“After they left the office, Peabody shoved her hands in her pockets. "These nicknames are pissing me off." "But you're not I'm-Too-Good-to-Pee-Body.… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“You’re arrogant, domineering, egotistical, and disdainful of the law.” He lifted one amused brow. “And your point would be?” — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“Did she know, could she know what it meant to him when she turned to him, when she opened herself to him… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“Neither of them knew what it was to be family, to have family, to make a family. They knew cruelty, abuse, abandonment.… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“Any hot plans for the weekend, Peabody?” “My usual, flicking off men like flies, breaking hearts, crushing souls.” — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“It's a fucking pharmaceutical conspiracy, Eve. We've wiped out just about every known plague, disease, and infection. Oh, we come up with… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“Officer down. Officer down." "I'm an officer now, am I? That's insult to injury.” — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“Maybe they're out doing the tango and drinking tequila shots." He sent Eve a grin. "As we will be when we reach… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“I'm fine right here." All patience, he bent down until his face was close to hers. "What you are is hoping to… — j.d. robb Copy Share Image
“I don't want to hear from Traffic that my husband was hotdogging the skyways in his minichopper." "You won't. I bribe too… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“He linked his fingers with hers. And because he had used it when he'd hurt her, he balanced that out by using… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“And then Roarke came to my door, and that gave me what I needed after all those years. I thank God for… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“Please, Eve, these public displays of affection must stop. I have a reputation.” “Keep it up, ace, and I’ll give you a… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“Where’s the hooch—for Dickhead?” “Fourth-floor gift room.” She stared at him for ten silent seconds. “We have a gift room?” On a… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“Try to look like Peabody." "Sorry?" "Serious, official, yet approachable." "You forgot adorable." "Peabody is not adorable." "She is from my perspective.… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“ Drugs, sex, Satan, and power, Eve mused. A religious war? Hadn't humans fought and died for beliefs since the dawn of… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“You’re Eve Dallas. You’re the love of my life. My heart and soul. You’re a cop, mind and bone. You’re a woman… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“EVE: I have work to do. ROARKE: I know but it can wait. I have something to show you. EVE: In the… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“Eve: "You already own half the universe" Roarke: "Why settle for half when you can have all?” — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“The man loves you with everything he has, everything he is. Eve, that means you can hurt him.” — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“The man could stop her heart, then send it into full gallop. Just a look at him. They’d been married more than two years,… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“When his mouth was on hers, when he could feel her about to shatter yet again, he plunged into her, knocking her over the… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“So he found her. Most people would have said she was relaxed. But then, Roarke thought, most people didn’t really know and certainly didn’t… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“Why is that? Why do we love each other?” “Because we are what we are, and we’re both okay with it.” — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“Eve: “If you ended up naked and dead with another woman, I'd do the Rumba on your corpse.” Roarke: “You can't do the Rumba.”… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“You'll stay in the surveillance vehicle and assist McNab. Any arguments from you, Detective?" she said, looking at McNab. "No. No, sir, Lieutenant." He… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“Eve woke, violently aroused. It was Roarke’s hands on her. She knew their texture, their rhythm. Her heart tripped against her ribs, then bounded… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“She took his mouth, gave it a nice little bite as she ground against him. "There you are," she murmured. "Well, you've left me… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“He watched, somewhat fascinated as she swished a slice of bacon through the pool of syrup. His steely-minded cop had the appetite of a… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
