Linda Howard

“It's not the heat," came his return mutter. "It's a critical buildup of sperm".”

— Linda Howard

“He's thought he was willing to do anything in order to get what he wanted, what was right for his kind. He'd…

— Linda Howard

Sign by elevator put up by computer geeks in office building: REMEMBER: FIRST YOU PILAGE, THEN YOU BURN. THOSE WHO DO NOT…

— Linda Howard

“Orgasms, for her, had been what she faked with a man and provided herself when she was alone,”

— Linda Howard

What are you doing?” she cried in protest. “Playing,” he said, the single word rough, almost guttural.

— Linda Howard

He supposed he knew, rationally, that she wasn't the prettiest woman in the world, but if his eyes saw any imperfections, his…

— Linda Howard

“The old ladies were dressing up, she thought; the clouds draped around the mountains' shoulders like a dirty boa, with the snowcaps…

— Linda Howard

“Everything feels like the end of the world, and you can't reason with someone who can't see tomorrow.”

— Linda Howard

“She had learned never to look back, never to give fate a second chance to kick her in the teeth.”

— Linda Howard

“She was flustered; he could see it in the way she kept twisting her fingers together. Did she think he was going…

— Linda Howard

“I read somewhere that flying is like throwing your soul into the heavens and racing to catch it as it falls." "I…

— Linda Howard

“What good is having a friend who's a cop if he won't give me inside information?" "So you can ask him to…

— Linda Howard

“Once outside, the man stopped, lifted his head, took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, as if the air smelled wonderful to…

— Linda Howard

“Faithfulness.” She thought of her second fiance, the bastard. “Life’s too short to waste it on someone you can’t trust. You should…

— Linda Howard

“I'm calling the police," she said, showing him the phone in her hand. He smiled, and for a moment she forgot about…

— Linda Howard

“Okay, you're right; she's so hot I could walk on three legs every time I see her." "Now you're talkin'." "I'll break…

— Linda Howard

“In the rest room next door there was a long, explosive sound of gas releasing, then a contented 'Ahhh.' Grace clapped a…

— Linda Howard

“Is it time for your period, or something?" With unerring instinct, he'd found a great big red button, and pushed it. Wyatt…

— Linda Howard

“I loved you when you were a snot-nosed kid, into so much mischief it's a wonder my hair didn't turn prematurely gray.…

— Linda Howard

Well, you've done it now," was her sisterly opening shot. Jaine rubbed between her eyebrows; a definite headache was forming. After the…

— Linda Howard

“Milla put her hands on his ribs, holding on as he braced his weight on one arm while with his other hand…

— Linda Howard

“Jina Matthews, who worked at the cubicle directly beside Carlin’s, wasn’t having a good way, either. She was on her phone, her…

— Linda Howard

“I’ll need a house key,” she said as she followed him into the house. “Why?” The question so stupefied her that she…

— Linda Howard

“She glared down at the pan. And then she kicked it. The first kick sent it tumbling a couple of feet; something…

— Linda Howard

“Luna was remote and ladylike. The only time anyone had ever seen Luna angry was when someone referred to her as 'African-American'.…

— Linda Howard

“You don't just... just float someone in the air like that!" she shouted, so beside herself she was almost frenzied. "Why? Is…

— Linda Howard

If death turned out to be a lack of being rather than a lack of consciousness, well, then, that sucked.

— Linda Howard

“Do you want to know why men name their penis? So the most important decisions in their life aren't made by a…

— Linda Howard

Honey, the only experts in PMS are men. That's why men are so good at fighting wars; they learned Escape and Evade…

— Linda Howard

His mouth was hot and hungry, and he kissed the way no man should kiss and still be allowed to run free.

— Linda Howard

The world was divided into two groups: those who showered at night, and those who showered in the morning.

— Linda Howard

“FIRST YOU PILLAGE, THEN YOU BURN. THOSE WHO DO NOT COMPLY WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM THE RAIDING TEAM.”

— Linda Howard

“He snorted. "They were probably scared." "Scared!" For some reason, that hurt, just a little. She felt her lower lip wobble. "I'm…

— Linda Howard

“Nice is good. It doesn’t sound exciting, but think about it. I think Mr. Perfect would be kind to kids and animals,…

— Linda Howard

She should have remembered her past experiences in the relationship wars and not let herself get so excited. Evidently her hormones had…

— Linda Howard

“Just how many pairs of black shoes do you need?” he finally asked, staring at them lined up on the floor. Okay,…

— Linda Howard

“Minor detail. I’m going to kiss you, Marlie—” “I’ll bite you again,” she swiftly warned. He shrugged. “I always have had more…

— Linda Howard

“Love! Who ever said that love made the world go round? Love was a killing pain, an addiction that had to be…

— Linda Howard

The bad thing about living in a small town was that everything became a personal issue. The good thing about living in…

— Linda Howard

“It's daylight. Shouldn't you have burned to a crisp, or something? Don't you have to crawl into a coffin? Where do you…

— Linda Howard