Julie James, Something About You

If you also thinks it means I wake up every morning wondering what I did to deserve having you back in my life, well, you'd be right about that too.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Julie James, Something About You

Lisa Kleypas, Tempt Me at Twilight

But Harry . . . even if we had met and married three years ago, you’d still say it wasn’t enough time.”

“You’re right. I can’t think of a single day of my life that wouldn’t have been improved with you in it.”

“Darling,” she whispered, her fingertips coming up to stroke his jaw, “that’s lovely. Even more romantic than comparing me to watch parts.”

Harry nipped at her finger. “Are you mocking me?”

“Not at all,” Poppy said, smiling. “I know how you feel about gears and mechanisms.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Lisa Kleypas, Tempt Me at Twilight

Timothy Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

This principle - that your spouse should be capable of becoming your best friend - is a game changer when you address the question of compatibility in a prospective spouse. If you think of marriage largely in terms of erotic love, then compatibility means sexual chemistry and appeal. If you think of marriage largely as a way to move into the kind of social status in life you desire, then compatibility means being part of the desired social class, and perhaps common tastes and aspirations for lifestyle. The problem with these factors is that they are not durable. Physical attractivess will wane, no matter how hard you work to delay its departure. And socio-economic status unfortunately can change almost overnight. When people think they have found compatibility based on these things, they often make the painful discovery that they have built their relationship on unstable ground. A woman "lets herself go" or a man loses his job, and the compatibility foundation falls apart.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Timothy Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

And here, finally here in this place, in these circumstances, I will really have to kill him. And Snow will win. Hot, bitter hatred courses through me. Snow has won too much already today. It's a long shot, it's suicide maybe, but I do the only thing I can think of. I lean in and kiss Peeta full on the mouth. His whole body starts shuddering, but I keep my lips pressed to his until I have to come up for air. My hands slide up his wrists to clasp his. "Don't let him take you from me." Peeta's panting hard as he fights the nightmares raging in his head. "No. I don't want to..." I clench his hands to the point of pain. "Stay with me." His pupils contract to pinpoints, dilate again rapidly, and then return to something resembling normalcy. "Always," he murmurs.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

G.K. Chesterton

Romance is the deepest thing in life. It is deeper than reality.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by G.K. Chesterton

Nora Ephron, When Harry Met Sally

I love that you get cold when it's 71 degrees out. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. I love that you get a little crinkle above your nose when you're looking at me like I'm nuts. I love that after I spend the day with you, I can still smell your perfume on my clothes. And I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night. And it's not because I'm lonely, and it's not because it's New Year's Eve. I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Nora Ephron, When Harry Met Sally

Richelle Mead, The Indigo Spell

Wow,” said Adrian. He sat down on the bed and tested its bounciness, giving it a nod of approval. “This is amazing. What do you think, buttercup?”

“I have no words,” I said honestly.

He patted the spot beside him. “Want to try it out?

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Richelle Mead, The Indigo Spell

Lisa Kleypas, Love in the Afternoon

All right, then,” she snapped, “do as you please! Perhaps afterward we could manage a coherent discussion.” Twisting beneath him, she flopped onto her stomach.

Christopher went still. After a long hesitation, she heard him ask in a far more normal voice, “What are you doing?”

“I’m making it easier for you,” came her defiant reply. “Go on, start ravishing.”

Another silence. Then, “Why are you facing downward?”

“Because that’s how it’s done.” Beatrix twisted to look at him over her shoulder. A twinge of uncertainty caused her to ask, “Isn’t it?”

His face was blank. “Has no one ever told you?”

“No, but I’ve read about it.”

Christopher rolled off her, relieving her of his weight. He wore an odd expression as he asked, “From what books?”

“Veterinary manuals. And of course, I’ve observed the squirrels in springtime, and farm animals and-”

She was interrupted as Christopher cleared his throat loudly, and again. Darting a confused glance at him, she realized that he was trying to choke back amusement.

Beatrix began to feel indignant. Her first time in a bed with a man, and he was laughing.

“Look here,” she said in a businesslike manner, “I’ve read about the mating habits of over two dozen species, and with the exception of snails, whose genitalia is on their necks, they all—” She broke off and frowned. “Why are you laughing at me?

Christopher had collapsed, overcome with hilarity. As he lifted his head and saw her affronted expression, he struggled manfully with another outburst. “Beatrix. I’m . . . I’m not laughing at you.”

“You are!”

“No I’m not. It’s just . . .” He swiped a tear from the corner of his eye, and a few more chuckles escaped. “Squirrels . . .”

“Well, it may be humorous to you, but it’s a very serious matter to the squirrels.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Lisa Kleypas, Love in the Afternoon

Colleen Houck

The fuse is lit. You can run all you want to but you leave a trail of gunpowder in your wake. There’s going to be a reckoning eventually.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Colleen Houck

Fanny Fern, Ruth Hall: A Domestic Tale of the Present Time

She said it was beautiful to be loved, and that it made everything on earth look brighter.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Fanny Fern, Ruth Hall: A Domestic Tale of the Present Time

E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey

Does this mean you’re going to make love to me tonight, Christian?” Holy shit. Did I just say that? His mouth drops open slightly, but he recovers quickly.
“No, Anastasia it doesn’t. Firstly, I don’t make love. I fuck… hard. Secondly, there’s a lot more paperwork to do, and thirdly, you don’t yet know what you’re in for. You could still run for the hills. Come, I want to show you my playroom.”
My mouth drops open. Fuck hard! Holy shit, that sounds so… hot. But why are we looking at a playroom? I am mystified.
“You want to play on your Xbox?” I ask. He laughs, loudly.
“No, Anastasia, no Xbox, no Playstation. Come.”… Producing a key from his pocket, he unlocks yet another door and takes a deep breath.
“You can leave anytime. The helicopter is on stand-by to take you whenever you want to go, you can stay the night and go home in the morning. It’s fine whatever you decide.”
“Just open the damn door, Christian.”
He opens the door and stands back to let me in. I gaze at him once more. I so want to know what’s in here. Taking a deep breath I walk in.
And it feels like I’ve time-traveled back to the sixteenth century and the Spanish Inquisition.
Holy fuck.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey

L.A. Weatherly, Angel Burn

A framed photo on a dusty bookshelf caught his attention; he moved closer and picked it up silently. A small girl with long blond hair was standing under a tree, her face tilted up in delight as its feathery leaves brushed across her face, framing it.
A willow tree. Willow.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by L.A. Weatherly, Angel Burn

Colleen Houck

What are you doing?”
“Kneeling before a goddess.”
“I’m not a goddess.”
“You are. A goddess, a princess, a queen. As a soldier, I pledge myself to your service. As a prince, I grant you any boon within my power. As a man, I ask to sit at your feet and worship you. Ask me to do anything for you and I will do it.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Colleen Houck

Lisa Kleypas, Seduce Me at Sunrise

But no one can predict of a certainty what will happen. And none of it will change how I intend to spend the rest of my life. I will live it on my terms. And you... you can have all of me or nothing. I won't be an invalid any longer. Not even if it means losing you.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Lisa Kleypas, Seduce Me at Sunrise

Karl Lagerfeld

We live in a dark and romantic and quite tragic world.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Karl Lagerfeld

Jez Morrow, Force of Law

She sniffled. "Does he know?"

"Not a clue," Law said. "There are concrete bricks less dense than my beloved.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Jez Morrow, Force of Law

J. Conrad Guest

I used to think Romeo and Juliet was the greatest love story ever written. But now that I’m middle-aged, I know better. Oh, Romeo certainly thinks he loves his Juliet. Driven by hormones, he unquestionably lusts for her. But if he loves her, it’s a shallow love. You want proof? Soon after meeting her for the first time, he realizes he forgot to ask her for her name. Can true love be founded upon such shallow acquaintance? I don’t think so. And at the end, when he thinks she’s dead, he finds no comfort in living out the remainder of his life within the paradigm of his love, at least keeping alive the memory of what they had briefly shared, even if it was no more than illusion, or more accurately, hormonal. Yes, those of us watching events unfold from the darkness know she merely lies in slumber. But does he seek the reason for her life-like appearance? No. Instead he accuses Death of amorousness, convinced that the ‘lean abhorred monster’ endeavors to keep Juliet in her present state, cheeks flushed, so that she might cater to his own dissolute desires. But does Romeo hold her in his arms one last time and feel the warmth of her blood still coursing through her veins? Does he pinch her to see if she might awaken? Does he hold a mirror to her nose to see if her breath fogs it? Once, twice, three times a ‘no.’ His alleged love is so superficial and so selfish that he seeks to escape the pain of loss by taking his own life. That’s not love, but infatuation. Had they wed―Juliet bearing many children, bonding, growing together, the masks of the star-struck teens they once were long ago cast away, basking in the love born of a lifetime together―and she died of natural causes, would Romeo have been so moved to take his own life, or would he have grieved properly for her loss and not just his own.

―J. Conrad Guest, author of Backstop: A Baseball Love Story in Nine Innings, The Cobb Legacy, January's Paradigm, One Hot January, January's Thaw, A Retrospect in Death (forthcoming) and 500 Miles to Go (forthcoming)

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by J. Conrad Guest

Elisabeth Eaves, Wanderlust: A Love Affair with Five Continents

The paradox of love is that to have it is to want to preserve it because it's perfect in the moment but that preservation is impossible because the perfection is only ever an instant passed through. Love like travel is a series of moments that we immediately leave behind. Still we try to hold on and embalm against all evidence and common sense proclaiming our promises and plans. The more I loved him the more I felt hope. But hope acknowledges uncertainty and so I also felt my first premonitions of loss.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Elisabeth Eaves, Wanderlust: A Love Affair with Five Continents

Deanna Raybourn, Silent on the Moor

I stepped closer still. He closed his eyes again and covered my hand with his own. 'You smell of violets. You always smell of violets,' he said. 'You've no idea how many times I have walked these moors and smelled them and thought you were near. On and on I walked, following the scent of you, and you were never there. When I saw you in the hall tonight, I thought I had finally gone mad.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Deanna Raybourn, Silent on the Moor

Colleen Houck

Long dormant feelings poured through my dried-up limbs and wound through me, slowly filling the emptiness. Like an irrigated field, I felt myself blossom and grow with new vigor. He was the sun, and the tenderness he showed me was life-giving water.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Colleen Houck

Jarod Kintz, The Titanic would never have sunk if it were made out of a sink.

Love knows no boundaries. I wish I would have known that before I hired a cartographer to map out my romantic territory. 


Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Jarod Kintz, The Titanic would never have sunk if it were made out of a sink.

E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey

Of course. Silly me. Such a sad, exciting score, which no doubt you can play? So many accomplishments, Mr. Grey.”
“And the greatest one is you, Miss Steele.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey

Pablo Neruda, Love Poems

I have named you queen.
There are taller than you, taller.
There are purer than you, purer.
There are lovelier than you, lovelier.
But you are the queen.

When you go through the streets
No one recognizes you.
No one sees your crystal crown, no one looks
At the carpet of red gold
That you tread as you pass,
The nonexistent carpet.

And when you appear
All the rivers sound
In my body, bells
Shake the sky,
And a hymn fills the world.

Only you and I,
Only you and I, my love,
Listen to it.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Pablo Neruda, Love Poems

Tessa Dare, A Night to Surrender

No, Susanna, " he said. "I cannot love you just a little. If that's what you want, you must find a different man." His green eyes were breathtaking in their intensity. His thumb brushed her bottom lip. "Because I can only love you entirely. With everything I am, and everything I ever will be. Body, mind, heart, soul.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Tessa Dare, A Night to Surrender

Diana Gabaldon, Outlander

Ye are Blood of my Blood, and Bone of my Bone,
I give ye my Body, that we Two might be One.
I give ye my Spirit, 'til our Life shall be Done.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Diana Gabaldon, Outlander

Maggie Stiefvater, The Scorpio Races

I stare at him. "You can't risk not winning. Not because of me." Sean doesn't lift his eyes from the counter. "We make our move when you make yours. You on the inside, me on the outside. Corr can come from the middle of the pack; he's done it before. It's one side you won't have to worry about." I say, "I will not be your weakness, Sean Kendrick." Now he looks at me. He Says, very softly, "It's late for that, Puck.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Maggie Stiefvater, The Scorpio Races

Priya Ardis, Ever My Merlin

Do you think we can be friends?” I asked.
He stared up at the ceiling. “Probably not, but we can pretend.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Priya Ardis, Ever My Merlin

J. Kenner, Release Me

Possess. Have. Hold. Enjoy. Control. Dominate. Pick your verb, Ms. Fairchild. I intend to explore so very many of them.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by J. Kenner, Release Me

Lisa Kleypas, Tempt Me at Twilight

I have so much love for you, I could fill rooms with it. Buildings. You’re surrounded by it wherever you go, you walk through it, breathe it...it’s in your lungs, and under your tongue, and between your fingers and toes...” His mouth moved passionately over hers, urging her lips apart. It was a kiss to level mountains and shake stars from the sky. It was a kiss to make angels faint and demons weep...a passionate, demanding, soul-searing kiss that nearly knocked the earth off its axis. Or at least that was how Poppy felt about it.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Lisa Kleypas, Tempt Me at Twilight

Nora Roberts, The Reef

I'm not asking you for a second chance. I know better than that. But you've got no right to ask me to settle for sex then expect me to give up the one thing that's kept me going. I gave you up, now I'm taking what's left.”
“You didn't give me up,” she tossed back. “You never wanted me.”
“I never wanted anything the way I wanted you. I loved you.” He dragged her painfully to her toes. “I've always loved you. I cut my own heart out when I sent you away.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Nora Roberts, The Reef

Debra Anastasia, Crushed Seraphim

There is something about me, doll face. It’s between my legs, and I do believe a few minutes ago you were praying to it.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Debra Anastasia, Crushed Seraphim

Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Lady Be Good

Now, this is where I draw the line! It's bad enough everybody in town's going to be thinkin' I'm sleeping with a depressed, lice-ridden, hemorrhoidal foreigner who likes to be tied up and might be pregnant, although-since she's just about cornered the market on condoms-I don't know how that could have happened. But I will not-you listen to me, Emma!-I absolutely will not have anybody thinkin' a woman of mine needs a vaginal moisturizer, do you hear me?

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Lady Be Good

Melissa Marr, Darkest Mercy

Catch me, Seth," she invited.
He paused.
"Faeries chase," he said, an then , with a flirtatious smile, he turned away, but before he could take a second step, she was behind him, arms around him, lips pressed against his neck.
"I seem caught," he murmured.
The Summer Queen whispered, "Me too."
And They fell together in a bed of flowers that now covered the floor

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Melissa Marr, Darkest Mercy

Marcia Lynn McClure, The Whispered Kiss

Scars are but evidence of life," Coquette said. "Evidence of choices to be learned from...evidence of wounds...wounds inflicted of mistakes...wounds we choose to allow the healing of. We likewise choose to see them, that we may not make the same mistakes again.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Marcia Lynn McClure, The Whispered Kiss

Aprilynne Pike, Wings

How do you... we... you know, faeries pollinate?"
"The male produces pollen on his hands and when two faeries decide to pollinate, the male reaches into the female's blossom and lets the pollen mix. It's a somewhat delicate process."
"Doesn't sound very romantic."
"There's nothing romantic about it at all." Tamani replied, a confident smile spreading across his face. "That's what sex is for."
"You still...?" She let the question hang.
"Sure."
"But faeries don't get pregnant?"
"Never." Tamani winked. "Pollination is for reproduction- sex is just for fun."

- Laurel and Tamani

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Aprilynne Pike, Wings

Jennifer Echols, Love Story

I love you.”
I stared stupidly at him. Was he joking again, reciting another line from my story? I didn’t remember writing this.
He leaned in and kissed me. I didn’t respond for a few seconds. My mind lagged behind what my body was feeling.
“Say it,” he whispered against my lips. “I know this is hard for you. Tell me.”
“I love you.” Hearing my own words, I gasped at the rush of emotion.
He put his hands on either side of my jaw and took my mouth with his.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Jennifer Echols, Love Story

Loretta Chase, Lord of Scoundrels

With the world securely in order, Dain was able to devote the leisurely bath time to editing his mental dictionary. He removed his wife from the general category labeled "Females" and gave her a section of her own. He made a note that she didn't find him revolting, and proposed several explanations: (a) bad eyesight and faulty hearing, (b)a defect in a portion of her otherwise sound intellect, (c) an inherited Trent eccentricity, or (d) an act of God. Since the Almighty had not done him a single act of kindness in at least twenty-five years, Dain thought it was about bloody time, but he thanked his Heavenly Father all the same, and promised to be as good as he was capable of being.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Loretta Chase, Lord of Scoundrels

Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

Oh, Lizzy! do anything rather than marry without affection.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Heaven, Texas

[Bobby Tom] finally understood Gracie's function in his life. She was God's joke on him.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Heaven, Texas

Julie Kagawa, The Iron Queen

But ... but what if I hit you?”
A snort. “You’re not going to hit me.”
“How do you know?” I bristled at his amused tone. “I could hit you. Even master swordsmen make mistakes. I could get a lucky shot, or you might not see me coming. I don’t want to hurt you.”
He favored me with another patient look. “And how much experience do you have with swords and weapons in general?”
“Um.” I glanced down at the saber in my hand. “Thirty seconds?”
He smiled, that calm, irritatingly confident smirk. “You’re not going to hit me.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Julie Kagawa, The Iron Queen

Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

No problem," Gale replies. "I wake up ten times a night anyway."
"To make sure Katniss is still here?" asks Peeta.
"Something like that,"...
"That was funny, what Tigris said. About no one knowing what to do with her."
"Well, WE never have,"...
"She loves you, you know," says Peeta. "She as good as told me after they whipped you."
"Don't believe it,"Gale answers. "The way she kissed you in the Quarter Quell...well she never kissed me like that."
"It was just part of the show," Peeta tells him, although there's an edge of doubt in his voice.
"No, you won her over. Gave up everything for her. Maybe that's the only way to convince her you love her." There's a long pause. "I should have volunteered to take your place in the first Games. Protected her then."
"You couldn't," says Peeta. "She'd never have forgiven you. You had to take care of her family. They matter more to her than her life."
...
"I wonder how she'll make up her mind."
"Oh, that I do know." I can just catch Gale's last words through the layer of fur. "Katniss will pick whoever she thinks she can't survive without

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

Penelope Williamson, A Wild Yearning

If I am never to have you again after this night, this moment, you will remain the wife of my soul. Keeper of my heart.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Penelope Williamson, A Wild Yearning

Mark Batterson, In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day: How to Survive and Thrive When Opportunity Roars

Embrace relational uncertainty. It's called romance. Embrace spiritual uncertainty. It's called mystery. Embrace occupational uncertainty. It's called destiny. Embrace emotional uncertainty. It's called joy. Embrace intellectual uncertainty. It's called revelation.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Mark Batterson, In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day: How to Survive and Thrive When Opportunity Roars

Charlotte Featherstone, Sinful

She was breathtaking in her beauty and her human spirit, he thought, unable to speak as he gazed upon her. Hers was the sort that would not fade or grow jaded with time and years, but flourish, grow more radiant with life and its experience. Hers was a beauty that no other possessed. A beauty he longed to keep, to hide away, to bask in, himself alone. She had become his. He didn’t know when, whether it had been the moment her fingertips had touched him when he was hurt, or if it had grown, like a seed, slowing spreading until Jane had become the root anchoring the shattered pieces of his heart, pulling them tight together until it resembled the organ it should.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Charlotte Featherstone, Sinful

Colleen Houck

How could I remain unyielding? His words penetrated the flimsy barriers I’d set up around my heart. I’d meant to set up a barbed wire fence, but the barbs ended up being covered with marshmallows. He slipped through my defenses easily. He touched his forehead to my hand, and my marshmallow heart melted.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Colleen Houck

Karen Chance, Touch the Dark

The most temptation I'd experienced had been with Tomas, the Senate's spy who had been feeding off me without permission, and Mircea, who was probably plotting some nefarious scheme. I have no taste in men.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Karen Chance, Touch the Dark

Rowena Cherry, Knight's Fork

Never sleep with a lady only once, especially in the case of an older lady.
-'Rhett

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Rowena Cherry, Knight's Fork

David Levithan, Boy Meets Boy

But I think we both knew, even then, that what we had was something even more rare, and even more meaningful. I was going to be his friend, and was going to show him possibilities. And he, in turn, would become someone I could trust more than myself.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by David Levithan, Boy Meets Boy

Cindy Gerard, To the Brink

There are definite advantages to single beds." He sat up abruptly and arranged her legs around his waist. "Makes cuddling mandatory.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Cindy Gerard, To the Brink

Janet Evanovich, Four to Score

She'll be back," Ranger said. "But not tonight."
[Stephanie] "How'd you get her to leave?"
"Told her I was gonna spend the next twelve hours ruining you for all other men, and so she might as well go home."
I could feel the heat rush to my face.
Ranger gave me the wolf smile. "I lied about it being tonight," he said.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Janet Evanovich, Four to Score

Richelle Mead, Succubus Blues

Longing surged up within me. I wanted it. Oh God, I wanted it. I didn't want to hear Jerome chastise me for my "all lowlifes, all the time" seduction policy. I wanted to come home and tell someone about my day. I wanted to go out dancing on the weekends. I wanted to take vacations together. I wanted someone to hold me when I was upset, when the ups and downs of the world pushed me too far.
I wanted someone to love.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Richelle Mead, Succubus Blues

Cassandra Clare, City of Glass

You're my sister," he said finally. "My sister, my blood, my family. I should want to protect you"—he laughed soundlessly without any humor—"to protect you from the sort of boys who want to do with you exactly what I want to do."

Clary's breath caught. "You said you just wanted to be my brother from now on."

"I lied," he said. "Demons lie, Clary. You know, there are some kinds of wounds you can get when you're a Shadowhunter—internal injuries from demon poison. You don't even know what's wrong with you, but you're bleeding to death slowly inside. That's what it's like, just being your brother."

"But Aline—"

"I had to try. And I did." His voice was lifeless. "But God knows, I don't want anyone but you. I don't even want to want anyone but you." He reached out, trailed his fingers lightly through her hair, fingertips brushing her cheek. "Now at least I know why."

Clary's voice had sunk to a whisper. "I don't want anyone but you, either.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Cassandra Clare, City of Glass

Kate Cary

It is as if Quincey has replaced the sun in my universe and it is around him that I spin.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Kate Cary

Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook

Who did she know in Raleigh who took the time off to fix a house? Or read Whitman or Eliot, finding images in the mind, thoughts of the spirit? Or hunted dawn from the bow of a canoe? These weren't the things that drove society, but she felt they shouldn't be treated as unimportant. They made living worthwhile.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook

Diana Gabaldon, Outlander

And I mean to hear ye groan like that again. And to moan and sob, even though you dinna wish to, for ye canna help it. I mean to make you sigh as though your heart would break, and scream with the wanting, and at last to cry out in my arms, and I shall know that I've served ye well.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Diana Gabaldon, Outlander

Rachel Gibson, True Confessions

I feel like I should probably ask you to leave. But I don’t really want you to go. I want you to stay, but I know you shouldn’t.
- Hope

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Rachel Gibson, True Confessions

Paullina Simons, The Bronze Horseman

Tatiana said. "Go on with Dasha. She is right for you. She is a woman and I'm-" "Blind!", Alexander exclaimed. Tatiana stood, desolately failing in the battle of her heart. "Oh, Alexander. What do you want from me..."
"Everything", he whispered fiercely.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Paullina Simons, The Bronze Horseman

Suzanne Brockmann, Out of Control

I’m going to carry you now,” he told her, “so we can move even faster. I’m not asking you, I’m telling you. Any response from you is unnecessary and unwelcome.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Suzanne Brockmann, Out of Control

Kim Harrison, A Fistful of Charms

Plan B?' Ivy said. 'What is plan B?'
Jenks reddened. 'Grab the fish and run like hell,' he muttered, and I almost giggled.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Kim Harrison, A Fistful of Charms

Simone Elkeles, Perfect Chemistry

I'm ready for something private, private and real

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Simone Elkeles, Perfect Chemistry

Sabrina Jeffries, One Night With a Prince

The man is always the last to know when
Cupid has struck him
-Anonymous, Memoirs of a Mistress

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Sabrina Jeffries, One Night With a Prince

Loretta Chase, Lord of Scoundrels

I love these pet names," she said, gazing soulfully up into his eyes, "Nitwit. Sap skull. Termagant. How they make my heart flutter!

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Loretta Chase, Lord of Scoundrels

Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook

Every great love starts with a great story...

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook

Amanda Ashley, Dead Perfect

You don't think I'm going to deflower you under your father's roof, do you?

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Amanda Ashley, Dead Perfect

Liz Reinhardt, Double Clutch

Are you going to kiss me?" I blabbered stupidly.
"I'm working up the nerve," he said softly.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Liz Reinhardt, Double Clutch

Patrick Ness, The Ask and the Answer

So we forgive each other?" The crooked smile climbs up one more time. "Again?"
And I look right into his eyes, right into him as far as I can see, because I want him to hear me, I want him to hear me with everything I mean and feel and say.
"Always," I say to him. "Every time.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Patrick Ness, The Ask and the Answer

Julia Quinn

I can't imagine a romance novel published today where the hero rapes the heroine and she falls in love with him.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Julia Quinn

Sarah Ockler, Twenty Boy Summer

Anna," he said, dragging his frosted fingers through my hair."Don't you know what it means when a boy pulls your hair at your birthday party?" "No." Just, then, i didn't know what anything meant.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Sarah Ockler, Twenty Boy Summer

Tim Burton

We all know interspecies romance is weird.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Tim Burton

Deb Caletti, The Secret Life of Prince Charming

When what you want is a relationship, and not a person, get a dog.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Deb Caletti, The Secret Life of Prince Charming

Janet Evanovich

Romance novels are birthday cake and life is often peanut butter and jelly. I think everyone should have lots of delicious romance novels lying around for those times when the peanut butter of life gets stuck to the roof of your mouth.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Janet Evanovich

Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love

I have a history of making decisions very quickly about men. I have always fallen in love fast and without measuring risks. I have a tendency not only to see the best in everyone, but to assume that everyone is emotionally capable of reaching his highest potential. I have fallen in love more times than I care to count with the highest potential of a man, rather than with the man himself, and I have hung on to the relationship for a long time (sometimes far too long) waiting for the man to ascend to his own greatness. Many times in romance I have been a victim of my own optimism.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love

J.R. Ward, Lover Unleashed

Love, he realized, was like the daggers he made in his forge: When you first got one it was shiny and new and the blade glinted bright in the light. Holding it against your palm, you were full of optimism for what it would be like in the field, and you couldn't wait to try it out. Except those first couple of nights out were usually awkward as you got used to it and it got used to you.

Over time, the steel lost its brand-new gleam, and the hilt became stained, and maybe you nicked the shit out of the thing a couple of times. What you got in return, however, saved your life: Once the pair of you were well acquainted, it became such a part of you that it was an extension of your own arm. It protected you and gave you a means to protect your brothers; it provided you with the confidnece and the power to face whatever came out of the night; and wherever you went, it stayed with you, right over your heart, always there when you needed it.

You had to keep the blade up, however. And rewrap the hilt from time to time. And double-check the weight.

Funny...all of that was well, duh when it came to weapons. Why hadn't it dawned on him that matings were the same?

(From the thoughts of Vishous)

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

Catherine Anderson, Cherish

And if you ever - and I do mean ever - try to leave me, I’m goin’ with you.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Catherine Anderson, Cherish

Joy Williams

She was never going to seek gainful employment again, that was for certain. She'd remain outside the public sector. She'd be an anarchist, she'd travel with jaguars. She was going to train herself to be totally irrational. She'd fall in love with a totally inappropriate person. She'd really work on it, but abandon would be involved as well. She'd have different names, a.k.a. Snake, a.k.a. Snow - no that was juvenile. She wanted to be extraordinary, to possess a savage glitter.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Joy Williams

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

J.C. Reed, Conquer Your Love

To love someone so deeply is to risk losing yourself forever. Once I admitted my feelings to him, there was no going back—no hope to ever make my heart complete without him

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by J.C. Reed, Conquer Your Love

Jane Austen, Persuasion

But I hate to hear you talking so like a fine gentleman, and as if women were all fine ladies, instead of rational creatures. We none of us expect to be in smooth water all our days.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Jane Austen, Persuasion

Anton Chekhov, The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904

And only now, when he was gray-haired, had he fallen in love properly, thoroughly, for the first time in his life.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Anton Chekhov, The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904

M.A. Stacie, Unwritten Rules

I always watch you. You consume my every thought.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by M.A. Stacie, Unwritten Rules

Sherry Thomas, Not Quite a Husband

It doesn’t matter where I am; I’m yours.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Sherry Thomas, Not Quite a Husband

Debra Cox

So I placed my heart under lock and key
To take some time, and take care of me
But I turn around and you're standing here

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Debra Cox

Abbi Glines, Fallen Too Far

You naked in my bed is even more unbelievably beautiful than I thought it would be... and trust me I've thought about it. A lot.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Abbi Glines, Fallen Too Far

Cindy Gerard, To the Brink

When he reached her, he touched a hand to her face. Smiled. "Important. That's one word. Everything. That's another. Loved," he said, adding the most important word of all. "God, Darcy, you are so loved.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Cindy Gerard, To the Brink

Roman Payne, Rooftop Soliloquy

Mine was the twilight and the morning. Mine was a world of rooftops and love songs.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Roman Payne, Rooftop Soliloquy

Julie Garwood, Honor's Splendour

If you get yourself killed, I'll find your grave and spit on it," she threatened.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Julie Garwood, Honor's Splendour

Benjamin Disraeli

Romance has been elegantly defined as the offspring of fiction and love.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Benjamin Disraeli

Greg Behrendt, He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys

Here's something else to think about: calling when you say you're going to is the very first brick in the house you are building of love and trust. If he can't lay this one stupid brick down, you ain't never gonna have a house baby, and it's cold outside.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Greg Behrendt, He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys

L.J. Smith, The Awakening

I want him to love me as much as I love him.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by L.J. Smith, The Awakening

Charlaine Harris, Living Dead in Dallas

Hey, our hair's the same color," I said, eying us side by side in the mirror.

"Sure is, girlfriend." Eric grinned at me.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Charlaine Harris, Living Dead in Dallas

Maya Banks, No Place to Run

It doesn’t matter. I love you. That’s it. That’s all. I hope to hell it’s enough.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Maya Banks, No Place to Run

Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

Stay with me.

Always.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

Susane Colasanti, When It Happens

It feels incredible to be outside when I’m supposed to be inside. The sensation of freedom is intoxicating.
- Sara

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Susane Colasanti, When It Happens

Ai Yazawa, Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai Kanzenban, Volume 1

His hands are saying that he wants to hold her. His feet are saying that he wants to chase after her... He's probably forgotten that I'm here, beside him

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Ai Yazawa, Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai Kanzenban, Volume 1

Cecelia Ahern, P.S. I Love You

what a luxury it was for people to hold their loved ones whenever they wanted

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Cecelia Ahern, P.S. I Love You

J. Kenner, Claim Me

You have captured me utterly, and you hold my heart in your hands. Be gentle with it. It's more fragile than you might think.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by J. Kenner, Claim Me

Colleen Houck

Does that count as an argument? Can we kiss and make up now?”
"It was only half an argument.”
“Fine. Then, you kiss and I’ll make up.”
I laughed until he effectively shut me up with his lips.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Colleen Houck

Jill Shalvis, Smart and Sexy

Hey,” Shayne said through the door. “You going to stay in there all night, because we’re getting tired of trying to eavesdrop from out here. Can’t hear a damn thing.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Jill Shalvis, Smart and Sexy

Michael Buckley, The Problem Child

By the way, you don't need the makeup." Puck said.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Michael Buckley, The Problem Child

Kelly Creagh, Nevermore

You're a dream. Like everything else.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Kelly Creagh, Nevermore

Colleen Houck

He studied my appearance carefully. “You cut your hair.” “Yes. Do you like it?” “That depends. How long is it?” I pulled a curl down and showed him it ended just past my shoulder. He grunted, “That’s still long enough, so I like it.” “Long enough for what?” “Long enough for a man to run his hands through.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Colleen Houck

Thomas Mann, Death in Venice and Other Tales

Nothing is more curious and awkward than the relationship of two people who only know each other with their eyes — who meet and observe each other daily, even hourly and who keep up the impression of disinterest either because of morals or because of a mental abnormality. Between them there is listlessness and pent-up curiosity, the hysteria of an unsatisfied, unnaturally suppressed need for communion and also a kind of tense respect. Because man loves and honors man as long as he is not able to judge him, and desire is a product of lacking knowledge.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Thomas Mann, Death in Venice and Other Tales

Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

Agreed," I say. "It's going to be a long hour."
"Maybe not that long," says Peeta." what was that you were saying just before the food arrived? Something about me ... no competition ... best thing that ever happened to you ... "
" I don't remember that last part," I say, hoping it's too dim in here for the cameras to pick up my blush.
" Oh, that's right. That's what I was thinking," he says " Scoot over, I'm freezing.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

Lawrence Krauser, Lemon

There was a time when our desire for each other would have landed us in an asylum or prison, had it not been sanctioned by mutual assent. True or false.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Lawrence Krauser, Lemon

Sarah Mayberry, Her Best Friend

If I let you go are you going to hit me again?”
“What do you think?”
“Then I’m not going to let you go.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Sarah Mayberry, Her Best Friend

Victoria Dahl, Talk Me Down

Lori sat way back in her chair and gave him the once-over. "What in the world's gotten into Ben Lawson? jokes? Flirting? Maybe I should sleep with Molly. I think she's got a magic hooha.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Victoria Dahl, Talk Me Down

Colleen Houck

You once asked me if I wanted a home and a family. I didn’t think that I’d ever want one without Yesubai, but seeing you like that in my dream, with that little baby…yeah. I want it. I want him. I want…you. I saw him, and I felt…possessive and proud. I want the life that I saw in my dream more than just a little, Kells. I thought you should know that.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Colleen Houck

Erin Hunter, Code of the Clans

I wonder if he'll ever see the truth in my own heart: that, whatever Dustpelt says, however much Fireheart breaks the warrior code, I love him more that I could imagine loving any other cat. And if Fireheart knew, would he love me, too?
- Sandstorm

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Erin Hunter, Code of the Clans

Cindy Gerard, To the Brink

Okay,” he said, his breath hitching, his hands shaking like hell as he pried her arms from around his neck and set her away.
Deep breath. Another. "Okay. Just...um. Okay. Christ. Christ, Darcy, I want you so bad I'm afraid I'm going to hurt you.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Cindy Gerard, To the Brink

Marie Force, Fatal Consequences

Be careful with my fiancée. I love her more than life itself.

Nick...You make me all fluttery. No one has ever made me fluttery. How do you that?

Ridiculously pleased he smiled. What can I say? It's magic. Take care, babe.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Marie Force, Fatal Consequences

Jamie McGuire, Providence

Time will make it worse! You're...the other half of his soul. He's never going to get over you. And no matter how much you hope that you will... you'll never get over him. You're going to wake up one day and realize what you've done, and you're going to regret the time you wasted apart from him for the rest of your life.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Jamie McGuire, Providence

Laurell K. Hamilton, Narcissus in Chains

I knew from the moment I heard you, the moment I saw the gun and realized that this lovely, petit woman was the executioner, that you would never die waiting for me to save you - that you would save yourself.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Laurell K. Hamilton, Narcissus in Chains

Karen Chance, Curse the Dawn

He smiled at that, and then his gaze shifted to a spot over my shoulder and it faded. 'These doubts wouldn’t have anything to do with the company you’re keeping of late, would they?'
I didn’t get a chance to answer before the shop door was thrown open and a furious war mage stomped in. Pritkin spotted me and his eyes narrowed.
'You shaved my legs?!'
Mircea looked at me and folded his arms across his chest. I looked from one unhappy face to the other and suddenly remembered that I had somewhere else to be.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Karen Chance, Curse the Dawn

Lia Habel, Dearly, Departed

No, not really. But …” Okay, I couldn’t help but gloat a little. “She likes me.”
Samedi didn’t even look at me. “Well of course, you’ve had that bloody uniform on all day. I was half ready to tell you how much I liked you.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Lia Habel, Dearly, Departed

Pedro Calderón de la Barca

When love is not madness it is not love.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Lora Leigh

I am yours," he whispered. "I live to hold you, Risa. I breathe to touch you.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Lora Leigh

Jeanette Winterson, Oranges are Not the Only Fruit

I seem to have run in a great circle, and met myself again on the starting line.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Jeanette Winterson, Oranges are Not the Only Fruit

Danielle Steel, No Greater Love

Things work out the way they're meant to

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Danielle Steel, No Greater Love

Tina Reber, Love Unrehearsed

Dreams only come true if you
point yourself in their direction

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Tina Reber, Love Unrehearsed

Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

This first glance of a soul which does not yet know itself is like dawn in the heavens; it is the awakening of something radiant and unknown.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

Morgan Matson, Amy and Roger's Epic Detour

You + Me
saw this...

AMERICA

Thank you for finding America with me

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Morgan Matson, Amy and Roger's Epic Detour

Colleen Houck, Tiger's Curse

His eyes drifted leisurely back up to my face and he smiled at me appreciatively, “Kelsey, when a man spends time with a beautiful woman, he needs to pace himself. I quirked my eyebrow at him and laughed. “Yeah, I’m a regular marathon alright.” He kissed my fingers. “Exactly. A wise man never sprints…in a marathon.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Colleen Houck, Tiger's Curse

Lisa Kleypas, Tempt Me at Twilight

It was finally becoming clear to her that love wasn't about finding someone perfect to marry. Love was about seeing through to the truth of a person, and accepting all their shades of light and dark. Love was an ability.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Lisa Kleypas, Tempt Me at Twilight

Anna Nalick

But, my God, it's so beautiful when the boy smiles

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Anna Nalick

Pamela Clare, Unlawful Contact

It’s not so much where I want you,Sophie, as it is how. Nothing tastes quite like a woman, and no woman tastes like you. - Marc Hunter

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Pamela Clare, Unlawful Contact

William Shakespeare

thus with a kiss I die

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by William Shakespeare

Victoria Dahl, Talk Me Down

I wouldn't yell 'fire' at that slimeball if his ass was in flames.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Victoria Dahl, Talk Me Down

Lauren Oliver, Delirium

Find the things that matter, and hold on to them, and fight for them, and refuse to let them go.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Lauren Oliver, Delirium

Jeaniene Frost, This Side of the Grave

I think this’ll definitely tide me over while we’re apart,”Bones laughed, dragging me into his arms with far more strength and quickness than was fair, considering I still had trouble making my limbs operate.
“Oh, Kitten,” he murmured as his lips dragged down my throat. “You didn’t really think we were done, did you?

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Jeaniene Frost, This Side of the Grave

Nalini Singh, Play of Passion

Once, he hadn't been able to touch her without causing himself pain. Now, it only hurt when he didn't touch her.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Nalini Singh, Play of Passion

Richelle Mead, Succubus on Top

If not for me being stoned and clinging to a taco, it would have been terribly romantic.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Richelle Mead, Succubus on Top

Melissa de la Cruz, Lost in Time

I still love you. I will always love you, and that is all that matters. I will forgive you anything, and I will forgive you this.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Melissa de la Cruz, Lost in Time

Gena Showalter

There was a dragon who had a long-standing obsession with a queen's breasts," she said, growing breathless. "The dragon knew the penalty to touch her would mean death, yet he revealed his secret desire to the king's chief doctor. This man promised he could arrange for the dragon to satisfy his desire, but it would cost him one thousand gold coins." She spread her soapy hands over his nipples, then down his arms. "Though he didn't have the money, the dragon readily agreed to the scheme."

Grace," Darius moaned, his erection straining against her stomach.

She hid her smile, loving that she had this much power over such a strong man. That she, Grace Carlyle, made him ache with longing. "The next day the physician made a batch of itching powder and poured some into the queen's bra… uh, you might call it a brassiere… while she bathed. After she dressed, she began itching and itching and itching. The physician was summoned to the Royal Chambers, and he informed the king and queen that only a special saliva, if applied for several hours, would cure this type of itch. And only a dragon possessed this special saliva." Out of breath, she paused.

Continue," Darius said. His arms wound around her so tightly she could barely breathe. His skin blazed hot against hers, hotter than even the steamy water.

Are you sure?"

Continue." Taut lines bracketed his mouth.

Well, the king summoned the dragon. Meanwhile, the physician slipped him the antidote for the itching powder, which the dragon put into his mouth, and for the next few hours, the dragon worked passionately on the queen's breasts.

Anyway," she said, reaching around him and lathering the muscled mounds of his butt, "the queen's itching was eventually relieved, and the dragon left satisfied and touted as a hero."

This does not sound like a joke," Darius said.

I'm getting to the punch line. Hang on. When the physician demanded his payment, the now satisfied dragon refused. He knew that the physician could never report what really happened to the king. So the next day, the physician slipped a massive dose of the same itching powder into the king's loincloth. And the king immediately summoned the dragon."
-Heart of the Dragon

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Gena Showalter

Laurell K. Hamilton

Only love of a good woman will make a man question every choice, every action. Only love makes a warrior hesitate for fear that his lady will find him cruel. Only love makes a man both the best he will ever be, and the weakest. Sometimes all in the same moment. -Wicked

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Laurell K. Hamilton

Julia Quinn, To Catch an Heiress

Blake took a small roll from the tray on the table, then put it back in favor of a larger one. And maybe a little butter. It certainly couldn't hurt. And jam...no, he drew the line at jam. She was a spy, after all.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Julia Quinn, To Catch an Heiress

Lisa Kleypas, Again the Magic

He uttered a curse that startled her with its foulness, and gripped her head between his hands, forcing her to stare at him. His voice was savage. "For twelve years I have been in constant torment, wanting you in my arms and believing it would never be possible. I want you for a thousand reasons other than your legs, and...no, damn it, I want you for no reason at all, other than the fact that you're you. I want to shove myself deep inside you and stay for hours...days...weeks. I want morning and noon and nightfall with you. I want your tears, your smiles, your kisses...the smell of your hair, the taste of your skin, the touch of your breath on my face. I want to see you in the final hour of my life...to lie in your arms as I take my last breath.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Lisa Kleypas, Again the Magic

Lauren Dane, Coming Undone

Listen, I'm bossy. I can't help it. It's who I am and what I do. I'm pushy and I like to take over. But I'm going to work really hard not to do so much and your going to try and accept me the way I am. Flaws and all. Because I'm good in bed and I can carry heavy things and reach all the high shelves.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Lauren Dane, Coming Undone

Charlaine Harris, Dead to the World

We could go back to your house. I can stay with you always. We can know each others bodies in every way, night after night. I could love you. I could work, you would not be poor. I would help you.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Charlaine Harris, Dead to the World

Alecia Stone, Talisman of El

Charlie massaged his right cheek, feeling a slight sting. “It doesn’t hurt much. I don’t know how it looks” – he lowered his hand and turned his face to the side – “but it can’t be that bad. What do you think? You’d date me, right?”
Alex pushed him away, grinning. “You’re an idiot.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Alecia Stone, Talisman of El

Melissa de la Cruz, Masquerade

Every Valentine's Day, the student council sponsered a holiday fundraiser by selling roses that would be delievered in class. The roses came in four colors:white, yellow, red, pink, and the subtleties of thier meaning were parsed and analyzed by the female population to no end. Mimi had always understood it thus:white for love, yellow for friendship, red for passion, and pink for a secret crush.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Melissa de la Cruz, Masquerade

E.L. James, Fifty Shades Darker

I hug him tightly. “I can’t imagine my life without you, Christian. I love you so much it frightens me.” “Me, too,” he breathes. “My life would be empty without you. I love you so much.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by E.L. James, Fifty Shades Darker

Bauvard, Some Inspiration for the Overenthusiastic

When a whirlwind romance ends with the couple getting killed by a tornado, it is proof that love is a force of nature.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Bauvard, Some Inspiration for the Overenthusiastic

Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

It is a long way to Ireland, Janet, and I am sorry to send my little friend on such weary travels: but if I can't do better, how is it to be helped? Are you anything akin to me, do you think, Jane?"

I could risk no sort of answer by this time: my heart was still.

"Because, he said, "I sometimes have a queer feeling with regard to you - especially when you are near me, as now: it is as if I had a string somewhere under my left ribs, tightly and inextricably knotted to a similar string situated in the corresponding quarter of your little frame. And if that boisterous channel, and two hundred miles or so of land some broad between us, I am afraid that cord of communion will be snapt; and then I've a nervous notion I should take to bleeding inwardly. As for you, - you'd forget me.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

Megan Whalen Turner, The King of Attolia

Would you like to hear more romance of the evening? He told me that the Guard should be reduced by half, and I threw an ink jar at his head."
"Is that when he cried?"
"He ducked," Attolia said dryly.
Grown more confident of the queen's humor, Relius said, "I had not pictured you for a fishwife."
"Lo, the transforming power of love.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Megan Whalen Turner, The King of Attolia

Greg Behrendt, He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys

You picked a lemon, throw it away lemonade is overrated. Freaks should remain at the circus, not in your apartment. You already have one asshole. You don’t need another. Make a space in your life for the glorious things you deserve. Have faith.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Greg Behrendt, He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys

Lisa Kleypas, Married By Morning

So you actually need spectacles,” Leo finally said.
“Of course I do,” Marks said crossly. “Why would I wear spectacles if I didn’t need them?”
“I thought they might be part of your disguise.”
“My disguise?”
“Yes, Marks, disguise. A noun describing a means of concealing someone’s identity. Often used by clowns and spies. And now apparently governesses. Good God, can anything be ordinary for my family?

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Lisa Kleypas, Married By Morning

Lauren Oliver, Delirium

I'd rather die on my own terms than live on theirs. I'd rather die loving Alex than live without him.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Lauren Oliver, Delirium

Loretta Chase, Lord Perfect

That is what I like about you, Mr. Dashwood," she said. "You are so decisive. It saves me the bother of thinking for myself."

"That is what I like about you, Mrs. Dashwood," he said. "You are so sarcastic. It saves me the trouble of trying to be tactful and charming.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Loretta Chase, Lord Perfect

Colleen Houck

Were you always such a stubborn, blind, obtuse girl?”
“Are you calling me stupid?”
“Yes, but in a more poetic way!”
“Well, here’s a poem for you. Get lost!

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Colleen Houck

Zoë Heller, Notes on a Scandal

...what is romance, but a mutual pact of delusion? When the pact ends , there's nothing left.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Zoë Heller, Notes on a Scandal

E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey

Sometimes I wonder if there's something wrong with me. Perhaps I've spent too long in the company of my literary romantic heroes, and consequently my ideals and expectations are far too high.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey

Suzanne Brockmann, Bodyguard

When you sit that way, you look kind of like a beach ball with a head,” he continued. “Your haircut is really, really bad, I’m probably going to lose my job for helping you this way, and I’m dying to fuck you.”

He glanced at her. “That honest enough for you?

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Suzanne Brockmann, Bodyguard

Aprilynne Pike, Wings

I'll think of you, just like I promised."
"And I'll think of you, just like I have every day," Tamani said.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Aprilynne Pike, Wings

Lisa Kleypas, Mine Till Midnight

She shook her head as she confessed, "I want it so much, I'm afraid to hope."
"Never be afraid to hope," Rohan said gently. "It's the
only way to begin."

-Rohan to Win

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Lisa Kleypas, Mine Till Midnight

Melina Marchetta, Saving Francesca

It's like you have a plan and someone comes along and makes you want to change it all, but you still like your first plan, no matter how fantastic the second one makes you feel.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Melina Marchetta, Saving Francesca

Santosh Kalwar

Born to be wild; born to be free; nobody owns you; you are, a romantic tree.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Santosh Kalwar

Colleen Houck

Hmm…now that I think about it, housecats are often coddled and petted. You don’t pet me nearly enough. You must be a lax owner. How selfish of you to deprive your cat of attention.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Colleen Houck

Randy Pausch

When it comes to men who are romantically interested in you, it’s really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Randy Pausch

Kelley Armstrong, The Reckoning

You were just worried about me."
An exhale, relieved that I had understood. "Yeah"
I turned. "Because you think I'm worth it"
He put his fingers under my chin. "I absolutely think your worth it."
"But you don't think you are."
His mouth opened. Shut.
"That's what this is about, Derek. You won't let us worry about you because you don't think you're worth it. But I do. I absolutely do.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Kelley Armstrong, The Reckoning

Sarah MacLean

..he wanted her.
And at another time, as another man, he would have her. Without hesitation. As lover. . . as more.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Sarah MacLean

Jodi Picoult, Keeping Faith

This is love, I think. A place where people who have been alone may lock together like hawks and spin in the air, dizzy with surprise at the connection. A place you go willingly, and with wonder

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Jodi Picoult, Keeping Faith

Kresley Cole, A Hunger Like No Other

He pointed a shaking finger at her. 'You,' he growled.

She jerked glances over both of her shoulders looking for the unfortunate You he was addressing. Her. Holy shite, this madman had settled on her.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Kresley Cole, A Hunger Like No Other

Jodi Picoult, Keeping Faith

I don't think we get a choice in who we fall for," Ian whispers. "I think we just do.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Jodi Picoult, Keeping Faith

Nicholas Sparks

Romance is thinking about your significant other, when you are supposed to be thinking about something else.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Nicholas Sparks

Lauren Barnholdt, Two-Way Street

Who ends up with their first real boyfriend? Yeah, no one.
- Courtney

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Lauren Barnholdt, Two-Way Street

Keri Arthur

I keep warning and warning, and nobody seems willing to listen. One of these days someone is going to wake up to the fact that I'm serious when I say never to attack my sister without looking over your shoulder for me. (Rhoan)

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Keri Arthur

Maggie Stiefvater, Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception

...He kissed me again, farther up my neck, and I pushed him back against the wall.

My mind searched for the logical thought, a rational life raft before I drowned in wanting to hiss him. I managed, "We've only met a few days ago. We don't know each other."

Luke released me. "How long does it take to know someone?"

I didn't know. "A month? A few months?" It sounded stupid to quantify it, especially when I didn't want to believe my own reasoning. But I couldn't just go kissing someone I knew nothing about-- it went against everything I'd ever been told. So why was it so hard to say no?

He took my fingers, playing with them in between his own. "I'll wait." He looked so good in the half-light under the trees, his light eyes nearly glowing against his shadowed skin. It was useless.

"I don't want you to." I whispered the words, and before I'd even finished saying them, his mouth was on mine and I was melting under his lips.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Maggie Stiefvater, Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception

Masashi Kishimoto, Naruto, Vol. 47: The Seal Destroyed

But you... You helped me find my way and take the correct path, Naruto... I always chased after you...wanting to catch up...wanting to walk together with you forever... I want to be at your side, always... You changed me, Naruto! Your smiling face saved me! And that's way I'm not afraid to die, defending you! Because... I love you...

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Masashi Kishimoto, Naruto, Vol. 47: The Seal Destroyed

Gena Showalter, The Darkest Whisper

I’ve never cheated on a lover. I’m faithful, always. But the war comes before anyone’s feelings. Every time.”
Wow. Battle before love. Without a doubt, he was the most unromantic male she’d ever met. Even more so than her great-grandfather, who had laughingly burned her great-grandmother to death after she’d given birth to Gwen’s grandmother.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Gena Showalter, The Darkest Whisper

Diana Gabaldon, Outlander

Oh, aye, Sassenach. I am your master . . . and you're mine. Seems I canna possess your soul without losing my own.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Diana Gabaldon, Outlander

Colleen Houck

That dress…was a very, very good decision. I could write an entire poem on the virtues of your legs alone. You are a feast for the senses.” I laughed. “I don’t know about a feast. Maybe just an hors d'oeuvre.” He took my hand and wrapped it around his arm. “Not an hors d'oeuvre. The dessert. And I plan to spoil my appetite.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Colleen Houck

Ilana Tan, Autumn in Paris

Apakah ada yang tahu bagaimana rasanya mencintai seseorang yang tidak boleh dicintai? Aku tahu. Hidup ini sungguh aneh, juga tidak adil. Suatu kali hidup melambungkanmu setinggi langit, kali lainnya hidup menghempaskanmu begitu keras ke bumi. Ketika aku menyadari dialah satu-satunya yang paling kubutuhkan dalam hidup ini, kenyataan berteriak di telingaku dia juga satu-satunya orang yang tidak boleh kudapatkan.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Ilana Tan, Autumn in Paris

P.C. Cast, Hunted

I watched you while you were sleeping and you looked completely at peace. I wish I could feel that. I wish I could close my eyes and feel at peace. But I can’t. I can’t feel anything if I’m not
with you, and even then all I can do is want something that I don’t think I can ever have, at least not now. So I left this, and my peace, with you. Stark.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by P.C. Cast, Hunted

Susan Elizabeth Phillips, It Had to Be You

You know that we've got a few problems we need to talk through before we get married."

"I'm not getting rid of Pooh."

"See, there you go being antagonistic. Marriage means learning to compromise."

"I didn't say I wouldn't compromise. I promise to take the ribbon out of her topknot before you walk her.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, It Had to Be You

Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

Peeta, how come I never know when you're having a nightmare?” I say.

“I don't know. I don't think I cry out or thrash around or anything. I just come to, paralyzed with terror,” he says.

“You should wake me,” I say, thinking about how I can interrupt his sleep two or three times on a bad night. About how long it can take to calm me down.

“It's not necessary. My nightmares are usually about losing you,” he says. “I'm okay once I realize you're here.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

J.D. Robb, Kindred in Death

Roarke: You'd enjoy flying more if you'd learn the controls.

Eve: I'd rather pretend I'm on the ground.

Roarke: And how many vehicles have you wrecked, had blown up, or destroyed in the last, oh, two years?

Eve: Think about that, then imagine it happening when I'm at the wheel at thirty thousand feet.

Roarke: Good point. I'll do the flying.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by J.D. Robb, Kindred in Death

Kristen Ashley, Rock Chick Redemption

She nodded, grabbed her purse out of the drawer and skedaddled, walking like she was on a catwalk, one foot in front of the other, her ass swaying under the skirt of her expensive, tailored suit.
Bitch. I thought again, watching her go.
“No comparison,” Luke said after the door closed behind Dawn and I turned to him.
“Excuse me?”
“Dawn’s a man eater. You’re not. No comparison,” Luke answered and I didn’t know how to take that.
“Is that good?”
The half-smile came back.
“Most men prefer to do the eating.”
Holy fucking cow.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Kristen Ashley, Rock Chick Redemption

Cristina Marrero, The Unsung Love Story

Love is a wild fire that cannot be contained by any mere element known to man.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Cristina Marrero, The Unsung Love Story

Pamela Clare, Breaking Point

If you die, angel, it means I'm already dead.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Pamela Clare, Breaking Point

Lisa Kleypas, Again the Magic

For thousands of nights I dreamed of making love to you. No man on earth has ever hated sunrise as I do.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Lisa Kleypas, Again the Magic

Paullina Simons, The Bronze Horseman

I love you breathlessly, my amazing man.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Paullina Simons, The Bronze Horseman

Anne Campbell

You are the trip I did not take, you are the pearls I could not buy,
you are my blue Italian lake, you are my piece of foreign sky.

You are my Honolulu moon, you are the book I did not write,
you are my heart's unuttered tune, you are a candle in my night.

You are the flower beneath the snow, in my dark sky a bit of blue,
answering disappointment's blow with "I am happy! I have you!

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Anne Campbell

Nicholas Sparks

The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that's what you've given me. That's what I'd hoped to give you forever

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Nicholas Sparks

Charlotte Brontë

I knew you would do me good in some way, at some time--I saw it in your eyes when I first beheld you.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Charlotte Brontë

Charlie Huston, Already Dead

One day, when I am a braver man, I will tell her these things, and then I will look her in the eye tell her I love her and ask her to be only mine. But until that day, we're just friends.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Charlie Huston, Already Dead

Lang Leav, Love & Misadventure

Before I fell
in love with words,
with setting skies
and singing birds -
it was you I fell
in love with first.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Lang Leav, Love & Misadventure

Colleen Houck

He sighed and bowed deeply. “Sundari. I was standing here thinking nothing could be more beautiful than this sunset tonight, but I was mistaken. You standing here in the setting sun with your hair and skin aglow is almost more than a man can…fully appreciate.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Colleen Houck

Rachel Caine, Last Breath

He swallowed and shifted his weight a little uneasily, and then said, very quietly, his lips almost touching hers, 'Promise me you'll marry me. Not now. Someday. Because I need to know."
Claier felt a flutter inside, like a bird trying to fly, and a ruch of heat that made her dizzy. And something else, something fragile as a soap bubble, and just as beautiful. Joy, in the middle of all this horror and heartbreak.
'Yes,' she whispered back. 'I promise.'
And she kissed him, and kissed him, and kissed him, while the sun came up and bathed Morganville in one last, shining day.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Rachel Caine, Last Breath

J.D. Robb, Salvation in Death

Eve: What is it about asking you Catholic questions that gets you all jumpy?

Roarke: You'd be jumpy, too, if I asked you things that make you feel the hot breath of hell at your back.

Eve: You're not going to hell.

Roarke: Oh, and have you got some inside intel on that?

Eve: You married a cop...you married me. I'm your goddamn salvation.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by J.D. Robb, Salvation in Death

Elizabeth Vaughan, Warprize

Want to know the best part of being a warlord?' came a hoarse whisper.

I bit my lip, puzzled by the question.

Keir’s mouth curled up slowly into a smile. 'I always get what I want.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Elizabeth Vaughan, Warprize

Stephanie Perkins, Lola and the Boy Next Door

If I weren't standing next to your boyfriend, I'd be tempted to ask you out myself."
She blushes, and St. Clair bounds inside the box office and wrestles her into a hug. "Miiiiiiiiine!" he says.
"Cut it out." Anna pushes him off, laughing. "You'll get fired. And then I'll have to support your sorry arse for the rest of our lives.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Stephanie Perkins, Lola and the Boy Next Door

Marlon Pierre-Antoine, Wandering Stars

They say love is blind...but it isn't. Love is perfect sight. Love is the ability to see a person, I mean really see him-his strengths, his weaknesses, his flaws, all his past triumphs and mistakes-and view that person not as the world says you're supposed to see him, but as you see him-as that special someone you know you will always embrace, body and soul, no matter what anyone else says or thinks
I know I can't tell anyone what I've been through. I know they wouldn't understand. They don't see him the way that I see him. All they know is the legend, the darkness. They don't know the inner beauty, the warmth and the joy more intense than anything I ever thought was possible to experience.
They don't know the truth behind the name.
My angel.
My only.
Lucifer.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Marlon Pierre-Antoine, Wandering Stars

Cindy Gerard, To the Brink

She flew into his arms. Held on tight as he swung her off her feet and hugged her so hard it hurt. She didn't care. She didn't want him to ever let go.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Cindy Gerard, To the Brink

Loretta Chase, Lord of Scoundrels

. . I tell you Dain is a splendid catch. I advise you to set your hooks and reel him in.”

Jessica took a long swallow of her cognac. “This is not a trout, Genevieve. This is a great, hungry shark.”

“Then use a harpoon.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Loretta Chase, Lord of Scoundrels

Lisa Kleypas, Secrets of a Summer Night

I’ve never heard of a man being so eager to confess to the parent of a girl he’s just ruined

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Lisa Kleypas, Secrets of a Summer Night

Lang Leav

Love is a game
of tic-tac-toe,
constantly waiting
for the next x or o.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Lang Leav

Rowena Cherry, Forced Mate

As a rule of thumb, it was always safer if the Commander-in-Chief formulated a risky plan.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Rowena Cherry, Forced Mate

Colleen Houck

I could feel the warmth of his presence as if a soft blanket had been wrapped around my soul, around my heart. It held me and protected me. It sheltered me and I knew I wasn’t alone anymore.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Colleen Houck

Gail Carson Levine, Ella Enchanted

Would you favor me with a dance?" Over all the others I was his choice! I curtsied, and he took my hand. Our hands knew each other. Char looked at me, startled. "Have we met before, Lady?

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Gail Carson Levine, Ella Enchanted

Kresley Cole, Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night

What’s your favorite place to visit?” He absently answered, “Wherever you are.”
“Bowen, five things about you can’t all be about me.”
But you’re the only good thing that I’ve got.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Kresley Cole, Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night

Jeaniene Frost, Halfway to the Grave

Kitty need's a tounge bath

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Jeaniene Frost, Halfway to the Grave

J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

There was a clatter as the basilisk fangs cascaded out of Hermione's arms. Running at Ron, she flung them around his neck and kissed him full on the mouth. Ron threw away the fangs and broomstick he was holding and responded with such enthusiasm that he lifted Hermione off her feet.
"Is this the moment?" Harry asked weakly, and when nothing happened except that Ron and Hermione gripped each other still more firmly and swayed on the spot, he raised his voice. "OI! There's a war going on here!"
Ron and Hermione broke apart, their arms still around each other.
"I know, mate," said Ron, who looked as though he had recently been hit on the back of the head with a Bludger, "so it's now or never, isn't it?"
"Never mind that, what about the Horcrux?" Harry shouted. "D'you think you could just --- just hold it in, until we've got the diadem?"
"Yeah --- right --- sorry ---" said Ron, and he and Hermione set about gathering up fangs, both pink in the face.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Shannon L. Alder

Never rearrange your life in order to meet Mr. Darcy half way. If he couldn’t see your worth at the moment you met then he won’t two years later. May the halls of Pemberly be filled with his regrets and your life filled with thankfulness because of this revelation.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Shannon L. Alder

Charlaine Harris, Living Dead in Dallas

So you want me to go to a human orgy, where I will not be welcome, and you want us to leave before I get to enjoy myself? ~Eric Northman

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Charlaine Harris, Living Dead in Dallas

Jill Shalvis, Head Over Heels

They say money talks, but all mine ever says is 'good-bye sucker.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Jill Shalvis, Head Over Heels

Anna Godbersen, The Luxe

Girls," their mother interjected, "you must both stop being strange - it is unattractive. And don't forget your hats. It would be absolutely the end for me if you two came down with freckles at a time like this.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Anna Godbersen, The Luxe

Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

Scholars, theologians, and even poets have yet to be able to truly describe and touch upon the beauty, romance, and magic of a relationship built on 100% authenticity

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

Rachel Hawkins

I would actually write books totally full of nothing BUT kissing scenes, but apparently people like books to have, like, "plots" or whatever.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Rachel Hawkins

Dorothy Koomson, My Best Friend's Girl

That's what came from having romance in your soul. You believe in things like love at first sight and perfect presents.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Dorothy Koomson, My Best Friend's Girl

Julie James, Just the Sexiest Man Alive

Like a shot from a movie, the morning sun shone brilliantly around him like a god—his dark hair glinted warmly in the light, and his eyes gleamed bluer than the south Pacific Ocean.

Taylor's mind went blank. And suddenly, she couldn't remember why the hell she ever had been angry with Jason Andrews.

But then he spoke.

"Sleeping in this morning, Ms. Donovan?" he drawled.

Moment over.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Julie James, Just the Sexiest Man Alive

Adele Ashworth, Winter Garden

Love expands your soul with something inexplicably fulfilling. If you die without ever having experienced it, you will miss life's only true joy

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Adele Ashworth, Winter Garden

Santosh Kalwar, Quote Me Everyday

Love is ______ (fill in the blank yourself).

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Santosh Kalwar, Quote Me Everyday

E.M. Forster, A Room with a View

It isn't possible to love and part. You will wish that it was. You can transmute love, ignore it, muddle it, but you can never pull it out of you. I know by experience that the poets are right: love is eternal.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by E.M. Forster, A Room with a View

Jennifer L. Armentrout, Onyx

My heart cracked. Daemon never begged.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Jennifer L. Armentrout, Onyx

Cassandra Clare, City of Lost Souls

She opened her mouth to answer, but he was already kissing her. She had kissed him so many times—soft gentle kisses, hard and desperate ones, brief brushes of the lips that said good-bye, and kisses that seemed to go on for hours—and this was no different. The way the memory of someone who had once lived in a house might linger even after they were gone, like a sort of psychic
imprint,
her
body remembered
Jace.
Remembered the way he tasted, the slant of his mouth over hers, his scars under her fingers, the shape of his body under her hands.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Cassandra Clare, City of Lost Souls

Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

I tried to think of something to say. Excuse me? Hello? Marry me? Anything would have done.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

Paullina Simons, The Bronze Horseman

I'm not hungry," Alexander whispered. "I'm famished. Watch out for me. Now, don't make a single sound," he said, moving on top of her. "Tania, God....I'll cover your mouth, just like this, and you hold on to me, just like this, and I'm going to-just like this-

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Paullina Simons, The Bronze Horseman

F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise

I'm not sentimental--I'm as romantic as you are. The idea, you know,
is that the sentimental person thinks things will last--the romantic
person has a desperate confidence that they won't.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise

Diana Gabaldon, Voyager

It wasn't a thing I had consciously missed, but having it now reminded me of the joy of it; that drowsy intimacy in which a man's body is accessible to you as your own, the strange shapes and textures of it like a sudden extension of your own limbs.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Diana Gabaldon, Voyager

Sarah Mayberry, Her Best Friend

You realise you’re going to owe me dinner after this, right?”
“How does McDonald’s sound?”
“Inadequate.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Sarah Mayberry, Her Best Friend

William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

Eyes, look your last!
Arms, take your last embrace!
And, lips, oh you the doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss a dateless bargain to engrossing death!

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

Christine Feehan, Magic in the Wind

Sarah, honey, I hardly think kidnappers are going to take the time to buy a memento of their stay. I could be wrong, but it seems rather unlikely.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Christine Feehan, Magic in the Wind

Gail Carson Levine, Ella Enchanted

He put his hand on my waist, and my heart began to pound, a rougher rhythm than the music. I held my skirt. Our free hands met. His felt warm and comforting and unsettling and bewildering--all at once.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Gail Carson Levine, Ella Enchanted

Megan Johns, The Path of Innocence

Innocence invites protection, yet we might be smarter to protect ourselves against it...

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Megan Johns, The Path of Innocence

George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

I know I want you," he heard himself say, all his vows and his honor all forgotten. She stood before him naked as her name day, and he was as hard as the rock around them. He had been in her half a hundred times by now, but always beneath furs, with others all around them. He had never seeen how beautiful she was. Her legs were skinny and well muscled, the hair at the juncture of her thighs a brighter red than that on her head. Does that make it even luckier? He pulled her close.

"I love the smell of you," he said. "I love your red hair. I love your mouth, and the way you kiss me. I love your smile. I love your teats." He kissed them, one and then the other. "I love your skinny legs, and what's between them." He knelt to kiss her there, lightly on her mound at first, but Ygritte moved her legs apart a little, and he saw the pink inside and kissed that as well, and tasted her.

She gave a little gasp. "If you love me all so much, why are you still dressed?" she whispered. "You know nothing, Jon Snow. Noth---oh. Oh. OHHH."

Afterward, she was almost shy, or as shy as Ygritte ever got. "The thing you did," she said, when they lay together on their piled clothes. "With your...mouth." She hesistated. "Is that...is it what lordss do to their ladies, down in the south?"

"I don't think so." No one had ever told Jon just what lords did with their ladies. "I only...wanted to kiss you there, that's all. You seemed to like it."

"Aye. I...I liked it some. No one taught you such?"

"There's been no one," he confessed. "Only you.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

Tara Janzen, Crazy Sweet

He needed to gather her up, hold on to her, anything to help her stop trembling. Something was going to shake loose if she didn’t.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Tara Janzen, Crazy Sweet

Maggie Stiefvater, Shiver

His lips tasted cool and sharp, peppermint, winter, but his hands, soft on the back of my neck, promised long days and summer and forever.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Maggie Stiefvater, Shiver

Junot Díaz, This Is How You Lose Her

Our relationship wasn't the sun, the moon, the stars, but it wasn't bullshit, either.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Junot Díaz, This Is How You Lose Her

Rachel Gibson, The Trouble With Valentine's Day

I want to try with someone who loves me enough to try with me. I want to grow old looking at the same face every morning. I want to grow old looking at the same face every night at the dinner table. I want to be one of those old couples you see still holding hands and laughing after fifty years of marriage. That's what I want. I want to be someone's forever.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Rachel Gibson, The Trouble With Valentine's Day

Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park

The first time he'd held her hand, it felt so good that it crowded out all the bad things. It felt better than anything had ever hurt.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park

Colleen Houck

I’m not the kind of man to bottle up my feelings, Kells. I don’t sit up in my room pining away, writing love poems. I’m not a dreamer. I’m a fighter. I’m a man of action, and it will take all of my self-control not to fight for this. When something needs to be done, I do it. When I feel something, I act on it. I don’t see any reason why Ren deserves to get the girl of his dreams and I don’t. It doesn’t seem fair that this happens to me twice.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Colleen Houck

Simone Elkeles, Rules of Attraction

You’re dangerous,” he says.
“Why?”
“Because you make me believe in the impossible

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Simone Elkeles, Rules of Attraction

Ika Natassa, Antologi Rasa

Karena kecanggungan tidak pernah ada di antara dua orang yang tidak ada apa-apanya. So maybe there is something between us.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Ika Natassa, Antologi Rasa

P.D. James, The Lighthouse

Not so much two ships passing in the night as two ships sailing together for a time but always bound for different ports.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by P.D. James, The Lighthouse

Samantha Young, Down London Road

Cam and I just broke up."
Cam laughed, hugging me even tighter into his side.
I huffed, trying to wriggle free. "What are you doing?"
"Getting back together with you.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Samantha Young, Down London Road

Jess C. Scott, EyeLeash: A Blog Novel

Maybe you could be mine / or maybe we’ll be entwined / aimless in this sexless foreplay.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Jess C. Scott, EyeLeash: A Blog Novel

Albert Camus, The Fall

You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Albert Camus, The Fall

Nora Roberts, Born in Fire

The tune was sad, as the best of Ireland was, melancholy and lovely as a lover's tears.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Nora Roberts, Born in Fire

Jane Austen, Persuasion

They had no conversation together, no intercourse but what the commonest civility required. Once so much to each other! Now nothing! There had been a time, when of all the large party now filling the drawing-room at Uppercross, they would have found it most difficult to cease to speak to one another. With the exception, perhaps, of Admiral and Mrs. Croft, who seemed particularly attached and happy, (Anne could allow no other exception even among the married couples) there could have been no two hearts so open, no tastes so simliar, no feelings so in unison, no countenances so beloved. Now they were as strangers; nay, worse than strangers, for they could never become aquainted. It was a perpetual estrangement.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Jane Austen, Persuasion

Sylvain Reynard, Gabriel's Inferno

When I am an old man and I can remember nothing else, I will remember this moment. The first time my eyes beheld an angel in the flesh. “I will remember your body and your eyes, your beautiful face and breasts, your curves and this.” He traced his hand around her navel before dragging it lightly to the top of her lower curls. “I will remember your scent and your touch and how it felt to love you. But most of all, I will remember how it felt to gaze at true beauty, both inside and out. For you are fair, my beloved, in soul and in body, generous of spirit and generous of heart. And I will never see anything this side of heaven more beautiful tham you

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Sylvain Reynard, Gabriel's Inferno

Salvador Plascencia, The People of Paper

Missing you is worse than Pittsburgh.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Salvador Plascencia, The People of Paper

Julie Garwood, Honor's Splendour

I've just vowed my love for you. Have you nothing to say in return?" Duncan asked.

"Thank you, husband.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Julie Garwood, Honor's Splendour

Julia Quinn, Minx

Sometimes Hen...I think I would give my life just for one of your smiles.

Romantic Quotes And Sayings by Julia Quinn, Minx