The lights were low, and Ranger was naked and lounging on the bed, waiting for me to return. I did a slow scan of his perfect body.
The ballroom was empty of people but filled with round tables and chairs. It was set for a wedding party. White tablecloths with huge pink bows and pink and white artificial flower centerpieces, a two...
THERE ARE SOME MEN who enter a woman’s life and screw it up forever. Joseph Morelli did this to me—not forever, but periodically.
Stephanie,' Valerie said. 'She's going to have a baby, and she's getting married.' My father was confused. He looked around the room. No Joe. No Ranger. His eyes locked on Diesel. 'Not the psycho,' he...
Stephanie Plum, off-road warrior. Now this was the way it should be, I thought. Taking action. Hauling ass in the woods behind Diesel. Well, okay – truthfully, I wanted to be in of Diesel. I wanted t...
Sorry about Bender, Lula said, letting the Trans Am idle at the curb. Maybe we could tell Vinnie he died. We could say we were all set to bring Bender in, and he died. Bang. Dead as a doorknob.Better...
She opened a beer and took a sip. You’d really go all the way to Greece, and run a covert operation again, just so I can have the satisfaction of capturing Nick Fox? Sure, he said. We don’t get nearly...
Ranger was probably riding the wind, looking for the guy. And any well-adjusted person would walk away and let Ranger do his thing. Unfortunately, I wasn’t that well adjusted.
Ranger transferred the messenger bag from his shoulder to mine, pulled me into him, and kissed me like he meant it.
Ranger slung an arm around me and hugged me into him, and I could feel him laughing.
Ranger removed my goggles. Would you like to come home with me? I stepped away from him. Thank you for the offer, but no. I’m done with men. Ranger smiled. Forever? Until I figure some things out. And...
Ranger pulled onto the shoulder and reprogrammed the GPS system. Lucky for you, you look good in a T-shirt, Ranger said. Lucky for you I don’t have a gun on me. Ranger turned to me. His voice was low...
Ranger plays by his own set of rules, and I don't have a complete copy.
Ranger picked up and there was a moment of silence as if he was sensing me at the other end, taking my body temperature and heart rate long distance. Babe, he finally said. Do you know the slum apartm...
Ranger leaned closer and lowered his voice.
Ranger Smiled. 'You want me to be Superman? Spend the night with me.
RANGER HAD BEEN Special Forces, and he still had the build and the carriage. He was standing close, forcing me to tip my head back ever so slightly to look into his eyes.
Probably went to get a pretzel
Probably Ranger wouldn’t even mind that I was here. After all, he’s slept in my bed and used my shower. Of course, I was in them at the time.
Princeton isn’t actually part of New Jersey. It’s a small island of wealth and intellectual eccentricity floating in the Sea of Central Megalopolis.