Tempt Quotes

“You’re my north, south, east, and west, Millie Rose. You ground me, you guide me, you inspire me. And I’m madly in love with you.”
― Melanie Harlow, Tempt

“I’ve learned not to look outside myself for validation—you can’t base your self-worth on someone else’s feelings”
― Melanie Harlow, Tempt

“Baby, you took my breath away the night we met.” Playfully, I bit her inner thigh. “Now fucking sit on my face before I lose my mind.”
― Melanie Harlow, Tempt

“That home didn’t even feel like home anymore. Home to me now is wherever you are, and no matter where I go, I will always make my way back to you.”
― Melanie Harlow, Tempt

“Sometimes you just have to believe everything happens for a reason, and trust in the people you love to protect and guide you.”
― Melanie Harlow, Tempt

“Yeah. Life is unpredictable.” “It is,” she said, her eyes drifting to her daughter, who joyfully shoveled bright orange Cheetos into her mouth. “And scary sometimes. But I guess . . .” She closed her eyes. “I guess sometimes you just have to believe everything happens for a reason, and trust the people you love to protect and guide you—even if they seem to be guiding you to a whole new life.”
― Melanie Harlow, Tempt

“You are infuriatingly, indecently beautiful,” I told her. “And I might never forgive you for making me want you so badly.”
― Melanie Harlow, Tempt

“I knew what I was doing when I agreed to come here. I knew what this was and what this wasn’t. I knew where this could go and where it couldn’t. No one was suffering any delusions or making any false promises. The truth was always right in front of my face. And as long as I kept it in plain sight, I’d be fine.”
― Melanie Harlow, Tempt

“I got it for you.” His voice was quiet but firm. “You’re my north, south, east, and west, Millie Rose. You ground me, you guide me, you inspire me. And I’m madly in love with you.”
― Melanie Harlow, Tempt

“I guess sometimes you just have to believe everything happens for a reason, and trust the people you love to protect and guide you—even if they seem to be guiding you to a whole new life.”
― Melanie Harlow, Tempt

“I don’t want to be a good man tonight. I just want to be the one in your bed.”
― Melanie Harlow, Tempt

“I stopped dead in my tracks, my legs threatening to buckle. “Zach,” I said, before I could stop myself. From the look on his face, I could tell he was just as shocked as I was. “Millie?”
― Melanie Harlow, Tempt

“Listen, Millie MacAllister. Down in the bar, I told you if you said yes, you’d be up all fucking night. And I meant it.” I laughed, glancing over at the nightstand clock. “But it’s—” “It’s barely after midnight. What time is your flight?” “Nine.” His grin widened. “Baby, we’re just getting started.”
― Melanie Harlow, Tempt

“You are infuriatingly, indecently beautiful,” I told her. “And I might never forgive you for making me want you so badly.” She put a hand over my cock, which strained against the denim. “Are you going to punish me for it?” “Hard and repeatedly.”
― Melanie Harlow, Tempt

“No,” I admitted. “He’s cute, but he was too young for me. I didn’t think the four-year age gap would matter that much, but after a few weeks, I knew it was never going to work.” “You knew after a few weeks? You dated Mason for months!” “I know, but the spark wore off fast. Our relationship was strictly platonic by the end.” “Why didn’t you break it off sooner?” “Because I felt sorry for him. His mom had recently died, his stepdad was out of the picture, he never knew his real father . . . He seemed so vulnerable.” Winnie laughed. “This is your problem. You date lost puppies.”
― Melanie Harlow, Tempt

“I jumped off the bed. “I didn’t fall. No one fell. There’s no falling.”
― Melanie Harlow, Tempt

“Zach came into the bar—where I was applying vodka to the wound—”
― Melanie Harlow, Tempt