Amy Hasten

“When Niniane had disappeared, he had gone to a place he had never been to before. He had panicked.”
― Thea Harrison, Storm's Heart

“I think I can still shoot.” Nïx said, “Of course you can. Are you fishing for compliments? Fine.” As if reciting, she said, “Lucia the Archer, you are the best. You are unmatched in skill, peerless in all of the world—” “Nïx! I had sex. Skathi vowed she’d revoke my powers.” The soothsayer made a dismissive sound. “Oh, that? She took them back weeks ago.”
― Kresley Cole, Pleasure of a Dark Prince

“The room was empty. She was gone. So were her shopping bags. So were the keys to the SUV. So was his Glock. Fury erupted. “Goddamn you, Tricks!”
― Thea Harrison, Storm's Heart

“He was coming to understand why the other sentinels had nicknamed her Tricks. It wasn’t just because they had taught her all the dirty fighting tricks they knew.”
― Thea Harrison, Storm's Heart