“Shocked at this rebuke, Sarah took a step backward. “But I…I am the daughter of a marquess. I cannot marry either—”“You are new here, so I will explain. In this land, nobility comes not from one’s fathers or a title or from the land one owns, but from one’s actions.” His voice was hard-edged, and his words seemed harsh to her. “The MacKinnon brothers are the highest nobility to those who live on the frontier—true warriors, men who know how to fight and survive, men who put the lives of others before their own. Your family’s wealth, your title, your virtue—they mean nothing out here. They won’t fill your belly, and they won’t keep you alive. What matters most right now is your survival.”
— Pamela Clare
“You are new here, so I will explain. In this land, nobility comes not from one’s fathers or a title or from the land one owns, but from one’s actions.” His voice was hard-edged, and his words seemed harsh to her. “The MacKinnon brothers are the highest nobility to those who live on the frontier—true warriors, men who know how to fight and survive, men who put the lives of others before their own. Your family’s wealth, your title, your virtue—they mean nothing out here. They won’t fill your belly, and they won’t keep you alive. What matters most right now is your survival. (Joseph to Lady Sarah)”
— Pamela Clare
“Awakened by the oppressive midday heat, Zach opened his eyes to see a small blue and tan lizard doing what looked like push-ups about a foot away from his face.”
— Pamela Clare
“It’s going to be okay. Donny doesn’t know it yet, but he just picked a fight with the wrong bunch of guys.” — Julian Darcangelo”
— Pamela Clare
“He wanted to tell her that if it were simply a matter of crossing the river Styx and trading places with Beau, he’d be gone in a heartbeat.”
— Pamela Clare
“If you think your scars bother me, you’re wrong. In my eyes, you’re a hero. Your scars are just proof of that.”
— Pamela Clare
“You broke the Man Code, dude. ‘No man shall knowingly and with malice aforethought kick another man in the nuts.'””Okay, so I kicked him in the nuts. The little fucker was fleeing the scene of a crime where he’d pointed a weapon at my buddies.”[from short story “Beer Run” at the end of Skin Deep]”
— Pamela Clare
“This is what I love to see–different branches of law enforcement at each other’s throats. It gives the bad guys the head start they need, which in turn gives us all job security.”
— Pamela Clare
“Got enough leg room there, Rossiter?” Marc asked.”You bet. If not I’ll just make use of the overhead bin.”
— Pamela Clare
“I know from experience that females need a certain amount of chocolate. We have two of them in the house. I don’t want them growing restless.”
— Pamela Clare
“Look!” She pointed, a smile on her face. “Wild pigs!””They have razor-sharp tusks, so don’t try to hug one.”
— Pamela Clare
“I’ve got no tolerance for a man who hurts women. Every man on this planet owes his life to a woman. I hope they catch the bastard and hang him by his nuts.”
— Pamela Clare
“If I told you your bare ass looks fantastic in the moonlight, would you hold that against me?”
— Pamela Clare
“Some part of him had hoped that a woman might one day see beyond his scars to the man he was inside. But Megan was doing more than just ignoring his ugliness. She was _accepting_ it with a woman’s gentleness, her touch soothing memories of savage pain, grief, loneliness.”
— Pamela Clare
“I wish Darcangelo were here. He’d fucking hate this.”
— Pamela Clare
“Yeah, he’d been trained to be good with details, but once his dick started working, his brain generally shifted to standby.”
— Pamela Clare
“SWAT is already on its way. I’ll be at your position in about ten minutes. SWAT should arrive in about fifteen to twenty.”[Javier:] “I’ll have her by then.”
— Pamela Clare
“How do you like that, Corbray? You’re upstaging yourself.”
— Pamela Clare
“The whole world seemed to be wounded, broken, hurting.”
— Pamela Clare
“Marc to Gabe: “What do you know about the lemon stuff? You weren’t in desert combat. You were a park ranger. I’m not dissing that. It’s an important job. Someone has to keep the chipmunks in line. I’ve watched Chip and Dale. I know how sneaky those little bastards can be.”
— Pamela Clare
“Natalie was going to stay at home, cooking meals, baking pies, and making sure their life together was comfortable. When Zach came home from a hard day’s work, she wanted to be there for him, not coping with her own stress and fatigue. She knew some women would object to her decision, but this was her life, and she was going to live it as she chose.”
— Pamela Clare
“Javier opened her makeup kit, held it edge to edge with the dressing table, and swept everything–every vial, brush, tube, and bottle–into the kit with his forearm.Laura gaped at him. “That stuff is worth hundreds of dollars.”He shrugged, then shut the kit. “That’s how SEALs pack makeup.”
— Pamela Clare
“Zach kissed her forehead. “I’m not going to let anything like that happen to you again. You’re going to live out your days as the cosseted and cherished wife of a chief deputy U.S. Marshal.”
— Pamela Clare
“Cold rage had him leaning closer, the pistol now a mere inch from his throat. “I served with them for a decade in Special Forces. You can’t _begin_ to know what that means. Now they’re dead and I want answers.””Try Ask.com”
— Pamela Clare
“You think to judge me, MacKinnon? I’ve littered the ground wi’ the corpses of men like you.”Iain raised his blade and smiled. “You’ve never met a man like me.”
— Pamela Clare
“_I_ boil it.” Joseph entered last, closing the door behind them. “Last time, you burnt it.”Connor glared at Joseph. “We were attacked! What would you have me tell the Abenaki? ‘I cannae fight just now. I’m makin’ candy. Would you like a wee taste?”
— Pamela Clare
“He was, she realised, quite graceful. The very idea surprised her. Male grace was a quality she’d never thought of beyond the ballroom; either a man could dance a quadrille with skill and without stepping on her feet or he could not. But here was another kind of grace altogether–and untrained grace, an instinctive animal grace.”
— Pamela Clare
“I do not know her as you do, but I have shared each step of this journey with her, watched her fight for her life, and held her each night while she slept. I cannot help but care for her.”And suddenly Connor was glad Joseph had chosen to sleep in the loft.”
— Pamela Clare
“He didn’t see the look his brothers shared or overhear the vow they made to one another–that if any one of the four of them were to make it back from Ticonderoga, it would be Iain.”
— Pamela Clare
“Making love with you is even more wonderful than making music.”He drew her closer. “Och, Sarah, you _are_ my music.”
— Pamela Clare