This freebie novella is not the first in the series, nevertheless, it was recommended to me, and I decided to give it a try. The plot pulled me in right away. Psychic consultant Marnie and her revenant/vampire partner were great together, loved the wit, banter and Harry's old world charm.The stor...
I wondered if Batten always snored. It seemed like something I should have known before now. It did nothing to squelch my desire to boink him, not even when it got rough and guttural. The snoring, that is. I liked the boinking that way just fine, thanks. The firelight got...
My backpack was annoyingly heavy, slung over my right shoulder, so I dropped it by my feet, taking care that it didn’t land on the part of the cracked cement that was darkened by rain. The storm had quieted some, the thunder gone, but the late afternoon rain drummed on the old metal canopy like i...
Schenk reported, putting his phone back in his pocket. I stepped back to let Dr. Taylor and the forensic team begin their collections. The floodlights' glare turned the pond to black glass. It was only six o’clock, but the early winter darkness made it feel like midnight. Behind us an ambulance w...
I was wrong. And then, because I hate being wrong, Buggernuggets. Her fingers, curled up into trembling fists, twisted against her chest like mice endeavoring to make a nest. The unseeing marbles of her eyes rolled wildly. When she opened her mouth to utter a pitiable echo of the nurse's marrow-c...