Colleen Houck

There was a large sting near his upper lip. I touched it lightly. “Does it hurt?”
My gaze moved from his lips up to his eyes. He was looking at me in a way that made me blush.
“Yes,” he responded quietly.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Colleen Houck

Julie James, Practice Makes Perfect

We're out of time, Payton. You said it yourself: the only way we'll make it is for us to go into this together. I know we can do this. But I need you to believe it. You need to believe... in us."

Peyton didn't say anything for a long moment, and J.D. could literally hear his heart beating. Then she finally answered.

"It would have to be called Kendall and Jameson."

It took J.D a moment to catch on. Then he grinned. "No way. Jameson and Kendall. It's alphabetical."

"You told our boss that you banged me on top of your desk."

"Kendall and Jameson sounds great

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Julie James, Practice Makes Perfect

Diana Gabaldon, Dragonfly in Amber

I stood still, vision blurring, and in that moment, I heard my heart break. It was a small, clean sound, like the snapping of a flower's stem.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Diana Gabaldon, Dragonfly in Amber

Friedrich Nietzsche, The Portable Nietzsche

Sensuality often hastens the "Growth of Love" so much that the roots remain weak and are easily torn up.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Friedrich Nietzsche, The Portable Nietzsche

Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

Star-crossed lovers desperate to get home together. Two hearts beating as one. Romance.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

Bell Hooks, All About Love: New Visions

To return to love, to get the love we always wanted but never had, to have the love we want but are not prepared to give, we seek romantic relationships. We believe these relationships, more than any other, will rescue and redeem us. True love does have the power to redeem but only if we are ready for redemption. Love saves us only if we want to be saved.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Bell Hooks, All About Love: New Visions

J.R. Ward, Lover Enshrined

After a moment, Wrath turned to John. "This is Lassiter, the fallen angel. One of the last times he was here on earth, there was a plague in central Europe-"
"Okay, that was so not my fault-"
"-which wiped out two-thirds of the human population."
"I'd like to remind you that you don't like humans."
"They smell bad when they're dead."
"All you mortal types do.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by J.R. Ward, Lover Enshrined

Mario Vargas Llosa, Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter

One can't fight with oneself, for this battle has only one loser.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Mario Vargas Llosa, Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter

Arthur C. Clarke, 2010: Odyssey Two

Humor was the enemy of desire.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Arthur C. Clarke, 2010: Odyssey Two

Julie Anne Peters, Keeping You a Secret

Cut the ending. Revise the script. The man of her dreams is a girl.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Julie Anne Peters, Keeping You a Secret

Tessa Dare, One Dance with a Duke

I was afraid. Of getting hurt in other ways. To be truthful, I still am."
His thumb stroked her cheek. "I would never hurt you."
"I don't think you can promise me that." She squeezed his bruised fingers. "But it makes things a bit more equal, to know that I can hurt you, too."
His gaze fell to her lips. He said simply, without any trace of irony, "You are killing me.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Tessa Dare, One Dance with a Duke

Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

We all know him to be a proud, unpleasant sort of man; but this would be nothing if you really liked him.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice