HauntedTHE CONTINUING ADVENTURES OF THE SMART, SEXY—SUPERNATURAL—WOMEN OF THE OTHERWORLD Eve Levine—half-demon, black witch and devoted mother—has been dead for three years. She has a great house, an interesting love life and can’t be killed again—which comes in handy when you’ve made as many enemies as Eve. Yes, the afterlife isn’t too bad—all she needs to do is find a way to communicate with her daughter, Savannah, and she’ll be happy. But fate—or more exactly, the Fates—have other plans. Eve owes them a favor, and they’ve just called it in. An evil spirit called the Nix has escaped from hell. She feeds on chaos and death, and is very good at persuading people to kill for her. The Fates want Eve to hunt her down before she does any more damage, but the Nix is a dangerous enemy—previous hunters have been driven insane in the process. As if that’s not problem enough, the only way to stop her is with an angel’s sword. And Eve is no angel... |
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... glanced down at the bowl of poisoned soup . The dose had better be right this time . Marie - Madeline had tested it on her maid , Françoise , but the girl hadn't died , so her lover , Gaudin Sainte - Croix , had adjusted the dosage ...
... glanced down at the bowl of poisoned soup . The dose had better be right this time . Marie - Madeline had tested it on her maid , Françoise , but the girl hadn't died , so her lover , Gaudin Sainte - Croix , had adjusted the dosage ...
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... glanced down at the paper he held out . Across the front was a crudely drawn sketch of a naked woman , her body arching as if to a lover , limbs bound to the table , a funnel stuffed into her mouth , face contorted with agony ...
... glanced down at the paper he held out . Across the front was a crudely drawn sketch of a naked woman , her body arching as if to a lover , limbs bound to the table , a funnel stuffed into her mouth , face contorted with agony ...
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... glanced up the stairs . " We'll talk about it later . " Kristof threw up his hands and disappeared into the wall . I plunked down onto the step . Savannah and I had a special bond he couldn't possibly understand ... I only wish that ...
... glanced up the stairs . " We'll talk about it later . " Kristof threw up his hands and disappeared into the wall . I plunked down onto the step . Savannah and I had a special bond he couldn't possibly understand ... I only wish that ...
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... know how I am with spells . " " Uh - huh . " I glanced back at the stairs . A sigh floated down . I turned back to Kris . " Want a lift ? " " Please . " טח TRANSPORTATION IS MY AFTERLIFE SPECIALTY MY quest to help HAUNTED 17.
... know how I am with spells . " " Uh - huh . " I glanced back at the stairs . A sigh floated down . I turned back to Kris . " Want a lift ? " " Please . " טח TRANSPORTATION IS MY AFTERLIFE SPECIALTY MY quest to help HAUNTED 17.
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... glanced up , the elderly Fate was at the spin- ning wheel , and I braced myself , sure she'd jump on me for an answer . Yet she didn't even look up . Just clipped off the length of yarn the middle Fate had measured out 3 ...
... glanced up , the elderly Fate was at the spin- ning wheel , and I braced myself , sure she'd jump on me for an answer . Yet she didn't even look up . Just clipped off the length of yarn the middle Fate had measured out 3 ...
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Page 108 - One's life narrows down with the years: there is so much to say and so little time to say it in - one sticks to the patois of the profession, which can put others off.
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Page 116 - If you want anything, just whistle. You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve?
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