Hunter Quotes

“I don’t want to be your book boyfriend or your hero, Zoey; I want to be your mountain. I want to be the thing you know will always be there no matter what—the one you can always trust.” He kissed my cheek, turning my tears into tattoos of his lips. “And the mountains don’t wait for the clouds to clear or for the thunder to stop in order to stand tall, so I’m not going to wait for Roscoe to leave or for us to find your stalker before I tell you that I love you. Before I tell you that you aren’t the center of my world, you are my world.”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“If tacos are God’s donation to world peace, then book boyfriends are his apology to women for men in real life.”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“The last thing Dad said to me before we walked back to his car was that there will always be parts of life—parts of us that are broken. We can either choose to try and bury those parts or till them; we can either try and hide our weaknesses or turn them over”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“Most times in life”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“Love was a damn strong word to utter to a woman I wasn’t even in a relationship with”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“Because book boyfriends are trapped in the pages,” he rasped low. “They can’t tell you how damn beautiful you are”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“collecting happy endings.”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“As your friend”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“Because if it came down to it”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“That’s what books do. They take you away. They let you escape your life and live a completely different one while you’re in them.”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“You could stand under an umbrella in the middle of the storm, but it wouldn’t stop you from feeling the rain.”
― Dr. Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“When you’re running from danger, you don’t stop to see how close it is to catching up. You go and go and go until you can’t go anymore.”
― Dr. Rebecca sharp, Hunter

“Because if it came down to it, I’d quit my own company for a chance to be with you.”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“if I can get up on my soapbox here, saying that romance novels are unrealistic is horseshit,” he cleared, and I ducked my head, fighting a laugh. “I think unrealistic is believing it’s okay to be in a relationship where you aren’t respected or loved.”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“Because I want to be the man who fills your life with happily ever afters.”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“I know a lot of things seem broken right now, baby. I know it’s hard to want to build on something so vulnerable—see a future when things are clouded with hurdles. But I also know that even on the days when I look out those windows and can’t see the mountains, they’re still there.”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“The last thing Dad said to me before we walked back to his car was that there will always be parts of life—parts of us that are broken. We can either choose to try and bury those parts or till them; we can either try and hide our weaknesses or turn them over, breathe life into them, build on them and grow them into strengths.” He paused. “I never asked Ranger to do my English homework again.”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“How can you love me when you don’t know…” She trailed off, shame washing over her. “The same way I can read even when the letters are jumbled. No matter what they end up being, the meaning won’t change for me.” I brought both her hands to my mouth and pressed my lips to her knuckles in a firm kiss. “Don’t make me love you in pieces, heroine. I want all of you—I’ll love all of you.”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“What I see is a woman who’s had to be strong for too damn long to hold herself together, and who’s had to do it alone.” I squeezed my hands, pulling her back to my chest. “You’re not falling apart, Zoey. You’re so damn strong, and I’m the one who’s just trying to be worthy of your weakness—worthy of your vulnerability.”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“His head dipped toward mine, my lips parting in hungry anticipation for his. “I don’t want to just be your boss or your bodyguard or your hero.” “Then be my Hunter.” I curled my fingers into his shirt and pulled myself upward. “And I’ll be your heroine.”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“I agree with you, Hunter. And if I can get up on my soapbox here, saying that romance novels are unrealistic is horseshit,” he cleared, and I ducked my head, fighting a laugh. “I think unrealistic is believing it’s okay to be in a relationship where you aren’t respected or loved.”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“Baby, I’m sorry for all the men who abandoned you when they should’ve protected you. And I’m sorry for all the men who made you believe that protective men only existed in books.” I pinned her chin between my thumb and forefinger. “But make no mistake, I’m not sorry for the kind of man I am nor for the decision I’ve made. You’re in danger, and I damned well am going to do everything in my power to protect you, alright?”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“Listen to me, baby,” he rasped against my hair, the endearment working wonders for the knots in my stomach. “I’m right here. I’ve got you. And when I’ve got you, no one else can touch you.”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“Most times in life, the only thing standing between what we think we can’t have and having it, is just a reason to believe.”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“Tell me what the hell a man has to do to be loved by you.”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“Because book boyfriends are trapped in the pages,” he rasped low. “They can’t tell you how damn beautiful you are, Zoey. They can’t tell you how many nights they’ve dreamed of your smile or desired your touch. They can’t step out of the book to stand in front of you, trembling with ache.”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“I’m the kind of man who’d set his own standard.” Those full lips drifted another inch closer and I felt the embers low in my stomach catch fire. “One that no book boyfriend could come close to.”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“Who knew a damn audiobook would give me two things I never thought I’d have. The ability to enjoy a book. And her.”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“But you’re… busy,” I forced out awkwardly. “Not too busy to take care of you.”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter

“There was only room enough for one book boyfriend in this book club; the hero. Not Hunter Reynolds.”
― Rebecca Sharp, Hunter