“Kate Daniels, deadly swordmaster. Fear my twitching pinkie.”

“And what causes orgasm in a man?” Kate Daniels, the sex-ed specialist. Kill me, somebody.”

“The phone rang. I picked it up. "Kate Daniels""It's me," Curran said. "I—" I hung up.”

“Kate Daniels, trained negotiator. When in possession of some valuable information, give it away to the first sexy man you see with no guarantee of return.”

“Let's have a partnership, Kate. I offer honesty, Kate. I don't have to outrun the Beast Lord I just pissed off, Kate. I only have to outrun you and hit you with my car as I hightail it out of here.”

“Kate short-circuits my brain. In my head we always have these clear coherent exchanges, but once we meet, what comes out it is, “Kate, do what I say or I’ll kill you.” Her default reply is, “Fuck you!” and we go downhill from there.”

“Mmmm, Kate, the Chief of Security. Sexy. Who better to guard my body then the woman who owns it?""Curran, I will punch you.”