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7910f83
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Ranger was definitely wow. He stood half a head taller than me. He was perfectly toned muscle, and he had classic Latino good looks. He always smelled great. He dressed only in black. His eyes were dark. His hair was dark. His life was dark. Ranger had lots of secrets.
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twelve-sharp
ranger
stephanie-plum
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Janet Evanovich |
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d876af7
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Diesel sucked air. "You keep fondling me like that, and I might have to marry you." "I'm not fondling you. I'm looking for the keys!" "Could you look a little more gently? You're scaring my boys."
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humorous
humor
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Janet Evanovich |
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91b8739
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There's a difference between having maturity and being mature. I'm not ready to be mature. I don't want to see the AARP magazine in my mailbox.
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Janet Evanovich |
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7357a1f
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Even more bothersome was the fact that Eddie Kuntz's napkin was moving on his lap without benefit of hands. My first inclination was to shout "Snake!" and shoot, but probably that wouldn't hold up in court. Besides, as much as I disliked Eddie Kuntz, I could sort of identify with a man who got a stiffie over banana cream pie."
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Janet Evanovich |
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c760b64
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Princeton isn't actually part of New Jersey. It's a small island of wealth and intellectual eccentricity floating in the Sea of Central Megalopolis. It's an honest-to-god town awash in the land of the strip mall. Hair is smaller, heels are shorter, asses are tighter in Princeton.
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central-nj
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Janet Evanovich |
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4b2a1d0
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Almost everything on Craigslist paid more than I was making, but my qualifications were sketchy. I had a college degree in liberal arts. That and a dollar could get me a soda.
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Janet Evanovich |
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e59c3c1
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Morelli turned to Ranger. "If anything happens to her, I'm holding you responsible." "Understood," Ranger said. "Excuse me?" I said. "I'm an adult. I make my own decisions. And I'm responsible for my well-being. Is that clear?" "No," both men said in unison."
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Janet Evanovich |
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61389b7
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Holy cow!" I said. "You can't go to the door like that!" "My gun's in the kitchen." "Yes, but your underwear's on the floor in my bedroom!" And that wasn't the biggest problem."
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Janet Evanovich |
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9f1335d
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Dancing hotdogs don't say shit.
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Janet Evanovich |
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cf1c032
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All my adult life I've hidden behind mascara. And if I'm really insecure, I add eyeliner. (Stephanie, Chapter 10)
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Janet Evanovich |
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a213688
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Ranger is Cuban-American with skin the color of a mocha latte, heavy on the mocha, and a body that can best be described as yum.
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Janet Evanovich |
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ad02a6a
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Now it's my turn," Riley said. "What's your first name? Where'd you grow up? Who's your favorite Batman?"
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Janet Evanovich |
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eec4ee2
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He's the Wizard because he's magic. He mysteriously passes through locked doors. He seems to read minds. He's able to refuse dessert. And he can give me a hot flash with the touch of a fingertip.
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Janet Evanovich |
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c90a551
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They were actually sitting at a table, like two old friends, not like the hunter and the hunted. And it wasn't especially awkward. They were comfortable together, despite the fact that she'd hit him with a bus. Maybe his scheme would work.
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friends
comfortable
table
kate-o-hare
lee-goldberg
nick-fox
janet-evanovich
bus
scheme
hunter
hunted
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Janet Evanovich |
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5b88726
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I'm short. I have to think tall.
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Janet Evanovich |
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6d1bacf
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The rain started a few minutes later, a fine mist at first, growing more steady as the miles flew by. The Mercedes hummed along, following the ribbon of road. The night enveloped us, the darkness broken only by the lights on the dash. All the comforts of a womb with the technology of a jet airplane cockpit
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ranger
stephanie-plum
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Janet Evanovich |
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8d32e42
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I could help you," I said. "Counseling, drugs, a religious advisor, a girlfriend."
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girlfriend
help
snark
drugs
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Janet Evanovich |
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ef4bc05
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You in a hurry?" Ranger said, looking amused. "Things to do." I moved to get out of the car, and he grabbed me by the scruff of my neck. "You're going to be careful," he said. "Y-y-yes." "And you're going to carry your gun." "Yes." "Loaded." "Okay, loaded." He released my neck. "Sweet dreams."
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Janet Evanovich |
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f747f6a
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He blew himself up." "Get out! You mean like guts all over the place?" "Not all over the place," I said. "He was pretty well contained, all things considered."
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explosion
hair
fire
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Janet Evanovich |
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dd1e1ba
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The problem with all that falling in love was that eventually it had to come to an end, and the end would be painful.
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Janet Evanovich |
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516aaa1
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How did you know I was out with Bob? What are you, psychic?" "Nothing that exotic. I called, and your grandma told me you were walking the dog." "Gee, that's disappointing. Next thing you'll be telling me you aren't Superman." Ranger smiled. "You want me to be Superman? Spend the night with me."
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Janet Evanovich |
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2af21ce
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You always did have a problem with undies. Remember when you wet your pants in the second grade?" - Joyce Barnhardt"
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Janet Evanovich |
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6397e4f
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Lennie Smullenski and Anthony Zuck bake the goodies in the back room in big steel ovens and troughs of hot oil. Clouds of flour and sugar sift onto table surfaces and slip under foot. And lard is transferred daily from commercial sized vats directly to local butts.
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Janet Evanovich |
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ec63a6c
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A complete stranger--a giant pancake, no less--has just appeared in their home," Boyd said. "Why isn't anyone reacting to this? Wouldn't they be screaming in terror?" "They love pancakes," Stan said. "What would they do if a fried chicken leg walked in?" "I'm not sure a chicken leg could walk in," said the script supervisor, a lady who wore three layers of shirts and sucked on a pencil as if it were a pacifier. "I suppose it could hop." Sta..
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Janet Evanovich |
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99e3e7a
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I bet," Lula said. "If it was me I would have been burning out the motor on my intimate appliances."
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Janet Evanovich |
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1316454
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Lucille must have fed him a Vallium smoothie this morning.
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stephanie-plum
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Janet Evanovich |
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a0f88cb
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I trudged down the stairs and stood on the sidewalk examining my car. Deep scratch in the roof from a misplaced bullet. Hole in windsheild plus embeddedbullet in passenger seat. Bashed-in right rear quarter panel and right passenger-side door from slegehammer. Previous damage from creepy gun attack by insane stalker, And someone had spray painted EAT ME on the driver's side door. "Your car's a mess,"Lula said. "I don't know what it is with ..
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Janet Evanovich |
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fe55665
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my mother said when she opened the door to me. "It's no wonder we have so much crime today what with these short skirts. How can you sit in a skirt like that? Everyone can see everything." "It's two inches above my knee. It's not short."
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stephanie-s-mom
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Janet Evanovich |
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1e14639
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Ranger was not husband material. He was a heart-stopping handsome Latino, dark-skinned and dark-eyed. He was strong inside and out, an enigma who kept his life scars pretty much hidden.
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Janet Evanovich |
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defb2c9
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I cut my eyes to the alley. Ranger was still there, doubled over the steering wheel, shaking with laughter.
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Janet Evanovich |
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a3176c0
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Finding out" with Ranger is a whole different deal than finding out with Lula. Lula and I are Lucy Ricardo and Ethel Mertz. Ranger is Batman."
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Janet Evanovich |
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629267b
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You take advantage. He don't stay at birthday party like good boy. He come to you for nicky nacky. You slut. I fix you so he see. I give you vordo." She waved her hand at me, she slapped her ass, and she wheeled around and left the coffee shop." --
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Janet Evanovich |
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6cb12b9
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think she needs to have an adventure once in a while. And she's overly curious." "You get that from her," my mother said. "You're a lot like your grandmother." Sort of a scary thought, but I knew it was true. Even at this moment, I had a horse in my kitchen."
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Janet Evanovich |
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918f371
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I'm thinking about getting a computer so I can have cybersex," Grandma said. "Anybody know how that works?" "You go into a chat room," Valerie said. "And you meet someone. And then you type dirty suggestions to each other." "That sounds like fun," Grandma said. "How does the sex part happen?" "You sort of have to do the sex part yourself." "I knew it was too good to be true," Grandma said. "There's always a catch to everything."
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Janet Evanovich |
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65a67d7
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I've noticed you only speak ghetto half of the time." - Stephanie "I'm multi-lingual," Rancher said. I followed him to the door, feeling jealous, wishing I knew a second language."
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humor
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Janet Evanovich |
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60450d4
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Omigod," Valerie said. "Unh!" And her water broke. It was an explosion of water. A tidal wave. We're talking Hoover Dam quantity water. Water everywhere . . . but mostly on Cal. Cal had been standing at the bottom of the gurney. Cal was totally slimed from the top of his head to his knees. It dripped off the end of his nose and ran in rivulets down his bald head. Valerie drew her legs up, the sheet fell away, and Cal gaped at the sight in f..
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Janet Evanovich |
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f21a7e9
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As much as I disliked Eddie Kuntz, I could sort of identify with a man who got a stiffie over banana cream pie.
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humor
stiffy
janet-evanovich
stephanie-plum
pie
erection
identify
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Janet Evanovich |
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5a4427c
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He'd wait. I turned to go into the house and he pulled me back. His hands slid under my shirt and my breath caught. "The wire,"
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Janet Evanovich |
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ffbd72a
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No one can eat just one French fry." "I bet supermodels eat just one French fry."
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Janet Evanovich |
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a7c4341
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So sorry for your loss," Grandma said to Monica. "My condolences." "Yeah, whatever," Monica said. Grandma leaned into the casket for a close look. "What are you gonna do, kiss him?" Monica asked. "I was trying to see where they cut him up when they took his brain out," Grandma said. Monica sucked in some fake smoke. "You'd have to unzip his pants for that one."
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Janet Evanovich |
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c1d23f4
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Ranger hung my bag on my shoulder and looked at me. "Are you okay with all this?" "Actually, I feel like throwing up a lot." "It's the doughnuts." "It's my life."
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Janet Evanovich |
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f4d1d1b
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A light rain had started to fall. He pulled my jacket hood up and tucked my hair in. His finger traced a line at my temple, our eyes met, and for a terrifying moment I thought he might kiss me. The moment passed, and Ranger pulled back.
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Janet Evanovich |
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ef0eb1e
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Dad's on a fishing boat in front of Carter's estate. If we get into trouble, all I have to do is press the button on the tiny transmitter in my pocket and he'll destroy the dome on top of Carter's house. Is that enough of a distraction for you?" "Maybe we can work out something a little more subtle."
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subtle
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Janet Evanovich |
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92bfde6
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Whoever thought a naked beach was a good idea never sat in one.
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humour
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Janet Evanovich |