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0bfb5c9 "I said alone!" He nodded in agreement. "Aye, you usually say that, and I still stay. It's our way." humour romance love paranormal-romance Kresley Cole
8f190b0 I made the decision fifteen years ago that you were my life. My everything. You were with me in my dreams my dark lover my friend and confidant. romance dark-dream dark-dreamers christine-feehan vampire paranormal Christine Feehan
fbd39c0 As for the piano, the faster her fingers flew over it, the more he marveled. She struck the keys with aplomb and ran from one end of the keyboard to the other without a stop. romance music love keyboard madame-bovary piano Gustave Flaubert
1f3deb0 She didn't sound overjoyed. She didn't sound even slightly joyed. humour romance romantic-comedy Sarah Mayberry
5d536dc If a man truly loves, he gives no heed to what others may think. His heart has no room for that, for it is filled to the brim with the unutterable truth of his feelings. romance friendship love paula stoyan Juliet Marillier
ceccb87 I don't want to be a vampire' she told herself. But in her dreams, she kind of did. literature dark romance books gavriel paranormal paranormal-romance tana-bach holly-black the-coldest-girl-in-coldtown ya vampires Holly Black
10b093e Regin the Radiant and Emmaline Troy: 'Alrighty then, have it your way- you're on your own... Now, if you come across a leech, no offense, remember your training.' 'None taken. And would that be the sword training where you fly past my defenses and swat me on the ass, chirping, 'Dead!'? Another swat. 'Dead!'? Yeah, I'll get right on that.' 'No, that would be the training where you sprint like hell whenever you hear that I'm looking for you to train. romance kresley-cole Kresley Cole
b1498a7 Nobody with any real sense of humor *can* write a love story. . . . Shakespeare is the exception that proves the rule. (90-91) love-story shakespeare romance writing L.M. Montgomery
82d3568 "Be careful," Aidan called from the bed. "You don't know what he might do." "We all know what you'd do, though, don't we?" literature dark romance books beautiful gavriel paranormal paranormal-romance tana-bach holly-black the-coldest-girl-in-coldtown ya vampires Holly Black
125fc40 Unexpected Elizabeth wasn't falling into his arms as he'd anticipated, even after he had acted heroic and been valiantly injured. Perhaps he lost her. humour romance paranormal-romance Kresley Cole
ff5b4af His attitude, though always bad, has changed since he helped me prep the Pandora charm for Morgan. He thinks I'm falling for her, as ridiculous as that sounds, and he might be tempted to take matters into his hands. romance quen rachen-morgan the-hollows trent-kalamack jonathan urban-fantasy Kim Harrison
17e1675 "Em, you have a soul." "How can you be so sure of that, Hayden? How many people die and come back?" "No one dies and comes back. You did because of your sister, and you have a gift. Maybe that played a role in your coming back, but you have a soul. You aren't evil. There's nothing you can say that will make me think that." I looked up and our gazes locked. "And there's nothing you can say to make me feel differently." He lowered his eyes. Thick lashes fanned his cheeks. "I know you do, because I wouldn't want to... to kiss you if you didn't have a soul." I froze. "You... you want to kiss me?" romance Jennifer L. Armentrout
f4cc640 Time and time again when I talk to individuals about approaching love with will and intentionality, I hear the fear expressed that this will bring an end to romance. This is simply not so. Approaching romantic love from foundation of care, knowledge, and respect actually intensifies romance. romance love foundation intensity respect knowledge Bell Hooks
3beed9f "Put me down, I'm too heavy." "You're small enough to fit in my pocket." humour romance funny Sarah Mayberry
a8c508b "I will find her." "And when you do?" Roger asked. "I will make her mine," the warrior answered in a hard, determined voice. "She will be mine." The vow was made." romance Julie Garwood
6faa000 Queenie: (trying to cheer him up) I'll come with you. We'll go somewhere - we'll go anywhere - see I ain't never gonna find anyone like - Jacob: (bravely) There's loads like me. Queenie: No... no...there's only one like you. romance philosophy J.K. Rowling
c9b9067 "Tell me, Lothaire, I want to know. Convince me why I should love you." "Because any other female would!" humour romance funny paranormal-romance Kresley Cole
16aec9e If I told you I love you now How many seconds would it take How long would you allow All that I am to break I turn away Before you can see How badly I need you to stay With me romance penny-reid mustache Penny Reid
3430d78 Sarah, honey, I hardly think kidnappers are going to take the time to buy a memento of their stay. I could be wrong, but it seems rather unlikely. humour romance Christine Feehan
594d7d2 "I suppose when you say you slept with him, it was more than just a nap?" Lillian shot her a withering glance. "Daisy, don't be a pea wit." humour romance historical-romance Lisa Kleypas
f90de31 "Thank you," she whispered, sending up a quick prayer for his continued recovery. "You're welcome," Marcus murmured. Honoria let out a little shriek of surprise, jumping back nearly a foot. "Sorry," he said, but he was laughing. It was quite the loveliest sound Honoria had ever heard. "I wasn't thanking you," she said pertly. "I know." He smiled" -- romance thank-you Julia Quinn
8d9fbc9 "If you are lost, I will find you. If you are in danger, I will protect you," he said seriously. "It's what a gentleman does, Elysse." ~Alexi de Warenne to Elysse O'Neil" heroic romance Brenda Joyce
22266cd Ian, man, I didna tell ye because I didna wish to lose you too. My brother was gone, and my father. I didna mean to lose my own heart's blood as well. For you are dearer to me even than home and family, love.'She cast a lopsided smile at Jamie. 'And that's saying quite a bit. family-relationships romance Diana Gabaldon
0ad76c8 "No. Ye loved him. I canna hold it against either of you that ye mourn him. And it gives me some comfort to know ..." He hesitated, and I reached up to smooth the rumpled hair off his face. "To know what?" "That should the need come, you might mourn for me that way," he said softly." romance sad Diana Gabaldon
08d819d "I love you," Sam said, and set his mouth against hers, and broke off the kiss because he had to say it again. "I love you." Lucy's trembling fingers came to his lips, caressing them gently, "Are you sure? How do you know it's not just about sex?" "It is about sex...sex with your mind, sex with your soul, sex with the color of your eyes, the smell of your skin. I want to sleep in your bed. I want you to be the first thing I see every morning and the last thing I see at night. I love you the way I never thought I could love anyone." sex romance Lisa Kleypas
9cca392 he is both the source of my happiness and the one i want to share it with. i have to believe that's a sign. romance John Green
fee373b "Are you sure?" Aidan asked, "Gavriel's still a vampire." "He warned me about you and about them. He didn't have to. I'm not going to repay that by-" she hesitated, then frowned. "What did you call him?" "That's his name," Aidan sighed, "Gavriel. The other vampires, while they were tying me to the bed, they said his name." "Oh." With a final tug she pulled the blanked free and tossed it over to 'Gavriel" literature dark romance books beautiful gavriel paranormal paranormal-romance tana-bach holly-black the-coldest-girl-in-coldtown ya vampires Holly Black
f5847f5 I'm sorry,' she said to each of the dead as she unzipped and unfastened their things, 'I'm sorry Courtney. I'm sorry Marcus. I'm sorry Rachel. I'm sorry Jon. I'm sorry I'm alive and you're dead. I'm sorry I was asleep. I'm sorry I didn't save you and now I'm taking your things. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. literature dark romance books gavriel paranormal paranormal-romance tana-bach holly-black the-coldest-girl-in-coldtown ya vampires Holly Black
cf63d38 i miss u i love you there's no second ive lived you can't call your own romance love house-of-leaves letters Mark Z. Danielewski
044374a "I don't know whether to toss you through that window or shake your hand and say 'Well done'" Henry said in a tired voice." romance Julia Quinn
e0679c7 "And she swung the old oar at him with all her strength. It hit with a great thwack, splintering in two, and he went over the side, into the dark, cold waters of the lake, sinking like a stone. It took her two seconds. And then she let out a scream for help, tossing the broken oar away from her, and jumped into the water after him. It was very cold, numbingly so, and as it closed over her head she grabbed for him, wrapping her arms around his body, ready to sink to the bottom with him. Instead he kicked, pushing them up so that they broke the surface, his arm clamped around hers as she struggled. "Jesus, woman!" he snapped. "When did we have to become Romeo and Juliet?" murder romance Anne Stuart
c684cb7 "His hands grabbed my shoulders firmly and yanked me across the few feet that separated us. "Trent, you, mmmph," I managed to get out as he stole a kiss, a wild, wonderful, passionate kiss. His lips were heavy on mine, an erotic mix of demand and softness. My hands against his shoulders were set to push him back, but I couldn't, shocked at the sudden surge of desire that burst from my core, flaring through me like flash paper. Eyes closed, my back hit the counter. Emotion vibrated up through me. My hands clenched on him and my eyes opened. Heart thudding in my chest, I shoved him back and away. Oh God, it was a fabulous kiss. I could hardly think." romance Kim Harrison
afb74cb True friendship must be akin to romance, I think; only without all the anguish and anxiety. romance love Jacqueline Carey
937cbeb "New hair, new clothes-the classic relationship break-up makeover," Jake said. Delaney stared at him for a beat. In a way, he was right. She breaking up with Sam. He just didn't know it." romance friendship Sarah Mayberry
311ce27 "He couldn't just come right out with it, could he? No, that would scare her off. He had to be subtle, build up to it. Explain himself. "I love you." Of course, straight to the point was also an effective strategy." humour romance love romantic-comedy Sarah Mayberry
ab74e94 "I undid the wrappings with great curiosity, for Holmes did not normally give gifts. I opened the dark velvet jeweller's box and found inside a shiny new set of picklocks, a younger version of his own. "Holmes, ever the romantic. Mrs. Hudson would be pleased." romance humor sherlock-holmes Laurie R. King
bb087e2 "He buried his hands in the rich velvet of her hair. "I thought I'd die for wanting you." romance prudence velvet teresa-medeiros sebastian Teresa Medeiros
577d535 It was almost as if there was a tear in the fabric I was made of, and he was the only color thread that would match to stitch it back up. romance Jodi Picoult
918281b "...Ty grabbed my phone and threatened to tell Otter that I liked being spanked during sex. This proceeded to lead up on a long tangent where I had to have him explain to me how he knows about stuff like people getting spanked during sex. He said he might have heard it mentioned while watching MSNBC. I told him he was grounded from watching the news channels for a week. That's where this whole sidebar should have ended, but then I was forced to explain S & M and bondage to my little brother, who was persistent on the topic, and who kept staring at me with mounting horror when I finally /did/ explain, and I realized I had maybe gone too far, and we had to spend the next five minutes swearing to God that I had never nor would I ever attempt to do anything like that. He might now be the only nine-year-old who has heard the terms "cock ring" and "fisting". My parenting skills are unparalleled." romance funny m-m parenting child T.J. Klune
893a67d Miles was still mourning the loss of his Romantic Plan. 'There was going to be champagne, and oysters, and you' -- he held out both hands as though shifting a piece of furniture -- 'were going to be sitting there, and I was going to get down on one knee, and...and... relationships romance miles-is-awesome Lauren Willig
dbe6d88 "If this were a different time, a different place, I would take you to bed with me and make love to you for days," he said, his voice slow and deep and intent. "I would use my mouth on you, until no part of your skin went untouched, and I would make you come, over and over again until you could stand no more, and then I'd let you sleep in my arms until you were rested and then I would start all over again. I would kiss your wounds, I would drink your tears, I could make love to you in ways that haven't even been invented yet. I would make love to you in fields of flowers and under starry skies, where there is no death or pain or sorrow. I would show you things you haven't even dreamed of, and there would be no one in the world but you and me, between your legs, in your mouth, everywhere." sex romance Anne Stuart
c015730 With a gentle pressure, our lips met. His hands slipped more firmly about me, and I held myself back, not afraid, but wanting to feel everything slowly as I leaned in, tasting the wine on him, feeling the warmth of his body pressing into mine, breathing in our scents that were mingling and changing with the warmth. My hands rose to find his hair, and I relaxed into him as the silky strands brushed through my fingers. I wanted more, and I leaned into him as our lips moved against each other. romance trent-kalamack rachel-morgan Kim Harrison
b270ea6 People say that being in love is amazing. They lie. It's freaking terrifying. romance Molly McAdams
044b3f2 Jamie... I only want to be where you are. Nothing else. romance Diana Gabaldon
0ef2444 You said you were allowed to lose it,' some part of her reminded herself. 'Not yet, not yet. literature dark romance books gavriel paranormal paranormal-romance tana-bach holly-black the-coldest-girl-in-coldtown ya vampires Holly Black
58188f0 Haven't you got any romance in your soul?' said Magrat plaintively. 'No,' said Granny. 'I ain't. And stars don't care what you wish, and magic don't make things better, and no one doesn't get burned who sticks their hand in a fire. If you want to amount to anything as a witch, Magrat Garlick, you got to learn three things. What's real, what's not real, and what's the difference. magic romance magrat wish star Terry Pratchett
a841aec All those who love know exactly the limit they're prepared to go to. They know exactly what is required. romance Nadeem Aslam
44f1536 "No one said we had to spend every waking moment together," he said, "but at the end of the day"-he leaned and kissed each of her eyebrows, in turn-"an most of the time during, there is no one I would rather see, no one whose voice I would rather hear, and no one whose mind I would rather explore." romance bridgerton-series gareth hyacinth julia-quinn Julia Quinn
fddfef4 "Eccolo!" he exclaimed. At the same moment the ground gave way, and with a cry she fell out of the wood. Light and beauty enveloped her. She had fallen on to a little open terrace, which was covered with violets from end to end. "Courage!" cried her companion, now standing some six feet above. "Courage and love." She did not answer. From her feet the ground sloped sharply into view, and violets ran down in rivulets and streams and cataracts, irrigating the hillside with blue, eddying round the tree stems, collecting into pools in the hollows, covering the grass with spots of azure foam. But never again were they in such profusion; this terrace was the well-head, the primal source whence beauty gushed out to water the earth. Standing at its brink, like a swimmer who prepares, was the good man. But he was not the good man that she had expected, and he was alone. George had turned at the sound of her arrival. For a moment he contemplated her, as one who had fallen out of heaven. He saw radiant joy in her face, he saw the flowers beat against her dress in blue waves. The bushes above them closed. He stepped quickly forward and kissed her..." kiss romance violets first-kiss italy flowers E.M. Forster
182bb1d What kind of fool had he been, to throw away romance untried? romance Piers Anthony
9c4916c But there's a part of me that wonders what it would be like to be the most important person to someone else, to always feel like you were missing a piece of yourself when he wasn't near you. romance love Jodi Picoult
5825660 Silly of me not to have realized it. One often finds Greek temples lurking in the woods of English estates. Sneaky things, temples. romance effington Victoria Alexander
5976ad4 "But I wasn't done. Staring into eyes that were as bright and beautiful than any tawny jewel, I said what I had never said before. And I said it with every ounce in my being behind it. "I love you, Roth." My voice shook with emotion."I'm in love with you." romance love new-adult roth Jennifer L. Armentrout
269c490 "Thank you," she said. He looked bemused. "For what?" "For everything. For being amazing in bed and endlessly patient, for sacrificing the Savage Club for me and bringing me all the way around the world simply because you were worried about me, even though it meant you were probably going to spend your holidays alone. For the way you always put your hand on the small of my back to guide me across the street and the way you let me be in charge of the television remote control and the way you have never, not once, judged me or mistrusted me or made me feel small or unwanted." "Violet, sweetheart..." He blinked and she realized that he was close to tears. Her Martin. Mr. Uptight. Mr. Repressed." gratitude romance love Sarah Mayberry
e2eec70 You ought to be blowing me kisses, wench. romance love jaime-lannister George R.R. Martin
57a16f5 Even if you fall on the runway, I wouldn't blame you. It would mean that we made a mistake in choosing you. romance yukari george Ai Yazawa
126e46f I tended to be hard on the egos of a certain kind of men. The ones who normally swept women off their feet had never moved me much, because I'd always felt that if they swept me off my feet they'd practiced on a lot of women before me, and would practice more with women after me. I'd rarely been wrong on that. ~Anita Blake romance romantic-gestures Laurell K. Hamilton
7e56ddf "What are you boys doing?" she asks, as if we're still little kids messing around. "Arguin'," Carlos says matter-of-factly." humour romance young-adult-romance young-adult-fiction Simone Elkeles
f0d36b8 "He'd spent the night in the boat. Next to the spaghetti queen. William glanced at the hobo girl. She sat across from him, huddled in a clump. Her stench had gotten worse overnight, probably from the dampness. Another night like the last one, and he might snap and dunk her into that river just to clear the air. She saw him looking. Dark eyes regarded him with slight scorn. William leaned forward and pointed at the river. "I don't know why you rolled in spaghetti sauce," he said in a confidential voice. "I don't really care. But that water over there won't hurt you. Try washing it off." She stuck her tongue out. "Maybe after you're clean," he said. Her eyes widened. She stared at him for a long moment. A little crazy spark lit up in her dark irises. She raised her finger, licked it, and rubbed some dirt off her forehead. Now what? The girl showed him her stained finger and reached toward him slowly, aiming for his face. "No," William said. "Bad hobo." The finger kept coming closer." romance fantasy paranormal Ilona Andrews
5f1cbcf "You love Roth," he continued for me."You're in love with him." My eyes met his bright blue ones."Yes," I whispered, my lower lip trembling."It's him. It's always been him." romance love new-adult roth Jennifer L. Armentrout
bf4c431 That's why I don't tell people about us. They wouldn't understand, and 1 don't feel the need to explain, simply because I know in my heart how real it was. When I think of you, I can't help smiling, knowing that you've completed me somehow. I love you, not just for now, but for always, and I dream of the day that you'll take me in your arms again. romantic romance love Nicholas Sparks
3861b1a "Is there somebody out there? Amy, is that you?" her mother called. "No. Tell me this isn't happening." Quinn rested his forehead against hers. "Has she got a wiretap on you or something? I swear, she's like a walking hard-on detector." Amy bit her lip, trying not to laugh. Quinn levered himself up on his arms. "Mrs. P., if you value your life, you'll go back inside and turn off the light right now." humour romance Sarah Mayberry
a54b7bb "Forgive me for being the stupidest man on the planet?" "Careful. You're talking about the man I love." romance Sarah Mayberry
9b8ce98 I was in love with him. I knew that much was true. Love was the swelling, hopeful feeling in my chest every time I saw him. Love was the way I could forget about everything when I was with him. Love was the catch in my breath when he looked at me in his intense way. Love was the gasp he could draw out of me with the simplest of touches. Love was the way I could... I could be myself around him, know that I didn't need to be perfect or worry about what he was thinking, because he accepted me. romance love the-problem-with-forever ya Jennifer L. Armentrout
760fe05 My desire, my sincere and heartfelt desire is to rip that surprisingly sheer garment from your body, toss you onto that bed, and indeed ravish you from head to toe. I wish to make love to you until you are too exhausted to do so much as stand without support. Until you call out my name in your dreams and reach for me in your sleep. Until you can think of no one and nothing beyond the touch of my hand, the caress of my lips. romance love Victoria Alexander
7c1e95d She ignores me, so I cup my hands over my mouth and do something I haven't done in years-- barnyard sounds. humour romance young-adult-romance young-adult-fiction Simone Elkeles
4d68bc1 "Ember, he's not going to--" I pushed off the car. "Please. Hayden, please don't tell him. I'm all Olivia really has. Please." My voice cracked, and I looked away, embarrassed. "She's all I have." Hayden made a soft noise deep in his throat. Then he clasped my elbows and pulled me right up against him. His arms carefully snaked around my waist, trapping me in a hug. It could have been the bunny. Hell, it could've been the last two years that suddenly made me want to stay in Hayden's embrace. Surely-- surely not the way his heat thawed the ice encasing my entire body. Or how hard his chest felt under the sweater... or how perfectly I fit against him. And he was a chivalrous type of guy. Right? He wanted to help me control my gift, as ridiculous as that sounded. Comfort-- he offered comfort, and I needed to remember that. His arms around my waist made it hard, really hard to keep that in mind, though. "Okay." Hayden's breath stirred the hair around my ear. "Even though I think I should tell him, I won't. But I will figure out who did this." romance Jennifer L. Armentrout
9215233 I can't believe you're actually here. That you are with me. romance Jennifer L. Armentrout
265c4aa She tastes like every dark thought I've ever had. romance love Holly Black
a9daaa1 Perhaps anything that he did would have pleased Lucy, but his awkwardness went straight to her heart. romance heart love E.M. Forster
4643984 "You're bruised, as ugly as one of your Cyclops, and I can barely stand to look at you." - Duncan to Madelyne." romance julie-garwood Julie Garwood
88f8312 "This doesn't mean anything," Haley whispers as she reaches up and pulls at the Velcro of my glove. "Yes, it does." I bring my arms to my sides and the instant the gloves fall to the floor, my hands latch on to that beautiful body. "Tell me, Haley. Please tell me it does because this means something to me." romance love swoon Katie McGarry
c527eb0 Fictional people are people, too, otherwise why would we care what happens to them? romance truth Nora Roberts
cdf21b0 I like to be somewhere at least where you can see a few girls around once in a while, even if they're only scratching their arms or blowing their noses or even just giggling or something. romance J.D. Salinger
6dd422d "Love does not involve emotions, then?" he asked her with a smile. "It is not ruled by them," she told him. "Love is liking and companionship and respect and trust. Love does not dominate or try to possess. Love thrives only in a commitment to pure, mutual freedom. That is why marriage is so tricky. There are the marriage ceremony and the marriage vows and the necessity for fidelity -all of them suggestive of restraints, even imprisonment. Men talk of life sentences and leg shackles in connection with marriage, do they not? But marriage out to be just the opposite -two people agreeing to set each other free," romance Mary Balogh
5baa916 If you ever need to confirm that a girl is worth coming back from Hell for, show her your monster arm and see what she says. humour romance humor sandman-slim Richard Kadrey
42ea1d6 "Behind Tana there was the sounds of splintering wood, as though something very large had hot the door. "No," she said softly, "Oh no. No." "Leave me," said Gavriel. ....."Shut up or I might," she told him." literature dark romance books gavriel paranormal paranormal-romance tana-bach holly-black the-coldest-girl-in-coldtown ya vampires Holly Black
194030d It doesn't matter to me what you did, there are some things in life that shouldn't be given so much importance, if they don't change what is essential. What you've told me hasn't changed the way I think; I'll say again, I would be delegated to be your companion for the rest of your life-but you must think over very carefully whether I am the man for you or not. romance Laura Esquivel
7f75ae5 ...soft light ate away at the darkness and revealed a rather large room outfitted with a small kitchen, an antique-looking couch, and a... a bed. Nervously, I turned away and folded my arms. The place reminded me more of a love-nest than anything else. Then again, the stockpile of rifles hanging on the wall kind of ruined the cozy feel. romance Jennifer L. Armentrout
71b9dab ...fairy tales, just a fancy word for lies... lies romance fancy Cecelia Ahern
cfb8665 I've sequenced the questions for maximum speed of elimination,' I explained. 'I believe I can eliminate most women in less than forty seconds. Then you can choose the topic of discussion for the remaining time.' 'But then it won't matter,' said Frances. 'I'll have been eliminated.' 'Only as a potential partner. We may still be able to have an interesting discussion.' 'But I'll have been eliminated.' I nodded. 'Do you smoke?' 'Occasionally,' she said. I put the questionnaire away. 'Excellent.' I was pleased that my question sequencing was working so well. We could have wasted time talking about ice-cream flavours and make-up only to find that she smoked. Needless to say, smoking was not negotiable. 'No more questions. What would you like to discuss? romance don-tillman graeme-simsion speed-dating the-rosie-project Graeme Simsion
e3acc5f "Carlos, are we in complete understanding with each other?" "Yeah," I say. "As long as it's not in your house and you don't know about it, you're okay with us messin' around." "I know you're joking with me. You are joking with me, aren't you?" "Maybe." humour romance young-adult-romance young-adult-fiction Simone Elkeles
65976f1 Now they are empty, Ramon replied with a shrug of broad, muscled shoulders on his six-foot-three-inch frame....For the first time, a glint of humor touched Ramon Galverra's finely sculpted mouth and arrogant dark eyes. romance Judith McNaught
447c4b1 "It's a good thing you're an aging orphan," he murmured, gently pushing the hair away from her face. "I don't have to wait around to get anyone's permission." "Permission for what, you rat bastard?" she said. "Such language, dragon. I'm afraid you're going to have to marry me." romance love proposal Anne Stuart
753a950 Quick note here: if this crush-slash-swooning stuff is hard for you to stomach; if you've never had a similar experience, then you should come to grips with the fact that you've got a TV dinner for a heart and might want to consider climbing inside a microwave and turning it on high for at least an hour, which if you do consider only goes to show what kind of idiot you truly are because microwaves are way too small for anyone, let alone you, to climb into. romance love genre-crossing horror-novels house-of-leaves mark-z-danielewski metaphyscial postmodernism Mark Z. Danielewski
4226001 "He froze as the scent of her hair met him. It was touching his cheek,tickling him. I cant afford this, he thought, but he didnt move, watching her finger trace the new line. "He cracked my mirror,"she said, clearly angry." romance Kim Harrison
9d0b84d "Luis is right there." I point to the corner of the yard, where my little brother is the centre of attention doing imitations of barnyard animals. I have yet to inform him that talent isn't as much of a chick magnet when you get into junior high." humour romance young-adult-romance young-adult-fiction Simone Elkeles
417feb7 I want you to stay. I never want there to be a time when we don't share space. romance Emma Forrest
2cb476e "History doesn't start with a tall building sex shakespeare magic rain poems romance sacrifice death dreams music songs life carrack cityisle cityspire desolate fedora haunts horace-walpole mannequins phillip-k-dick puddles specters spectre amnesia androids haunting greek-mythology waking damnation count emily-dickinson magick tempest apocalypse reflections storms masquerade empty science-fiction gothic jazz ships ghosts water piano Nathan Reese Maher
9cfb678 Romance is finding your fantasy in people who don't have it. romance fantasy love Andy Warhol
55abd47 Above his head at street level, he saw an angled aileron of a scarlet Porsche, its jaunty fin more or less at the upper edge of his window frame. A pair of very soft, clean glistening black shoes appeared, followed by impeccably creased matt charcoal pinstriped light woollen legs, followed by the beautifully cut lower hem of a jacket, its black vent revealing a scarlet silk lining, its open front revealing a flat muscular stomach under a finely-striped red and white shirt. Val's legs followed, in powder-blue stockings and saxe-blue shoes, under the limp hem of a crepey mustard-coloured dress, printed with blue moony flowers. The four feet advanced and retreated, retreated and advanced, the male feet insisting towards the basement stairs, the female feet resisting, parrying. Roland opened the door and went into the area, fired mostly by what always got him, pure curiosity as to what the top half looked like. romance A.S. Byatt
a99e313 "Ben walks in the room and asks, "What were you guys doing?" Nikki says "Nothing" at the same time I say, "Your sister and I were just makin' out." humour romance young-adult-romance young-adult-fiction Simone Elkeles
c1b9af0 I wanted a settled life and a shocking one. Think of Van Gogh, cypress trees and church spires under a sky of writhing snakes. I was my father's daughter. I wanted to be loved by someone like my tough judicious mother and I wanted to run screaming through the headlights with a bottle in my hand. That was the family curse. We tended to nurse flocks of undisciplined wishes that collided and canceled each other out. The curse implied that if we didn't learn to train our desires in one direction or another we were likely to end up with nothing. Look at my father and mother today. I married in my early twenties. When that went to pieces I loved a woman. At both of those times and at other times, too, I believed I had focused my impulses and embarked on a long victory over my own confusion. Now, in my late thirties, I knew less than ever about what I wanted. In place of youth's belief in change I had begun to feel a nervous embarrassment that ticked inside me like a clock. I'd never meant to get this far in such an unfastened condition. (p.142) romance glbtq desires indecision Michael Cunningham
549d24e His wax-white skin was cool to the touch when she brushed his neck to find the knot of cloth. She'd never been this close to a vampire,never realized what it would be like to be so near to someone who didn't breathe, who could be as still as any statue. His chest neither rose not fell. Her hands shook. romance tana sci-fi gavriel paranormal paranormal-romance tana-bach the-coldest-girl-in-coldtown ya Holly Black
fba27b3 He smacked the heel of his hand against his forhead, as if that could knock the mental picture out of his head. Hell, he though irritably, he didn't want to knock the image just out of his head. He wanted to send it clear across the room and out the window. romance julia-quinn Julia Quinn
d116095 photographs are very interesting, and you can look into them a million times and still find a new meaning in them, something in the past that was caught in the film itself... photography grief loss romance joy meaning past love fujifilm nikon kodak kodachrome super-8 canon photo capture film knowledge nostalgia Rebecca McNutt
5f44525 "Ah! Thou gifest me such hope and courage, and I haf nothing to gif back but a full heart and these empty hands," cried the Professor, quite overcome. Jo never, never would learn to be proper, for when he said that as they stood upon the steps, she just put both hands into his, whispering tenderly, "Not empty now," and, stooping down, kissed her Friedrich under the umbrella." rain romance love Louisa May Alcott
da45d36 Are you telling me you're cooking me dinner?- Regan Its the quickest way, without physical contact, to get a woman into bed. The kitchen through there? romance Nora Roberts
b1cc25a In case you haven't noticed, they're moving a lot faster. I don't know about the laws of physics on your planet, but where I come from an object moving at subclass speed can't catch up to one running at starclass. But if you know something about turbines, thrusters and engines, quantum or classical physics that I've somehow missed, then please enlighten me. - Caillen Dagan to Desideria Denarii romance desideria sherrilyn-kenyon science-fiction Sherrilyn Kenyon
e5edcf1 Why do we allow people to abuse their children? Why don't we defend the sick and the weak? Why do we let soldiers round up our neighbors and make them wear a star on their clothing and cram them into boxcars? It isn't God who's evil-it's us. romance gabriel-emerson inferno gabriel-s-rapture Sylvain Reynard
544a9c8 I never had any preference for her, any more than I have a preference for breathing. romance George Eliot
68c4ad1 "I can't be yours forever, Mab," I told her, the words flying into my mouth as if by magic. "I already belong to someone else. I belong to Alice!" romance fantasy mab-mouldheel tom-ward horror Joseph Delaney
770f88d Understanding knowledge as an essential element of love is vital because we are bombarded daily with messages that tell us love is about mystery, about that which cannot be known. We see movies in which people are represented as being in love who never talk with one another, who fall into bed without ever discussing their bodies, their sexual needs, their likes and dislikes. Indeed, the message is received from the mass media is that knowledge makes love less compelling; that it is ignorance that gives love its erotic and transgressive edge. These messages are brought to us by profiteering producers who have no clue about the art of loving, who substitute their mystified visions because they do not really know how to genuinely portray loving interaction. love-quotes romantic television romance love truth mass-media tv pop-culture love-at-first-sight knowledge bell hooks
3269e11 To the stars who listen - and the dreams that are answered. fantasy-young-adult romance fantasy-romance Sarah J. Maas
2d1e3ac Did you let him know that if he can't see fit to return your blow job immediately, you will have no choice but to sue? romance inspirational Meg Cabot
c8ea8b7 You ever get the feeling all hell's about to break loose and there's nothing you can do about it? romance suspense-drama crime Ali Vali
6b48b5d It's the Snickers bars. Snickers equal romance. romance Lisa Scottoline
7211d13 "Whoa, who was that?" "Madison Stone," Kiara mutters. "Introduce me to her." "Why?" Because I know it'll annoy the shit out of you." humour romance young-adult-romance young-adult-fiction Simone Elkeles
0f68a7d "Once she called to invite me to a concert of Liszt piano concertos. The soloist was a famous South American pianist. I cleared my schedule and went with her to the concert hall at Ueno Park. The performance was brilliant. The soloist's technique was outstanding, the music both delicate and deep, and the pianist's heated emotions were there for all to feel. Still, even with my eyes closed, the music didn't sweep me away. A thin curtain stood between myself and pianist, and no matter how much I might try, I couldn't get to the other side. When I told Shimamoto this after the concert, she agreed. "But what was wrong with the performance?" she asked. "I thought it was wonderful." "Don't you remember?" I said. "The record we used to listen to, at the end of the second movement there was this tiny scratch you could hear. Putchi! Putchi! Somehow, without that scratch, I can't get into the music!" Shimamoto laughed. "I wouldn't exactly call that art appreciation." "This has nothing to do with art. Let a bald vulture eat that up, for all I care. I don't care what anybody says; I like that scratch!" "Maybe you're right," she admitted. "But what's this about a bald vulture? Regular vultures I know about--they eat corpses. But bald vultures?" In the train on the way home, I explained the difference in great detail.The difference in where they are born, their call, their mating periods. "The bald vulture lives by devouring art. The regular vulture lives by devouring the corpses of unknown people. They're completely different." "You're a strange one!" She laughed. And there in the train seat, ever so slightly, she moved her shoulder to touch mine. The one and only time in the past two months our bodies touched." romance music love surrealism Haruki Murakami
cff68c5 "I'm not letting you go after this." He raised his head. "Marry me, Phoebe, please. Damn the courtship. Damn your brother. Damn the . I can't...I can't when you're not with me. I love you with all my cynical heart. Be my wife and teach me to laugh and let me buy you beer and ride with me on the beaches of Cornwall. Be my love and my wife forevermore." (Captain James Trevellion)" -- romance proposal Elizabeth Hoyt
7dc6b94 "You're going to have to take care of yourself," Karrin said quietly. "Over the next few weeks. Rest. Give yourself a chance to heal. Keep the wound on your leg clean. Get to a doctor and get that arm into a proper cast. I know you can't feel it, but it's important that--" I stood, leaned over the bed, and kissed her on the mouth. Her words dissolved into a soft sound that vibrated against my lips. Then her good arm slid around my neck, and there wasn't any sound at all. It was a long kiss. A slow kiss. A good one. I didn't draw away until it came to its end. I didn't open my eyes for a moment after. "...oh...," she said in a small voice. Her hand slid down my arm to lie upon mine. "We do crazy things for love," I said quietly, and turned my hand over, fingers curling around hers." kiss romance love injured dresden-files hospital murphy Jim Butcher
70df737 It was juvenile, he knew, this need to assign blame, but everyone had a right to childish emotions from time to time, didn't they? love-story romance truthful Julia Quinn
c1d5107 "You don't have to kiss a lot of frogs to recognize a prince when you find one." -Henrietta Barrett, (Minx, Splendid Trilogy book #3)" romance Julia Quinn
517e77a "Sylvia grabs my sleeve. "He's a looker." "I know. The problem is, he knows it, too." humour romance young-adult-romance young-adult-fiction Simone Elkeles
bc9e61e It wasn't as if she was terrified of heights, she simply preferred to be closer to solid ground, where words like plummet and plunge did not linger in her mind. romance effingtons Victoria Alexander
6ffb76b In the dream, Tana's mother loved her more than anyone or anything. More than death. literature dark romance books gavriel paranormal paranormal-romance tana-bach holly-black the-coldest-girl-in-coldtown ya vampires Holly Black
6bba5b2 He drew a deep breath, struggling to keep his emotions in check, knowing he didn't love her simply in the here and now but that he would never stop loving her. romance love nicholas-sparks real-love Nicholas Sparks
7310826 His voice had a faint trace of an accent she couldn't place - one that made her pretty sure he was no local kid infected the night before. literature dark romance books gavriel paranormal paranormal-romance tana-bach holly-black the-coldest-girl-in-coldtown ya vampires Holly Black
2b5fdd3 "I was taking something away from her, although she didn't know it. I was filching. Never mind that it was something she apparently didn't want or had no use for, had rejected even; still, it was hers, and if I took it away, this mysterious "it" I couldn't quite define." romance Margaret Atwood
16af1e7 "Do they still hurt?" she whispered in anguished surprise. lovers passion romance once-and-always Judith McNaught Once and Always
0598558 As readers, we are seldom interested in the fine sentiments of a lesson learnt; we seldom care about the good manners of morals. Repentance puts an end to conversation; forgiveness becomes the stuff of moralistic tracts. Revenge - bloodthirsty, justice-hungry revenge - is the very essence of romance, lying at the heart of much of the best fiction. revenge romance repentance forgiveness readers morals Alberto Manguel
4f620cf He never treated her as a wife. He wooed her over and over again, with presents, flowers, new pleasures. romance french-eroticism woo pleasure Anaïs Nin
ce6ce84 She loved him, more than she could ever find words for, but this love he felt for her was not quite the same. It wasn't so much stronger, as more demanding, more insistent. As though he feared he would lose that which he had finally won. romance fear love demanding jondalar insistent Jean M. Auel
3695430 There were so many things Sebastian and I had to work out: we'd both been single for so long that blending our lives together wasn't going to be easy. I'd promised Sebastian we'd find a way. He deserved to be loved for everything he was. And for whatever crazy reason he had, he loved me, too. romance Jane Harvey-Berrick
969abb9 "One time I was dying in a cage inside a palace that was flying over a magic jungle. And some idiot went in there, chased the palace down, fought his way through hundreds of rakshasas, and rescued me." "I remember," he said. "That's when I realized you loved me," I said. "I was in the cage and I heard you roar." romance love Ilona Andrews
c19befe "I hate to tell you, dragon, but that's an integral part of the whole usiness," he whispered. "If you're afraid to touch me then we're not going to get very far." She lifted her head to look at him. "I thought I could lie back and let you ravish me," she said with complete honesty. He shook his head, the smile hovering around his lips, his eyes intent. "This is a cooperative effort, my love. You have to do your part." romance love Anne Stuart
421c1a6 Marriage is called all sorts of things, a haven, and a refuge, and a crowning glory, and a state of bondage, and lots more. But do you know what I think it is?' 'What?' 'A sport!' 'And a damned good sport too,' said Tommy. romance Agatha Christie
d41094d A text pops up on the screen. It's from Luis. I can't help but grin when I read his perfectly thought-out message. humour romance young-adult-romance young-adult-fiction Simone Elkeles
e9e8182 Those fine eyes of hers had a disconcertingly direct gaze, and very often twinkled in a manner disturbing to male egotism. She had common-sense too, and what man wanted the plainly matter-of-fact, when he could enjoy instead Sophia's delicious folly? romance Georgette Heyer
2e5f3a7 I'll give you everything I've got, and if you need more, I'll find it and give it to you. romance love Nora Roberts
0574d11 "When I lie this close to you, when I smell your scent, when I hear your voice, I know everything that matters." She looked down the length of him. "You are the male I want to mate with. That's who you are." romance lover-awakened marissa black-dagger-brotherhood j-r-ward butch J.R. Ward
179019e I want to take ye to bed. In my bed. And I mean to spend the rest of the day thinking what to do wit ye once I got ye there. So wee Archie can just go and play at marbles with his bollucks, aye? romance love Diana Gabaldon
9c4f4c4 "She tugged warningly on his shirt. "I am serious! Are you going to marry me, Sean? Finally?" He smiled, and the light of his smile filled his eyes. "Damn it, Elle! Will you not let me take the lead? Ladies do not propose marriage!" ~Sean O'Neill & Eleanor de Warenne" romance Brenda Joyce
9c7729d "She felt the glide of his hair as he lowered his head to study the zipper on her skirt. Her imagination supplied other places his hair could touch, and she drew in her breath. He carefully pulled down the zipper, then pulled it back up. After several up and down forays, Kathy grew impatient: "Hello? Have I lost you to a zipper?" Darn. She must sound like every greedy woman who'd ever lain with him. His soft chuckle reassured her. " 'Tis a long night, lass, and the waiting willna hurt ye. These metal teeth are wondrous things." romance zipper Nina Bangs
dbcbc7b Isn't that what true romance is supposed to be about? Finding the person who's your soul mate. Someone you dream about at night.Someone whose name is on your lips when you wake up in the morning. young-adult romance love Jodi Picoult
81e6e29 I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be a dickhead. Well, I did. humour romance young-adult-romance young-adult-fiction Simone Elkeles
e3c1003 Conor, I could search the world for another swashbuckling scientist, but I doubt if I would find one like you. lovers world romance swashbuckling scientist search Eoin Colfer
6c9ed76 I intend to marry Michael, and squander all his money and run his life, and make sure he never again consorts with wicked women or gambles with licentious men. I promise I will henpeck him until he has no life beyond what I allow him, and when we die, I will lie in his arms through all eternity. romance duke governess-brides historical-adventure christina-dodd historical-romance historical-fiction Christina Dodd
04e3ddf Draden drank in his surroundings with both appreciation and sorrow. The beautiful path led to a village that should have been thriving. Instead, it was now a path to certain death. romance science-fiction paranormal Christine Feehan
03d9ca7 She'd learned to live in the present a long time ago, to enjoy every moment she had. Time was a luxury, something she knew she could run out of very quickly, so she made sure each minute counted for something. romance science-fiction paranormal Christine Feehan
0b0e9e9 I don't need the aid of a clever man to teach me how to live. I can find it out for myself. sex romance love inspirational gender sexuality Henry James
8deb6e8 "Three Denises wobbled in front of her, all of them watching her with fond concern. "You're a sweetie. I appreciate you cheering me on from the sidelines. But I think I need to go to the bathroom now and throw up." humour romance funny Sarah Mayberry
a30817d "Just leave me alone, I want to be alone," she said when Jack tried to open the car door. She hit the lock, and wound the window up. Since the roof was down, it was a fairly pointless exercise." humour romance romantic-comedy Sarah Mayberry
0a5b3b7 "I do not want to date you." He groaned. "Liv. You've got to be kidding me. I picked up my whole life, drove halfway across the country, and you've changed your mind? It's only been fifteen days since you told me you still love me!" "Shut up, will you? Will you please just shut up and kiss me again, you big idiot?" With both hands on his face, she molded her lips to his as her heart did a happy dance in her chest. Between kisses, she said, "I want to live with you and marry you and have a family with you and share your life--all the things you said you wanted from me before I ruined it. So no, I will not date you." romance marie-force Marie Force
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