Quote by Harold Robbins

“Studsy returned alone. "Maybe I'm wrong," he said as he sat down, "but I think somebody could do something with that cluck if they…

— Dashiell Hammett

“Her hand shot out, gripped his arm. "M.J. and Bailey?" "Your friends are fine." He felt her grip go limp. "They've had an eventful…

— Nora Roberts

“I pulled away. He stopped me with a hand on my wrist. “Wait,” he said. “I know what you’re thinking.” “What?” “It’s written all…

— Jennifer Rush

“My forehead hit the table again with a thud. Ow. The words left me in a rush. “I’m-fucking-the-married-closeted-father-of-my-only-close-friend-in-the-entire-world-and-his-wife-is-going-to-be-here-in-two-weeks.” I heard the hiss as Robin…

— Amelia C. Gormley

“Manfred,” I began, exasperated, “I just don’t know what to do with you.” “I have some very good ideas,” he said. He waggled his…

— Charlaine Harris

“Calais took all of a fraction of a second—I've yet to learn how to gauge his speed—to appear beside me, taking the alarm clock…

— Hayden Thorne

“He backed away from me, clutching the phone to his chest. “What?” “Gimme the phone,” I commanded, holding out my hand. His head dropped…

— Karina Halle

“He shook off the thoughts—that wasn’t anything he needed to worry about tonight. Any second now, he was going to hear the chime of…

— Julie James

“When the officer approached the window, he said ‘Papers’ and before he could finish, I shouted, ‘Scissors! I win,’ and drove off.”

— Kyle Adams

“You knew better!” she yelled, and I spun toward my mom. She stood, and she was crying, and I couldn’t stand it, but there…

— rachel vincent

“Becky," he said. "Get in the car." "Becca," she corrected automatically. Her voice was breathy, her hands still clenched in fists. "For god's sake-"…

— Brigid Kemmerer

“I didn’t ask for your help,” I muttered, too exhausted to properly argue. “So fuck you.” An alarm bell went off in my head…

— Natasha McNeely