I don't panic unless I have to. Wastes energy..

Be prepared to work hard to be a writer..

And then he pressed into her. First his thighs, then his middle, his chest, and finally his mouth. She made a whimpering sound, but its definition wa….

i'm going to marry you. i thought you'd like to know in case you wanted to buy a dress or something..

Should men and women be equal in all things? Absolutely. But I'm old-fashioned in that I like the differences between the sexes. My male characters a….

I'm sure you could have. Fending off unwanted male attention is a skill every attractive woman must acquire. But you're also a lady who was reluctant….

She shook her head slowly. “I don’t believe you. You can’t be a cop.” “Not a cop.” “Federal agent?” “FBI.” “Even more unlikely.” “J. Edgar rolls over….

Don't ever be afraid to live. Because though dying is easy when compared to living.

For each book, there's a back story of where the idea came from. Sometimes it's derived from a current event or topic of discussion. Often it begins ….

I made straight A's and never got into any trouble, and I still impose those standards on myself. So writing is my chance to escape and become the sl….

He won't hurt me. I have a secret weapon..

Even knowing the ending was sad, I wouldn't have deprived myself the beauty of the story..

You can only write by putting words on a paper one at a time..

What do you want? What are you willing to give up to get it? Writing requires you make sacrifices. Be prepared to work hard to be a writer..

In order to win everything, a woman must know to lose..

If you loved people, you might hurt them, dissapoint them, anger them, but you never, ever, dishonored them..

It takes far less courage to cling to the past than it does to face the future"..

I think of my books now as suspense novels, usually with a love story incorporated. They're absolutely a lot harder to write than romances. They take….

I love being the bad guy, simply because I was always so responsible, so predictable growing up..

I try to weave a secret into each plot. It's the thread that holds the rest of the story fabric together. In fact, it's the reason for the story. I h….

Ah, but being in love made you mean and crazy. Love made you act like a fool even when you knew you were acting like a fool and couldn't help yoursel….