Jill Shalvis

“They say money talks, but all mine ever says is 'good-bye sucker.”

“If I looked like him,” Tara said. “I’d want to have sex with myself. All the time.”

“Who’s there?” “The scratcher of your itch,” he said. She opened the door a crack and stuck her nose out. “Was that supposed to be romantic?”

“Hey,” Shayne said through the door. “You going to stay in there all night, because we’re getting tired of trying to eavesdrop from out here. Can’t hear a damn thing.”

“Smile. it's the second best thing you can do with your lips.”

“How about we give each other everything we can and not blame each other for what we can’t.”

“I want you to know, chickens aren’t sexy. Not to me.” This was met with silence. “Are you there?” She was slurring her words now, which was embarrassing, so she took a deep breath. “Cam? Can you hear me?” “Yes, chickens aren’t sexy. Uh…I don’t think they’re meant to be.”

“Sorry,”

“Ben was in his truck, window down, idling at the curb, dark lenses hiding his eyes from her, looking effortlessly big and badass. The way she wished she felt.”

“I chose the path less traveled but only because I was lost. Carry a map. - Phoebe Traeger”

“There was a group of fans who wanted autographs, and several women who managed to write their phone numbers on Wade's hand before he pulled free. Sam sent him an arched brow, but he just shrugged. He got numbers written on him a lot; he'd never figured out how to stop that from happening.”

“For some unknown reason, success usually occurs in private, while failure occurs in full view.”

“Okay, first of all, I didn’t sleep with you to make amends. I slept with you because I wanted to.” He still didn’t say anything, and she pointed at him again. “And you know what? It was your own damn fault. It was those jeans you wear, and the tool belt. It was the size of your hammer!”

“Maddie swallowed hard and tried to channel… which actress? Damn, she couldn’t think of an actress to save her life! She was on her own.”

“Men are like roses. You have to watch out for the pricks.”

“I've given up men. It's true. At first, I was just going to give up attorneys, but that seemed immature - and far too exclusive, so I'm playing it safe and giving up all the penis-carrying humans.”

“Sounds like you kids have some talking to do. I'll be eavesdropping from the kitchen.”

“Honest to God, she was the noisiest woman he'd ever been shot at with.”

“Lily, the next time you tell me you don't know what to do with family. Because you know exactly. It's about loyalty and kindness and unconditional love, and you are more than capable of all that.”