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💖 The Takeover by T.L. Swan

• 💔 “He’s dead enough that I’m lonely . . . but alive enough that I can’t fathom moving on.”

👤 Claire 

• 💞 “Because she wasn’t you.”

👤 Tristan 

• 😂 “Claire Anderson,” he calls from the stage. My horrified eyes meet his. “Sit back down.”

👤 Tristan & Claire 

• 🏠 “A deep connection. She’s snuggled into my chest, and I smile into the darkness. She loves me. For the first time in my life, I feel at home.”

👤 Tristan 

• 🤣 “I begin to feel faint… ‘My name is Patrick,’ the little kid says.”… ‘What’s your name?’ I ask. ‘Your worst nightmare,’ he whispers.”

👤 Claire (and Patrick)

• 💔 “Wade still lives here with us, just not in flesh and blood. He’s dead enough that I’m lonely … but alive enough that I can’t fathom moving on.”

👤 Claire

• 🧠 “I’m watching you,” I whisper. “I’ll tell you who to watch: that middle child of yours. The wizard.”

👤 Tristan

• 🧠 “I smirk at my spot‑on analogy as I drop my eyes to the floor. Tristan Miles is chocolate. Rich, delicious, and dreamy… but in the end, he is detrimental to your health and bad to the bone.”

👤 Claire (narration)

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💖 The Takeover by T.L. Swan

• 💬 “When the world gets too much, I go to my sadness sanctuary. I’ve cried buckets of tears in this shower.”

👤 Tristan 

• 🌟 “He pays attention to the small things, and it’s the small things that matter.”

👤 Narration (about Tristan & Claire) 

• 🔥 “So . . . sleeping with only you . . . isn’t a problem for me.” His lips touched mine. “However, not sleeping with you is a torture I won’t tolerate.”

👤 Tristan 

• 💖 “What was your favorite thing you saw today?” He changes the subject.

“Honestly?”

“Of course.”

“It was you.”

Our eyes lock.

“You were the most beautiful thing I saw today, Tristan Miles.”

👤 Claire & Tristan 

• 🧨 “There’s a reason Tristan Miles is the takeover king. When he knows what he wants, he goes and gets it. A charming, aggressive sales pitch that is second to none. The master magician.”

👤 Narration 

• 🌞 “The sun’s reminder of what I have lost.”

👤 Tristan

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💖 Till Summer Do Us Part by Meghan Quinn:

• 😂 “My face falls flat. ‘You came back with pads… and buffalo wings.’”

👤 Scottie

• 🤣 “Gird your loins and hoist your bras, ladies. We’re digging in.”

👤 Scottie

• 😏 “That is not flirting.”

💬 “Would it have helped if I wiggled my brows while saying it?”

👤 Wilder & Scottie

• 🧃 “And it says not to bring any food, but I’m a dick if I don’t have a sweet at night when on ‘vacation.’ Nerds Clusters are my jam.”

👤 Wilder

• 🍬 “Those are not an after‑dinner treat. Those are in‑between‑scheduled‑event treats. We must savor and hold on to those as much as we can.”

👤 Wilder

• 💥 “Don’t you dare say it,” Wilder says, shaking his head.

I run my tongue over my teeth and very slowly and deliberately say, “Bologna.”

His nostrils flare. His chest heaves.

And in a very maniacal voice, his eyes boring holes into me, he says, “You son of a bitch.”

👤 Wilder & Scottie

• 🌸 “Scottie Price is thriving. She is single. She’s smart, she’s charismatic, she’s charming. And she’s living out her best Nora Ephron life, falling in love with herself. Yup, nothing is going to take that away. Nothing.”

👤 Scottie (narration)

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💖 Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez:

• 🌟 “Not everything that comes out of crisis is bad. Sometimes your traumas are the reason you know how to help.”

👤 Emma

• 💬 “I like you more than I’ve ever liked anyone too.” He paused. “I like you more than like.” We held each other’s gaze. “I like you more than like too,” I said quietly.

👤 Justin & Emma

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💖 Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez:

• 💌 “Love me. Just love me instead. I’d take care of you. I’d protect you and shield you and be anything you needed. I’d be harmless to you…”

👤 Jacob

• 🌟 “I always think when we’re quiet, we’re being harmless to each other.”

👤 Briana

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💖 Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover:

• 💖 “Words can sometimes have a far greater effect on a heart than a kiss.”

👤 Sydney

• 💬 “I kiss her every way I can possibly kiss her, because I plan on loving her every way I can possibly love her.”

👤 Ridge

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💖 An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn:

• 🌟 “Suddenly the world was a very simple place. He loved her, and that was all that mattered.”

👤 Narration about Benedict

• 💬 “He ought to buy her a new dress. She would never accept it, of course, but maybe if her current garments were accidentally burned…”

👤 Benedict

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💖 See Me by Nicholas Sparks:

• 💖 “In the end, the only one you can ever really please is yourself. How others feel is up to them.”

👤 Colin

• 💬 “Love makes everything complicated, and emotions always go wild in the beginning. But when it’s real, you should hold on tight, because we’re both old enough to know that true love doesn’t come along all that often.”

👤 Maria

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💖 Bridesmaid Undercover by Meghan Quinn:

• 😂 “To find her and tell her what an idiot I am, but unfortunately for his little matchmaking heart, our paths never crossed.”

👤 Hardy

• 🔥 “I want to put my hand on a lower back, as odd as that sounds. I want to look down at my girl and see her eyes sparkle, knowing I’m her man.”

👤 Hardy

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💖 So Not Meant To Be by Meghan Quinn:

• 🌟 “I’m a firm believer in love. Therefore, I’m looking for love. Not a fling, not a sexy one-night stand. I’m looking for my soulmate, just like the soulmates on my semi-popular podcast. I want forever.”

👤 Kelsey

• 💬 “As a true romantic who loves everything about love, I can’t help wondering if there’s a man out there who checks all the boxes of the perfect romcom hero.”

👤 Kelsey

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💖 He’s Not My Type by Meghan Quinn:

• 💖 “Books have been my escape when I feel the world closing in on me.”

👤 Blakely

• 💬 “When I said I found what I wanted, I mean it. I’m just waiting for you to catch up to the feelings I have for you.”

👤 Halsey

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💖 Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez:

• 🌟 “Not everything that comes out of crisis is bad. Sometimes your traumas are the reason you know how to help.”

👤 Emma

• 💬 “I like you more than I’ve ever liked anyone too.” He paused. “I like you more than like.” We held each other’s gaze. “I like you more than like too,” I said quietly.

👤 Justin & Emma

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💖 Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez:

• 💌 “Love me. Just love me instead. I’d take care of you. I’d protect you and shield you and be anything you needed. I’d be harmless to you…”

👤 Jacob

• 🌟 “I always think when we’re quiet, we’re being harmless to each other.”

👤 Briana

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💖 Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover:

• 💖 “Words can sometimes have a far greater effect on a heart than a kiss.”

👤 Sydney

• 💬 “I kiss her every way I can possibly kiss her, because I plan on loving her every way I can possibly love her.”

👤 Ridge

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💖 An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn:

• 🌟 “Suddenly the world was a very simple place. He loved her, and that was all that mattered.”

👤 Narration about Benedict

• 💬 “He ought to buy her a new dress. She would never accept it, of course, but maybe if her current garments were accidentally burned…”

👤 Benedict

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💖 See Me by Nicholas Sparks:

• 💖 “In the end, the only one you can ever really please is yourself. How others feel is up to them.”

👤 Colin

• 💬 “Love makes everything complicated, and emotions always go wild in the beginning. But when it’s real, you should hold on tight, because we’re both old enough to know that true love doesn’t come along all that often.”

👤 Maria

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💖 Bridesmaid Undercover by Meghan Quinn:

• 😂 “To find her and tell her what an idiot I am, but unfortunately for his little matchmaking heart, our paths never crossed.”

👤 Hardy

• 🔥 “I want to put my hand on a lower back, as odd as that sounds. I want to look down at my girl and see her eyes sparkle, knowing I’m her man.”

👤 Hardy

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💖 So Not Meant To Be by Meghan Quinn:

• 🌟 “I’m a firm believer in love. Therefore, I’m looking for love. Not a fling, not a sexy one-night stand. I’m looking for my soulmate, just like the soulmates on my semi-popular podcast. I want forever.”

👤 Kelsey

• 💬 “As a true romantic who loves everything about love, I can’t help wondering if there’s a man out there who checks all the boxes of the perfect romcom hero.”

👤 Kelsey

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💖 He’s Not My Type by Meghan Quinn:

• 💖 “Books have been my escape when I feel the world closing in on me.”

👤 Blakely

• 💬 “When I said I found what I wanted, I mean it. I’m just waiting for you to catch up to the feelings I have for you.”

👤 Halsey

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💖 A Not So Meet Cute by Meghan Quinn:

• 💍 “I love you more than I ever thought it was possible to love someone. And it hit me like a ton of bricks. I need you to be a part of my life, Lottie.”

👤 Huxley

• 💬 “You’re beautifully frustrating, annoyingly right most of the time, and you bring me more joy than I ever thought I’d be lucky enough to have.”

👤 Huxley

• 😏 “You might still hate me, you might still not want to look at me, but you’ll damn well know, you fucking crave me.”

👤 Huxley

• 😂 “You’re so narcissistic.”

“Confident,” he replies.

“A cockhole.”

His brows raise. “What the hell is a cockhole?”

“Cocky asshole. Therefore, you’re a cockhole.”

👤 Lottie & Huxley

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💖 Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez:

• 💖 “It’s amazing how someone can touch you, even if you only know them for a moment in time. How they can change you, alter you indelibly.”

👤 Alexis

• 💬 “Grace costs you nothing.”

👤 Alexis

• 🐧 “Have you ever heard of penguin love stones? When a male likes a female, he finds a perfect stone and he brings it to her. If she likes it, she puts it in her nest and that’s it. They’re paired for life.”

👤 Daniel

• 💔 “Love follows you. It goes where you go. It doesn’t know about social divides or distance or common sense, it doesn’t even stop when the person you love does. It does what it wants. Even if what you want is to not be in love.”

👤 Alexis

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💖 Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez:

• 🌟 “I like you more than I’ve ever liked anyone too.” He paused. “I like you more than like.” We held each other’s gaze. “I like you more than like too,” I said quietly.

👤 Justin & Emma

• 💬 “To me, love meant you stayed. But now I understood that love sometimes means you let someone go.”

👤 Emma

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💖 Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez:

• 💌 “We’re all a little broken, Briana. We are a mosaic. We’re made up of all those we’ve met and all the things we’ve been through. There are parts of us that are colorful and dark and jagged and beautiful. And I love every piece of you. Even the ones you wish didn’t exist.”

👤 Jacob

• 🌟 “Jacob made me feel safe. He was like a living lullaby. A softly spoken word. The smell of coffee and toast in the morning or a cozy fleece blanket. The rain pattering on the roof on a day where you don’t have to go anywhere or do anything.”

👤 Briana

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💖 Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover:

• 💖 “My heart made its choice, and it chose you.”

👤 Ridge

• 💬 “I failed miserably at trying not to fall in love with you. I failed first.”

👤 Ridge

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💖 An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn:

• 🌟 “It was strange, to find a woman who could make him happy just with her mere presence. He didn’t even have to see her, or hear her voice, or even smell her scent. He just had to know that she was there.”

👤 Narration about Benedict

• 💬 “Be mine,” he said, his voice thick and urgent. “Be mine right now. Be mine forever. I’ll give you anything you want. All I want in return is you.”

👤 Benedict

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💖 See Me by Nicholas Sparks:

• 💖 “I think you can do whatever you want. In the end, we all live the life we choose for ourselves.”

👤 Colin

• 💬 “See me just as I see you.”

👤 Colin

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💖 Bridesmaid Undercover by Meghan Quinn:

• 😂 “So you have that whole Toy Story complex then?”

“How can you watch that movie and not assume all of your childhood toys have feelings?”

👤 Everly & Hardy

• 🔥 “There’s nothing fake about the way you’re reacting, the way your breath is hitching, the way your eyes try to avoid mine because you know if you look at me, you’ll be tempted. You want me, Everly. You just wish that you didn’t.”

👤 Hardy

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💖 Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez:

• 🌟 “I like you more than I’ve ever liked anyone too.” He paused. “I like you more than like.” We held each other’s gaze. “I like you more than like too,” I said quietly.

👤 Justin & Emma

• 💬 “My heart started to pound. I don’t know why the thought of not moving made me feel slightly panicky. Maybe it was just the change in routine? We always moved on once a contract was up.”

�� Emma

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💖 Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez:

• 🌟 “I had to remember that not everyone over-thought everything the way I did. Wouldn’t it be amazing to live like that? To not carry that burden around with you. To not feel constantly overwhelmed and overstimulated and second-guess every little thing.”

👤 Briana

• 💬 “It’s like I always say,” Mom said, wiping under her eyes. “Love shows up. That’s how you know when it’s real.”

👤 Briana’s Mom

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💖 Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover:

• 💖 “I want to be your end, but you gotta let it begin.”

👤 Ridge

• 💬 “Hey, heart. Are you listening? You and I are officially at war.”

👤 Sydney

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💖 An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn:

• 🌟 “I can live with you hating me,” he said to the closed door. “I just can’t live without you.”

👤 Benedict

• 💬 “Suddenly the world was a very simple place. He loved her, and that was all that mattered.”

👤 Narration about Benedict

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💖 See Me by Nicholas Sparks:

• 💖 “In the end, the only one you can ever really please is yourself. How others feel is up to them.”

👤 Colin

• 💬 “Love makes everything complicated, and emotions always go wild in the beginning. But when it’s real, you should hold on tight, because we’re both old enough to know that true love doesn’t come along all that often.”

👤 Maria

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💖 Bridesmaid Undercover by Meghan Quinn:

• 😂 “To find her and tell her what an idiot I am, but unfortunately for his little matchmaking heart, our paths never crossed. I don’t blame his persistence though. Everyone saw the connection we had.”

👤 Hardy

• 🔥 “I want to put my hand on a lower back, as odd as that sounds. I want to look down at my girl and see her eyes sparkle, knowing I’m her man.”

👤 Hardy

💖 So Not Meant To Be by Meghan Quinn:

• 🌟 “Let yourself love. I promise you won’t regret it.”

👤 Kelsey

• 💬 “I want to be worshipped. I want to be important in someone’s life. I want to be the person someone calls when they need advice or have big news… or just want to hear my voice.”

👤 Kelsey

• 💖 “Because I want you to think I’m a good guy despite how I act. I want you to see that I like you, but am afraid to tell you because there’s a great possibility you will laugh in my face. I want you to give me a chance. To date me…”

👤 JP

• 💌 “I remember everything that involves you. Everything. From what you wore the very first day I met you—a blue turtleneck dress—to the way you smelled when we shared an elevator for the first time—like vanilla and brown sugar—to the way you tasted the first time I had a chance to be intimate with you—like a fucking sunset on a rainy day.”

👤 JP

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💖 He’s Not My Type by Meghan Quinn:

• 🌟 “Books have been my escape when I feel the world closing in on me.”

👤 Blakely

• 💬 “If I’ve learned one thing through such devastating loss, it’s that the sun still rises the next day. And the day after that. Life continues its motion. Waiting for your return.”

👤 Halsey

• 💖 “You are worthy of this life, of this air I share with you, of this love we feel. You are worthy of it all.”

👤 Blakely

• 💌 “I want to be someone’s world. Not someone who’s easy to leave.”

👤 Blakely

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💖 Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez:

• 💬 “To me, love meant you stayed. But now I understood that love sometimes means you let someone go.”

👤 Emma

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💖 Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez:

• 💌 “We’re all a little broken, Briana. We are a mosaic. We’re made up of all those we’ve met and all the things we’ve been through. There are parts of us that are colorful and dark and jagged and beautiful. And I love every piece of you. Even the ones you wish didn’t exist.”

👤 Jacob

• 🌟 “It’s like I always say,” Mom said, wiping under her eyes. “Love shows up. That’s how you know when it’s real.”

👤 Briana’s Mom

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💖 Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover:

• 💖 “My heart made its choice, and it chose you.”

👤 Ridge

• 💬 “I failed miserably at trying not to fall in love with you. I failed first.”

👤 Ridge

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💖 An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn:

• 🌟 “It was strange, to find a woman who could make him happy just with her mere presence. He didn’t even have to see her, or hear her voice, or even smell her scent. He just had to know that she was there.”

👤 Narration about Benedict

• 💬 “I can live with you hating me,” he said to the closed door. “I just can’t live without you.”

👤 Benedict

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💖 See Me by Nicholas Sparks:

• 💖 “I think you can do whatever you want. In the end, we all live the life we choose for ourselves.”

👤 Colin

• 💬 “See me just as I see you.”

👤 Colin

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💖 Bridesmaid Undercover by Meghan Quinn:

• 😂 “So you have that whole Toy Story complex then?”

“How can you watch that movie and not assume all of your childhood toys have feelings?”

👤 Everly & Hardy

• 🔥 “There’s nothing fake about the way you’re reacting, the way your breath is hitching, the way your eyes try to avoid mine because you know if you look at me, you’ll be tempted. You want me, Everly. You just wish that you didn’t.”

👤 Hardy

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Epic quote…

💖 Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez:

• 🌟 “The love stories sold us the wrong thing. The best kind of love doesn’t happen on moonlit walks and romantic vacations. It happens in between the folds of everyday life. It’s not grand gestures that show how you feel, it’s all the little secret things you do to make her life better that you never tell her about. Taking the end piece of the bread at breakfast so she can have the last middle piece for her sandwich when you pack her lunch. Making sure her car always has gas so she never has to stop at the pump. Telling her you’re not cold and to take your jacket when you are in fact, very, very cold. It’s watching TV on a rainy Sunday while you’re doing laundry and turning her light off when she’s fallen asleep reading. Sharing pizza crusts and laughing about something the kids did and taking care of each other when you’re sick. It isn’t glamorous, it isn’t all butterflies and stars in your eyes. It’s real. This is the kind of love that forever is made of. Because if it’s this good when life is draining and mundane and hard, think of how wonderful it will be when the love songs are playing and the moon is out.”

👤 Justin

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More quotes from my favorite books…

💖 Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez:

• 🌟 “Jacob made me feel safe. He was like a living lullaby. A softly spoken word. The smell of coffee and toast in the morning or a cozy fleece blanket. The rain pattering on the roof on a day where you don’t have to go anywhere or do anything.”

👤 Briana

• 💬 “Love me. Just love me instead. I’d take care of you. I’d protect you and shield you and be anything you needed. I’d be harmless to you…”

👤 Jacob

• 🧩 “We are all a little broken. We are a mosaic. We’re made up of all those we’ve met and all the things we’ve been through. There are parts of us that are colorful and dark and jagged and beautiful. And I love every piece of you. Even the ones you wish didn’t exist.”

👤 Jacob

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💖 Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez:

• 🌸 “The love stories sold us the wrong thing. The best kind of love doesn’t happen on moonlit walks and romantic vacations. It happens in between the folds of everyday life. It’s not grand gestures that show how you feel, it’s all the little secret things you do to make her life better that you never tell her about.”

👤 Justin

• 💔 “To me, love meant you stayed. But now I understood that love sometimes means you let someone go.”

👤 Emma

• 💞 “I like you more than I’ve ever liked anyone too.” He paused. “I like you more than like.” We held each other’s gaze. “I like you more than like too,” I said quietly.

👤 Emma & Justin

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💖 Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover:

• 🎶 “I don’t want Sydney ever to feel like my second choice, when I know in my heart that she’s the right choice. The only choice.”

👤 Ridge

• 💬 “How can two good people both have such good intentions end up with feelings, derived from all the goodness, that are so incredibly bad?”

👤 Sydney

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💖 An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn:

• 💖 “It was strange, to find a woman who could make him happy just with her mere presence. He didn’t even have to see her, or hear her voice, or even smell her scent. He just had to know that she was there.”

👤 Benedict Bridgerton

• 💬 “Be mine,” he said, his voice thick and urgent. “Be mine right now. Be mine forever. I’ll give you anything you want. All I want in return is you.”

👤 Benedict Bridgerton

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💖 See Me by Nicholas Sparks:

• 🌟 “I think you can do whatever you want. In the end, we all live the life we choose for ourselves.”

👤 Colin

• 💬 “See me just as I see you.”

👤 Colin

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💖 Bridesmaid Undercover by Meghan Quinn:

• 😂 “Oh my God, what did you do to yourself?�� she asks. “I said to come in disguise, so I did.” Because I want to give her the full effect, I spin for her while holding my arms out. “You like?” She blinks a few times behind her sunglasses. “Are you…are you wearing a fake nose?” “I am,” I say, touching it. “What do you think?” She studies me, a smile creeping over her face. “You look incredibly predatorial.” “What?” I laugh. “You think I look like a predator?”

👤 Everly & friend

• 🔥 “There’s nothing fake about the way you’re reacting, the way your breath is hitching, the way your eyes try to avoid mine because you know if you look at me, you’ll be tempted. You want me, Everly. You just wish that you didn’t.”

👤 Hardy

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Some of my favorite quotes from some of my favorite books…

💖 So Not Meant To Be by Meghan Quinn:

• “I love you with everything I am, and I know this might be scary for you, but I’m not scared. I’m not scared to love you. I’m not scared to fight for you. I’m not scared to let you into my heart and my life and everything I have to give. I’m not scared to tell you that I’m yours. I love you.”

👤 Huxley

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💖 The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez:

• “You don’t find your soulmate. That’s not how it works. You become soulmates after you choose each other again and again and again.”

👤 Kristen

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💖 The Takeover by T.L. Swan:

• “You’ve made me realize that it’s not about what we’ve done in the past. It’s about who we are now and who we want to be in the future.”

👤 Tristan Miles

• “You’re everything I never knew I needed.”

👤 Tristan Miles

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💖 Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover:

• “It’s the beautiful moments like this that make up for the ugly love.”

👤 Miles Archer

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💖 It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover:

• “There is no such thing as bad people. We’re all just people who sometimes do bad things.”

👤 Lily Bloom

• “Just because someone hurts you doesn’t mean you can simply stop loving them.”

👤 Lily Bloom

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💖 Right Man, Right Time by Meghan Quinn:

• “I didn’t know it at the time, but you were the right person for me all along.”

👤 Roarke

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💖 Out on a Limb by Hannah Bonam-Young:

• “I love you, not because you’re perfect, but because you’re real.”

👤 Hudson

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💖 The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks:

• “It wasn’t over. It still isn’t over.”

👤 Noah Calhoun

• “You are, and always have been, my dream.”

👤 Noah Calhoun