The Reluctant Bride Quotes

“Books don’t let you down—especially romances. You get that ending you want, even if it’s hard won.”
― Monica Murphy, The Reluctant Bride

“I may not be thrilled to go through a fake wedding with this woman, but damned if I’m going to let someone abuse my fiancée. She may be a pain in the ass sometimes, but she’s my pain in the ass. And no one can touch her. Not a single soul.”
― Monica Murphy, The Reluctant Bride

“you’re not my type. I’m usually attracted to dark-haired men.”
― Monica Murphy, The Reluctant Bride

“Just the idea of cheating on this beautiful woman fills me with disgust.”
― Monica Murphy, The Reluctant Bride

“raise a brow. “No, but I’ve been told she’s quite”
― Monica Murphy, The Reluctant Bride

“she says with the faintest bit of irritation. “You’re taking them in Central Park Wednesday”
― Monica Murphy, The Reluctant Bride

“enter the boardroom at Halcyon right on time. Acting like I’ve got my shit together, like nothing is bothering me.”
― Monica Murphy, The Reluctant Bride

“enter the boardroom”
― Monica Murphy, The Reluctant Bride

“I fade into the background, your favorite wallpaper. You always claim it’s pretty, but that’s all you can say about it.”
― Monica Murphy, The Reluctant Bride

“Despite how our situation started out, I want to be there for her. Protect her. Take care of her. Make jokes when she’s sad so I can put a smile on her face, knowing I’m the one responsible for that. The one responsible for Charlotte’s happiness. Yeah. I want that.”
― Monica Murphy, The Reluctant Bride

“Arguing with Charlotte feels like foreplay.”
― Monica Murphy, The Reluctant Bride

“she’ll eventually become mine and I’m a Constantine. We take care of what’s ours. And for some reason, she feels like mine. My responsibility. Seeing the bruises on her arm caused something unfamiliar to rise within me. Something I’ve never really felt before in my life. Protectiveness. Possessiveness.”
― Monica Murphy, The Reluctant Bride

“They all lie. Men. To cover their tracks, to gain something they want. It doesn’t matter what they’re doing, as long as their lips are moving, they’re lying.”
― Monica Murphy, The Reluctant Bride

“This is why I became so introverted. Why I preferred books over people. Books don’t let you down—especially romances. You get that ending you want, even if it’s hard won.”
― Monica Murphy, The Reluctant Bride

“I slip my hands into my pockets, preventing myself from grabbing for her again. That I’m even tempted after she called me an asshole and a pervert is… Disconcerting.”
― Monica Murphy, The Reluctant Bride

“From the online research I’ve done, you have no type.”
― Monica Murphy, The Reluctant Bride