Quotes from Jill Shalvis

That kind of love is a gift," he said. "It's our core, and it makes us who we are." He looked at her. "And if we share it, pass it on, it only grows stronger.

I used to think that love was all about red roses and expensive dinners. But the truth is, love is letting your mate steal a piece of bread off your plate. It's being awoken by snoring and refraining from shoving him out of bed. It's talking in code and trying to embarrass one another in public. It's going on adventures and making fun of each other. It's stupid fights and memorable make-ups." She squeezed Molly's hand.

Hey, maybe that's what she'd wish for—luck. She'd wish for better luck than she'd had: with family, with a job, with men— Well, maybe not men. Men she was giving up entirely.

There is no snooze button on life.

You promise not to fall for me, she said seriously. No matter how lovable I am? He wanted to smile at that but didn't want her to think he was making fun. She wanted his word, and he could give it easily enough, confident that as adorably sexy as she was, he could refrain from falling for her, since his heart felt dead in his chest. I promise.

A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. —Earl Wilson

with you, Aidan, just as you are, whatever your job is, whatever you do. I just hate that you got hurt—

Her heart did a slow roll in her chest. I'm yours, she whispered. For the duration. Yes, but more than that, I'm yours, he said, quiet steel.

Lucille smiled innocently. "Mischief managed." She sent Callie a wink and moved off.

He slid his fingers over her jaw and tilted her face up to his. You're smarter than hell, sexier than hell, and I like you way more than I should, he said.

You named your dildo." "No," she said. "Dildo is a town in Newfoundland, Canada. I have a . . ." She lowered her voice. "Vibrator.

That was one of the things she loved about him. He assumed she could walk and chew gum at the same time. He nevef second-guessed her, and he didn't try to change her. He accepted

Sometimes, something so beautiful happens, you can't process it and it builds up inside so big, you can't do anything but cry.

And no worries, my elevator still goes to the top floor.

Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day, like those of a baseball player.

She was going to be mine, but then my landlord said no dogs." "You live in your own house." "I'm awfully strict.

If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base.   —Dave Barry

Help out her grandma and also learn to be social with something other than her laptop and vibrator while she was at it.

Bacon is breakfast food. Bacon is every-meal food.

People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. —Rogers Hornsby

JANE: Are you flirting with me? LEVI: Depends on if you liked it. LEVI: …. JANE: Okay, maybe I liked it a little. Leave me a text on where to find you. I'm going to go home and change first. LEVI: Don't change on my account. I like you just the way you are.

Look ... I got this all dirty.

being anxious about shit ahead of time just means I've got to be anxious twice.

Love is when someone puts you on a pedestal and yet when you fall, they're there to catch you anyway.