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“You plan on treating me like the kid you think you hired? Fine. But I expect you to be polite, courteous, and fair. I don’t expect to be punished because I have breasts instead of a dick. I’ll do my work, and I will show you the respect you deserve as my boss as long as you show me the respect I deserve as an employee and a human being.”
― Melanie Moreland, Revved to the Maxx

“What would you do if you weren't afraid?”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“I suspect ye’re just trying to get rid of me, lassie, so ye dinnae have to continue this lesson on embroidery; the most important of the feminine arts.” Leanna, who had always suspected the most important of the feminine arts was fellatio, smiled weakly at her mother.”
― Caroline Lee, Plaid to the Bone

“Apparently, Thomas Forbes had cataloged the books entirely by color, which any lover of books knew was a completely shite method. Who in the fook says, “I’d like to read a green book today,” instead of choosing by topic? His opinion of his father lowered even further.”
― Caroline Lee, The Earl's Brazen Widow

“She needed someone to protect her.
That someone was me.”
― Melanie Moreland, My Image of You

“In fact, he’d barely hugged me when I arrived earlier. I got the feeling he was more excited to show off his accomplishment than see me. His cold and distant behavior was upsetting,”
― Jessica Buss, Hooked by You

“It was tough having compassion for the woman screwing my fiancé.”
― Jessica Buss, Hooked by You

“Now I wondered if taking out a billboard in the middle of Times Square, calling him out on his cheating ways, would be too drastic.”
― Jessica Buss, Hooked by You

“All the pain I’m experiencing is my fault.”
― Jessica Buss, Hooked by You

“After I settle in, he reaches over my lap, buckling me in tight and secure.”
― Jessica Buss, Hooked by You

“The sounds he’s making are so raw and primal and my pulse climbs. I need more. Of him. Of that sound.”
― Jessica Buss, Hooked by You

“I have never wanted more with someone. I don’t know what that means, but I know I’m not ready to say goodbye to you. I want to stay in your life, whether it’s through phone calls, visits, or something more. I’m committed to trying.” I look into her eyes, and I see my fears reflected.”
― Jessica Buss, Hooked by You

“I shake my head defiantly. No, I refuse to be that girl.”
― Jessica Buss, Hooked by You

“Feelings are tough for me. I don’t share them with anyone, mostly because I struggle with identifying them. My emotions have always seemed elusive and unclear, but I need to try to understand them so I can tell Samantha what I feel and want. She deserves that from me.”
― Jessica Buss, Hooked by You

“I’ve got to go, Samantha. Have a nice life,”
― Jessica Buss, Hooked by You

“The new device smashes into my television, shattering them both. Sitting here, staring at the destruction I’ve created, all I can think is I’m broken into a million tiny pieces, too.”
― Jessica Buss, Hooked by You

“Lucas, the only thing that will even come close to fixing this is by making a grand gesture to show her exactly how you feel and what you want.”
― Jessica Buss, Hooked by You

“Self-discovery is a full-time job. I constantly question myself in my attempt to figure out the real me. I played so many games, trying to be what I thought people wanted me to be, but I discovered that doesn’t make me happy.”
― Jessica Buss, Hooked by You

“Words are powerful, they could change lives, and her words are full of confidence and truth, letting me know I’ll be all right.”
― Jessica Buss, Checked by You

“Monica, babe, can you watch our s’mores creation while I chat with Mika really quick?” Then he winks. Such a flirt.”
― Jessica Buss, Checked by You

“And then he winks. Lord, have mercy, this man. Send help. I may not survive this. Or at least my panties won’t. Not if he keeps winking.”
― Jessica Buss, Checked by You

“I need to be heard and respected, appreciated and thanked, valued and seen. And above all that, I want friendship, passion, trust, and love.”
― Jessica Buss, Checked by You

“Our eyes lock, and it renders me useless, completely taken by this vision before me.”
― Jessica Buss, Checked by You

“Direct hit. Hang on, girl, you are on your way to O-Town.”
― Jessica Buss, Checked by You

“I want something more, and tonight I’m choosing to be that man for you.”
― Jessica Buss, Checked by You

“we share an innocent kiss, and it is, without a doubt, the best kiss of my life. It’s full of forgiveness and hope, dreams and wishes, innocence and love.”
― Jessica Buss, Checked by You

“He leans forward and tenderly kisses me with such passion.”
― Jessica Buss, Checked by You

“There stands Christian, glaring daggers at Jackson.”
― Jessica Buss, Clipped by You

“I’m not going anywhere. No fucking way. I’d rather stand on the bar and beat my chest, screaming, “I saw her first! She’s mine!”
― Jessica Buss, Clipped by You

“After all, when he described Aaron, didn’t he recognize the similarities to himself?”
― Jessica Buss, Clipped by You