Find Her, Keep Her, A Martha's Vineyard Love Story Quotes

“I usually lose what I love. Love has never been my best friend or made me any promises of happiness. For all general purposes, love has become my enemy.”
― Z.L. Arkadie, Find Her, Keep Her

“Leaving things the way they are is merely my way of maintaining emotional and spatial distance. So much of my life has been lived already, but in the last three days I realized I want more. I simply want more.”
― Z.L. Arkadie, Find Her, Keep Her

“We still were very negligent,” I say as I slide off the bed. “You and I are together, so it isn’t.” I laugh. “You’re insane,” I joke, thinking he couldn’t really mean that. “We are. No condom means girlfriend.” I stop looking for my panties to study him. Although his eyes have a bouncy look, he’s certainly serious. “Is that a rule your brain just wrote?” I ask. “This is how it happens when we’re meant to be, Daisy,” he says.”
― Z.L. Arkadie, Find Her, Keep Her: A Steamy Martha’s Vineyard Island Romance

“I make an on-the-spot decision. He’s sexy, and I need this little diversion. I don’t need another man playing trampoline on my heart. If he wants to play cat and mouse, then I’ll let him catch me, screw me, and there, fun had, chase over. I go in for the kiss, and he responds.”
― Z.L. Arkadie, Find Her, Keep Her: A Steamy Martha’s Vineyard Island Romance

“That was Kara. She’s my ex-girlfriend.” “Does she know she’s your ex-girlfriend?” “Of course.” “Then why is she here?” “Because we’re still friends.” “With benefits?” I’ve learned to keep the questions coming quickly; it gives the answerer less time to consider lying. “Yes. No. Not after yesterday.” I shake my head. “This is crazy.” He nods. “I know. I didn’t expect any of this.”
― Z.L. Arkadie, Find Her, Keep Her: A Steamy Martha’s Vineyard Island Romance

“Why me? Like I said, I’m not Mr. Type A’s cup of tea. I like my men silent, mysterious, and communicatively challenged. Those are the ones who tend to like me too.”
― Z.L. Arkadie, Find Her, Keep Her: A Steamy Martha’s Vineyard Island Romance

“more.  According to the list, the first wedding was scheduled for”
― Z.L. Arkadie, Find Her, Keep Her

“I like my men silent, mysterious, and communicatively challenged. Those are the ones who tend to like me too.”
― Z.L. Arkadie, Find Her, Keep Her

“My main takeaway was sex clouds judgement, especially for a woman. Something about being penetrated make the act so much more than just a casual one for the average, emotionally stable woman.”
― Z.L. Arkadie, Find Her, Keep Her

“My stomach turns the closer I get to my destination. The forest on both sides of the road runs deep and dark. There’s still a lot of traffic. It’s not the 405 or 101 rush-hour type, but for the size of the roads and the lack of city amenities, it’s still a little too busy. Make a right on Winter Road, the navigator says.”
― Z.L. Arkadie, Find Her, Keep Her