Quotes from Jill Shalvis

She was very busy fighting a full-facial, saltwater cavity wash when two big hands gripped her arms and hauled her upright.

I need you to come to yoga with me tomorrow and pretend to be my friend." "What? Why?" "It's bring-a-friend week, and if I do, I get twenty percent off next month's fees, so . . . you're up.

I'm not defined by someone I thought I was dating, Luke, or what I do for a living. I'm not defined by what people think of me. My happiness comes from within, and I—

The little shit was standing on it like he owned it, wet, sandy paws and all. "Arf, arf!

Formica countertops," she said as if she'd discovered asbestos.

He stared at her. "How is it that you're cute, sexy as hell, and smarter than anyone I know?" She gave him a small smile. "It's a gift.

He held up his hand, and in it was... Oh, God. The neon-pink vibrator, glowing in the dark now. It was following her, stalking her, all the way down the yellow brick road to hell.

He kept his eyes on the road as he drove slowly toward the inn. Slowly, as in a-herd-of-turtles-stampeding-through-peanut-butter slowly. The guy didn't pass a single indent in the road that didn't require a nearly complete stop.

The puppy perked up at his name and took a flying leap into the front seat, landing in Josh's lap. Four paws hit the family jewels with precision. Sucking in a breath, Josh scooped Tank up and was promptly licked for his efforts. "It's so great that you found him," Grace said. "Yeah." Josh sighed in grim resignation, swiping the puppy drool off his chin. "So great.

If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried." Chloe Traeger

Given how loudly she lived her life

now Chloe, Tara, and Maddie were real sisters instead of strangers. Friends, even.

Having sex is three times more effective as a pain reflector than a morphine dose.

Scary movies and books were too much for her—she read only romance.

The kiss was hot and wet and deep and amazing, and by the time he lifted his head from hers, she could hardly remember her point, much less her name.

Learning to sketch the nude human form is standard practice for a beginning drawing class," she said. "We always hire a nude model. Last season I did it myself." While he was adjusting to the horror of that, Lucille went on.

but even he knew that fine didn't mean fine. The scale went great, good, okay, not okay, I hate you, fine.

He could feel her warm breath on his face and the heat of her body just barely touching his and he wanted her with an ache that couldn't be explained.

Yes, but she's a nice crazy," Callie said. "Mine's just crazy crazy. And I'm the one who sent her out into the world with my technology knowledge in the first place. I've created a monster." "Did you see what she's been doing on Tumblr?" "Oh, God," Callie said. "I'm afraid to ask." "She's blogging daily naughty autocorrects.

Be smart. Be brave. Be vulnerable.

Make sure to marry a man who puts his pizza rolls into the oven, not the microwave, Laura told her, smiling at Will. He knows good things take a little more time.

Unfortunately, he was a man through and through, and therefore had a penis, which meant that there'd be no reasoning with him.

Okay, then stay so we can have wild, up-against-the-wall sex," he said. Her breath caught. She wasn't even sure what wild-up-against-the-wall sex would feel like, but she had a feeling she'd like it.…

I'm having a late lunch and thinking it over." "What is that you're having?" "Fruit salad." "That's funny," Kylie said, "cuz it looks like a sangria." "Huh. Weird." Sadie sipped her "fruit salad.