Quotes from Jill Shalvis

The last guy who told me what I can't do is still walking funny." That gave him a smile. He was a sick, sick man, but damn, he loved her sass.

he'd always felt that life was worth living, fears and all, that if he didn't go for it, then why bother?

When I die, I'm going to slam into help, take off my bra, sit on Satan's lap, and say Hi, Honey, I'm home.

No matter how much you eat, there's always room for dessert. Dessert doesn't go to the stomach, dessert goes to the heart.

I'm a lesbian. I'm not dead.

An injured dog, a sick kitten, a horse in labor, it didn't matter... Dell gave his heart and soul, and in less time than it took humans to shake hands, an animal would become part of Dell's pack for life.

I didn't expect the water to be this high

She wanted...stability. Riggs was never going to be that guy. She just needed to remember that. Shaking her head, she locked up and went down the hall. She needed a hot shower, an orgasm, and sleep, and she didn't need a man for any of it.

They took the elevator up with another couple who were lip locked for the entire ride. And not just lip locked but hand and leg locked too, really going to town, running their hands over each other like they were searching for ticks.

A dork is a whale's penis.

Wow. He's perfect for politics. He's got that lying, cheating, stealing thing down.

It was the craziest thing, but the more unreasonable she got, the more attracted to her he became.

After high school, he'd purposefully gone for the sweet, girl-next-door type, because it would never last. Not when deep deep down he craved the edgy, tough, would-take-on-the-world-if-she-had-to type.

What is it you want?" he asked softly. Anything.

I'm an ass." "I appreciate you realizing that.

had five kids under the age of ten

And then she stomped on it?" "In boots, with spikes on the soles," Aidan assured him.

The air suddenly felt charged, and he wondered which of them was going to get burned. Most likely him.

He rocked her against him. No idea what I'm going to do with you. She didn't know what he was going to do with her either, but she hoped it was good.

Granted, he'd been royally messed up at that time. Years ago, Jason had died of a rare and misdiagnosed heart condition. His family had fallen apart, and James had . . . lost himself. So much so that he'd asked Hannah to walk away from her life and go explore the planet with him. She'd declined and ghosted him.

Harper Shaw was a single snack-getting-stuck-in-a-vending-machine away from an anxiety attack. But hey, that was what happened when you decided nothing in your life sparked joy. You wiped your slate clean like an Etch A Sketch and started over.

Tilly: How are you doing? Quinn: I'm thirty months pregnant, how do you think I'm doing? I'm peeing every two seconds and eating the house.

Where? Where do you want me to kiss you, Lilah? She shivered at the thought of where she wanted his mouth, but he pulled free to look at her, waiting for her answer. Everywhere, she managed.

You don't need protecting. You actually don't need anything. That's what makes you so attractive to me. You want someone to stand at your side, not at your back.