#romance

Fate was a reality, but it wasn’t a beautiful or angelic thing. It was a heart-wrenching nightmare. And we’d fallen blindly into it. We had no escape. It was happening, and it was up to me to guarantee our survival of it. (Eric) ↗

— Shannon A. Thompson

#beautiful #choice #destiny #fate #fiction

Recently, I haven't had too much time to read. But I love a good romance novel. ↗

— Jourdan Dunn

#had #haven #i #i love #love

American culture is torn between our long romance with violence and our terror of the devastation wrought by war and crime and environmental havoc. ↗

— Katherine Dunn

#american culture #between #crime #culture #devastation

I am a bike enthusiast; there's a certain amount of romance to bikes. They're both beautiful and utilitarian. ↗

— Dave Eggers

#amount #beautiful #bike #bikes #both

Oh, God … you’re so beautiful,” I said in a weak voice, my head enchanted. He smiled at me and turned to the thin, elderly lady next to him whose skin seamed with wrinkles.“She must still have a fever,” Victor said, fighting a smile, which just made him even more breathtaking. ↗

— A.B.Whelan

#science-fiction-romance #young-adult-fantasy #young-adult-fiction #beauty

Brigid O'Shaughnessy: “I haven't lived a good life. I've been bad, worse than you could know.” Sam Spade “You know, that's good, because if you actually were as innocent as you pretend to be, we'd never get anywhere ↗

— Dashiell Hammett

#life

No need, no, need. Life is already too short to find it. ↗

— Jessica Day George

#romance #funny

I think great romance needs great obstacles and textures. ↗

— Ang Lee

#i #i think #needs #obstacles #romance

Impertinent submissive,” Raoul snapped, and his dark brown eyes turned mean. “Nothing new for this one. You're doing a lousy job of bringing her to heel, Marcus.” “Bring me to heel? Like I'm a dog?” Without thinking, Gabi instinctively yanked away and snapped out, “Bite me. ↗

— Cherise Sinclair

#erotic-romance #erotica #romantic-suspense #suspense #romantic

Who’s there?” “The scratcher of your itch,” he said. She opened the door a crack and stuck her nose out. “Was that supposed to be romantic? ↗

— Jill Shalvis

#romance #romantic-comedy #funny