Shelly Crane

“You chose me, I chose you. End of story.”

— Shelly Crane

“Older is better with wine and men”

— Shelly Crane

Battle scars just remind us that we survived.

— Shelly Crane

“I want him more than I need him.”

— Shelly Crane

“Jeez. I was a feelings prostitute!”

— Shelly Crane

“Those two are dangerously persnickety.”

— Shelly Crane

“Is that cowboy logic?”

— Shelly Crane

“He was such a…master of kissery.”

— Shelly Crane

“Emma showed me how life can heal the cracks in our armor with people put in our path.”

— Shelly Crane

“I refused to ask for help. You may call that stubborn, I call it independence.”

— Shelly Crane

“I was just existing, but he made me want to live.”

— Shelly Crane

“I wasn’t gorgeous but I still didn’t understand why I wasn’t good enough for anyone.”

— Shelly Crane

“We have to be bigger than the things we suffer.”

— Shelly Crane

I'm not a baker so I'm not about to sugar coat it for you.

— Shelly Crane

“If you can't get your freak on to make little Keepers, then how are there so many of you?”

— Shelly Crane

“Because you are my significant, my soul mate. And I'm yours.”

— Shelly Crane

“We watched Vamps hunting Vamps, Vamp hunters and Witches torching Vamps, teenage girls kissing Vamps. And we giggled and swooned through it…

— Shelly Crane

“Your heart beat is my favorite thing to listen to. When you look at me and your heart rate jumps.”

— Shelly Crane

“Billings pulled a roll from a compartment in his cargo pants leg. We gawked at him in disbelief. He shrugged. "What? You…

— Shelly Crane

“What do you want to trust me with tonight?" A sigh escaped forcefully, waving the white flag that I was a melted,…

— Shelly Crane

“He leaned in close and spoke low. "Wow, I don't know what the hell I did to put that look on your…

— Shelly Crane

“To be all in, no regrets, no turning back, no matter the consequences. It felt a lot like freedom.”

— Shelly Crane

“We're going on the roof?" I asked. "Yep," Caleb answered, "and while we're on the roof, with great cell service-" "The only…

— Shelly Crane

Love finds you in the strangest places, and hope clings to us in the nooks and crannies we never think to look.

— Shelly Crane

“Share toothbrush with him? I'd never even thought about this before. Did married people share their toothbrush normally? His mocking voice belted…

— Shelly Crane

“So what was your favourite song?" "Um...the one about the sun sizzling into the ocean." He laughed hard. "What?" "Zeke wrote that…

— Shelly Crane

“You know that feeling when you’re at your favorite restaurant and you see the waitress coming with your food, that happy feeling…

— Shelly Crane

“Why not get married and get started on your life?" "You’ve thought about this already, haven’t you?" "Of course I have. Caleb…

— Shelly Crane

“What makes you think he won't freak? He is my father and I'm his only little girl." "Betcha five bucks." "Deal," I…

— Shelly Crane

“I lowered onto the sweetest mouth I'd ever tasted and I never wanted to taste another for, God, thank you, she was…

— Shelly Crane

“Then trust me. I think the safest place for me is with you, and I won’t regret it. I don’t regret anything.…

— Shelly Crane

“You know when you’re on a course that you know is the right one. You can’t explain it, you can’t define it,…

— Shelly Crane

“I hate this part,” I sighed in aggravation and jerked the sunglasses from my eyes, setting them atop my head into my…

— Shelly Crane

“I like your room," I said truthfully. "Yeah? I like it too. Mom tried to guy it all up when I left…

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“To remain in love for a lifetime : listen actively to your partner, ask questions, give answers, appreciate, stay attractive, include your…

— Shelly Crane

“Caleb,” I called and looked at him. “I need you.” He looked surprised as he came forward. “What do you need?” “You.”…

— Shelly Crane

“You’re not gonna touch or kiss me for a week are you?” I said, letting him know I knew what he was…

— Shelly Crane

“I'd more than missed him, I needed him. It wasn't a dependency, it wasn't a weakness or a failure, he was an…

— Shelly Crane

“I love how you're so trusting with me," he murmured and leaned in. His lips brushed my cheekbone as he said, "I…

— Shelly Crane

“I hate this part," I sighed in aggravation and jerked the sunglasses from my eyes, setting them atop my head into my…

— Shelly Crane