#romance

When he kissed me, his lips soft and careful, it was all the thrill of our first kiss and all the practiced familiarity of the accumulated memory of all our kisses. ↗

— Maggie Stiefvater

#love #romance #love

It is not always what we do, Sa'han, but who we love that makes us who we are. Quen ↗

— Kim Harrison

#urban-fantasy #love

She could not leave him hanging like this. “If you were hurt, I need to know.” It was a rule somewhere, in the good-guy handbook. ↗

— Tara Janzen

#romance #romantic-suspense #love

My Dearest Julianne, Thank you for your immeasurable gift. The only thing I have of value is my heart. It’s yours, Gabriel. ↗

— Sylvain Reynard

#romance #love

You looked like you’d been trying to fade away. I thought you were a woman who needed to be seen. ↗

— Moira Rogers

#love

MacKenzie grinned at Mim. "They love the modern appliances." "Especially the electric floor sweeper," Valor chuckled. "Defiance really has a thing for the vacuum cleaner," MacKenzie agreed in a secretive whisper. "If he ever has kids, he'll probably name the first one Hoover," Havoc snickered. ↗

— Taylor Longford

#romance #young-adult #love

Caine might have smiled at her, had his heart not been breaking to smithereens inside of him. ↗

— V.S. Carnes

#heartbreak #love #romance #love

There was a lot about Kim and J.P. he didn't get.... he was confused by their lack of romance. As a father, he was at times grateful for that missing intensity, but as a man who liked to surprise his wife with flowers, it baffled him. Maybe he was old-fashioned, but to him a couple meant a strong bond, with positive and negative charges constantly arcing between them. He'd never seen Kim and J.P. kiss, let alone argue. ↗

— Stewart O'Nan

#couples #intensity #love #passion #romance

When Peter said he was romantic, it was in the way that I was romantic. A blow job and an “I love you” before rolling over and falling asleep. ↗

— Dani Alexander

#love

I was fortunate to attend a school with an excellent library ↗

— Syrie James

#love