books i’ve (re)read ; Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews

"We'll be sequestered for the duration of the Games. Once you enter, there is no going back, Kate. You don't get to change your mind and go home. You fight until you can't continue."

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He said he'd met a girl with stardust on her robe, and when he looked into her eyes, he saw the universe looking back.

THE INNKEEPER CHRONICLES by Ilona Andrews ★★★★½

read in 2022 📖 Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews

“Every time I wake up next to you, I feel like the luckiest man ever born. I can’t believe you chose me. You have all of me forever. In this whole world, there is no one like you.”

@ilonaandrewsnet​ · event one · favorite character || Arabella Baylor from the Hidden Legacy

What’s better than a monster? A bigger monster.

kate daniels world meme ≡ [1/20] chapters: magic rises, chapter xv I walked him backward across the courtyard. It was him and me and two swords. I could go on forever. I would go on forever. He would slow down first. Die, Hugh. Die for me. Die. [...] I had to disengage. I wanted to keep fighting so bad, it hurt. I thrust to Hugh's chest, dropping the angle sharply. He parried, but we both knew it was a quarter of an inch too low. My blade slid along his and I felt it sink into his right oblique muscle. Anger faded from his features. The wall was right behind him. Hugh took a slow, deliberate step back. I followed, my sword an inch into his upper stomach. If I pressed, he'd suffer a lacerated liver. He leaned against the wall. A slow smile stretched his bloodstained lips. "I'd like to hear it." Hugh leaned forward, forcing the sword to bite deeper into his muscle. A strange expression claimed his face, a kind of focused but slightly amused look, possessive, no, inviting . . . Hugh opened his mouth. "Uncle."

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books i’ve (re)read ; Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews

"Doesn't matter. You need to be very careful right now. When Curran wants something, he doesn't become distracted. He goes after it and he doesn't stop until he obtains his goal no matter what it takes. That tenacity is what makes him an alpha." "You're scaring me."

read in 2022 📖 Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews

“One time I was dying in a cage inside a palace that was flying over a magic jungle. And some idiot went in there, chased the palace down, fought his way through hundreds of rakshasas, and rescued me.” “I remember,” he said. “That’s when I realized you loved me,” I said. “I was in the cage and I heard you roar.”  

read in 2022 📖 Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews

“Look at me. Look me in the eyes. Your witchery doesn’t work on me. I’m already obsessed with you.”

read in 2022 📖 Hidden Legacy series (Nevada Baylor’s trilogy) by Ilona Andrews

“So, are we still on tonight? For our dinner?” I asked. “Hell, yes. We’re on for tonight. We’re on for tomorrow. We’re on for the foreseeable future. You’re not going anywhere without me.” And here I thought he was being romantic. “Would you like to wrap me in bubble wrap?” “If I can find the bulletproof kind.”

read in 2022 📖 Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews

“Don’t you get it? Right here, right now, you are everything I ever wanted. I don’t care about money, connections, or reputation. We can earn all these things, together. I just want you. You’re so much more than I hoped for. If you come home with me, I’ll be the luckiest person alive.”

read in 2022 📖 Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews

“You’re my husband, Hugh. We no longer walk alone. We are each other’s shelter in a storm. As long as you want to stay here, you’ll have a home. I’ll never abandon you.”

“Where you worried about me?” “No, I’m ranting for fun, because I’m a disagreeable bitch!” He smiled. “You’re a moron!” I told him. He just looked at me. Happy golden lights danced in his eyes. I’d learned exactly what those sparks meant. Fury fled, replaced by alarm. “Kiss me and I’ll kill you,” I warned. “It might be worth it,” he said softly.

Hidden Legacy + Favorite Tropes

“What happened?” “Victoria Tremaine attacked us. She sent Dave Madero’s brother. And some people. I took care of Frank. Leon took care of the other people.” There, that was nice and neutral. Arabella got up and walked across the kitchen. The intercom came on. “Leon killed somebody!” Arabella’s cheerful voice announced. “I’m going to murder her,” I growled. “Too late,” Mom said. “Brace yourselves.” Doors opened and slammed shut inside the house. The Baylors had mobilized. Bern made it first. He tore into the kitchen, grabbed his brother by the shoulders, and shook him. “Are you okay?” “He won’t be if you keep squeezing him like that,” Mom warned. Catalina marched into the kitchen, her face outraged. “What happened?” Grandma Frida came next. “Details! I want details!” Arabella slunk back into the kitchen behind her. I pointed my finger at her. “You’re dead.” She shrugged.

I saw our reflection in the water. The girl in the white dress had my face but she seemed so young and pretty. Soft, like she had never opened another human being with her blade and let their blood flow on the sands of the pits. Someone had brushed gold on my eyelids. Someone had lined my eyes with black. Someone had put a delicate gold chain around my neck with a red stone full of fire. Was it really me?

My aunt put a white flower into my hair. “This is what you were meant to be,” she said. “The princess of Shinar. Not a mongrel without family. Not some man’s attack dog. Not the mindless weapon I saw in your memories. You didn’t know about it, your father kept it from you, but it is yours.” 

Kate Daniels Series by Ilona Andrews

books i’ve read in 2019 ; — magic bleeds by ilona andrews.

remember you wanted me to say please. i'm saying it now. please come back to me. who'll protect me from myself if you're gone? who'll fight with me? i will be all by myself. you can't abandon me, curran.