“Well, friend, I don’t know about your tastes, but I tend to like it very bloody,” Myrnin said. He shifted position, dragging Claire along like a rag doll without any effort at all. “Have we been introduced?”“Probably not. Why, are you asking me out, sweetheart?”“You’re not my type, darling. Is this one yours?”“No,” Frank said, and looked at Shane, just in a quick flicker. “Let’s say she’s a friend of the family.”

American novelist

Rachel Caine was the pen name of Roxanne Longstreet Conrad, an American novelist who wrote science fiction, fantasy, mystery, suspense, and horror. She is known for fiction across those genres. Her work spans several strands of popular genre writing, with books in science fiction and fantasy as well as mystery, suspense, and horror. The range of her writing reflects a career built around imaginative storytelling and tension-driven plots.