Rachel Caine
Rachel Caine
Rachel Caine is a pen name of Roxanne Longstreet Conrad, an American writer of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, suspense, and horror novels. She also publishes media tie-in novels as Julie Fortune...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth27 April 1962
CountryUnited States of America
beautiful shining bird
Promise me you’ll marry me. Not now. Someday. Because I need to know.” Claire felt a flutter inside, like a bird trying to fly, and a rush of heat that made her dizzy. And something else, something fragile as a soap bubble, and just as beautiful. Joy, in the middle of all this horror and heartbreak. “Yes,” she whispered back. “I promise.” And she kissed him, and kissed him, and kissed him, while the sun came up and bathed Morganville in one last, shining day.
hate bye needs
Look, I hate good-byes, too. But sometimes, we need them just to survive.
mother children people
People talk about nature as a mother, but to me she's always been Medea, ready and willing to slaughter her children.
eggs hot heat
God, it was hot! Forget about frying an egg on the sidewalk; this kind of heat would fry an egg inside the chicken.
laughing stuff bottles
..."I can always stuff you back in the bottle and shove a tampon in the top instead of a stopper, and all the other Djinn will point and laugh-
spiritual yoga dark
Meditate?” I took my head out from under the pillow, shook dark hair back from my face, and rolled over on my side to look at him. “Excuse me, but the closest I ever got to having a spiritual awakening was dating a yoga instructor. Once.
normal term
Me and normal have never really been on speaking terms.
thinking two guy
You know," Shane said twenty minutes later, "I'd feel a whole lot better about the two of us if you didn't think I was the go-to guy for breaking and entering.
years worst-situation lasts
Seriously,” Shane said, “this kind of is the worst situation we’ve ever been in, right?” “Speak for yourself,” Michael said. “I got myself killed last year. Twice.” “Oh yeah. You’re right—last year really sucked for you.
funny guy next
Damn, Claire. Warn a guy before you do a face-plant on the floor next time. I could have looked all heroic and caught you or something -Shane
running crazy fast-food
Don't run I never liked fast food
mirrors might looks
...will you be so kind as to provide me with a few places where I might look for a murderer?" "The mirror's a great place to start
stress sleep past
Even bipolar vampires needed sleep from time to time, and he was well past his recommended safe dosage of stress.
water licking plant
You can't go around... licking things that come out of a water treatment plant. That's just... unsanitary.