#heroine

Another tug and a yank at my chestnut curls and she snarls at me, “You are so much like her.” This is something my mother often says and never explains. Though it is a great mystery to me it is also a blessing, for she always hurries from the room after saying it. ↗

— Gwenn Wright

#dark-romance #gothic-romance #strong-heroine #suspense-drama #thriller

When male authors write love stories, the heroine tends to end up dead. ↗

— Susan Elizabeth Phillips

#authors #books #heroine #love #stories

It seemed to me that Mr. Forrester would approve of a woman who could follow him in conversation and not be baffled by ledgers and currency conversions. I had grossly overestimated him. ↗

— Gwenn Wright

#family-saga #gothic-romance #historical-fiction #strong-heroine #suspense

It is said that no star is a heroine to her makeup artist. ↗

— Richard Corliss

#her #heroine #makeup #said #star

. I felt the sun graze my face as I sped further and further from it all. The only negative part about running was that at some point I knew I’d have to stop. I’d have to turn around and go back. And whatever troubles had haunted me when I left, would be waiting upon my return. ↗

— Courtney Giardina

#ebook #fiction #heroine #love #love-hurts

I brandished my parasol at him like a rapier. 'You, sir, are an abominable scalawag of a man, and I'll be damned if I let you threaten me. ↗

— Susan Dennard

#parasols #scalawags #strong-heroines #humor