“Nathaniel’s gaze fell on the crystal-encrusted pendant around her neck. “You own a shop that sells crystals?”

“His gaze fell to her lips then lingered on her neck."As you so invitingly put it, I'd be too busy chewing on people."~Kerestyan”

“Her gaze lifted.And collided with a full-sized predator.His eyes were the dark whiskey gold her father liked to pour in heavily cut crystal glasses. Liquid fire, potent and seething with heat.”

“I began to make some money, but I could never bring myself to leave someone else in charge of the shop; the crystals are delicate things.”

“We need to get to the other side of the lake if you want to help the fairies,” said Mikolay.We could use my crystal ball for transportation,” suggested Julia pulling out a small crystal ball out of her pocket.”

“Another woman you slept with by any chance?' Crystal muttered.'No, she has her clothes on," Blaze replied.”