“I may have been able to keep myself distracted the last eight years, but the second my eyes locked with hers tonight, I was reminded of a truth I’d forgotten— she may not always be mine, but I will always be hers. It’s been 2,942 days since we last kissed, and I’ve belonged to her for all of them.”
― Hailey Dickert, The Sister Between Us

“I think I loved her the day I was born. Maybe even before. I think I’ll be falling in love with her until the day I die. Maybe even after.”
― Sarah A. Bailey, The Soulmate Theory

“Just so you know though Kate… I’m all in with you. Whatever you want to give me I’ll take and protect with everything I have.”
― Ivy August, Restart My Heart

“You nervous, little Pip?”
She groans. “Why would I be nervous, Rome?”
“You tell me. We’ve slept in the same bed before but last time, there wasn’t a barricade.”
“Last time, I was twelve, and you weren’t throwing around sexual innuendoes like confetti.”
― Eden Summers, Playing Pretend

“It’s us. It always has been.”
― Hailey Dickert, The Sister Between Us

“The loud banging on Himari’s door could only be one person, only one person in the world knocked like that, her neighbor Filippo ben Vincente. “I am not home,” Himari yelled, refusing to leave her nest on the couch.

“I have your favorite… amaretti. Still warm from the oven,” Filippo coaxed.

Himari looked at the junk food wrappers scattered on the coffee table and thought about her empty kitchen. Filippo’s cookies were divine. “Make me a cappuccino, too?”

“Yes, I make you two cappuccino. Come on.”

Himari rolled her eyes. She stopped correcting his English, especially when she found it charming. Shuffling to the door, she pulled it open and gave him a reluctant smile.

He threw up his hands and said, “Mamma Mia, look at you, eh? What is this you are wearing? It’s the same clothes since two days ago, and they were disgusting then.”

“Shut up and give me cookies.” Himari moved past him, seeing his studio door ajar.”
― Staci Morrison, M3-The Outsiders

“Penelope, when I kiss you, I need you entirely sober. The only thing I want intoxicating you is me.”
― Sarah A. Bailey, The Soulmate Theory

“i thought about how much he always gave away his smiles so selflessly. about how much he had given me in the short amount of time we'd known each other. and as i held him, i couldn't help but wonder if someone had ever done the same for him.”
― Elena Armas

“She wanted to ask about his late wife and the mistress he kept in London, to inquire about his reason for going to war. She longed to know the events that had shaped his life and made him the man he was today.”
― Sophie Barnes, Mr. West and the Widow

“When she smiled, his heart expanded with pleasure. And when her fingers brushed his, it felt as though his soul caught fire.”
― Sophie Barnes, Mr. West and the Widow

“He was wrong. She wasn’t the least bit safe. Not when he had the power to rid her of sensible thought or to light a fire inside her with barely one touch. He brought her body alive with a new kind of longing, instilling in her a need to explore new sensations.”
― Sophie Barnes, Mr. West and the Widow

“She wanted his kisses so much it physically hurt to imagine she might never know the press of his lips against hers.”
― Sophie Barnes

“He’d be damned if he told her he was afraid of falling in love with her only to realize she’d never love him in return.”
― Sophie Barnes, Mr. West and the Widow

“He wanted her more desperately than he’d ever wanted anything else in his life. She was his goal now – a new purpose guiding him toward a better future than he’d thought possible.”
― Sophie Barnes, Mr. West and the Widow

“”
― Hailey Dickert, The Sister Between Us

“I think we were kidding ourselves when we agreed to keep this platonic.”
― Kimberly Lewis, Norah

“My wife. My obsession. The only fucking friend I’ve ever had and the only woman I’ll ever love in my limited time on this earth." - Luca Lancaster”
― Petra Leigh Davies, Marrow Deep

“I wish she didn’t hate me. I wish she’d tease and talk to me like she used to. I wish she’d let me touch her the way I needed to. - Tristan, Apparently, I'm A Bitch”
― Demi Blaize, Apparently, I'm A Bitch: A Spicy Friends To Lovers Romantic Comedy

“Why couldn’t I stop treating him like this? If I hated the way we sniped at each other so much, why did I keep instigating it? - Nikki”
― Demi Blaize, Apparently, I'm A Bitch: A Spicy Friends To Lovers Romantic Comedy

“She looked like a gift I wanted to unwrap. All those curves bound in a touchable fabric… her smooth skin just below that thin layer. It was enough to make my brain short-circuit at the sight of her like this. - Tristan”
― Demi Blaize, Apparently, I'm A Bitch: A Spicy Friends To Lovers Romantic Comedy

“Nice Nikki. I wanted to be known as Nice Nikki. Not Nik The Cutter or Nikki The Bitch. Nice Nikki. Come on, where was she hiding? - Nikki”
― Demi Blaize

“My eyes traced the curve of her leg until it disappeared into the hem of her skirt, and I wanted to touch that silky skin so badly that my fingers twitched. I needed to know if she felt as good as she looked. - Tristan”
― Demi Blaize, Apparently, I'm A Bitch: A Spicy Friends To Lovers Romantic Comedy

“Despite the smile on my face, I was deeply shaken by the fact that one bachelor, who was pretending to court me, would put me and my family through all of this.”
― Zoiy G. Galloay, The Royal Matchmaking Competition: Princess Zoyechka

“I was crossing the border of a simple crush into the fields of love.”
― Zoiy G. Galloay, The Royal Matchmaking Competition: The Fate of the Empire

“We never imagined any of this would happen. This was far worse than what I went through during my RMC”
― Zoiy G. Galloay, The Royal Matchmaking Competition: The Fate of the Empire

“Passion was written in her eyes. Devotion in her breath. And willingness in her soul. It touched me deeply. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say her feelings for me were powerful. So too were mine. They had come upon me slowly, not like the abrupt passion I had felt for the Ogarzian princess.”
― Zoiy G. Galloay, The Royal Matchmaking Competition: The Fate of the Empire

“Zadkiel, I understand your position dating several girls at once, and I have assumed you love Esperanza more than the rest of us. But I don’t care. You haven’t eliminated me yet, which means I still have a chance with you.” She pushed me back on the grass and straddled me. A ferocious look came to her eyes. “So kiss the others for all I care, but don’t hold back with me; because right now, all I want is to kiss you so passionately that you’ll forget Esperanza even exists.”
― Zoiy G. Galloay, The Royal Matchmaking Competition: The Fate of the Empire

“Isn't it weird that we were both convinced that we loved each other, yet unsure of our own ability of be loved,”
― Mary Crawford

“I wasn’t looking for you when I came here but you found me, Iris. And I’m going to hold on as long as I possibly can.”
― Monica Lu, Damned and Beautiful

“Ezra, you can’t let things like guilt, fear, anger, and grief be the narrative of your life. Because the thing is, the world keeps spinning and you’re going to be left behind in your own miserable sorrow. Loss is hard. It’s difficult. We do not always win, but when we do, we cherish those wins. You cannot be afraid to live just because you’re scared of losing. You only live once, Ezra. Cherish its
highs and its lows. Don’t be scared to live it. Don’t let fear take over you like it once did me.”
― Monica Lu, Damned and Beautiful