Contemporary Adult Romance Quotes

If there was ever a dress that can be an aphrodisiac the one Serena was wearing now had to be it ~ Kailin Gow

I tried to lose myself in school and friends as best as I was able, trying to put Dorian's world out of my mind. But that was pretty much impossible with Clarrisa's constant, homicidally cheerful presence, which was, I supposed, something like making friends with a live grenade. ~ V.M. Black

I grinned. "So you are human after all." I touched his chest, feeling him breathe hard in and out. "I always thought you were made of steel, you know," I said.
"Superman?" Nat arched his eyebrows.
"No, the Tin Man," I answered back. I settled my head against his chest, turning my ear to listen to his heartbeat. "I sometimes wondered if you had a heart." - Summer, Perfect Summer ~ Kailin Gow

It's hard to accept that you've missed out on a person, that all you'll ever know of them are pieced-together stories. It's not like missing out on a party or a concert-those are temporary experiences, and you'll have other opportunities. But this is permanent. It's like being robbed of something valuable you never had the privilege to own. ~ Katie Kacvinsky

I knew I had to let you go, but I didn't know how. I could barely go a week without you, so how the hell could I go a lifetime without you? ~ Allie Everhart

You're home," he whispered into her temple. "No matter what happens, you will always be home. I love you, Ams. ~ Airicka Phoenix

Even if he hadn't wanted to kiss her, Chase needed to kiss Bailey. As if reading his mind, Bailey parted her lips and took a slight inhale, pressing her chest against him more fully. He didn't think about it; it just happened, as naturally as her breath. ~ T.J. Kline

Perhaps Cadoett was just a splendid tomb, and the ocean was a tender songbird humming a noble tale. ~ Ella Rose Carlos

My feet took an involuntary step backward as I suddenly envisioned a world where I wasn't a hot tempered smartass. It was a pretty world. ~ Jennifer R. McDonald

Couples swayed and embraced to the beat as the singer's vocals soared above a group of confused teenagers and twenty-something's. ~ Brian Joyce

I don't know. I guess I'd just like to see you live one day for yourself. ~ Jessica Brody

He took my hand and held it against his chest, Feel that? It beats for you. ~ Karli Perrin

My death granted immortality.
With one look, I knew he'd be my undoing ... Forgotten, book #1 of the Fate Trilogy ~ Sarah J. Pepper

So why are you so mad at me for kissing you?"
"Because you took too long. If you'd done that, say, three years ago, we wouldn't have only had one kiss before we both get horribly mutilated. ~ Rusty Fischer

But when you don't follow them up with any action, they're completely pointless. They're just sounds and syllables. But they mean absolutely nothing. ~ J. Sterling

She's my girl now and I'll do anything for her at any time. I'm in love with her. ~ Katie McGarry

POPPY (standing up to Paul): We're different. You make appointments to see your family. You're careful with what you say and do around people. You care about the opinions of strangers.

None of that makes any fricking sense to me, but I respect your decisions to care about pointless crap. ~ Bijou Hunter

You've got a big ego, Fuentes."
"That's not all I've got. ~ Simone Elkeles

Where Destiny sets its path,
Fate shall follow ... : ~ Deborah Ann

He may be stronger, but I'm not defenseless. He knows that, of coarse. That's why he's here. He wants me for what I can do after all. ~ Sophie Jordan

I was about to sit down when Kyle's hand wrapped around my left wrist lightly and pulled up my arm. The suddenness of his touch was startling. I looked at him, confused, and saw fire in his eyes - raw anger I didn't understand. His eyes looked up at me and penetrated mine. ~ Christie Cote

What can I do? his gaze on me was intense, like I was some sort of love guru or something. I almost laughed out loud at how unqualified I was for that position. ~ Katrina Abbott

Because once you give your body to a guy, there's no taking it back. And once you've done that it opens up feelings, emotions and vulnerabilities you never knew you were capable of having. I'm not ready to give him my heart. What if he breaks it? ~ J. Sterling

The problem with love is this: It dies. And when it does, you die with it. ~ Apollo Blake

I feel as if I could touch the sky. Run my jeweled claws across the clouds and make the sky bleed red starlight. ~ Victoria Aveyard

Haven't you heard, Chase? I don't have a good side. I'm the bad Hart, the one who causes trouble. There's a reason they call me Wild Hart, you know."

She saw the flicker of apprehension in his eyes before they clouded and he grasped her shoulders, setting her back a few steps, putting space between them. "That's not who you are. ~ T.J. Kline

I love you, Sofia," I whispered. "And I honestly believe that I could never love another woman for the rest of my life. For the first time in the past five hundred years, I am sincerely thankful for my immortality, because without it, I never would've found you. ~ Bella Forrest

JOURNEY: If someone pulls out a dong, then I'm gone.
JUSTICE: Rhymed. ~ Bijou Hunter

There are two rules for success...
1. Never reveal everything you know. ~ Ylond Miles-Davis

I knew it all along," he murmured in my ear.
"What did you know?"
His cool breath blew in my ear as he exhaled. "You are my redemption."
Caleb Raines; Redemption ~ Kellie Thacker

The dream came again - three times in three nights and always at the first of the year. ~ Jettie Necole

He kissed her slowly, deeply, seized by a slew of contrasting emotions. It was wrong to kiss her, he registered faintly in the back of his mind, but it felt more right than anything else he had done since arriving in Alvair. A fire awakened somewhere within him as their lips met, the heat of it at odds with the chill of the Amulet clutched between their hands. ~ Katie Lynn Johnson

My comebacks aren't nearly as sharp as my shiv. Come inside and I'll show you. ~ Cassia Leo

Sometimes, the only way to make your dreams come true is to shatter them. ~ Pepper Winters