All Quotes By Tag: Women-s-fiction

“He studied her tastes and reactions – in food, sex, or music – as if he were drawing a map of the continent that he had just discovered.”

“Looking at him felt like a torment. Her heart was beating faster with every second, trying to jump out of her chest. Fear and desire, before unknown, were coming over her like strong, powerful waves, breaking somewhere below her waist.”

“He was sure: no one had ever caused her to feel that before. It felt like playing with fire.”

“You ran away from me and I’m not used to people running away from me.”

“She realized, when relationships failed to last, it was not because love was no longer present, but because people had stopped believing in themselves and in their partners.”

“They say time heals. They also say that time and work heal three times faster.”

“I had waited so long to touch him. I was like a kid in a candy store. I backed him into the cabinets and pressed myself against his lean body. Gabe was breathing hard and he grinned.“Goodness, Purdie Magee.””What?” I said.”I’m a little surprised.”I took his hands into my own and kissed his palms then his fingers. I placed his hands on my hips and pushed a little harder against the part of him that made us significantly different and he took it from there.”

“Reach for the Stars!”

“Soul bonds can’t be broken. They only bend for a while . . .”

“Matt was almost completely naked. A tattered loincloth and an ugly chain with a yellow diamond were his only apparel.”

“You know how sometimes you remember a place you once loved, a movie you’ve enjoyed, only to be disappointed when you return to that place or see that movie for a second time? Well, it wasn’t disappointing. She sounds exactly as I remember her—and there is still something so warm and caring about her that it is difficult to hate her for how she abandoned us.”

“The door wasn’t closing. Shiloh’s spirit opened up as she considered the possibilities.”

“If I were a character in one of my books, I’d be the optimistic one, believing the best and urging others to do the same.”

“Rough palms cradled my face while my fingers gripped the pillow on either side of his. Lips, teeth, tongue, mingled together. I ate him up and didn’t let go until I had to come up for air.”

“She fixed a smile that she hoped looked authentic. Pretending to be content continued to be hard work.”