REBIRTH (Act 2, Book1, Chapter1)
Didn't know getting struck by lightning came with a free manicure." he opened and closed his hand a few times then plunged it into his tattered pants pocket. his fingers fumbled through the charred material while pieces of blackened cloth flaked away.
The Edge of Sapphire - Chapter 8 - Brighter Light, Deeper Darkness
His chamber was directly beside the manor gardens, a silk awning - red, of course - shielding the patio of ochre-stone tiles and beyond that the carefully tended and manicured lawn of iridescent grass, sand pools with their stone markers sitting amid swirls
Centaurus Chapter 8
Ellaria narrowed her eyes but did as he said, perfectly manicured fingertips tracing the odd scales. she pushed down at them and to her surprise felt her fingers sink between them. warm. "what on earth?"
A Close Port of Call
"it's just a little manicure tool. i refuse to be caught in the wilderness barepawed." he grinned, showing his fangs, and mark remembered the razor claws in those big paws. tef was hardly weaponless, even without the knife.
Heartkeeper: Chapter 2
Tall and perfect rolled her eyes, picking some imaginary fleck of dirt from under her manicured nails and wiping them on one of the snow-white fur trims on her leather skirt. "prove it," she hissed through bared teeth, giving snub-nose a cat-like grin.
In the Service of Mystery (Pt. 26)
The woods petered out into straggly scrub and then into manicured and landscaped grass.
In The Doghouse: Chapter Eight
In front of him, the young lady working on his manicure of sorts was paying special attention to his left hand, kneading at his fingers. the good doctor leaned over to watch.
Lykos - 06 - Vacation
The smile crossed his lips, shaping the carefully manicured beard around it. the woman at the truck threw her arms open wide and yom moved forward into the hug. "artyom, it is so good to see you again!"
My Home of Ice and Fire
When he took the wolf's expensively manicured hand, he almost winced at the strength secreted away beneath the skin.
Colonyship - Chapter 2 - Creekbed
Having three fingers and an opposing digit with all four tipped with what look like well manicured claws. and like those herbivores the surface looks more like a rough textured skin rather than the typical exoskeleton of anthropods.
2:19 The West End
The death metal music was almost overbearingly loud as she tried to be as discrete as possible, less she get stopped by some of the other reptiles who made the bouncer outside look well manicured.
Proof of Concept - First Chapter!
Though filed and manicured, her claws could still give her a definite edge in hand-to-hand combat.