Maybe I just didn’t want it to be Benny because he really loves her, and if I was wrong about that, it’d be depressing. Who wants to be depressed?Poets, Eve decided. You have to think they must.Okay,...
It's always a pleasure watching you wake up, he commented. But sometimes I wonder if you want me only for my coffee.Well... She grinned at him and sipped again. I really like the food, too. And the se...
I'm fine right here.All patience, he bent down until his face was close to hers. What you are is hoping to get drunk enough so that you can take a few punches at someone without worrying about the con...
I didn't want to tell you I'd been scared, much less why. I guess that was stupid.It was.Aren't you supposed to say something like 'no, it wasn't. Blah, blah, support, stroke, let me get you some choc...
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Summerset-I see you've destroyed another police vehicle. Perhaps you now hold the record.
Religion was a riddle to her. Believe this, and only this, because we say so. If you don’t you’re buying a one-way ticket to everlasting Hell.
People who act like assholes get treated like assholes
Look. I'm your expert consultant for a rather pathetic monetary wage, and under that agreement I have the option of selecting a technical assistant. He's mine.She blew out a breath, paced to the windo...
He took her hand, lifted it to his lips. Nothing could have pleased him more than the quick suspicion on her face. You won't forget me, Eve. You'll think of me, perhaps not fondly, but you'll think of...
God is dead and I am his replacement.
You--Roarke. Eyes watering, she reached for more tissue. Jesus, Eve. Jesus Christ, you never sleep with anybody. And you're telling me you slept with Roarke?That's not precisely accurate. We didn't sl...
Utumwa?
The vices of authority are chiefly four: delays, corruption, roughness and facility. Francis Bacon
Roarke, what's going on here?' 'Lieutenant.' He leaned forward, touched his lips to hers. 'Indications are we're having a romance.
Is there any exceptionally beautiful woman you haven't slept with?I'll make you a list. So, you knocked her down.
If Piper and Rudy hadn't seen me, I'd have done the inside work myself. Roarke lifted an eyebrow as he secured the first string and took out another. I might have some mild objection to my wife dating...
He wanted to heave the glasses against the wall. Break them, break everything he could reach. Beat it, rend it. He stared out the window, imagined the city in flames, consumed to ashes. And still it w...
Goddamn Summerset. I've told him to leave my car when I park it.I think he did. Peabody flipped on her sunshades, pointed. It's blocking the drive, see?Oh, yeah. Eve cleared her throat. The car was ju...