Page 121: "I fidgeted with the purse strap to disguise how rattled I was."

Page 125: "He'll have a Galaxy-sized 'We Are Vivacious.' I'll have a Moon-sized 'We Are Empowered,' with extra foam."

Page 143: "I opened the box. Inside was a set of forty-eight beautiful colored pencils, ranging in colors from pale pink to a blue so dark is twas nearly black."

Page 336: "The ring that lay nestled within the black-velvet box had a blood-red ruby in its center that was the size and general shape of a dime..."

Page 15: "She's comparing sneakers with Madison, who's wearing her "October specials"- a pair of horror-themed Vans."

Page 53: "There's blood on the pillow. Blood and a hank of hair...with a torn chunk of scalp still attached to it."

Page 92: "Kit grabs a battery-operated lantern and shines it around the gloom."

Page 145: "When Kit spots something, it's a piece of fiberglass with looping script on it. A single word: 'Wicked.'"

Page 69: "Mika revealed eight small vials, each labeled of course."

Page 77: "Sitting cross-legged on the floor with everything laid out around her, she opened her spellbook to a blank page, bit the end of her pencil, and brainstormed some ideas."

Page 146: "The smaller of her two cauldrons was still bubbling and she gave it a stir, tapping the silver spoon against the side of the cauldron."

Page 260: "She packed one more thing: a silver key, taped to the inside of a copy of Sense and Sensibility, Primrose's favorite book."

Page 26: "She bumped the lightswitch with the fist that held the screwdrivers and the overhead fixture blazed to life. The shadow stayed."

Page 45: "She pulled out lengths of it, hand over hand, like climbing a rope in gym class..."

Page 67: "She held the thermos over the countertop and shook it hard from side to side until the little cylinder of paper stopped catching on the inside of the lip."

Page 190: "She tightened her grip on the quilt, and the pull on the fabric grew stronger. She listened to the hush of the fabric against floorboard as it slithered beneath the bed."

Page 14: "She shook Zo's hand. "It's good to meet you. Thanks for having me. I need that sign on the door." Zo pointed to the display of signs: Not All Witches Live in Salem."

Page 46: "Nikki opened the case and took out the necklace. "It's beautiful." She turned it over in her hands, reading the engraving on the back. The crescent moon fit perfectly around the sun, the 'Zo' and 'elle' making one word."

Page 55: "She'd watched a show on master pumpkin carvers and ordered special stencils and knives for the project. Zo loved the picture, which was a combination of leaves, acorns, and the words FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR LIFE."

Page 122: ""Hattie stomped over to her desk wearing a shirt that read THE PAST, THE PRESENT, AND THE FUTURE WALKED INTO A BAR. IT WAS TENSE."

Page 83: "Lightning encompasses my home, flashing through every gap in the curtains and under every door, and the under's reverberations run through my veins, vibrating my atoms, and I feel as though I am disintegrating. I loosen my fist and a cascade of pale salt pours free."

Page 89: "A candle lights the darkest reaches of the hall. Bloodred and clasped between interlaced fingers. The intruder emerges from its darkened room."

Page 301: "The foreign sound is louder. It's not dead branches. And it's not rain. It's voices. Coming from near my bed. A small red light flashes there, standing out among the shadowed shapes. The radio is switched on."

Page 314: "First, he wiped the knife on his jeans, then tucked it back into his belt with shaking hands. Then he reached for the quilt on my bed. It went around my body like a colorful shroud."

Page 204: "When my work was done, I curled up in bed with my candle-by-the-hour set for thirty minutes. When my candle hit the half-hour mark and extinguished, I gasped."

Page 240: "As I took a sip from my glass, my eyes fell upon Leigh's bag. Specifically, I noticed a coffee cup from The Bean, shoved into a side pocket. What I found interesting, however, was a marking on its side: HN."

Page 283: "Only one person would have known the story was false, and that person would turn to the person who had fabricated the tale. That person would also need cash, and quick, to fund a life on the lam, pulling cobwebs off our man."

Page 14: " Adrienne lowered Wolfgang to the porch and tore open the envelope containing her key. The key slid into its hole below the door handle. The metal, stiff and rusted, screeched as she turned it, then a second later, a quiet click told her the door was unlocked."

Page 253: "But she couldn't stop herself from turning toward the next painting. Edith. There was no terror in the child's face, only a flat, cold focus. "

Page 273: "Adrienne shoved the window open and reached the magnifying glass outside. She then pointed the flashlight at the magnifier so that its beam passed through the glass."

Page 329: "The woman in the mirror folded her hands tidily in her lap and smiled as Adrienne opened the novel and began to read aloud."

Page 135: "Miranda steps forward with a garment box and Astrid opens it. She pulls out a pink cashmere cape. THE pink cashmere cape. She wraps it around me. It's the softest, most luxurious thing I've ever worn."

Page 162: "I dip a finger in the jar and spread the warm, slick mixture onto my face. It's immediately soothing. I spread it over my eyelids, down my cheekbones, over my lips, along my chin."

Page 184: "In the ghostly glow of the while marble, a figure stood at his sink - the shape of a girl. Myron stopped breathing, frozen in the doorway. Bare legs. Long pale hair. White gauzy slip. A wisp of smoke."

Page 228: "The dull tink tink tink of a glass wine bottle sliding against the concrete floor pried open Hunter's eyes."

Page 86: "I headed over to join the other writers. On my way past the bar I spotted the painting that caught my attention on my first visit here. The woman in red, beckoning onlookers into the trees."

Page 165: "Disappointed, I left the hut - and glimpsed a figure on the far side of the field, directly opposite the spot where I'd entered the clearing. Beyond this field was another part of the woods. The person vanished into the trees. They had been wearing a red coat."

Page 255: "I moved behind her and looked over her shoulder, staring at the lines and curves, the crosses and squiggles on the sheet of paper. "It's a map," Ursula said. "I drew you a map.""

Page 303: "She swung the hammer at the wall. It went through like the wall was made of cardboard. Shards of thin plaster landed at my feet. Julia swung again, working at the gap with the head of the hammer to create a large hole."