In the Garden Trilogy
“Her hair was bunched in a short tail at the back of her head, her eyes were huge, and she’d misbuttoned her pajama top.
“I just talked to Lily’s sitter,” she announced to the room at large, “and her aunt belongs to the country club. She says Roz was in a fight last night.”
“I certainly was not.” Life could be heartwarmingly predictable, Roz thought and continued to spread jam thinly on a triangle of toast.
“What kinda fight?” Gavin wanted to know. “A punching fight?”
“I was not in a punching fi...ght.” Roz handed him the toast. “People exaggerate things, little man. It’s the way of the world.”
“Did you kick somebody in the face?”
Roz raised her eyebrows at Luke. “Of course not. You might say, metaphorically, I kicked somebody in the ass.”
“What’s met . . .”
“A metaphor’s a fancy way of saying something’s like something else. I could say I’m a cat full of canary this morning.” She winked at Luke. “And that would mean I’m feeling very satisfied and smug.MoreLess
“I just talked to Lily’s sitter,” she announced to the room at large, “and her aunt belongs to the country club. She says Roz was in a fight last night.”
“I certainly was not.” Life could be heartwarmingly predictable, Roz thought and continued to spread jam thinly on a triangle of toast.
“What kinda fight?” Gavin wanted to know. “A punching fight?”
“I was not in a punching fi...ght.” Roz handed him the toast. “People exaggerate things, little man. It’s the way of the world.”
“Did you kick somebody in the face?”
Roz raised her eyebrows at Luke. “Of course not. You might say, metaphorically, I kicked somebody in the ass.”
“What’s met . . .”
“A metaphor’s a fancy way of saying something’s like something else. I could say I’m a cat full of canary this morning.” She winked at Luke. “And that would mean I’m feeling very satisfied and smug.MoreLess
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I enjoy rereading Nora Roberts novels. She’s a favourite.I look forward to anything new as well as her work as J.D. Robb
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