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The great detective Catalina Baylor. When confronted with undeniable empirical evidence, perform a field test anyway. 

If someone manages to obtain some of your blood, kill him and destroy the sample. At first it was a matter of survival. Later it became a matter of vengeance.

• 2021 Books. ⋙ The Kinsmen Universe by Ilona Andrews

"augustine had a sense of humor. who knew?"

Conlan looked at me, his face desperate. “Ice Age animals!”

feat. kate, jim, elara, derek, andrea & curran

from the kate daniels series by ilona andrews

kate & curran edition.

“you should stay,” [hugh] said.  “after desandra gives birth and the beast lord takes his pack home. have a vacation. live a little, swim in the sea, eat delicious food that’s bad for you.”           “i’m sure it would be a glorious vacation right up to the point where you serve my head on a silver platter to roland.”      “for you, i’d spring for gold,” he said.

julie sighed. “look, i don’t have time for one of your man things, where you stand around and insult each other. the city has a guardian, and i’m her herald. i have a task, and you’re between me and my destination. clear your asses out of here or be destroyed.” 

“One time I was dying in a cage inside a palace that was flying over a magic jungle. And some idiot went in there, chased the palace down, fought his way through hundreds of rakshasas, and rescued me.” “I remember,” he said. “That’s when I realized you loved me,” I said. “I was in the cage and I heard you roar.”  

“You’re my husband, Hugh. We no longer walk alone. We are each other’s shelter in a storm. As long as you want to stay here, you’ll have a home. I’ll never abandon you.”

I ripped my left arm out of his hand and slammed my elbow into his solar plexus. He exhaled in a gasp. I lunged for the dagger and sat on top of him, my knees pinning his arms, my dagger on his throat.

He lay still. “I give up,” he said and smiled. “Your move.”

Er. I was sitting atop the Beast Lord in my underwear, holding a knife to his throat. What the hell was my next move?

• 01st Place: Kate & Curran from the Kate Daniels Series.

“(…) but here we are, with you staring at me like you need me to keep breathing. What? Am I finally pretty enough for you?”

• 06th Place: Julie & Derek from the Kate Daniels Universe.

“Rot in hell, D’Ambray.” “I love you too, darling.”