How the Grump Saved Christmas Quotes

“My heart tried to do something. Start beating again, maybe. Whatever it was, it hurt and I did not like it. Straightening my shoulders, I swallowed back the sensation. Forced it behind a wall of ice where it wouldn’t get in the way. When she turned to face me, her eyes widening with surprise, I didn’t even flinch. Despite the fact that she was still the most beautiful woman I’d ever seen.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“I don’t need to hide from the past. It’s over.” “That’s what we all think. But it haunts us.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“had given me time to get my head together and tell my lady parts that Elias and I would not be walking in an orgasm wonderland again.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“How had I forgotten how delicious he looked in Carhartt? Elias Stoneheart no doubt wore a suit extremely well but there was something about him in work clothes with a few days’ stubble on his jaw.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“Okay, so my lady parts had tingled, as if they knew they were in the presence of greatness, but I’d managed to keep my hormones in check.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“The way he said that—as a statement, not a question—sounded a lot like a compliment. A tingle of pleasure ran down my spine.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“Do you want to come inside for a few minutes?” “Sure.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“I could be grateful that he’d been there when I’d needed a ride, go inside, and go to bed. Alone. Definitely alone.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“A part of me was disappointed—wanted to see her, to be close to her again. I shoved that down, as deep as it would go, and sealed it off with ice.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“Isabelle.” My name on his lips, in that velvety voice, sent a tingle through me that burst between my legs. Hormones could never be trusted.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“And I was not at all relieved to find out he wasn’t dating her. It didn’t matter, and I didn’t care. I was such a liar.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“was going to find a way to keep the farm and keep Christmas Village. I had to. And I was not letting Elias get involved.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“Probably. But you also said I wasn’t happy. And you were right. I didn’t even realize how unhappy I was. But I was miserable. It wasn’t just because I’d let greed drive me for so long, although that was part of it. I was miserable because I didn’t have you.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“But knowing this could be a mistake wasn’t enough to make me stop.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“I guess that was dessert but if you want, I have more hot cocoa. I even bought whipped cream.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“I took a bite of my gravy-slathered turkey and had to stop myself from moaning with pleasure. The meat was tender and juicy, the gravy full of flavor. I’d forgotten how intensely satisfying comfort food could be.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“But kissing her had brought back my sense of control. It had also awakened something in me. A deep desire I’d been denying. I wanted her. And I wasn’t sure how much longer I’d be able to fight it.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“I was about to ask what he was doing when he turned and something about the way he moved reminded me why my friends and I had all agreed that a man in gray sweats was a thing.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“The lobby coffee shop looked like the bastard love child of a Hallmark movie and an ugly Christmas sweater.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“To big feelings, complications, and the friends who help you find your way through them.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“The present is a gift,” Dad said. He came over to rest his hand on Mom’s shoulder. “Even when things aren’t going your way.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“He was irresistible. And dangerous. As much as I wanted him to be a cozy fire on a snowy winter day, he could just as easily be an out of control blaze, and burn my heart to a crisp.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“He hurt you and that put him on my meanie-head list.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“Elias—the big, Grinchy jerk”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“Fine, you want to deck her halls with—”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“How do I look at her?” She wiggled her eyebrows. “Like you want to jingle her bells.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“Lights twinkled and a cute little Christmas tree decorated with acorns, red buffalo plaid, and tiny wooden squirrels stood near the front door.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“Hormones could never be trusted.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“Gotta watch out for the past, though.” That was an odd thing to say. “The past?” “Yes, yes.” He patted his vest as if trying to find something he’d left in a pocket. “The past always catches up with you. Can’t hide from it.” “I don’t need to hide from the past. It’s over.” “That’s what we all think. But it haunts us.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas

“If that Mariah Carey song came on, I might have to quit.”
― Claire Kingsley, How the Grump Saved Christmas