J.D. Robb Quotes

In their eyes, Eve saw the wolf gleam. The story was the prey, ratings the trophy.

She was singed, bleeding, bruised, and furiously alive.

There's nobody on the job, nobody with a badge I respect more than you. - EveYou never were a rookie, he told her in a voice roughened with emotion. So I saw good, solid cop the minute I laid eyes on...

Brian's face broke out in a wide grin as he slapped Roarke on the back. That's a woman, isn't it?Delicate as a rose, my Eve. Fragile and quiet natured. He grinned himself when he heard her curse, loud...

I got you a present.Did you?It's a book of poetry--romancy stuff. I thought, 'How schmaltzy is that,' so it seemed like the thing. Then I screwed up and left it in my desk at work

I'm programming us a couple of spinach smoothies I'll pass. For the rest of my natural life.Just what you need, he insisted, tapped buttons manually. And came out with two cups of coffee.

And that, she thought as he left her, summed up the miracle of her life. She had a home with him, and he'd be there.

Roarke pointed a finger at Galahad who'd begun his crouch toward the berries. The cat turned his head toward the screen as if suddenly enraptured by the financial new.

As for her cat, Galahad made an appearance, regally ignored everyone under four feet until he clued in that this variety of humans was more likely to drop food on the floor, or sneak him handouts. He...

Business crises energize me. Personal crises devastate me. The doctors call it an avoidance tendency. (Mirena to Eve)

Unnerved, Summerset moved quickly to the communication center. Roarke, the lieutenant has just come in from outside. She wore no outer gear. She looks very bad.Where is she?She's heading up. Roarke, I...

Fuck him.Feeney made a sound like a man who'd been pinched. Christ Jesus, Dallas, you're in St. Pat's.If God's going to make little weasels like him, she's going to have to listen to complaints.

I like your style, Lieutenant Dallas, he said when they'd fought their way to the car. I like it a lot. And by the way, I don't think I'm in love with you anymore. I know I am.-Roarke

Damn it all to hell and back again, you know very well that was a setup. You bloody well know I couldn't put my hands on her.Yeah, yeah, sure, sure. Eve shrugged off her coat, tossed it aside. I know...

Can I borrow fifty bucks?What?I’m short until payday.You’re short every day.

I want a homing beacon on your vehicle.There will be.No, I want one on before we leave the grounds in the morning. I'll see to it.Give and take, she reminded herself. Even when--maybe especially when-...

You tell Roarke you were tagging me for this? Or is he going to get riled up so I have to kick his ass again?Oh, is that what you were doing when you had to be carried out of the room unconscious?I li...

Three weeks hadn't changed Cop Central. The coffee was still poisonous, the noise abominable, and the view out of her stingy window was still miserable.She was thrilled to be back.

Officer down. Officer down.I'm an officer now, am I? That's insult to injury.

She set the tray down on the table in the sitting area -- which instantly perked up Galahad's ears.Roarke simply pointed a warning finger that had the cat shooting up a leg to wash as if a morning abl...