Quotes By Author: Janet Evanovich

“Excuse me?” I said, palms down on the Formica tabletop. “Coffee? I thought we came here for pie.” “I don’t eat the kind of pie they serve here.” I felt a flash of heat go through my stomach. I knew firsthand the kind of pie Ranger liked.”

“I’d spent a night with Ranger a while ago, and I knew what happened when he was encouraged. Ranger knew how to make a woman want him. Ranger was magic.”

“He [Ranger] peeled my [Stephanie] clothes off and wrangled me into bed. And then suddenly he was inside me. He once told me that time spent with him would ruin me for all other men. When he said it, I thought it was an outrageous threat. I no longer though it outrageous.”

“If I gave you a pity position it wouldn’t be in my office.”

“I don’t need handcuffs to enslave a woman.” -Ranger to Stephanie”

“He [Ranger] stopped in front of my parents’ house, and we both looked to the door. My mother and my grandmother were standing there, watching us.”I’m not sure I feel comfortable about the way your grandma looks at me,” Ranger said.[Stephanie] “She wants to see you naked.””I wish you hadn’t told me that, babe.””Everyone I know wants to see you naked.””And you?””Never crossed my mind.” I held my breath when I said it, and I hoped God wouldn’t stike me down dead for lying.”

“Ranger is an unusual name,” she managed. “Is it a nickname?”It’s a street name,” Ranger said. “I was a Ranger in the army.”I heard about them Rangers on TV,” Grandma said. “I heard they get dogs pregnant.”My father’s mouth dropped open and a piece of ham fell out.My mother froze, her fork poised in midair.That’s sort of a joke,” I told Grandma. “Rangers don’t get dogs pregnant in real life.”I looked at Ranger for corroboration and got another smile.”

“I don’t have a lot of domestic instincts,” Ranger said to me, his attention fixing on the unidentifiable glob in my hair, “but I have a real strong urge to take you home and hose you down.”I went dry mouth. Connie bit into her lower lip, and Lula fanned herself with a file.”

“I ran three miles, staggered into the lobby, and took the elevator back to my apartment. No point to overdoing this exercise junk. –Stephanie Plum”

“She’ll be back,” Ranger said. “But not tonight.”[Stephanie] “How’d you get her to leave?””Told her I was gonna spend the next twelve hours ruining you for all other men, and so she might as well go home.”I could feel the heat rush to my face.Ranger gave me the wolf smile. “I lied about it being tonight,” he said.”

“I need to look like an idiot at least twice a day to keep myself humble. ”

“Is that a bulletproof vest? See, now that’s so insulting. That’s like saying I’m not smart enough to shoot you in the head.” Eddie DeChooch”