Stand and Defend Quotes

“When it comes to love, the book is always better.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“I thought that being in love would feel like infatuation. Those heart-pumping, brain-scrambling, intense feelings of need. All the time. But it’s the opposite. Love is calm—it’s tranquil. It’s a feeling of mutual connectedness whether I’m thousands of miles away or in the same room. It’s companionship and friendship and understanding.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“There are moments in life you desperately want to hold on to, wish you could freeze time and space, bottle it up and take it with you. Open and breathe it in whenever you need to remember what it felt like to be alive.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“All thanks to Cam. He’s shown me it’s okay to be selfish once in a while. I’m allowed to be the main character in my own life.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“My stomach isn’t filled with butterflies, it’s more like thirty raccoons fighting over a footlong hot dog.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“Guess I’m not a perfect angel. My villain era is well underway.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“Smirking, I pull her close to me and hold her wrist up so I can read the page she’s on. She tugs back, but I keep it steady. I thought romance novels had poetic language like stalks, petals, and other floral-genital comparisons. Not these books . . . Damn, this is explicit. There’s no mistaking what stuffing a cunt and fisting a cock are. “What the hell are you reading?” “It’s a romance,” she says, laughing. “No, sweetheart, it’s porn. Give it here. I want to read.” “Fine, but then you read it out loud.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“Dog person. Cats don’t have eyebrows, and it freaks me out.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“Captains sit together,” Jonesy shouts. Sully rolls his eyes. “I’m not Captain Sullivan anymore,” he grumbles. Lonan grins slowly. “Oh, would you prefer Hero of the Hudson?”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“Most people marry for love—and most divorces happen within five years. Love is overrated. Life is meant to be filled with hobbies, like traveling, Netflix, and reading. When it comes to love, the book is always better.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“I know how well your cunt can grip a dick. Show me how you like being fucked. Keep your eyes on mine the whole time. He may not have enjoyed watching you, but I do. And tonight, you’re the main attraction. Understand?” She nods and bites her lip. It excites her. A flush creeps into her cheeks, and I cup her face, pressing a kiss to her lips. “Come on, Sunshine. Show me what a slut you are for this.” She kneels, facing away from the mirror. There’s a shy sweetness to her that has me watching with rapt attention.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“Freya certainly does.” Rhys holds his phone out to me, showing a short video clip of the two girls cheersing with wine glasses, and the dogs laying in a pile next to them.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“Fuck, I missed you.” My voice is muffled against her shoulder. “I don’t want to be away from you that long again,” she whispers. “Let me take you home.” She squeezes me tighter and sighs. “I already am.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“Camden! You won the Stanley Cup!” That reminds me, Barrett’s shot was the winning goal. I drop her to her feet and kiss her cheek, then grab the winning puck off the bench. “Be right back.” I skate to Barrett and thrust it into his chest. “This one is yours.” It practically sends him into tears, which gets me choked up. Damn, he sure is going out with a bang. “Your last puck, and it won the Stanley Cup.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“Camden! You won the Stanley Cup!” That reminds me, Barrett’s shot was the winning goal. I drop her to her feet and kiss her cheek, then grab the winning puck off the bench. “Be right back.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“We were made for each other. I needed Jordan to open my heart, and she needed me to heal hers. She changed my life, and I’m a better man because of her. This woman taught me how to love with my whole chest. Together, we’re unstoppable.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“He pulls me up, my ass tight against his pelvis. “No, baby. No one owns you. You’re too fucking vicious to have a keeper. But I’ll worship and love you for as long as I live to make you stay.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“Who owns you?” he grunts. “You,” I cry.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“Don’t fuck with the queen.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“Even though it wasn’t a real proposal, my hand still shook when I slid the candy ring on her finger. A rush like no other. I wonder if she knows deep down there’s a part of me asking for her whole future. The thought must have crossed her mind.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“He opens the ring box, revealing a Ring Pop. I start laughing, and he chuckles along with me. “Come on, Sunshine . . . When are you finally going to admit I’m exactly your type? That day at the coffee shop was the beginning of our journey, and little did I know it would lead to where we are now. But I’m so happy it did.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“None of this is adding up. I furrow my brow. “Hey, is Kendra attractive?” Her eyes grow big. “She’s gorgeous. A doppelgänger for Taryn Delanie Smith.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“Do you have any idea what kind of mess that would make?” She knows I love messes. “I’m in the middle of a good part. Go back to sleep.” I smile. “How big of a mess?” “You know that elevator scene in The Shining?”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“Cramps? These aren’t cramps. This is my uterus so pissed off I haven’t put a baby in her womb room that it’s decided to rip out the insulation in all four walls and attic.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“I was worried this visit would be stuffy and formal, but it’s quite the opposite. Cam and his sisters’ love language is giving each other shit, but there’s affection under the playful digs. Hailey hands me a creamy bronze cocktail with crushed graham cracker on the rim. I take a sip and smile. She makes a fuckin’ mean pumpkin-tini.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“So, who’s part of our threesome?” “Dean Winchester.” At least she didn’t say Big Bird or some shit.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“We had a one-night stand. I got pregnant, tried to contact him. He tried to contact me. We lost contact for five years. I thought he’d abandoned me, I hated him. But he didn’t even know he had a child because I raised Arthur, that’s our son, by myself, until he showed up at one of my work events and wouldn’t leave me alone until . . .” She wiggles her ring finger and clicks her tongue. “Now we’re finally back on track and getting our happy ending.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“I tuck my phone back in my pocket, and not two seconds later, a blonde, brunette, and redhead—like a bad joke—head down the stairs toward my seat.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“I love the Viktor & Rolf perfume she wears, but there’s an underlying natural Jordan fragrance that’s sexy and cozy.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“A decent person would feel guilty about having sex so soon after breaking off an engagement. Not me. Guess I’m not a perfect angel. My villain era is well underway.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend