There was no gentle way around it - hearts would be broken, relationships would be crushed and I was the messenger.

So, apart from casting runes, what other hobbies do you have? Forbidden rituals, human sacrifices, torturing? –

It is said that our destiny is set, predetermined before conception. But I myself, have never been a believer…

This was about to go very bad, because Adam was going to cry. “I miss you,” he said, and his voice broke.

She ignores me, so I cup my hands over my mouth and do something I haven’t done in years— barnyard sounds.

I didn’t want to see it. I didn’t think he’d ever really notice me, and in the end, he didn’t.

He's exasperated. "I'm saying I'm in love with you! I've been in love with you this whole bleeding year!

He grinned at me and whispered, “I’m going to kiss you now. It’ll be a big one, so don’t hit me.

Too many adults wish to 'protect' teenagers when they should be stimulating them to read of life as it is lived.

Right. Because if you have trouble putting ketchup and mustard on a hot dog, you should totally move on to saving lives.

The butterflies swirl again in Sera’s stomach. Perhaps they have brought along fireflies too, to light up her soul.

I had shaved my beard for her-a huge disappointment, because I’d enjoyed my three weeks looking like a bank robber.

No bikinis on a first date.” He nods. “I’m sure that’s a rule. Or should be. For my sisters anyway.

Frickin' hit me with the speeding car, now. Take away my intense craving to force myself against him and taste his lips.

And you… do you know what you are?”“Stupid?”“Beautiful,” he says, his face turning red.