Contemporary Romance Quotes

It only wakes up the burning desire I always feel whenever I'm close to this man and the shadows of my fears back away. — Skye

~ Stephanie Witter

I love you to insanity. I'm not even sure if it's a good thing.'' — Duke

~ Stephanie Witter

When you adapt to someone, they become a part of your routine, a part of you. And when they’re taken away, you feel a bit lost. No matter how much you think it won’t affect your life, it does.

~ E.l. Montes

I also wanted you to realize that even though the pain will always be there, I’m living proof you can get past this. Right now I know it feels impossible, but one day you’ll look back and see how far you’ve come.

~ E.l. Montes

All I know is, being away from you......makes it hard to breathe. I miss you so much

~ Samantha Towle

Depression is evil. Before you know it, it takes over and there's no escaping it.

~ E.l. Montes

You know how there’s that one person who stumbles into your life and you instantly have a connection with them? Someone who’s a genuinely good person. Someone you just know you can build a great bond with, and it doesn’t have to be in a romantic way either. It can be with someone you have no attraction to whatsoever, you just instantly recognize something in them and they in you. Like in another realm, in another life, you were meant to be together in some way. Whether with a mother, daughter, sibling, best friend, or romantic partner, it’s a strong, unexplainable connection between two individuals

~ E.l. Montes

Just easy. Life feels like it’s always hard. There’s never a calm way to get through it, to just breathe. Every day brings the same challenges, the same routines…the same everything. And as much as I hope the next day will be different, it’s not. It’s just the same old cycle over and over again.

~ E.l. Montes

You're beautiful, Jenna. i'm a man and I'm afraid to admit when I'm lucky enough to look at someone as beautiful as you.

~ E.l. Montes

Because I fuckin' love you Mia...That didn't come out exactly as I'd planned, but it is the truth. I'm in love with you...

~ Samantha Towle

Great. He had a ranch with no power, a burgeoning blizzard, animals depending on him and now, a frightened, felonious elf to look after.

~ Roxanne Snopek

Did you have any trouble with Olivia? she asked....Not at all. We had pizza and beer every night and stayed up until midnight watching mixed martial arts in your bedroom. She can really hold her liquor. He slid a sideways glance at Cass, taking his eyes off the road for a fraction of a second. Yet another way in which she takes after her mother.

~ Paula Altenburg

It's nothing fancy, I opened a jar of sauce and cooked the linguine. But there's fresh Parmesan and I even found a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon.You found wine. Earlier he'd been thinking about microwaved Who Hash, solitude and if he was very lucky, beer.But a hot, fresh-cooked meal? Candles? Wine? And a chatty yoga-elf chef? With a body like a Las Vegas showgirl?

~ Roxanne Snopek

She was licking something off the end of a wooden spoon. Red froze. His body reacted as if he'd walked in on her twirling half-naked on a pole....Frankie was intriguing. Unsettling. Challenging He wanted to figure her out. He wanted to play strip poker with her. He wanted to throw her on the couch and ---A touch more oregano, I think. Frankie pointed the spoon at him.

~ Roxanne Snopek

I don't supposed you'd take on a new job as a nanny?Live in? he asked, I'm not so sure. My grandmother's right next door. She might not approve of the arrangement. Or are we talking about another role-playing game? He burrowed his chin between her shoulder and neck and whispered into her ear. Because she wouldn't need to know about that.

~ Paula Altenburg

Rory's big labradoodle made a snap judgement that Frankie was everything her life had been missing up until now. She flung herself into the girl's arms, wiggling and whining, a shaggy mass of chocolate-colored enthusiasm.Mistral likes you, I see. While he, the one who filled the dog's food dish, had gotten nothing but suspicious glances since he arrived two days earlier.of course you like me she said, baby-talking into the dog's fur, I'm extremely likeable.If the dog's expression was any indication, Frankie was about to get nominated for sainthood....She glanced at him. Maybe she'd like you more if you weren't so... testosterone-y.But then you might like me less

~ Roxanne Snopek

Faint black stubble shadowed his jaw, indicating he was a bedtime shaver, not a morning man. She remembered the feel of that stubble.Against her throat. Her breasts, The inside of her thighs.---He followed her back into the hall and then into her bedroom, where she shut the door with a firm click of the latch. ...Did you bring me in here to watch television? he asked. Or for some other reason?

~ Paula Altenburg

Once in rur-al Flathead coun-tyStood a cru-wel Christmas sceneDumped for slaugh-ter were the rein-deerWhen an elf did intervene.

~ Roxanne Snopek

Sam stood on the second floor veranda of the hotel, across from the pool, and looked out spotting Claire. His heart took a tiny leap in his chest when he first caught sight of her in the crowd around the pool, he zeroed in on her face instantly, like a computer program scanning faces. Her almond-shaped brown eyes captivated him, even at the great distance. When she stood up from the lounger, he instinctively reached down for the railing to grab on to something. It was the first time he'd seen her in a bathing suit. Wow. She looked lovely. Her exposed cafe latte colored skin glowed. Purple was her color, and it showcased her small, but curvy body the one he'd held tightly just a few short hours ago.

~ Carolyn Gibbs

Goodnight, Sam.Sam took a deep breath and tried to settle himself. It did not good, instead he inhaled a hint of her vanilla perfume mixed with the smell of sea salt. He couldn't help himself. His mind drifted. He longed to buy his face in her neck and breathe it in. Instead he made due with taking deep breathes as the spicy aroma engulfed him.After a while he realized this wasn't working for him, her signature scent stimulated him and forced him to long for her. He tried counting backwards from a hundred. Maybe that would work to level off his arousal so he could get some sleep. Just lying there thinking about her cologne or the fact that he could simply reach out and touch her body was enough to keep him hard all night. And frustrated...ninety-five, ninety-four, ninety-three.

~ Carolyn Gibbs

Even though Sam wasn't a romance author, he knew all the big ones, the heavy hitters and those that had crossed genres. He was greeted by most of the authors, some he knew and others who wanted to meet the famous author. Needless to say the romance genre remained comprised mostly by women authors. Sam stuck out like a rooster in a hen house. A tall, handsome, cool rooster in black jeans, his sunglasses hooked off the pocket of his pale blue oxford shirt. A rooster with a flock of hens following his every move.

~ Carolyn Gibbs

N matter how stressed Claire became, the tropical trees and exotic island flowers decorating the lobby always managed to take her breath away and put her mind at ease. Nature had always been a good de-stressor for her coming in close behind having her hand held by Mr. Sam Stewart

~ Carolyn Gibbs

Sam hadn't left New York with Claire, he'd just arrived at the hotel that morning, checked in, put a few things away in his room and went downstairs to the extensive gift shop and saw the beautiful bouquet of island flowers and knew Claire would love them. The orchid in the middle of the arrangement was purple, which he knew was her favorite color.

~ Carolyn Gibbs

This thing we have, it hurts, he continued. But the pain is almost sweet because it means YOU happened. We happened. And I can't regret that, no matter how little or how long I get to tag along with you and pretend that I don't hate having people recognize me or take pictures or having people whisper about my record-- Your record? My criminal record, Bonnie, Nothing platinum there. I'm an ex-con, and starting over and building a new life where I can put it behind me, I'm building a new life where it will never be behind me, and for you, its worth it. It's easy math.

~ Amy Harmon

Are we going to be stupid?” she whispered.“Define stupid.”“Anything that involves either one of us exposing our favorite body parts.” Or their hearts…“I want to hear about your favorite body part,” he said. “In great detail.

~ Jill Shalvis

That girl's heart is bigger than Texas. Her eyes narrowed. And it's as tender as a baby's butt. You take care with it, you hear?

~ Rachel Harris

Music may be his passion -- but this, right here, was his dream.

~ Rachel Harris

Are you sure this isn’t crazy?” “Oh, I’m sure it is crazy. But isn’t that our thing? Or have you gotten boring now?

~ Cindi Madsen

Sometimes funny is all you've got.

~ Amy Harmon

I love you, music man. You are my happily ever after.

~ Rachel Harris

She never thought she'd be into sex that was so overwhelming and desperate, but after that night on the dining room table she started eyeing his furniture in a whole new way. Would he take her on the couch in the formal living room? Or how about the kitchen counter? Maybe his wonderful shower with no less than three showerheads? It made her hot all over just thinking about it.

~ Katee Robert

Right now, all he wanted was to get her to take that first step. I'm not going to tattoo my name on your ass. I'm asking you to be my girlfriend.

~ Katee Robert

She'd taken his heart and his virginity and left him more bitter than sweet.

~ Avery Flynn

She looks like a mop.And this is exactly the problem.She waved at his entire body. You can't even stop yourself from insulting an innocent animal. How am I supposed to get you ready for decent company?....For your information, Gollum in a komondor. They're a breed with bold and majestic history.A history of cleaning floors?

~ Katee Robert

What does successfully matching me have to do with a damn dog?Gollum will make you more approachable. You need that--- desperately.There's not a damn thing approachable about that beast.Something you have in common.

~ Katee Robert

So let me get this straight. You have no hobbies. You don't care what this woman looks like as long as she can doll herself up and entertain herself and pop out a few babies for you?His gray eyes gave away nothing, but she again had the sneaking suspicion that he was testing her.That sounds about right.

~ Katee Robert

Tyler, I'd marry you again in a heartbeat. You are my fairy tale.

~ Rachel Harris

And here I thought I'd get by on my charm and good looks.That'll get you a first date. It won't get you a second one with anyone who'd be suitable. When he laughed, she look up from her notes. Holy hell, the man had laugh lines to rival his little brother's. Then what he'd said hit her. My God, did you just make a joke?It's been known to happen.

~ Katee Robert

I've never been jealous of another teammate. Sure, some guys are faster than I am, stronger than I am, but none of them have ever tried to steal the girl I love away from me.

~ Collette West

Her wide, gorgeous smile was the culprit. It was pure magic. Neighbors lined the parking lot, eager to empty their pockets, all so she'd shine that beam on them.

~ Rachel Harris