me you'll marry me. Not now. Someday.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1948/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1c/1948.v8.jpg" alt="Rachel Caine"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Rachel Caine</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="01cc24"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="01cc24" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1948/01cc24/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=Shane%20it%20came%20back%20to%20her%20in%20a%20dizzy%20rush%20how%20he%27d%20stopped%20her%20on%20the%20way%20into%20this%20place%2C%20in%20the%20faint%20dawn%20of%20light%20%27i%20wnt%20you%20to%20promise%20me%20one%20thing.%20promise%20me%20you%27ll%20marry%20me.%20Not%20now.%20Someday.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1948%2F01cc24%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/77/">Way</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/934/">Light</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/184/">Place</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1948/01cce6/">Promise me you’ll marry me. Not now. Someday. Because I need to know.” Claire felt a flutter inside, like a bird trying to fly, and a rush of heat that made her dizzy. And something else, something fragile as a soap bubble, and just as beautiful. Joy, in the middle of all this horror and heartbreak. “Yes,” she whispered back. “I promise.” And she kissed him, and kissed him, and kissed him, while the sun came up and bathed Morganville in one last, shining day.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1948/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1c/1948.v8.jpg" alt="Rachel Caine"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Rachel Caine</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="01cce6"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="01cce6" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1948/01cce6/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=Promise%20me%20you%E2%80%99ll%20marry%20me.%20Not%20now.%20Someday.%20Because%20I%20need%20to%20know.%E2%80%9D%20Claire%20felt%20a%20flutter%20inside%2C%20like%20a%20bird%20trying%20to%20fly%2C%20and%20a%20rush%20of%20heat%20that%20made%20her%20dizzy.%20And%20something%20else%2C%20something%20fragile%20as%20a%20soap%20bubble%2C%20and%20just%20as%20beautiful.%20Joy%2C%20in%20the%20middle%20of%20all%20this%20horror%20and%20heartbreak.%20%E2%80%9CYes%2C%E2%80%9D%20she%20whispered%20back.%20%E2%80%9CI%20promise.%E2%80%9D%20And%20she%20kissed%20him%2C%20and%20kissed%20him%2C%20and%20kissed%20him%2C%20while%20the%20sun%20came%20up%20and%20bathed%20Morganville%20in%20one%20last%2C%20shining%20day.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1948%2F01cce6%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/855/">Up</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/763/">Trying</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/721/">She</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1948/11cd75/">I paused in the act of opening the door and looked at him with what were probably cartoon-wide eyes. "Wait a second," I said. "So, you're best friends with a hot vampire chick who likes leather." "Yeah." "And together, you fight crime?" I couldn't help it. I cracked up.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1948/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1c/1948.v8.jpg" alt="Rachel Caine"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Rachel Caine</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="11cd75"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="11cd75" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1948/11cd75/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=I%20paused%20in%20the%20act%20of%20opening%20the%20door%20and%20looked%20at%20him%20with%20what%20were%20probably%20cartoon-wide%20eyes.%20%22Wait%20a%20second%2C%22%20I%20said.%20%22So%2C%20you%27re%20best%20friends%20with%20a%20hot%20vampire%20chick%20who%20likes%20leather.%22%20%22Yeah.%22%20%22And%20together%2C%20you%20fight%20crime%3F%22%20I%20couldn%27t%20help%20it.%20I%20cracked%20up.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1948%2F11cd75%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/855/">Up</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/192/">Friends</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/402/">Together</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1948/01cbf8/">In this whole screwed-up town, you're the only thing that's always been right to me," he whispered. "I love you, Claire." She saw something that might have been just a flash of panic go across his expression, but then he steadied again. "I can't believe I'm saying this, but I do. I love you.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1948/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1c/1948.v8.jpg" alt="Rachel Caine"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Rachel Caine</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="01cbf8"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="01cbf8" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1948/01cbf8/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=In%20this%20whole%20screwed-up%20town%2C%20you%27re%20the%20only%20thing%20that%27s%20always%20been%20right%20to%20me%2C%22%20he%20whispered.%20%22I%20love%20you%2C%20Claire.%22%20She%20saw%20something%20that%20might%20have%20been%20just%20a%20flash%20of%20panic%20go%20across%20his%20expression%2C%20but%20then%20he%20steadied%20again.%20%22I%20can%27t%20believe%20I%27m%20saying%20this%2C%20but%20I%20do.%20I%20love%20you.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1948%2F01cbf8%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/67/">Believe</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/512/">Right</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/2618/">Expression</a></li> </ul>  </li> </ul> <div class="banner--main">  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1539479904694-2'> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { var slot; var slotName = 'div-gpt-ad-1539479904694-2'; if (screen.width > 1000) { slot = googletag.defineSlot('/150025860/citatis-top', [[728, 90]], slotName).addService(googletag.pubads()); } else { document.getElementById(slotName).classList.add("banner--mobile"); slot = googletag.defineSlot('/150025860/citatis-top', [[336, 280]], slotName).addService(googletag.pubads()); } googletag.display(slotName); googletag.pubads().refresh([slot]); }); </script> </div> </div> <ul class="quotes--cards"> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1948/01cb93/">I would never build a lawn trimmer," Myrnin said. "What did the lawn ever do to me?</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1948/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1c/1948.v8.jpg" alt="Rachel Caine"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Rachel Caine</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="01cb93"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="01cb93" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1948/01cb93/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=I%20would%20never%20build%20a%20lawn%20trimmer%2C%22%20Myrnin%20said.%20%22What%20did%20the%20lawn%20ever%20do%20to%20me%3F&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1948%2F01cb93%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/2260/">Build</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/8883/">Lawn</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/11874/">Trimmer</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1948/01cb3c/">Claire. Wake up.” She blinked and realized that her head was on Shane’s shoulder, and Michael was nowhere to be seen. Her first thought was, Oh my God, am I drooling? Her second was that she hadn’t realized she was so close to him, snuggled in. Her third was that although Michael’s part of the couch was empty, Shane hadn’t moved away. And he was watching her with warm, friendly eyes. Oh. Oh, wow, that was nice.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1948/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1c/1948.v8.jpg" alt="Rachel Caine"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Rachel Caine</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="01cb3c"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="01cb3c" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1948/01cb3c/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=Claire.%20Wake%20up.%E2%80%9D%20She%20blinked%20and%20realized%20that%20her%20head%20was%20on%20Shane%E2%80%99s%20shoulder%2C%20and%20Michael%20was%20nowhere%20to%20be%20seen.%20Her%20first%20thought%20was%2C%20Oh%20my%20God%2C%20am%20I%20drooling%3F%20Her%20second%20was%20that%20she%20hadn%E2%80%99t%20realized%20she%20was%20so%20close%20to%20him%2C%20snuggled%20in.%20Her%20third%20was%20that%20although%20Michael%E2%80%99s%20part%20of%20the%20couch%20was%20empty%2C%20Shane%20hadn%E2%80%99t%20moved%20away.%20And%20he%20was%20watching%20her%20with%20warm%2C%20friendly%20eyes.%20Oh.%20Oh%2C%20wow%2C%20that%20was%20nice.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1948%2F01cb3c%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/855/">Up</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/58/">God</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/721/">She</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1948/21cc3f/">Okay," Claire finally said. "I admit, he has significant ninja qualities." "Booyah. I will summon the ninja. Oh, and take a lunch break while we burgle." "You’re going too?" "Am I not ninja enough? Are you saying that I lack ninja?</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1948/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1c/1948.v8.jpg" alt="Rachel Caine"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Rachel Caine</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="21cc3f"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="21cc3f" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1948/21cc3f/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=Okay%2C%22%20Claire%20finally%20said.%20%22I%20admit%2C%20he%20has%20significant%20ninja%20qualities.%22%20%22Booyah.%20I%20will%20summon%20the%20ninja.%20Oh%2C%20and%20take%20a%20lunch%20break%20while%20we%20burgle.%22%20%22You%E2%80%99re%20going%20too%3F%22%20%22Am%20I%20not%20ninja%20enough%3F%20Are%20you%20saying%20that%20I%20lack%20ninja%3F&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1948%2F21cc3f%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/2900/">Qualities</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/4778/">Ninja</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/11878/">Burgle</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1948/01cbf7/">That's kind of a leap, but the Russian judge gave you a nine point five for style, so okay.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1948/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1c/1948.v8.jpg" alt="Rachel Caine"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Rachel Caine</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="01cbf7"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="01cbf7" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1948/01cbf7/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=That%27s%20kind%20of%20a%20leap%2C%20but%20the%20Russian%20judge%20gave%20you%20a%20nine%20point%20five%20for%20style%2C%20so%20okay.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1948%2F01cbf7%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/634/">Style</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/567/">Judge</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/7453/">Russian</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1948/21cd86/">God, it was hot! Forget about frying an egg on the sidewalk; this kind of heat would fry an egg inside the chicken.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1948/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1c/1948.v8.jpg" alt="Rachel Caine"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Rachel Caine</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="21cd86"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="21cd86" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1948/21cd86/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=God%2C%20it%20was%20hot%21%20Forget%20about%20frying%20an%20egg%20on%20the%20sidewalk%3B%20this%20kind%20of%20heat%20would%20fry%20an%20egg%20inside%20the%20chicken.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1948%2F21cd86%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/58/">God</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/1958/">Heat</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/2869/">Chicken</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1948/11cdad/">He rose to his feet and padded down the last few steps silently, came up behind Kim, and leaned over her to say, “I vant to drink your blood” in a heavy, fake Dracula accent. She shrieked, flailed, and a zombie ate her brains on-screen."!</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1948/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1c/1948.v8.jpg" alt="Rachel Caine"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Rachel Caine</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="11cdad"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="11cdad" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1948/11cdad/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=He%20rose%20to%20his%20feet%20and%20padded%20down%20the%20last%20few%20steps%20silently%2C%20came%20up%20behind%20Kim%2C%20and%20leaned%20over%20her%20to%20say%2C%20%E2%80%9CI%20vant%20to%20drink%20your%20blood%E2%80%9D%20in%20a%20heavy%2C%20fake%20Dracula%20accent.%20She%20shrieked%2C%20flailed%2C%20and%20a%20zombie%20ate%20her%20brains%20on-screen.%22%21&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1948%2F11cdad%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/855/">Up</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/721/">She</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/1124/">Silence</a></li> </ul>  </li> </ul> <div class="banner--main">  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1539479904694-3'> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { var slot; var slotName = 'div-gpt-ad-1539479904694-3'; if (screen.width > 1000) { slot = googletag.defineSlot('/150025860/citatis-top', [[728, 90]], slotName).addService(googletag.pubads()); } else { document.getElementById(slotName).classList.add("banner--mobile"); slot = googletag.defineSlot('/150025860/citatis-top', [[336, 280]], slotName).addService(googletag.pubads()); } googletag.display(slotName); googletag.pubads().refresh([slot]); }); </script> </div> </div> <ul class="quotes--cards"> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1948/21cc5e/">claire:dont do anything dumb or ill kill you myself shane:ouch girl whatever happend to unconditional love around here</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1948/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1c/1948.v8.jpg" alt="Rachel Caine"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Rachel Caine</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="21cc5e"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="21cc5e" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1948/21cc5e/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=claire:dont%20do%20anything%20dumb%20or%20ill%20kill%20you%20myself%20shane:ouch%20girl%20whatever%20happend%20to%20unconditional%20love%20around%20here&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1948%2F21cc5e%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/41/">Love</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/570/">Girl</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/1936/">Dumb</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1948/11cdaa/">Silver nitrate and water in a super soaker," he told her. "My own invention. Ought to be good at twenty feet, kind of like wasp spray." Oh. "You get me the nicest things." "Anybody can get jewelry. Posers</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1948/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1c/1948.v8.jpg" alt="Rachel Caine"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Rachel Caine</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="11cdaa"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="11cdaa" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1948/11cdaa/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=Silver%20nitrate%20and%20water%20in%20a%20super%20soaker%2C%22%20he%20told%20her.%20%22My%20own%20invention.%20Ought%20to%20be%20good%20at%20twenty%20feet%2C%20kind%20of%20like%20wasp%20spray.%22%20Oh.%20%22You%20get%20me%20the%20nicest%20things.%22%20%22Anybody%20can%20get%20jewelry.%20Posers&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1948%2F11cdaa%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/57/">Good</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/241/">Water</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/2868/">Invention</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1948/31cd3f/">Follow me,” Myrnin said. “And do stay together. And by the way, this is the last time I go anywhere with you people. You are all insane.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1948/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1c/1948.v8.jpg" alt="Rachel Caine"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Rachel Caine</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="31cd3f"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="31cd3f" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1948/31cd3f/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=Follow%20me%2C%E2%80%9D%20Myrnin%20said.%20%E2%80%9CAnd%20do%20stay%20together.%20And%20by%20the%20way%2C%20this%20is%20the%20last%20time%20I%20go%20anywhere%20with%20you%20people.%20You%20are%20all%20insane.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1948%2F31cd3f%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/92/">People</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/11/">Time</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/402/">Together</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1948/31cd56/">She came awake, stomach rumbling, and opened her eyes to see a plate being held right under her nose. When she reached for it, Shane snatched it back. "Nuh-uh. Mine." "Share!" she demanded. "Man, you are one grabby girlfriend." She grinned. It always made her feel so fiercly warm inside to hear him say that- the girlfriend part, not the grabby part. "If you love me, you'll give me a taco." "Seriously? That's all you got? What about you'll do sexy, illegal things to me for a taco?" "Not for a taco," she said. "I'm not cheap." "They're brisket tacos." "Now you're talking.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1948/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1c/1948.v8.jpg" alt="Rachel Caine"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Rachel Caine</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="31cd56"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="31cd56" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1948/31cd56/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=She%20came%20awake%2C%20stomach%20rumbling%2C%20and%20opened%20her%20eyes%20to%20see%20a%20plate%20being%20held%20right%20under%20her%20nose.%20When%20she%20reached%20for%20it%2C%20Shane%20snatched%20it%20back.%20%22Nuh-uh.%20Mine.%22%20%22Share%21%22%20she%20demanded.%20%22Man%2C%20you%20are%20one%20grabby%20girlfriend.%22%20She%20grinned.%20It%20always%20made%20her%20feel%20so%20fiercly%20warm%20inside%20to%20hear%20him%20say%20that-%20the%20girlfriend%20part%2C%20not%20the%20grabby%20part.%20%22If%20you%20love%20me%2C%20you%27ll%20give%20me%20a%20taco.%22%20%22Seriously%3F%20That%27s%20all%20you%20got%3F%20What%20about%20you%27ll%20do%20sexy%2C%20illegal%20things%20to%20me%20for%20a%20taco%3F%22%20%22Not%20for%20a%20taco%2C%22%20she%20said.%20%22I%27m%20not%20cheap.%22%20%22They%27re%20brisket%20tacos.%22%20%22Now%20you%27re%20talking.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1948%2F31cd56%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/721/">She</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/36/">Eyes</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/1598/">Sexy</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1948/01ccc8/">Fate" Eve said with a sigh "I'm not sure fate had to burn up your car to get the point across," Shane said, buckling his own seatbelt. "No, not that. The hearse. I'm going to name it Fate." Shane stared at Eve for a long, long few seconds, then slowly shook his head. "Have you considered medication, or-" She flipped him off. "Ah. Back to normal. Excellent.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1948/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1c/1948.v8.jpg" alt="Rachel Caine"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Rachel Caine</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="01ccc8"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="01ccc8" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1948/01ccc8/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=Fate%22%20Eve%20said%20with%20a%20sigh%20%22I%27m%20not%20sure%20fate%20had%20to%20burn%20up%20your%20car%20to%20get%20the%20point%20across%2C%22%20Shane%20said%2C%20buckling%20his%20own%20seatbelt.%20%22No%2C%20not%20that.%20The%20hearse.%20I%27m%20going%20to%20name%20it%20Fate.%22%20Shane%20stared%20at%20Eve%20for%20a%20long%2C%20long%20few%20seconds%2C%20then%20slowly%20shook%20his%20head.%20%22Have%20you%20considered%20medication%2C%20or-%22%20She%20flipped%20him%20off.%20%22Ah.%20Back%20to%20normal.%20Excellent.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1948%2F01ccc8%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/855/">Up</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/268/">Long</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/721/">She</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1948/01cbfc/">Bracelets with white symbols?” Michael made the question casual; in fact, he bent his head and concentrated on tuning his guitar, not that it needed it. Every note sounded perfect as it whispered out of the strings. “Do you remember?” “No.” She felt a pure burst of something that wasn’t quite panic, wasn’t quite excitement. “Does that mean they have Protection?” He hesitated for about a second, just long enough for her to know he was surprised. “You mean condoms?” he asked. “Doesn’t everybody?</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1948/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1c/1948.v8.jpg" alt="Rachel Caine"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Rachel Caine</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="01cbfc"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="01cbfc" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1948/01cbfc/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=Bracelets%20with%20white%20symbols%3F%E2%80%9D%20Michael%20made%20the%20question%20casual%3B%20in%20fact%2C%20he%20bent%20his%20head%20and%20concentrated%20on%20tuning%20his%20guitar%2C%20not%20that%20it%20needed%20it.%20Every%20note%20sounded%20perfect%20as%20it%20whispered%20out%20of%20the%20strings.%20%E2%80%9CDo%20you%20remember%3F%E2%80%9D%20%E2%80%9CNo.%E2%80%9D%20She%20felt%20a%20pure%20burst%20of%20something%20that%20wasn%E2%80%99t%20quite%20panic%2C%20wasn%E2%80%99t%20quite%20excitement.%20%E2%80%9CDoes%20that%20mean%20they%20have%20Protection%3F%E2%80%9D%20He%20hesitated%20for%20about%20a%20second%2C%20just%20long%20enough%20for%20her%20to%20know%20he%20was%20surprised.%20%E2%80%9CYou%20mean%20condoms%3F%E2%80%9D%20he%20asked.%20%E2%80%9CDoesn%E2%80%99t%20everybody%3F&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1948%2F01cbfc%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/268/">Long</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/721/">She</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/460/">Remember</a></li> </ul>  </li> </ul> <div class="banner--main">  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1539479904694-4'> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { var slot; var slotName = 'div-gpt-ad-1539479904694-4'; if (screen.width > 1000) { slot = googletag.defineSlot('/150025860/citatis-top', [[728, 90]], slotName).addService(googletag.pubads()); } else { document.getElementById(slotName).classList.add("banner--mobile"); slot = googletag.defineSlot('/150025860/citatis-top', [[336, 280]], slotName).addService(googletag.pubads()); } googletag.display(slotName); googletag.pubads().refresh([slot]); }); </script> </div> </div> <ul class="quotes--cards"> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1948/01cc1f/">Jealous?" "Maybe." "No reason. I like my ladies with a pulse.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1948/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1c/1948.v8.jpg" alt="Rachel Caine"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Rachel Caine</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="01cc1f"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="01cc1f" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1948/01cc1f/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=Jealous%3F%22%20%22Maybe.%22%20%22No%20reason.%20I%20like%20my%20ladies%20with%20a%20pulse.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1948%2F01cc1f%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/885/">Reason</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/4229/">Jealous</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/6446/">Ladies</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1948/21cd70/">If you ask me if I'm okay again, I'm going to smack myself in the face just to punish you.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1948/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1c/1948.v8.jpg" alt="Rachel Caine"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Rachel Caine</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="21cd70"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="21cd70" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1948/21cd70/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=If%20you%20ask%20me%20if%20I%27m%20okay%20again%2C%20I%27m%20going%20to%20smack%20myself%20in%20the%20face%20just%20to%20punish%20you.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1948%2F21cd70%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/946/">Face</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/3235/">Punishment</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1948/01ccb3/">I just went to work for a vampire, was scared by a spider, and got knocked down by a tanning bomb. And that’s just my day, not my week.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1948/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1c/1948.v8.jpg" alt="Rachel Caine"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Rachel Caine</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="01ccb3"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="01ccb3" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1948/01ccb3/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=I%20just%20went%20to%20work%20for%20a%20vampire%2C%20was%20scared%20by%20a%20spider%2C%20and%20got%20knocked%20down%20by%20a%20tanning%20bomb.%20And%20that%E2%80%99s%20just%20my%20day%2C%20not%20my%20week.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1948%2F01ccb3%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/10/">Work</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/1844/">Vampire</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/10816/">Bomb</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1948/31cd3c/">Eve hugged her, hard. “It’s beautiful,” she said. “What happened to the old frosting?” Shane, sitting at the table, raised his hand. “Took one for the team.” “Jesus, you ate it? All of it?” “Nah.” He held up the bowl that was sitting in front of him. There was still about half a cup left. “Couldn’t finish it all.” Eve blinked and looked at Claire, who shrugged and said, “I always thought he was sweet.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1948/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1c/1948.v8.jpg" alt="Rachel Caine"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Rachel Caine</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="31cd3c"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="31cd3c" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1948/31cd3c/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=Eve%20hugged%20her%2C%20hard.%20%E2%80%9CIt%E2%80%99s%20beautiful%2C%E2%80%9D%20she%20said.%20%E2%80%9CWhat%20happened%20to%20the%20old%20frosting%3F%E2%80%9D%20Shane%2C%20sitting%20at%20the%20table%2C%20raised%20his%20hand.%20%E2%80%9CTook%20one%20for%20the%20team.%E2%80%9D%20%E2%80%9CJesus%2C%20you%20ate%20it%3F%20All%20of%20it%3F%E2%80%9D%20%E2%80%9CNah.%E2%80%9D%20He%20held%20up%20the%20bowl%20that%20was%20sitting%20in%20front%20of%20him.%20There%20was%20still%20about%20half%20a%20cup%20left.%20%E2%80%9CCouldn%E2%80%99t%20finish%20it%20all.%E2%80%9D%20Eve%20blinked%20and%20looked%20at%20Claire%2C%20who%20shrugged%20and%20said%2C%20%E2%80%9CI%20always%20thought%20he%20was%20sweet.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1948%2F31cd3c%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/855/">Up</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/721/">She</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/90/">Beautiful</a></li> </ul>  </li> </ul> <dl class="pagination" role="menubar"> <dd><a href="/a1948/" class="ajax">1</a></dd><dd><a href="/a1948/?p=1" class="ajax">2</a></dd><dd><a href="/a1948/?p=2" class="ajax" rel="prev">3</a></dd><dd><span class="active">4</span></dd><dd><a href="/a1948/?p=4" class="ajax" rel="next">5</a></dd><dd><a href="/a1948/?p=5" class="ajax">6</a></dd><dd><span>...</span></dd><dd><a href="/a1948/?p=18" class="ajax">19</a></dd><nobr><dd><a href="/a1948/?p=2" class="ajax" rel="prev">previous</a></dd><dd><a href="/a1948/?p=4" class="ajax" rel="next">next</a></dd></nobr> </dl> </main> <aside> <div class="banner--aside"> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1539482008349-0'> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1539482008349-0'); }); </script> </div></div><section class="tags--authors"> <h3>RELEVANT AUTHORS</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/a60/">Randy Alcorn</a></li><li><a href="/a168/">Campbell Scott</a></li><li><a href="/a316/">Orson F. 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