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I wouldn’t want you to get in the shower and then pass out or some such. How about if I help you get out of your clothes? I’m an expert in platonic undressings.” He gave me that wicked smile. “Give it a rest. I’m not going to strip naked in front of you, and I’d rather pee in private.” “Half the injuries in a home happen in the bathroom. What kind of friend would I be to let you face that kind of danger alone? I mean, sure, you walked out of death, but this is a shower.” “Shame. Get out of my bathroom.

Devon Monk

Home, Mean, Clothes

Devon Monk (2010). “Magic at the Gate: An Allie Beckstrom Novel”, p.66, Penguin

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I needed sleep. Big squishy bunches of it. Soon.

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Sleep, Bigs, Bunch

Devon Monk (2010). “Magic at the Gate: An Allie Beckstrom Novel”, p.194, Penguin

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He was like an undead boomerang. A zomberang.

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Boomerang, Undead

Devon Monk (2010). “Magic at the Gate: An Allie Beckstrom Novel”, p.164, Penguin

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I resisted the urge to pour mouthwash in my brain.

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Brain, Urges

Devon Monk (2009). “Magic in the Shadows: An Allie Beckstrom Novel”, p.12, Penguin

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Mouth in gear, brain stuck in neutral.

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Brain, Gears, Mouths

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Trace of Magic caught me up fast and pulled me in tight for a fun, action-and-sass adventure full of deadly magic and dangerous romance. Diana Pharaoh Francis delivers a downright terrific read.

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Fun, Adventure, Romance

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I don’t know what’s happened to you. You used to be such a nice girl. Now you’ve gone all stabby and whatnot.

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Girl, Nice, Gone

Devon Monk (2010). “Magic at the Gate: An Allie Beckstrom Novel”, p.137, Penguin

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I think you’re possessed.” “Old news.” “Huh. Anyone I know?” “My dad. It’s a family issue I’m working on.

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Dad, Thinking, Issues

Devon Monk (2010). “Magic at the Gate: An Allie Beckstrom Novel”, p.204, Penguin

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But it is clear to me that our survival—both yours and mine—will be dictated by how well you and I can work together.” “So we’re screwed?

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Survival, Working Together, Clear

Devon Monk (2010). “Magic at the Gate: An Allie Beckstrom Novel”, p.199, Penguin

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For a brief, weird minute I felt like Dorothy in Oz, walking down the street with Terric the doubtful, Shame the brainless, and heartless Zay.

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Heartless, Shame, Minutes

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…I noticed you don’t have any self-defense training…” “…I can handle myself just fine.” She stared at me for a long, uncomfortable moment. Finally, “In the very short time I’ve known you, you have been chased, shot, robbed, stabbed, drugged, and attacked by magic.” “I’m still breathing, aren’t I?

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Self, Breathing, Long

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Instinct told me it was dangerous. I could handle dangerous. Dangerous and me went back a long way. We did lunch when dangerous was in town.

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Lunch, Long, Way

Devon Monk (2008). “Magic to the Bone”, p.58, Penguin

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Don't know about my knives, but my gun's made of pain.

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Pain, Gun, Knives

Devon Monk (2011). “Dead Iron: The Age of Steam”, p.65, Penguin

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Let go of the past, of the things I wanted, of the people I loved, and move forward.

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Letting Go, Moving, Past

Devon Monk (2009). “Magic in the Shadows: An Allie Beckstrom Novel”, p.21, Penguin

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The price for using dark magic is death, so that goes a long way toward deterring users.

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Dark, Long, Magic

Devon Monk (2009). “Magic in the Shadows: An Allie Beckstrom Novel”, p.233, Penguin

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My dad told me he knew where to find Zay. Which meant I had to cooperate with him....Do you see what we have accomplished together? The healing of souls with the magic you carry. We have healed souls in death. With light and dark magic.We? No, you stuck your hands in my chest and stole my magic and threw it at them. If you try that again, you won't have hands. Where's Zayvion? Okay, maybe I was a little rusty on the whole cooperation thing.

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Dad, Healing, Dark

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The Mum has the temper of a demon with a diaper rash. (Shamus)

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Diapers, Demon, Temper

Devon Monk (2009). “Magic in the Shadows: An Allie Beckstrom Novel”, p.123, Penguin

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Hey, rock dude, are you destroying the house? Causing mayhem? Who’s a ferocious gargoyle? Stoney’s a ferocious gargoyle.

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Rocks, House, Hey

Devon Monk (2010). “Magic at the Gate: An Allie Beckstrom Novel”, p.111, Penguin

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Then they both smiled the exact same smile. Narcissism times two. Oh, get a room already.

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Two, Rooms, Narcissism

Devon Monk (2010). “Magic at the Gate: An Allie Beckstrom Novel”, p.22, Penguin

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Whether you approach your dreams on soft feet or in a breathless run, just so long as you acknowledge that your dreams are valuable and worthy of pursuing, then you’ve made it.

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Running, Dream, Feet

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And it's just a hunt?" Bea asked. "Just tracking the guy down, or are we going to have to do a little covering up of our own?" Had she just told me she was willing to kill someone and cover it up? She gave me a happy smile, but that glint in her eyes told me that, yes, she'd just offered to off someone.

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Eye, Guy, Covering

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I glanced up at Zay, then walked over to stand next to him. "You look good with a baby in your arms," he murmured. I took his hand, careful with his fingers that were still wrapped in tape. "Don't get your hopes up, Jones. I'm not the settling-down type." "Want to bet on that?" he asked. "Sure." I made a fist; so did he. We pumped three times. I threw paper. Zayvion threw scissors. I'd lost. Startled, I looked up at him. "Two out of three?" Zay grinned. So did I.

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Baby, Hands, Two

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I doubt she likes the idea of seeing him put back in a cage.” “Maybe not,” he said. “But she knows that the Authority are the only people who might be able to help him.” “Or kill him,” I said. “That too. What is life without risk?” “Long?” Terric laughed, a sort of high whooping that made me—and Zayvion, much to my surprise—smile. Contagious. For all he had a serious exterior, Terric was the guy you’d want to sit next to at a funny movie, just to hear him laugh.

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Ideas, Long, People

"Magic on the Storm". Book by Devon Monk, 2010.

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Since I didn't have a spork handy, I leaned over the sink and scooped up a palmful of cold water and pressed it against my face. There had to be a better option than a violent sporking. There had to be a way to get rid of my dad.

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Dad, Water, Way

Devon Monk (2009). “Magic in the Shadows: An Allie Beckstrom Novel”, p.13, Penguin

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... he was sunset against the mountains, strong, vibrant, dangerous, and yet somehow sheltering, protective. And married. Picnic, meet rain.

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Strong, Rain, Sunset

Devon Monk (2009). “Magic in the Shadows: An Allie Beckstrom Novel”, p.61, Penguin

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