The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn Quotes

“I wanted to kiss you too.”
― Valerie Bowman, The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn

“Trying to sneak past me?” Gulp. It’s Aiden. My heart shoots up to my throat. I reach out again, and this time I realize what I thought was the wall was really Aiden’s chest. I pat it. I touch it. I run my fingers along it. Oh yeah. I recognize those pecs. He’s wearing a T-shirt, but it’s definitely Aiden. Aiden’s breathing hitches, and my hand stops. That one little catch in his breath does something to me that I’m not going to be able to recover from. “Ellie?” His voice is a deep, sexy whisper. I close my eyes. “Yes?” My fingers have moved to his lower abdomen. “I wanted to kiss you too.”
― Valerie Bowman, The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn

“If P-dog knew we were giving away his treats”
― Valerie Bowman, The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn

“I’ll have to ask Mom and Dad if I can borrow the car.” “Why do that when you can ride with me?” Aiden says, and I swear he winks at me.”
― Valerie Bowman, The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn

“Oh, you don’t care about any of that, do you, sweetie?” I frown. “Of course I do.” Not that my absence over the last four years would have indicated it.”
― Valerie Bowman, The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn

“I’ve been up since four.” “Four what?” I narrow my eyes and cock my head to the side. What he’s saying makes no sense to me. “Four o’clock, a.m.,” he clarifies.”
― Valerie Bowman, The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn

“Aiden pads back over to me and leans down to study my face. “A few of them are still there, I see.” He taps the end of my nose with a finger.”
― Valerie Bowman, The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn

“Sometimes in life there comes a time when you have to redefine what success means to you.”
― Valerie Bowman, The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn

“I realize his smile is something I've come to look forward to, like feeling the sun on your face when it's cold outside.”
― Valerie Bowman, The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn

“Real success is living a life surrounded by the people you love and who love you back in a place that makes you happy while doing the things you love to do.”
― Valerie Bowman, The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn

“When you find the person who’ll save you from what you’re afraid of, don’t let go.”
― Valerie Bowman, The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn

“I love you and I want you to stay, but I won’t be the reason you miss out on your dreams. I want the best for you. I want you to be happy. If you have to go, I understand.”
― Valerie Bowman, The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn

“I know we decided to just be friends, but—” “Shut up and kiss me,” I say. “You’re so bossy,” he says, smiling against my lips. “You have no idea.”
― Valerie Bowman, The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn

“I wanted to stay there, because you’re there.”
― Valerie Bowman, The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn

“I’ve never actually seen a bookshelf with a ladder in person. I mostly live vicariously through Belle in the Beauty and the Beast movie.”
― Valerie Bowman, The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn

“Overly macho dudes are the worst.”
― Valerie Bowman, The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn

“But sometimes in life there comes a time when you have to redefine what success means to you.”
― Valerie Bowman, The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn

“What’s playing at the drive-in tonight anyway?” I ask. “It’s the Gilmore Girls festival.”
― Valerie Bowman, The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn

“I don’t mention that Aiden brought me pumpkin-spice creamer for my coffee this morning.”
― Valerie Bowman, The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn

“Only I haven’t seen him in a while, and he did not look anything like this.”
― Valerie Bowman, The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn

“As a species we’ve evolved beyond black coffee. And I, for one, take full, unashamed advantage of that.”
― Valerie Bowman, The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn