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Category: J.D. Robb

Peabody, you never cease to amaze me.””One day I’ll tell you about my granny and her five lovers.” “Five lovers isn’t abnormal for a woman’s lifetime.” “Not in her lifetime; last month. All at the same time.” Peabody glanced up, deadpan. “She’s ninety-eight. I hope to take after her.

admiration, grandmother, lovers

An eye for an eye.”“That’s a revenge thing, right? From some play.”“The Bible, darling. The Lord of all plays.

Three weeks hadn’t changed Cop Central. The coffee was still poisonous, the noise abominable, and the view out of her stingy window was still miserable.She was thrilled to be back.

futuristic, humor, j-d-robb, romance, science-fiction

I want to keep you, till the end of days.

eve-and-roarke, fiction, mystery

Mostly I’d like to be taller. If I could be a couple inches taller, just have them stretch me out, my ass would be smaller.Peabody from Secrets in Death

cop-thriller, mystery, romantic-suspense

Her killer wrote a note on that stationary.””A note.” Now Renquist’s eyebrows lifted. “Well. That was rather arrogant of him, wasn’t it?

humor, in-death-series, mystery

He’d wanted her. Out of all the women in the world, he’d wanted her. Wanted, hell, she thought grinning now. Pursued, demanded. Taken. And while she could admit all of that was exciting, he’d gone one step further.He cherished.She’d never believed anyone would, or could. And had never believed there was enough inside her to give all of those things back.” (Lt. Eve Dallas)

love, relationships, self-esteem

I don’t know why people do the things they do to each other. We’re all here to live out lives, to do our work, to raise our families, to love who we love. We’re all here for the same things, but some, they can’t let that be. They can’t be happy or content with that. I don’t know what that is. She handed the photos back to Peabody. Do you? At a loss, Eve shifted. No. If you don’t, I don’t suppose anybody really does.

She doesn’t like you, McNab.“I knoooow. I find that really attractive in a woman.

Pull yourself together, Detective. You’re embarrassing yourself, and more imprtant, you’re embarrassing me.””They’re going to do it outside. In public.””So the fuck what?””Public,” Peabody said, head still between her

cold-feet, eve-dallas, mcnab, peabody, roarke, speech

…but even strong women need an arm to lean on now and then. (Anna Whitney in Glory in Death)

glory-in-death, strong

Well…yeah. It just goes to show. (Peabody)Show what (Dallas)You should get dressed up, go dancing, drink grown-up cocktails, and have sex as much as you can before you’re dead. (Peabody)

death, life-lesson, live-in-the-moment, philosophy