“ Peabody: “When a guy’s in the hospital, he wants toys.” Eve: “When a guy gets a splinter in his toe, he… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“The sudden power and punch of the kiss rocked her back on her heels, and made her wonder if little beams of… — 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
“Eve." He took both her hands, brought them to his lips. He wanted to gather her up, cover her in something soft,… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“He needed to call Eve. He looked across the field, across the silvered mists and gentle rise of aching green. Rather than… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“Tag Feeney," Eve ordered when she was behind the wheel. "Have him run like crimes in and around London." "It would be… — 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,… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“He did something he rarely did. He touched her. Just a pat of his hand over the back of hers. But it… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“Unnerved, Summerset moved quickly to the communication center. "Roarke, the lieutenant has just come in from outside. She wore no outer gear.… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“The music room’s in the next wing. We can have coffee and brandy there.” “I doubt we’d share the same taste in… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“No, it had never been like this for him before, with anyone. Of all the women he’d known, she was the only… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“I want a homing beacon on your vehicle." "There will be." "No, I want one on before we leave the grounds in… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“What a woman you are,” he murmured, and she heard the emotion in it, the way the Irish thickened just a bit… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“Hastings hunched at the rickety table in Interview Room C, doing a pretty good job of looking bored. The dribbles of sweat… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“He stepped to her again, laid his lips on her brow. "But I want children with you, my lovely Eve. One day."… — 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… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“She turned toward Roarke's office, then stopped in the doorway. He was at his console; captain of his ship. He'd drawn his… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“By the way, Dallas?" "What, Peabody?" "That's a lovely tattoo. New?" Eve clamped her teeth together, strode toward the door with as… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“Mavis.’ He paled a bit. ‘Eve, tell me you’re not going shopping with Mavis.’ His reaction brightened her mood a little. ‘She… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“He held up a hand. "You've come perilously close to being written up for insubordination, Lieutenant. I expect better control from you,… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“Peabody, with me." She waited until they were back in her office. "Don't hover over McNab like that." "Sir?" "You hover over… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“She chuckled, leaned on him as they headed out of the park. “All in all, it was a hell of a party.”… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“She could see the tempest in his eyes, swarming in the blue of them with a kind of primal violence that made… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“She let her body go limp, moaned, and combed her fingers through his hair, ran them over his shoulders. "Your jacket," she… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“Sit down," she ordered Peabody. "I prefer to stand." "And I prefer to give you a good boot in the ass, but… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“Now he felt temper snapping at the nerves. “If you can’t be comfortable in the house while I’m not here, you can… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“Roarke didn't quite make it to Eve's office. He found her down the corridor, in front of one of the vending machines.… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“Today," she told it, "death comes to all your circuits. Will it be slow and systematic or fast and brutal?" Considering, she… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“We’re going to get a couple things straight here, Roarke.’ ‘Your color’s back.’ Pleased with himself, he rose and nipped a kiss… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“You're certainly chipper this morning." "Damn straight. Chipper's my middle name. I'm going out to spread joy and laughter to all of… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“She came before she could stop herself, a small pop of release. Panting, she ripped the goggles off and found Peabody gaping… — 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… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“She'd barely stepped in, taken that first breath of cool, clean air, when Summerset, Roarke's majordomo, appeared in the foyer like an… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“You had no right. No right to stand in front of me.” He turned back now, his eyes vividly blue with temper… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“I'm not leaving." "I want you out of the city, and now. If the chalet doesn't suit you, go where you like.… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“Abracadabra," Roarke stated, and opened it. "Now that's more like it." Hunkered down beside him, Eve studied the neat stacks of cash.… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“It must be really rough, forced to put on a beautiful dress, stick some diamonds or whatever all over you and choke… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“For a moment, she let herself forget about the business at hand and smiled at him. “You know, Roarke, you’re kind of… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“That was the sound of a sneer." "Was it?" Amused, aroused, he distracted her with a nibble on her bottom lip. "I… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“He turned her into his arms as they stepped into the studio, ran his hands over her hips. "I missed you. I… — 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
