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The job should have been easy. Get in. Assess the situation. Get out. But for veteran tracker Quentin Rutherford, things get sticky when the girl he's loved since puberty shows up, conducting her own investigation into the strange occurrences of the small, New Mexico town. He knew it would be a risk coming back to the area, but he had no idea Amber Kowalski had become a bona fide PI, investigating things that go bump in the night. He shouldn't be surprised, however. She can see through the dead as clearly as he can. The real question is, can she see through him? But is anything that's worth it ever easy? To say that Amber is shocked to see her childhood crush would be the understatement of her fragile second life. One look at him tells her everything she needs to know. He's changed. So drastically she barely recognizes him. He is savage now, a hardened -- in all the right places -- demon hunter, and she is simply the awkward, lovestruck girl he left behind. But she doesn't have time to dwell on the past. A supernatural entity has set up shop, and it's up to them to stop it before it kills again. While thousands of questions burn inside her, she has to put her concern over him, over what he's become, aside for now. Because he's about to learn one, undeniable fact: she's changed, too.… (más)
Media Type: Digital Source: Purchased from Amazon Dates Read: 5/22/21 - 6/5/21 Stars: 4 Stars
The Characters:
Amber Kowalski: Quintin Rutherford: Rune. Kyle
The Story:
The babies are all grown up, kicking ass and taking names. After a 5 year separation Quintin and Amber stumble across each other while working what turns out to be the same case. It also turns out their incredible chemistry is still there.
I enjoyed this spinoff of their adult time together. I like the people they have become. I did have to do some work to put them in an adult frame as I still think of Amber as an adorable 13/14 year old. They were NOT doing adorable young teen stuff. But I like where their relationship is gong and I hope we get to see more of their adventures in the future (hint, hint Ms Jones) ( )
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One Thousand and One Dark Nights
Once upon a time, in the future...
I was a student fascinated with stories and learning. I studied philosophy, poetry, history, the occult, and the art and science of love and magic. I had a vast library at my father's home and collected thousands of volumes of fantastic tales.
I learned all about ancient races and bygone times. About myths and legends and dreams of all people through the millennium. And the more I read the stronger my imagination grew until I discovered that I was able to travel into the stories... to actually become part of them.
I wish I could say that I listened to my teacher and respected my gift, as I ought to have. If I had, I would not be telling you this tale now. But I was foolhardy and confused, showing off with bravery.
One afternoon, curious about the myth of the Arabian Nights, I traveled back to ancient Persia to see for myself if it was true that every day Shahryar (Persian: پادشاه, "king") married a new virgin, and then sent yesterday's wife to be beheaded. It was written and I had read that by the time he met Scheherazade, the vizier's daughter, he'd killed one thousand women.
Something went wrong with my efforts. I arrived in the midst of the story and somehow exchanged places with Scheherazade — a phenomena that had never occurred before and that still to this day, I cannot explain.
Now I am trapped in that ancient past. I have taken on Scheherazade's life and the only way I can protect myself and stay alive is to do what she did to protect herself and stay alive.
Every night the King calls for me and listens as I spin tales. And when the evening ends and dawn breaks, I stop at a point that leaves him breathless and yearning for more. And so the King spares my life for one more day, so that he might hear the rest of my dark tale.
As soon as I finish a story... I begin a new one... like the one that you, dear reader, have before you now.
Dedicatoria
Primeras palabras
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
If my calculations are correct, I can retire five years after I die. —True story
There aren't as many demons roaming the Earth's surface as one might think.
Citas
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
The job should have been easy. Get in. Assess the situation. Get out. But for veteran tracker Quentin Rutherford, things get sticky when the girl he's loved since puberty shows up, conducting her own investigation into the strange occurrences of the small, New Mexico town. He knew it would be a risk coming back to the area, but he had no idea Amber Kowalski had become a bona fide PI, investigating things that go bump in the night. He shouldn't be surprised, however. She can see through the dead as clearly as he can. The real question is, can she see through him? But is anything that's worth it ever easy? To say that Amber is shocked to see her childhood crush would be the understatement of her fragile second life. One look at him tells her everything she needs to know. He's changed. So drastically she barely recognizes him. He is savage now, a hardened -- in all the right places -- demon hunter, and she is simply the awkward, lovestruck girl he left behind. But she doesn't have time to dwell on the past. A supernatural entity has set up shop, and it's up to them to stop it before it kills again. While thousands of questions burn inside her, she has to put her concern over him, over what he's become, aside for now. Because he's about to learn one, undeniable fact: she's changed, too.
Charley Davidson, Book 13.6
I Picked Up This Book Because: Continue the story
Media Type: Digital
Source: Purchased from Amazon
Dates Read: 5/22/21 - 6/5/21
Stars: 4 Stars
The Characters:
Amber Kowalski:
Quintin Rutherford:
Rune. Kyle
The Story:
The babies are all grown up, kicking ass and taking names. After a 5 year separation Quintin and Amber stumble across each other while working what turns out to be the same case. It also turns out their incredible chemistry is still there.
I enjoyed this spinoff of their adult time together. I like the people they have become. I did have to do some work to put them in an adult frame as I still think of Amber as an adorable 13/14 year old. They were NOT doing adorable young teen stuff. But I like where their relationship is gong and I hope we get to see more of their adventures in the future (hint, hint Ms Jones) ( )