Quotes from Stephanie Bond

Everything about the man spoke of virility--his quick reaction, his calm control now that danger had passed. And she'd never seen a man wield a gun in real life--it was kind of a turn-on to know that he'd protected her. Of course he had protected everyone, but he _had_ sort of singled her out by heaving her to the floor.

Girls, we're fiction editors--we know how to plot, and we know how to cover our tracks. We can teach Jerry Key a lesson he'll never forget.

big, strapping macho guys were like liquid diets--they were great for emergencies, but she wouldn't want to be on one all the time.

Says here there's a reward," Mr. Hooks said. Tallie blinked, then remembered Keith had added that tidbit for incentive. She opened her purse and scrutinized the contents of her slim wallet--twelve dollars and a book of stamps. She handed over the ten and the stamps, then tossed in a free drink coupon from Starbucks. "Thanks." Then she turned and fled.

Tallie looked for something to throw, but considering the fact that she threw like a girl, she dumped that plan in lieu of grabbing her new iron and swinging it like a bowling ball between the bad man's legs, where it connected with a nauseating _thunk_.

I'm an acquired taste, he assured her, displaying one dimple, but addictive.

I was an intelligence agent for the British government. Agent double-oh-seven? she asked lightly. No, he said in a grave tone, then leaned forward and whispered, Agent sixty-nine.

So that's that, Duncan is not the father of your child." She sighed. "Pity though, I bet the two of you would have decent-looking kids. Not gorgeous, mind you, but really decent-looking. And sturdy." Aww.

She'd explained to Annabelle that she'd discovered her fiancé was cheating on her a few days before the wedding. When Annabelle had asked her why she hadn't simply canceled the ceremony, she'd shrugged and said, "My dress had a ten-foot train.

Men! Her mother actually wanted to marry one of these?

Why are you here, Audrey? Because you feel picked on by God, and you want to pick on someone, too? "Anyway,

things don't always turn out the way you want, but things generally turn out for the best.

Was there anything worse than watching someone you love make a huge mistake?

Good. Now you don't look dead." Always a plus. "Say cheese, Coma Girl."

Because some people believe in storing prayers in the Bank of God, then taking a withdrawal in one lump sum.

What a strange family you have, Marigold." Lady, you don't know the half of it.

Some of the happiest moments in life result from rash decisions. You should try it sometime.

READY FOR A BATH?" Am I ever. Now that my sense of smell had returned, I'm pretty aware of my own body odor. This vegetable is getting ripe. Despite

But I have to get out of here. There are too many things in a hospital that can kill you.

And he was still breathtakingly sexy... all muscles and male, leather and Levi's.

We aren't the kind of people who talk about our problems.

I thought that was you.

James watched her walk away and wondered how she had managed to worm her way into his well-guarded heart in only a couple of days. But even more important, how the devil was he going to evict her from the premises?

I'm not trying to steal your thunder, but I feel like I'm the one who just woke up."