Quotes from Jill Shalvis

So lost in her he couldn't remember his own name. Only hers…

He already couldn't remember what it'd been like before her. He'd thought everything was great in his life but then he'd been thrown a curve ball in the form of this gorgeous, passionate woman who he suddenly couldn't get enough of. Which made it official. He was hers, completely.

Don't take life too seriously. After all, none of us are getting out alive anyway." PHOEBE TRAEGER

Opening my mouth never works as well as keeping it shut and minding my own business." Hud

It's the only thing I haven't marathoned yet." She turned

I just don't want you to… What? Be reminded of the girl that I used to be…

It's crazy…" she whispered against his mouth, "what you do to me." "Tell me," he said. "Tell me what I do to you." "You look at me like I'm the best thing you've seen

But she was well used to stubborn patients, the majority of which were always of the male persuasion. She figured it had something to do with carrying a penis around all the time.

Love isn't pretty and romantic. You know that, right? Love is just stumbling through life with your best friend.

So we said we weren't going there," he repeated, and she wasn't sure if it was disappointment or relief when he let her go and turned away. "Actually," she said to his back. His bare back. Tanned. Sleek. Ripped with strength. "You said that we weren't going to go there. Because even though you're leaving and it was so awful, I still want to. Go there, that is.

I deserve more. I mean I understand I do. Once you've protected someone the way you protected me, you get… well, protective. But I'm no longer that sixteen-year-old girl, Archer. I'm a grown woman.

What is it with us?

I'm all sweaty," she said again, even as her hands fisted in his hair. "That's okay," he said silkily, his mouth brushing her temple. "We're going to get even more so.

Just remember, there's not a lot of softness in his life, or room for weakness—of which you're definitely one. He has absolutely no idea what to do with you, and as an action guy, that's confusing to him. So maybe think about taking it easy on him. Even just a little bit.

I'm putting a temporary hold on the 'stay away from me' thing,'" she said. "just for a minute while I yell at you, and then we're definitely going right back to it.

Fine. It's your life, but—" "But you're still going to tell me what to do?" he asked, a small smile on his lips. She went into defense mode at his amused tone. "Well, I'm sure as hell not going to be quiet about it." "Duly noted," he said dryly. "And for the record? I never want you to be quiet, Elle.

Her heart just about stopped. "Us?" she asked in shock. "There is no us. There's a you. And there's a me. And okay, so sometimes we get crazy and become a very momentary us but it's not real." "It could be," he said. She gaped at him, completely gobsmacked.

Some things just are, he said softly against her hair. Day turns to night. Te ocean tide drifts in and out. And I want you, Tara. Damn you, but I do. I always have.

One of life's little mysteries is how a two-pound box of chocolate can make a person gain five pounds. M

Don't worry about whether you can do it, Bailey Bean. Just pretend you can. Pretend enough and it becomes real.

How ironic was it that in order to get her fresh start, she'd have to face her past?

You kissed me last night." There was no denying that. "I did." "And if I were to return the favor?" his asked, voice low and husky. Her eyes locked on his mouth. "It would probably be the polite thing to do.

She picked up the remote on the coffee table and aimed it at the biggest TV she'd ever seen. It came on, the volume up high, the screen flashing through channels so fast it made her dizzy. "I think I just launched a lunar module, but I'm not sure.

And damn, she was in over her head, because if he had a hold of her heart — which was likely, the sneaky bastard — she wasn't entirely convinced he'd be careful with it.