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“A book is really like a lover. It arranges itself in your life in a way that is beautiful.”
― Maurice Sendak

“He meant to go lightly, cautiously, sweetly. First kiss, first date. But she curled her fingers in his hair, pressed her hot little body against his, and kissed him back as if they had been dating for a good long while! As if he wanted him like he wanted her.

Now this was more like it.”
― Terry Spear, Jaguar Hunt

“She kissed him with just as much exuberance, enjoying the feel of his warm, sexy mouth against hers, the caress of his hands on her cheeks, as she stroked his bare back with as much tenderness.”
― Terry Spear, Jaguar Hunt

“I don’t do one-night stands, Tammy. Not my style.”

She sighed, sounding exasperated, but she was secretly pleased at his declaration. “I’m…the same way, only things haven’t worked out.”

“I understand.” He continued to stroke her hair with one hand, his other arm wrapped around her, holding her to him and showing possessiveness in an affectionate way.

She studied him for a moment and saw the sincerity in his expression, then sighed again. “Fine. Then we’re dating now. All right?”

He gave her the warmest smile. “You’ve got it.”
― Terry Spear, Jaguar Hunt

“What makes you think you can stop me?”
“I’m a lady, and you’re a gentleman.”
He smirked. “Are you sure about that?”
“About which?”
“Either.”
― Jayne Fresina, Once Upon a Kiss

“He knew then he was in danger. Very real danger. No woman had ever given him a gift or spoken to him as she did. Or tied him in these breathless knots. Or left him so aroused just by standing close and letting him hold her hand.”
― Jayne Fresina, Once Upon a Kiss

“It was most troubling to find there existed a pair of lips he would allow to insult him and yet still want to kiss immediately afterward.”
― Jayne Fresina, Once Upon a Kiss

“Darius squared his shoulders, wishing he had something other than his handkerchief to keep his hands occupied while she stood this close, looking so angry and at the same time as wildly beautiful, dangerous, and breathtaking as a thunderstorm at sea. A face to sink a thousand ships...”
― Jayne Fresina, Once Upon a Kiss

“I’m sorry,” he said in a soft voice while leaning closer to her, “for taking liberties earlier. I hope I didn’t offend you.”

“You kissed me,” she answered, equally quietly, then laughed out loud. “I was a little shocked at first, perhaps, but I’m over it.”

“Over it?” His heart sank. Not the reaction he’d hoped. Perhaps he was out of practice.

“I rather enjoyed it, if you must know. It has been a long time since I’ve had such a kiss. Nothing like a bold and lingering kiss. How I’ve missed it. Ah, now you look shocked. Good. I’ve had my revenge.”
― Sherri Browning, Thornbrook Park

“Eve.” He placed himself in front of her again. “We can’t have any more than today, but we can have today.”

“What are you suggesting?” Eve’s pulse raced, wildfire in her veins.

Marcus gripped her by the shoulders, his mouth opening ravenously on hers, and then he broke the kiss as suddenly as it had begun. “For today, at least, we could pretend we have each other, and no one else. No demands, no promises to keep.”
― Sherri Browning, Thornbrook Park

“I mean to explore you thoroughly this time.”

“Take heed, Captain. I’m prepared to answer all threats measure for measure.”
― Sherri Browning, Thornbrook Park

“It’s this thing between us. The thing that we’ve been sidestepping all around rather than talking about it.”

“Kind of hard to talk about something that neither of us can even define.”

Annie Rose stood up, walked over to him, wrapped her arms around his neck, rolled up on her toes, and kissed him hard right on the lips. It didn’t feel strange and there was nothing but a tingling feeling in the pit of his stomach when she pulled away.

“Now we’ve talked about it,” she said. “Good night, Mason. See you at breakfast.”
― Carolyn Brown, How to Marry a Cowboy

“I said that it would be easy to fall in love with you,” he repeated.

“But would it be wise?”

He cocked his head to one side and their eyes locked in the short space between them. Slowly his chin went up and down in a nod. “I believe it might be the wisest thing I could do in this lifetime.”

“Then you have my permission.”
― Carolyn Brown, How to Marry a Cowboy

“One hand went around her shoulders and the other one tipped her chin up. For several seconds he lost himself in her blue eyes and then his lips found hers in a lingering kiss and both her arms went instinctively around his neck.

“I’ve wanted to do that all morning,” he said.

“I’ve wanted you to do that all morning,” she whispered. “I guess we don’t need to talk about this thing anymore now.”

“I’m ready to do lots of things, Annie Rose. Talk is not anywhere on the list.”
― Carolyn Brown, How to Marry a Cowboy

“How am I making you feel?”

She considered the answer. “Like all my nerve endings are on fire. Like I want more, but I don’t exactly know how to ask for what I want.” She swallowed. “Or maybe I do.”
― Rebecca York, Betrayed

“Shane felt a jolt of heat, a desire that threatened to overwhelm rational thought. And perhaps for the moment that was all right.”
― Rebecca York, Betrayed

“So she learned at the age of almost twenty-six how to kiss a lover. Such kisses involved tongues, lips, taste, feel, and soft, needy noises that had her pressing up into his body and wanting to consume him with her hands and her mouth.”
― Grace Burrowes, The Captive

“I live to bring you pleasure.” To Gilly, his words rang like a vow.”
― Grace Burrowes, The Captive

“We shall not be indiscreet here in the broad light of day,” she said, but she’d left a question in the words when she’d intended a stern admonition.

He smiled down at her. “Someday, Gillian, I will have you writhing and moaning in the broad light of day. Outdoors even.”

“You’d get leaves in my hair.” She could afford the humor, because he was behaving.

“Among other places, but then I’d help you remove them.”
― Grace Burrowes, The Captive

“It was a struggle to not fall in love with a man who was determined to be decent to her when what she sought was indulgence of her wanton nature.

Her recently discovered, very frustrated wanton nature, damn him.”
― Grace Burrowes, The Captive

“Mercia wasn’t a little-in-love sort of man. He was mad, dark passion, sweeping emotion, and complete loss of reason, with his gaunt male beauty, his wealth and power, and his haunted past.”
― Grace Burrowes, The Captive

“You like this darkness. You like learning me by feel.” Feeling very bold indeed, she nuzzled at him until she found his mouth with her own. “I like it too.”
― Grace Burrowes, The Captive

“Her restlessness disappeared and in its place stood the best diversion possible—a smoking-hot bad boy.”
― Terri L. Austin, His Kind of Trouble

“Trust-fund baby. Jet setter. Poshly accented mechanic. She hadn’t quite figured him out.”
― Terri L. Austin, His Kind of Trouble

“The man gave her an eyegasm every time she glanced at him.”
― Terri L. Austin, His Kind of Trouble

“I’m begging you, for the love of all that’s filthy and wrong in this world, have a good time with tall, dark, and raspy, okay?”
― Terri L. Austin, His Kind of Trouble

“I’ll see you tomorrow night.”
Be ready," he said. “I’ll have something special planned.”
"I thought you didn’t make plans.”
"You’re an exception to my rules, Monica Campbell.”
― Terri L. Austin, His Kind of Trouble

“We are all part of the same story, each of us different chapters. We may not have the power to choose setting or plot, but we can choose what kind of character we want to be.”
― David Arnold, Kids of Appetite

“There is not always a good guy. Nor is there always a bad one. Most people are somewhere in between.”
― Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls

“Stories are wild creatures, the monster said. When you let them loose, who knows what havoc they might wreak?”
― Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls