#roman

You sneaked into my cabin?” Annabeth rolled her eyes. “Percy, you’ll be seventeen in two months. You can’t seriously be worried about getting in trouble with Coach Hedge.” “Uh, have you seen his baseball bat?” “Besides, Seaweed Brain, I just thought we could take a walk. We haven’t had any time to be together alone. I want to show you something—my favorite place aboard the ship.” Percy’s pulse was still in overdrive, but it wasn’t from fear of getting in trouble. “Can I, you know, brush my teeth first?” “You'd better,” Annabeth said. “Because I’m not kissing you until you do. And brush your hair while you’re at it. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#coach-hedge #heroes-of-olympus #humor #percy-jackson #percy-jackson-and-the-olympians

The moment you stop chasing happiness, you become happy. ↗

— Sandy Hyatt-James

#parallel-world #pathos #revenge #romance #suspense

Come on, asshole,” Paul said as he stepped onto the porch. “Come make me cry— I dare ya. ↗

— Kele Moon

#gay-romance #bdsm

Did you miss me?’ “A little bit,” she said with a shrug. “You have tears running down your cheeks,” he said with a grin. “I think you missed me more than a little. ↗

— Robyn Carr

#romance #contemporary

He smiled. A sub shouldn’t be terrified, but a little anxiety was good. ↗

— Cherise Sinclair

#erotic #erotic-romance #anxiety

Why am I surrounded by sluts and morons? ↗

— Abria Mattina

#new-adult #contemporary

There's something about a cowboy... ↗

— Kathleen Ball

#new-release #western-romance #contemporary

I know you don’t like to believe you ever need to be taken care of, but I can’t stand the idea of you being sick and alone. I need to be here for you, babe. ↗

— Toni Blake

#romance #contemporary

I love you. I love you. I love you. Always have, probably always will. Happy?” she said. He stopped when he was standing mere inches away. Reaching out, he captured her face in his hands and smoothed his thumbs across her cheekbones to clear her tears. “You have no idea how relieved I am to hear you say that,” he said. ↗

— Sarah Mayberry

#romance #love

You can be Han Solo," he said, kissing her throat. "And I'll be Boba Fett. I'll cross the sky for you. ↗

— Rainbow Rowell

#eleanor-park #park #rainbow-rowell #swoon #young-adult-contemporary-romance