Sentence Sneak Peek - Devils & Thieves

Devils & Thieves by Jennifer Rush

The first sentence from each chapter of Devils & Thieves, it's a mini summary of what you can expect to read.

* Spoilers are highlighted like so :)

“I HATED THE MALL.”

“ALEX AND I SPENT THE BETTER PART OF THE AFTERNOON at the Medici Cottage.”

“AS I HURRIED DOWN THE SCHOOLHOUSE’S FRONT STEPS, the double doors burst open behind me.”

“I FINALLY BREATHED A SIGH OF RELIEF ONCE I HEARD Crowe’s car start up and tear off down the street.”

“I WOKE TO THE SOUND OF MY MOTHER CURSING AT THE coffee machine in the kitchen.”

“ALEX FINALLY TEXTED ME AFTER MY TENSE CHICKEN FAJITA lunch with Dad, which had ended with him kissing me on the forehead and promising he’d catch up with me later before taking off in his shiny car.”

“I LOST ALEX FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER SHE’D LEFT ME WITH Darek.”

“WHAT—” I BEGAN, LOOKING OVER HIS SHOULDER TO THE open air outside.”

“WHEN I GOT HOME, I IMMEDIATELY TRIED CALLING DAREK, but he didn’t answer.”

“AS CROWE AND I CUT ACROSS THE SCHOOLHOUSE PARKING lot, clouds rolled in, blocking out the early light of day.”

“CROWE DROVE MY CAR WHILE I GAVE DIRECTIONS WITH my eyes closed, still focusing on the magic, on the weak, unsteady tug at the line I’d cast.”

“MY SENSE OF SMELL RETURNED FIRST, BRINGING ME THE scent of venemon magic, of Crowe, smoke and honey.”

“MY STOMACH DROPPED AS AMBER SKEINS OF MAGIC unfurled around Crowe—he was preparing to defend himself in the only way he knew, and it would make things worse.”

“I JERKED AWAKE WITH A START TO THE SOUND OF MY MOM coming in the front door, keys jangling.”

“NO!”

“I APPROACHED THE BARRIER WALL, SHIMMERING SAPPHIRE under the starlight.”

“WE REACHED THE MASSIVE CLEARING OF THE LOGGING mill a few minutes to midnight.”

“HARDY AND I USED TO PLAY HERE ALL THE TIME WHEN we were kids,” Crowe said as he led me around the junkyard, headed for the riverbank.”

“I COULD HEAR THE ROARING OF A RIVER.”

“YOU FIX HER, GODDAMN IT, OR I SWEAR TO GOD—”

“CROWE TIGHTENED HIS ARM AROUND MY WAIST, HOLDING me upright.”