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“You people and your feelings always spilling out all over,” she said.

“Yep, we’re real bastards that way. All loving and supportive and excited about shit all the time.”
― Erin Nicholas, Sweet Home Louisiana

“Sissy Mae Smith...stumbled into the room loaded down with even more bags. "You pack like a woman," she snarled when she finally dropped the luggage to the floor. "How can one man have so much conditioner?"

His mouth filled with French toast, Mitch pointed at his hair and snarled, "Tawny mane! Do you think this shit stays this beautiful on its own? It needs care and love! Which is more than I'm getting from you!”
― Shelly Laurenston, The Mane Squeeze

“He met her gaze intently. "And what if you ruin me for all other women?"

She wanted to do that.”
― Erin Nicholas, Beauty and the Bayou

“Juliet laughed. "I am not the first woman to tell you that she finds you attractive."

"No," he said, again almost as if he was thinking out loud. "But you're the first to lay it out like that. And the first with the scar."

"I'm not," she said, with absolute confidence. "I might be the first to say it, but no, Saywer, other women have found that hot too. I promise you.”
― Erin Nicholas, Beauty and the Bayou

“Maybe she should have been grateful for the soft, lingering, slow kisses in the kitchen. Because in that moment, she wasn't sure she was ready for a full-on, take-over-everything-including-her-body-and-heart Sawyer.

That was absolutely the best way to describe how he was looking at her right now.

She had no time to get ready, though. Sawyer's mouth took hers in a deep, hot kiss. He didn't say a word, gave her no real warning, just sealed his lips over hers and started kissing her as if it was his single goal in life to make her come with just his lips on hers.”
― Erin Nicholas, Beauty and the Bayou

“[Sawyer] let out a breath that seemed resigned. "Cora better have sausage gravy this mornin'," he said.

"Sausage gravy will make it all okay?"

"Well, sausage gravy never made anything worse.”
― Erin Nicholas

“He let out a breath that seemed resigned. "Cora better have sausage gravy this mornin'," he said.

"Sausage gravy will make it all okay?"

"Well, sausage gravy never made anything worse.”
― Erin Nicholas, Beauty and the Bayou

“When a man stands before beauty like yours, there's only one position he's supposed to be in," he murmured. Slowly, he lowered himself to his knees, tipping his head back to continue to meet her gaze. "You deserve to be worshipped." He swept his lips across her stomach. "And pleasured.”
― Naima Simone, Black Tie Billionaire

“Don't feel guilty, Gideon. I'm used to not being enough for the men in my life. But the difference--what you've taught me--is I no longer give a damn. I'm enough for me.”
― Naima Simone, Black Tie Billionaire

“Oh, honey, this town is full of guys I've dated and broken up with and run into at the gas station and bar on a regular basis. Just because you've seen each other naked is no reason that you can't talk about the weather while standing in the grocery store line.”
― Erin Nicholas, Crazy Rich Cajuns

“Kennedy Landry wasn't really the patiently-wait-on-hold type of woman. Kennedy Landry was, however, the type of woman that made a man want to take what tiny semblance of control he could find and grab onto it like it was a lifeboat in the midst of a hurricane.”
― Erin Nicholas, Crazy Rich Cajuns

“Well, honey," Ellie said. "Every single person who's important to me started out as a stranger. Figure I might as well start off nice with new people. There's always time to think they're assholes later.”
― Erin Nicholas, Crazy Rich Cajuns

“Bennett sucked breath in through his nose. "You're a cruel and wonderful woman."

"I'm comfortable with that assessment," [Kennedy] told him.”
― Erin Nicholas, Crazy Rich Cajuns

“Kennedy snorted at that..."Sorry. I just...I don't spend a lot of time with people who let rules get in the way of doing the right thing." She grimaced. Maybe she shouldn't be admitting that.”
― Erin Nicholas, Crazy Rich Cajuns

“She grinned as she started across the carpet toward the bathroom... "I have been dreaming about that shower."

"This is going to be the dirtiest shower you've ever had."

"It better freaking be," she tossed over her shoulder.”
― Erin Nicholas, Crazy Rich Cajuns

“I want you to always do everything you're capable of.”
― Erin Nicholas, Crazy Rich Cajuns

“I realized that if you never do anything new, you never learn anything. And learning things changes you. Even if those things aren't what you intended to learn. You're never the same after an adventure, Kennedy." She tapped a finger over her heart. "In here you change. And in here you change," she said, tapping her temple that time. "I had to learn some things--make some mistakes--on my own. I thought." She gave a soft laugh."The thing is, once you have Leo Landry in your life, you're never really on your own again.”
― Erin Nicholas, Crazy Rich Cajuns

“You're not actually wise?" Bennett asked, with a shake of his head. He grinned at them. "Damn, I've been bamboozled."

"Let's put it this way," Ellie said. "We pay attention and we love everyone who hangs out around here. You put those together and you notice a lot. When you notice a lot, you can come off as pretty insightful.”
― Erin Nicholas, Crazy Rich Cajuns

“Leo chuckled. "What we lack in actual know-how, we make up for with pure, very believable, heartfelt bullshit.”
― Erin Nicholas, Crazy Rich Cajuns

“I'm very willing to take something in trade," he told her. "In fact, I'm going to insist on it. I did something for you. Now you're going to do something for me."

Kennedy lifted a brow. "I have lots of talents, Baxter. You're gonna have to be specific.”
― Erin Nicholas, Crazy Rich Cajuns

“Bennett could get shit done. That was sexy as hell.”
― Erin Nicholas, Crazy Rich Cajuns

“[Bennett] gave a little growl and put his hands on her ass, pulling her against him. "Get in that fucking shower and let me worship you.”
― Erin Nicholas, Crazy Rich Cajuns

“Gabe grinned. "I was just being funny."

Cooper shook his head. "I don't think you're as funny as you think you are, Dad."

Gabe gave a short laugh. "Got it. I'll remember that.”
― Erin Nicholas, Going Down Easy

“Love means you don't have to be perfect.”
― Erin Nicholas, Going Down Easy

“[Parenting] definitely gets messy. But I would rather do it messy than not at all.”
― Erin Nicholas, Going Down Easy

“Dana shook her head. "Cheetos' dust on my furniture is a hard line."

Logan felt a strange rush of relief. "I use wet wipes. I'm not an animal.”
― Erin Nicholas, Taking It Easy

“Oh, no," [Logan] said. "There's no crying in accidentally getting knocked up by the hottest bartender you've ever met."

[Dana] laughed again. And sniffed again. "That's ridiculous. That's the perfect thing to cry about.”
― Erin Nicholas, Taking It Easy

“I couldn't help it." He lifted his shoulder. "You sacrifice for other people. That's sexy to me.”
― Erin Nicholas, Taking It Easy

“Logan reached to tip her chin up with his finger. "Bullshit," he said softly. "Those are just examples. You put other people first. Without even thinking about it." He paused. Then added, "I'll be honest--" He brushed his thumb over her chin. " I probably didn't put all of that into actual thought before all of this with the baby and everything. It was just a general impression of you. Something about you drew me in. But I do know what it is now. You think I'm fun and the life of the party and make people comfortable and happy. But so do you. Not with the same techniques, but being with you is easier on people than being without you."
[Dana] sucked in a little breath. That was, by far, no question, the best thing anyone had ever said to her.”
― Erin Nicholas, Taking It Easy

“And I know that it’s probably killing you a little bit to not be down here front and center, or backstage getting everything together. But you’re here anyway. In the back in the shadows. Because you’re not really here as a dance dad tonight. You’re just here as… a dad.”
― Erin Nicholas, Taking It Easy