Heat Stroke (36 page)

This had to be done. For him. For Jonathan. Even for Kevin himself.

It just wasn't going to be as easy as, oh, fighting your average demigod.

“What do you need?” Paul rumbled.

I turned a smile on him, saw him warm in response, and said, “Besides a vacation? I think I need a really fast car.”

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PILOGUE

For those who like this kind of DIY stuff, you can make your own
Heat Stroke
soundtrack with these cuts (but please, support the artists, buy the CDs!):

 

“If Heartaches Were Nickels” . . . Joe Bonamassa

“Gett Off” . . . Prince and the New Power Generation

“American Woman” . . . Lenny Kravitz

“Missionary Man” . . . Eurythmics

“Hella Good” . . . No Doubt

“A New Day Yesterday” . . . Joe Bonamassa

“The Stroke” . . . Billy Squier “Coconut” . . . Harry Nilsson

“Wild Wild West” . . . Escape Club

“Stranglehold” . . . Ted Nugent

“(If You Were) In My Movie” . . . Suzanne Vega

“Jane's Getting Serious” . . . on Astley

“Battle Flag” . . . Pigeonhead

“Bed” . . . Semisonic

(Because people often ask what kind of weird stuff I listen to when I'm writing.)

 

Peace . . .

 

Rachel Caine