Quotes from Sandra Brown

around her, looking as beautiful as she

It rained a lot in Seattle. What a hello an understatement that was.

She heard the rustle of the tarp beneath him

every time, even with

Dean Malloy eased himself off the bed. Groping in darkness, he located his underwear on the floor and took it with him into the bathroom. As quietly as he could, he closed the door before switching on the light

bag and withdrew a business card. She didn't hand it to him, but stuck it in a crack between the frosted glass pane and the door frame, adjacent to

Chris cursed lavishly. He sped up, then shouted, "Hold on!" Less than a second later, he stamped on the

humor. "Where's Rennie?" Not much

dead." Her heart rate ticked up. She glanced at

Because I liked having your head in my lap too much. Remember that?" "No.

across hers. "How did you sleep?

of the window, while another occupied

Bad things happen when you least expect them

Saltines and sardines. Staples of his diet. Add a chunk of rat cheese and a Kosher dill spear and you had yourself the four basic food groups. There simply wasn't any finer fare.

And all the while, I was thinking, This cannot be happening. Not to me. I, Lilly Martin, cannot be cowering in a corner of my own bedroom trying to protect myself from my husband. "This happens to people you read about in the newspaper, I thought. Poor or ignorant or otherwise disadvantaged people who grew up in violent homes and continue the cycle.

Beware of women in white who look and move and talk like goddesses. Sooner or later there 'll be hell to pay.

looked like it would succumb

You've had a lousy life up till now, no denying that. But if you let it ruin the rest of your life, who's the fool? Who will you be spiting? You, that's who.

meal congealing in white pasteboard containers. The

great leader knows the value of holding his own counsel and listening. He doesn't reveal what he's thinking until he knows the minds of those around him. "How so, Dabney?

While basking in the limelight, one sacrificed privacy. Anonymity has distinct advantages. Keeping to the background afforded one much more maneuverability and, thereby, power.

her top and into the elastic waistband of the baggy pants. He lightly ground the heel of his

He would only ever be home with this woman.

when her eyes shifted to him, it was a repeat of