Quotes from Immortal in Death

“Roarke: "Darling, before we shift into the official mode, what do you have on under that dress?"
Eve: "A device designed to drive men wild."
Roarke: "It's working. I don't believe I've ever seen your butt move quite that way."
Eve: "It's a cop's butt now, ace, so watch it."
Roarke: "I am." He smiled, gave it a nice solid smack. "Believe me.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“Roarke's brow cocked as he noted Casto take in the black satin that slithered over Eve's body. In the manner of men or unfriendly male dogs, Roarke showed his teeth.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“What about your crepe?"

"Stuff It."

"She's crazy about you," Mavis commented.

"It's almost embarrassing, the way she fawns.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“What other thing, Eve?"
"I love you. Sometimes it makes my stomach hurt, but I kind of like it. Tired now, come to bed. Love you.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“Eve, we're going to be married in a few days."

The jittering started again, big time. "Yeah."

"If he keeps looking at you like that, I'm going to have to hurt him.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“you know, I'm only marrying you for sex and food.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“Do you think you're walking out on me, on your life, because you defended yourself against a monster?"

"I killed my father."

"You killed a fucking monster. You were a child. Are you going to stand there, look me in the face, and tell me that child was to blame?"

She opened her mouth, closed it. "It's not a matter of how I see it, Roarke. The law--"

"The law should have protected you!" With visions dancing evilly in his head, he snapped. He could all but hear the tight wire of control break. "Goddamn the law. What good did it do either one of us when we needed it most? You want to chuck your badge because the law's too fucking weak to care for it's innocents, for it's children, be my guest. Throw your career away. But you're not getting rid of me.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“Summerset, don't you ever sleep?"

"It's Lieutenant Dallas. She's--"

Roarke dropped his briefcase, grabbed Summerset by the lapels. "Has she been hurt? Where is she?"

"A nightmare. She was screaming." Summerset lost his usual composure and dragged a hand over his hair. "She won't cooperate. I was about to call your doctor. I left her in her private suite."

As Roarke pushed him aside, Summerset grabbed his arm. "Roarke, you should have told me what had been done to her."

Roarke merely shook his head and kept going. "I'll take care of her.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“He loves me."
"You sound surprised."
"Nobody ever did. Not like this. It's easy to say, for some people. The words. But it's not just words with Roarke. He sees inside me, and it doesn't matter.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“Mavis.’ He paled a bit. ‘Eve, tell me you’re not going shopping with Mavis.’
His reaction brightened her mood a little. ‘She has this friend. He’s a designer.’
‘Dear Christ.’
‘She says he’s mag. Just needs a break to make a name for himself. He has a little workshop in Soho.’
‘Let’s elope. Now. You look fine.’
Her grin flashed. ‘Scared?’
‘Terrified.’
‘Good. Now we’re even.’ Delighted to be on level footing, she leaned in and kissed him. ‘Now you can worry about what I’ll be wearing on the big day for the next few weeks. Gotta go.’ She patted his cheek. ‘I’m meeting her in twenty minutes.’
‘Eve.’ Roarke grabbed for her hand. ‘You wouldn’t do something ridiculous?’
She tugged her way free. ‘I’m getting married, aren’t I? What could be more ridiculous?”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“We’re going to get a couple things straight here, Roarke.’
‘Your color’s back.’ Pleased with himself, he rose and nipped a kiss onto the tip of her nose. ‘That gray cast to your skin didn’t suit you.’ Then he grunted as her fist jammed into his stomach. He cleared his throat manfully. ‘Your energy level’s obviously up, too. Want coffee?’
‘I want you to know that if you ever pull a stunt like that again, I’ll . . .’ She trailed off, narrowed her eyes at Mavis. ‘What are you grinning at?’
‘It’s fun to watch. You two are so tipped over each other.’
‘So tipped he’s going to end up on his back checking out the ceiling if he doesn’t watch out.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“We’ll keep the three of them in separate rooms, keep changing interviewers on them. I’m betting on Young to fall first.’
Roarke eased out of the lot, headed for home. ‘Why?’
‘The bastard loves her. Love messes you up. You make mistakes ’cause you’re worried, protective. Stupid.’
He smiled a little, brushed her hair back from her face, and she dropped steeply into sleep. ‘Tell me about it.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“Neither of them knew what it was to be family, to have family, to make a family. They knew cruelty, abuse, abandonment. She wondered if that was why they had come together. They both understood what it was to have nothing, to know fear and hunger and despair- and both had remade themselves.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“She could and had faced an armed laser in the hands of a mad mutant
mercenary with less fear than she faced such unswerving emotion...”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“When a man is clever enough and knows his quarry well enough to choose such a time and place to propose marriage, well, a woman was a goner.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“You know what, Peabody? Justice means a little more to me than a pretty gold star on my record or some fucking captain’s bars. And if you want to go run after lover boy and stroke his ego, no one’s stopping you.’
Peabody’s jaw twitched, but her voice was even. ‘I’m not going anywhere, Lieutenant.’
‘Fine, just stand here and look martyred because I—’ In midtirade, Eve stopped, sucked in her breath. ‘I’m sorry. You’re a goddamn handy target at the moment, Peabody.’
‘Is that part of my job description? Sir.’
‘You always have a fine comeback. I could learn to hate you for that.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“Don’t be a sore loser.’
‘It’s hard to argue with a woman when she’s got her knee on my ego.’
‘Good. Now I’m going to have my way with you.’
‘Are you?’
‘Damn right. I won.’ She cocked her head and reached down to strip off his shirt. ‘Cooperate and I won’t have to hurt you. Uh-uh.’ When he reached for her, she gripped his hands and pushed them back to the mat. ‘I’m in charge here. Don’t make me get out the cuffs.’
‘Hmm. An interesting threat. Why don’t you—’ His words trailed off as her mouth came down on his, hard and hot. Instinctively, his hands flexed under hers, wanting to touch, to take. But he understood she wanted something else, something more. So he would let her find it.
‘I’m going to take you.’ She bit down on his lip, sending an edge of lust razoring through his gut. ‘Do whatever I want to you.’
His mind was already spinning, his breath clogging. ‘Be gentle with me,’ he managed, and felt warmth twine with the heat when she laughed.
‘Dream on.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“Love swamped her. It always seemed to come in huge, unexpected waves that left her flailing helplessly.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“If we do, I want to be the bad cop.” “You’re a lousy bad cop, Feeney. Face it.” He gave her a mournful look. “I outrank you, Dallas.” “I’m primary, and I’m better at bad cop. Live with it.” “I always have to be the good cop,” he muttered as they stepped into a well-lighted hallway with more marble, more gilt.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“We gotta have a toast." Rocky on her pins, Peabody used the table for balance. She managed to raise her glass without spilling more than half its contents on Eve's head. "To the best fucking cop in the whole stinking city, who's gonna marry the sexiest sumbitch I, personally, have ever laid eyes on, and who, because she's so goddamn smart, has seen to it that I'm perman'ly attached to Homicide. Which is where any half-blind asshole could tell you I belong. So there." She downed the rest of her drink, fell backward into her chair, and grinned foolishly.
"Peabody," Eve said and flicked a finger under her eyes. "I've never been more touched."
"I'm shit faced. Dallas."
"The evidence points to it.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“Is there any exceptionally beautiful woman you haven't slept with?"
"I'll make you a list. So, you knocked her down.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“A man can be pulled in by beauty and not see beneath it.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“You’re thinking I’m not aware of the worst that could happen. I am, but I just don’t believe the worst is going to happen.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“Ah . . . listen. It’s better for your case, and your fancy lawyers would back me up, if you and I aren’t seen running around together. Primary investigator and defendant. It doesn’t look good.” “You mean I can’t—” Mavis shut her mouth, regrouped. “All right then, we won’t go running around together. Leonardo can work here. Roarke won’t mind, will you?” “On the contrary.” He took a satisfied drag on his cigarette. “I think it’s a perfect solution.” “One big happy family,” Eve mumbled. “The primary, the defendant, and the tenant of the murder scene, who also happens to be the victim’s former lover and the defendant’s current. Are you all insane?”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“Well, hell, Eve. If you need to run off to you dressmaker, or take your cat to therapy, Peabody and I can handle this minor matter of murder."
Eve lips stretched in a vicious smile. "Bite me, Casto.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“I can’t let her stand trial.” Her head lolled; she snapped it back. “I have to find . . . I need to go . . .” She couldn’t even lift her weighted arm to her head. “Damn it, Roarke, damn it, that was a tranq.” “Go to sleep,” he murmured and gently unhooked her weapon harness and set it aside. “Lie back.” “Inducing chemicals on unknowing people is a violation of . . .” She slipped deeper, barely felt him unbutton her shirt. “Arrest me in the morning,” he suggested. He undressed her, then himself, before slipping into bed beside her. “Just sleep now.” She slept, but even there, dreams chased her.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“it made her look younger, more fit. It increased her energy and her sexual drive.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

“The dirty red light was flashing. Over and over through the window. SEX! LIVE! SEX! LIVE! She was only eight, but her mind was quick. She wondered if people would pay to see dead sex.”
― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

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― J.D. Robb, quote from Immortal in Death

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