Cold in the Shadows

Am I dead? Because if I were going to be stuck in purgatory I’d rather be with someone hot and funny like Dean Winchester. No offense,” she whispered, proving she hadn’t totally lost her mind.

Men always think they’re hot. It’s like an inheritable trait attached to the Y-chromosome.” She switched to lecture mode, which was a definite weakness of his. “Even fat, ugly guys think they’re hot, whereas amazingly gorgeous women worry about not being perfect or having stomachs that aren’t taut as drums.” He shrugged. “So I’m fat, ugly, and hot.” “And my stomach is taut as a drum.” He

Thankfully failure was a better teacher than success

What about Alex?” she asked. “I’d be more worried about any bastard stupid enough to take him on,” he shouted over the blast of the wind. “Alex Parker can take care of himself.

We’ve lost one-hundred-and-twenty species of amphibians since 1980 and the rate of disappearance is increasing. Frogs are also an indicator species for an ecosystem and things aren’t looking good for the natural world right now.

Her voice was husky, sexy enough to raise his awareness of her as a female rather than a target. He’d always had a thing for voices. And nerds.

The best hope for success was doing what your enemy least expected.

Thank you. For letting me have my wicked way with you.” “I took an oath to serve my country.” “One woman at a time?” “It’s a tough job, but someone’s gotta do it.” She

Logan Masters and Noah Zacharius stood on the steps, grinning at him like a couple of fools.

I took an oath to serve my country.” “One woman at a time?” “It’s a tough job, but someone’s gotta do it.

You think terrorists follow the Geneva Convention when they’re sawing off aid workers’ heads?

You’re a spook. A CIA agent.” She said it like it was akin to being a child molester.