Elle Kennedy Quotes

I happen to be a fantastic kisser. Sadly, you will never get to find out.”“Never say never,” he answers in a singsong voice.“Thanks for that, Justin Bieber. But yeah, not going to happen, dude.

~ Elle Kennedy

I didn’t like the way he looked at you.” “How did he look at me?” Allie asks warily. “Like you were his entire world.” She frowns. “And that’s a bad thing?” “Damn right it is. Nobody should ever be someone else’s entire world. That’s not healthy, AJ. If your whole life is centered on one thing—one person—whatcha going to be left with if that person goes away? Absolutely nothing.” He gruffly reiterates, “Not healthy.

~ Elle Kennedy

Freedom was a drug, one that grabbed hold of you the second it entered your bloodstream. It made you giddy and reckless if you didn’t know how to channel it. 

~ Elle Kennedy

Then there’s the intelligence that practically radiates from you. Did I ever tell you smart women seriously turn me on?” His thumbs began caressing her cheeks and he bent to whisper close to her ear. “You’re a walking contradiction, Hayden. Prim and proper one moment, wild and uninhibited the next. And the more I get to know you, the more I like what I find.

~ Elle Kennedy

Anyway, this girl... she's the love of my life. She's smart and funny and unbelievably compassionate. She forgives people even when they don't deserve it. She-Good lay? Pace interrupts. Oh yeah. The best.

~ Elle Kennedy

Swallowing, he peered down at Noelle, floored by the sheer calm reflecting back at him. You okay, babe? She rolled her eyes. Of course. What do you think I am, a pansy-ass damsel who weeps at the first sign of trouble?

~ Elle Kennedy

It suddenly occurred to him that for the first time in years, they were about to be alone together for more than five minutes. Just the two of them. On a small jet. Tens of thousands of feet in the air. Christ. Maybe he should've packed a parachute, just in case.

~ Elle Kennedy

Why is feeling something for someone a weakness?

~ Elle Kennedy

Baby, I could watch you watching paint dry, and I still wouldn’t be bored.” Garrett Graham, my own personal sweet-talker.

~ Elle Kennedy

So this is what you two do when you’re up here,” Dean drawls. “All that deep, intensive tutoring.” He air-quotes the last word, chuckling in delight.“Actually, Garrett’s just helping me brush up on my make-out skills,” I tell Dean in the most casual voice I can muster.Dean snickers. “’That so?”“Okay…” Dean’s eyes gleam. “Then I’m calling your bluff, baby doll. Show me your moves.”I blink in surprise. “What?”“If a doctor told you you’ve got ten days to live, you’d go for a second opinion, wouldn’t you? Well, if you’re worried about being a crappy kisser, you can’t just take G’s word for it. You need a second opinion.” His brows lift in challenge. “Let me see what you’ve got.”“Stop being a jackass,” Garrett mutters.“No, he has a point,” I answer awkwardly, and my brain screams, What?He has a point? Apparently Garrett’s body-melting kisses have turned me into a crazy person.

~ Elle Kennedy

He pressed a kiss on her shoulder, enjoying the way she shivered. What is it? There was a long pause, then a wobbly breath. Why can't I resist you? Because you don't want to. Before she could reply, he spun her around and kissed her again.

~ Elle Kennedy

Never in her wildest dreams would she have pegged this man as a dirty talker. Just went to show that you should never underestimate the quiet ones - and never let your guard down around them either.

~ Elle Kennedy

It's a really nice house... Yeah, full of booby traps and cameras and little robots that pop out of the closets at night and murder you in your sleep. She burst out laughing. Good point.

~ Elle Kennedy

Kane... she hesitated. I lied to you last night. His green eyes searched her face. What did you lie about? When I said... when I said I didn't want to kiss you again. Her breath came out in an unsteady puff. I lied.

~ Elle Kennedy

Kane couldn't remember the last time he'd had a real conversation with a female. His chats with women consisted of sentences like Do you like that, babe? or Roll over, I want to screw you from behind.

~ Elle Kennedy

There's nothing childish about me, sweetheart.

~ Elle Kennedy

Why don’t they care?” Contempt dripped from Liam’s voice as he stared at their colleagues. “Weddings? J.J.’s christening? Cate’s graduation? What the hell is wrong with them?”D laughed harshly. “The world doesn’t stop when something bad happens, bro. Life goes on. But that doesn’t mean they don’t care about him.”“They think he’s dead.”“Not all of them.”“Just one is enough. One person gives up and the rest fall like fucking dominoes.”Liam no longer sounded angry, but anguished. Visceral sorrow polluted the air around them, and D suddenly felt like fleeing. This was why you didn’t get close to people. Liam had been fine before his friendship with Sullivan. Then he’d gone and formed a bond with the man, and now look at him. Hurting. Furious. Pathetic.D liked his teammates. He respected them. He cared whether they lived or died, and he saved their asses when their asses needed saving. He even showed up for their fucking weddings and graduations. But truly caring about them? Enough to experience genuine grief if they were gone?No, he would never let himself get that close.

~ Elle Kennedy

She was a drug and he was an addict, hooked on her from the second he'd met her.

~ Elle Kennedy

You said that if... He trailed off, his expression hesitant and oddly defiant. You said if I kissed you again without your permission, you'd slit my throat. Is that still the case? Surprise jolted through her, but somehow she managed to keep her voice steady. Yes. It is. He traced the line of her jaw with his fingertips. His touch was so gentle it ignited a spark of fear. Then I guess I'll ask permission. He paused. Can I kiss you?... No. she burst out, shoving his hand away. You can't.

~ Elle Kennedy

You can talk to me, you know. I'd never give away your secrets.What's that saying about secrets? she said lightly. Three can keep a secret if two of them are dead.

~ Elle Kennedy

Are you going to put some clothes on? she blurted out.No. Are you going to take yours off?No.Right. Of course not.

~ Elle Kennedy

Is he always like this? she said irritably. Flying by the seat of his pants?Pretty much, yeah. Oliver grinned. He's not a planner. But he happens to be the best improviser I've ever known.

~ Elle Kennedy

Stop. Talking.Her whisper was muffled against his lips, and his answering chuckle was muffled by hers.What would you have me do instead?For starters? Put your mouth to better use.

~ Elle Kennedy

God, you don't have a romantic bone in your body, Sean.He flashed a cocky grin. Maybe not, but there's definitely one in my pants.

~ Elle Kennedy

And all those things you listed right now, they’rethings Garrett and I do together. Dude, you don’t want me. You want me andGarrett.

~ Elle Kennedy

someone like Grace. Someone exactly like Grace, with her Ted Bundy rantsand her calming presence and—hello, irony.

~ Elle Kennedy

I broke up with her to avoid getting into a serious relationship with her, and now it

~ Elle Kennedy

His eyes are a hazy swirl ofgray, like a thick mass of clouds gathering before an impending storm

~ Elle Kennedy

The accusation raises my hackles. “Why? Because I’m a player?” Indignation makesmy tone harsher than I intend for it to be. “Have you ever thought that maybe it’sbecause I haven’t met the right girl yet? But no, I couldn’t possibly want someone tocuddle with andwatch movies with, someone who wears my jersey and cheers for meat games, and cooks dinner with me the way you and Garrett—

~ Elle Kennedy

You won't let anything bad happen to me, will you, Garrett?A lump the size of Massachusetts lodges in my throat. I swallow hard and try to speak past it.Never.

~ Elle Kennedy