Sweep in Peace (Innkeeper Chronicles, #2)

by Ilona Andrews

Not that he owed me anything. Sharing a single kiss could hardly be called a relationship, no matter how memorable it was.

I had a feeling that nothing George ever did was spur-of-the-moment. If he ever had a one-night stand, it would probably be meticulously researched and organized.

“You are not meant to be at peace. We, the human beings, are meant to live life to its fullest. We are meant to experience it all—sadness, disappointment, rage, kindness, joy, love. We are meant to test ourselves. It is painful and frightening, but this is what it means to be alive. You are hiding from life here. This isn’t peace. This is a slow, deliberate suicide.”