Mercy Blade Quotes
"Readers eager for the next book in Patricia Briggs’s Mercy Thompson series may want to give Faith Hunter a try." —Library Journal
"In a genre flooded with strong, sexy females, Jane Yellowrock is unique." —Romantic Times
"Seriously. Best urban fantasy I’ve read in years, possibly ever." —C. E. Murphy
"A fantastic start to the Jane Yellowrock series." —LoveVampires
"Hunter’s world continues to expand in this highly original fantasy." —Publishers Weekly
"A promising new series with a strong heroine." —Fresh Fiction
"With fast-paced action and the possibility of more romance, this is an enjoyable read with an alluring magical touch." —Darque Reviews
"This thrilling dark fantasy has elements of danger, adventure, and religious fanaticism." —Romantic Times
"Mixes romance, high fantasy, apocalyptic, and postapocalyptic adventure to good effect." —Kirkus Reviews
"Enjoyable ... a tale of magic and secrets in a world gone mad." —Romantic Times
"I felt like a big, satisfied cat—well fed, well loved, and nearly purring with contentment."
"Our jobs meant stealing moments when we could."
"I wasn’t yet sure when to push the barriers of conversation, or sharing of info, and when to hold back."
"Part of me just resisted sharing my territory."
"Stakes twenty-four/seven had become my new habit."
"I sat in a pink painted chair at the kitchen table, waiting as water burbled in the coffeemaker and the flames hissed under the pot."
"The Master of the City knew the New Orleans Police Department kept files on all the supernats, including him."
"He was stunning. Black-eyed, slender, my six feet in height or an inch more."
"As he slid from the sheets, the light from the TV caught the scars on his chest and abdomen, white against his skin, big-cat claws in harsh relief."
"Coffee, however, was in a category by itself, being as much relief as bliss."
"No way." I left him there, on the side of the road.
"I’ll be careful. I promise. I love you too, Angie Baby."
"Knock it off, doggie. Howdy, Tex. What’s kicking?"
"You’ll have to remove your weapons there, before being escorted inside."
"Could not, Leo, not would not, not wanted to leave you, but ‘could not stay’ with you."
"All predators are trespassers in Beast’s hunting ground."
"Whatever the reason, I was no longer seeing flashes of nightmares."
"I don’t know what I expected him to say, but I wasn’t disappointed when he said, 'Weapons?'"
"Bruiser was a leg man and his pupils widened at the flash of skin."
"More like the wicked witch of the west, sweetie, with a broom, a gingerbread house, and a big cauldron out back to cook up curses."
"I walk a fine line during negotiations. And I’ve been known to bloody my athame when needed."
"You look striking tonight, Jane, lethal and lovely."
"All we need are blades in the toes of our shoes to arm us as well as Bond. James Bond."
"Let’s hope we don’t have to kill anyone tonight."
"Looking beautiful as well as deadly upon occasion is part of your employment requirements."
"The place was as safe and secure as I could make it."
"When he opened them, he looked like the Leo the media loved, urbane and debonair."
"The Lupus Clan have filed legal writ against Mithrans, yes."
"We are not bound unto the system of law of these United States of America ... at this time."