Contemporary Romance Quotes

I'm super sorry I slept so long. You should've nudged me or something.Several somethings came to mind.

~ Robin Bielman

I should have told you the minute I saw you that you look beautiful. I do love the way you look tonight.

~ Robin Bielman

Absolutely. No more pretending!

~ Dana Burkey

Do you ever go out there when it's like this? she said softly. When it's almost dark and there's no one else in the water?I do. It's nice being alone out there.It doesn't make you feel lonely?The ocean is a great companion.

~ Robin Bielman

He softly kissed her lips. I'm going to rock your world tonight, and then I'm going to do it again. Only different. You're going to come undone, Sophie, every which way you can, and i won't stop until you do.

~ Robin Bielman

Pull your pants up, would you? Honor said, tugging on his low-slung shorts. They're about to fall off.That's how the ladies like 'em.

~ Robin Bielman

She maneuvered onto the board, getting into position on her stomach just like he'd taught, and tried not to freak out. She never should have watched Shark Week last year.

~ Robin Bielman

Take off your dress. Leave the pumps on. Lie down with your hands above your head, don't move..... oh sweet sugar snaps!

~ Robin Bielman

I think you look...very nice. the way he said it, with a slight pause and that sexy accent, made Sharona forget all about jet lag. Instead, she was on high flirt alert.

~ Ophelia London

Hooking up with a tall, dark stranger in a bar wasn't anywhere on her to do-do list, but as she eyed those broad shoulders, the thick neck, strong-looking hands, and gorgeous mouth...What the hell, maybe he should be on the top of her to-do list.

~ Ophelia London

What if just you and I hung out, like last summer? Nick sat up and began twirling a lock of my wet hair around his finger. Josh never needs to know.

~ Dana Burkey

Girls fell all over him. Guys bought him beers.... Women eager to say they've been Zaned. You know there're T-shirts that say I've been ZANED.

~ Robin Bielman

It is the house of my dreams. My Tuscan dream! [Every Italophile's dream]

~ Kate Fitzroy

Therapy can’t erase scars, it only makes it easier to live with them. — Duke

~ Stephanie Witter

It’s a matter of when I’ll stop fighting. — Duke

~ Stephanie Witter

He's an idiot for letting you walk away in that dress tonight.

~ Kelly Stevenson

If your heart loses the ability to trust, you'll never love again.

~ Ophelia London

At this very moment with my girl in my arms, I feel like there’s nothing I can’t do for her, for us. — Duke

~ Stephanie Witter

You're pretty low maintenance, as women go.I am, am I? She sounded amused.Yeah. Like a cactus.

~ Roxanne Snopek

She tossed a handful of snow at his face, then shrieked as the wind whipped it back into her own.Red hooted. Karma's a boomerang, sweetheart. Don't forget it.

~ Roxanne Snopek

Life's too short to say no when love shows up at your door.

~ Roxanne Snopek

Consider yourself warned, Frankie. Something about these mountains convinces previously sane women to give up Starbucks for saddle sores.

~ Roxanne Snopek

At least, for once I was there for her. I didn’t fail her. She wasn’t alone. — Duke

~ Stephanie Witter

Bending the law is different from breaking, my lovely, strategically-challenged Francesca.

~ Roxanne Snopek

You’re my best friend’s kid sister, Ang. I’ve known you since you were eight.” He ducked his head, dragged his hands through his hair with all the frustration winding through him. “Christ, if your brother finds out, he’ll have my hide.

~ J.m. Stewart

There’s only so much a man can survive and as fucking weak as it sounds, I reached my limits when Skye disappeared. —Duke

~ Stephanie Witter

What a fucking charade.Happy. That shit isn’t in our cards. — Duke

~ Stephanie Witter

Nate wrapped his arms around her, holding her close. Let's get you back and I'll build you a fire.She liked the way he said it. He'd build HER a fire.

~ Cindi Madsen

Nate wrapped his arms around her, holding her close. Let's get you back and I'll build you a fire.She liked the way he said it. He'd build HER a fire.” ...As they walked toward the house, he reached out and took her hand. The gloves blocked the skin on skin feel, but a jolt still went through him.Speaking of fire, he was pretty sure he was playing with it right now.

~ Cindi Madsen

She closed her eyes, soaking in the feel of his hand, then opened them and stared at his perfect face as longing wrapped itself around her heart. If this is a mistake, it's one I'll gladly keep making.I don't think it's a mistake, I just want to do things the right way.Not everything's always black and white. And you don't always have to put what you want on hold for everyone else.

~ Cindi Madsen

He dipped his head to kiss her again. She wrapped her arms around his neck and he slowly lowered her back to the floor. He took his time tasting her lips, her tongue, memorizing the feel of her curves against him. He pulled back and looked into her eyes.She gripped the front of his shirt, holding him in place. Don't stop. No, no more stopping. He kissed her again, getting lost in the blur of clothes being tossed off, her skin under his fingertips, and the hum of his heart as he fully let himself fall.

~ Cindi Madsen

Mom laughed. Well that's why, when it's real, you do whatever you have to do to work it out. Screw stability. Forget common sense. Make a move.

~ Cindi Madsen

Every second around this girl was asking for trouble and he'd never wanted to be in trouble so bad in his life.

~ Cindi Madsen

Nate came back into the kitchen, his hair slightly messy from having had the beanie on. The gray thermal Henley he wore gave him a rugged, all-man look that made her heart skip a couple beats. For someone who was the opposite of her type, he sure was hard not to look at. Add the quiet sense of humor she'd seen last night and delivering chocolate chips, and he'd tiptoed into perfect territory.

~ Cindi Madsen

Kelsey flopped next to him, propping her elbow on the back of the couch so she was facing him. Do you have something against happiness?Yes. Don't tell anyone, but I moonlight as the Grinch.

~ Cindi Madsen

You don't have any baking stuff, do you? I like to bake when I'm hyper. My mom and I were supposed to make all the Christmas cookies tomorrow, but it looks like I won't be there for that. We always make chocolate chip ones shaped like trees and stars and such because sugar cookies are good and all, but there's no chocolate and when chocolate's an option, why wouldn't you have it?

~ Cindi Madsen

She'd gotten even prettier over the years.And now she was in his house.And he had no idea if this was the best thing to happen to him or the stupidest thing he'd ever done.Kelsey watched Nate go, thinking this might've been the worst decision she'd ever made. Okay, so it wasn't nearly as bad as that time she'd decided to go on the Sky Screamer at the amusement park when she was drunk.

~ Cindi Madsen

Marion's town slogan was Where Main Street Meets Mountain. That was one of the reasons she'd loved the town, with the nearby woods, its colorful shops, and the feeling that time hadn't touched it the way it had the cities.

~ Cindi Madsen

You know she needs you. Think for a minute instead of playing the wounded ego card.’’ — Derek

~ Stephanie Witter

From now on, every Christmas, let's have a tradition where we eat soup out of a can by the fire.

~ Cindi Madsen