"We shared a long-suffering look, in total agreement about the latest injustice committed against me by my mom and the Step-Loser she'd married three really long years ago." Chap. 1, p. 1

"There was one person I really wanted to talk to. She was the one person in the world who I was positive wouldn't look at my Mark and think I was a monster or a freak or a really awful person." Chap. 4, p. 29

"I took a deep breath. 'Am I dead?'" Chap. 5, p. 39

"Her touch was warm and firm. Her smile blazed with welcome. She was amazing and awe-inspiring. Actually, she was what all vampyres are, more than human - stronger, smarter, more talented." Chap. 6, p. 47

"Every High Priestess is given an affinity - what you would probably think of as special powers - by the Goddess." Chap. 7, p. 53

"I squeezed my eyes shut tightly and hoped...