Death isn't peaceful; it is just nothing. Everything is gone. No more sunrises, no more hopes, no more fears. Nothing.

Linda Howard

Categorized in : Gone Peaceful Sunrise

She should have remembered her past experiences in the relationship wars and not let herself get so excited. Evidently her hormones had overruled her common sense and she had become drunk on ovarian wine, the most potent, sanity- destroying substance in the universe.

wine war past

I’m going to go," he said. "All right." He didn’t move. Then: "I don’t want to." "Do it anyway." He chuckled. "You’re a hard woman, Faith Devlin." "Hardy." "I didn’t know him. He isn’t real to me. Did you love him?" "Yes." But not the way I love you. Never like that.

real love-you moving

He lifted the arm covering his eyes and turned his head to glare at her. "I knew you were trouble the first time I saw you."

nice eye mean

God, I love you," he said, and laid his head on her belly, his arms locked around her hips. Madelyn slid her fingers into his hair. "It took you long enough," she said gently. "What I lack in quickness, I make up in staying power." "Meaning?" "That I'll still be telling you that fifty years from now." He paused and turned his head to kiss her stomach.

kissing love-you hair

Pleasure was a siren, luring her to experience more by Linda Howard

Pleasure was a siren, luring her to experience more

sirens pleasure

If death turned out to be a lack of being rather than a lack of consciousness, well, then, that sucked.

wells consciousness ifs

I have a real low tolerance for parasites, and you're so close to the limit that I'm already reaching for the flea powder.

tolerance limits real

Women were always complications, bless their perverse little hear... by Linda Howard

Women were always complications, bless their perverse little hearts.

bless heart littles

If you're looking for Mr. Perfect, you‟re going to spend your whole life being disappointed, because he doesn‟t exist. You have to get the best deal you can, but there will always be problems.

problem perfect love

Don’t kiss me,” she said warningly. “I don’t intend to,” he replied, smiling a little. “I don’t have my whip and chair with me.

kiss-me kissing littles

I'm not holding you against your will; I'm holding you against yo... by Linda Howard

I'm not holding you against your will; I'm holding you against your car.

car

He needed a woman. Bad. by Linda Howard

He needed a woman. Bad.

needed

Okay, let me get a pen." There were rustling noises. "I can't find one." More noises. "Okay,shoot." "You found a pen?" "No, but I have a can of Cheez Whiz. I'll write your number on the counter with it, then find a pen and copy it." Jaine recited her number and listened to the spewing noise as Shelley Cheez-Whizzed it on her countertop.

noise writing numbers

It was just a kiss – " "Yeah, and King Kong was just a monkey. by Linda Howard

It was just a kiss – " "Yeah, and King Kong was just a monkey.

monkeys kissing kings

Do you know why men name their cocks?" "No, why?" she asked, trying to stifle her laughter. "So most of the major decisions in their lives won’t be made by a total stranger.

laughter names men

He supposed he knew, rationally, that she wasn't the prettiest woman in the world, but if his eyes saw any imperfections, his heart didn't care.

imperfection eye heart

Was the period of happiness worth the unhappiness that followed a breakup? Most people seemed to think so, because they got on the love train time and time again.

breakup people thinking

The bad thing about living in a small town was that everything became a personal issue. The good thing about living in a small town was that everything became a personal issue. During times of trouble, the support system was massive.

support-systems issues towns

Hormones were as potent as whiskey, and twice as sneaky. by Linda Howard

Hormones were as potent as whiskey, and twice as sneaky.

sneaky hormones whiskey

Life's too short to waste it on someone you can't trust. You should be able to depend on the man you love not to lie to you or cheat on you. If you have that as a base, you can work on the other stuff.

able men lying