The Undead Pool (51 page)

“Seriously?” Jenks snarked as I turned the quick kiss into something a little more lengthy, more promising. “You've both lost just about everything, and all you can think of is sifting your dust? I will never understand you lunkers.”

Trent pulled away, his eyes holding a heat that set my own libido sparkling. “Lost?” he said, our pace exactly perfect as we followed behind them. “Lost what? Money? My table at Carew Tower?”

“Your voice in the enclave,” I added. “Your tee time at the golf course.”

Trent sighed regretfully, but he was holding me tight. “True. Money drives the world, but when everything falls apart to leave the underpinnings of our life bare to the scrutiny of critics and thieves, the only thing remaining, the only thing that can't be taken away, is the love you hold for the people you care about.” He pulled me closer, and I leaned into him, feeling warm, as if I'd finally done something real and right. “I have a very sturdy house, Jenks,” Trent said. “So do you.”

And understanding that perfectly, Jenks flew ahead to tease the girls.

About the Author

#1
New York Times
bestselling author
KIM HARRISON
was born and raised in Michigan, and has recently returned there to escape the South Carolina heat. Her bestselling Hollows novels include
Dead Witch Walking; The Good, the Bad, and the Undead; Every Which Way But Dead; A Fistful of Charms; For a Few Demons More; The Outlaw Demon Wails; White Witch, Black Curse; Black Magic Sanction; Pale Demon; A Perfect Blood
; and
Ever After
, plus the graphic novels
Blood Work
and
Blood Crime
. She also writes the bestselling Madison Avery series for young adults, including
Once Dead, Twice Shy
and
Early to Death, Early to Rise
.

 

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Credits

Cover illustration by Larry Rostant

Copyright

This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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THE UNDEAD POOL
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FIRST EDITION

ISBN 978-0-06-195793-2 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-0-06-234084-9 (signed edition)

EPUB Edition FEBRUARY 2014 ISBN 9780062300157

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