“Trina stared into her open kitchen cabinets. She was two and a half days into her pre-date-night ritual fast, and she was… — Lucie Simone Copy Share Image
“You taste so sweet." The whispered words sent a shiver down her spine. Somehow, whenever she had imagined this intimacy with a… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
Never Mind Nirvana is the first novel I’ve read that makes music as important as food, clothing romance — a fresh twist… — Tama Janowitz Copy Share Image
“He lashed the belt against my ass again, and I was starting to feel like I was some supernatural being that was… — Fiona Thrust Copy Share Image
“I’m not the slightest bit foxed,” he insisted, indignation lighting his vivid blue eyes. “I am perfectly serious. Will you marry me?”… — Elena Greene Copy Share Image
I remembered my days and nights of sunshine and starshine, where life was all a wild sweet wonder, a spiritual paradise of… — Jack London Copy Share Image
“this was the man who would not submit to her need for probing intimacy, overintimacy, the urge to ask, examine, delve, draw… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
“I don't do romance, in the same way I don't do heroin Russian roulette, or nude alligator wrestling. I consider all of… — D.D. Barant Copy Share Image
I absolutely think that women told that writing about themselves is somehow not worthy enough for a public audience all the time.… — Melissa Febos Copy Share Image
They kept asking me over and over again whether I was having a romance with Hitler. Are you Hitler's girlfriend? I laughed… — Leni Riefenstahl Copy Share Image
When you get together with childhood friends, for example, there's an intimacy that you instantly have because you share something really profound… — Jon Tenney Copy Share Image
For readers worldwide, the attraction of romance novels seems to be that they provide hope, strength, and the assurance that happy endings… — Leigh Michaels Copy Share Image
“In every one of your relationships, you are on a continuum between intimacy and separation. You stand on a slide that tilts… — Anne Katherine Copy Share Image
On some such night as this she remembered promising to herself to live as brave and noble a life as any heroine… — Elizabeth Gaskell Copy Share Image
“He had never cared if his victims lived or died once he was through with them. But not her. He couldn’t allow… — Elaine White Copy Share Image
“The blood dried on his good hand, he passed his palm over her hair. It curled about his wrist and sprung back… — V.S. Carnes Copy Share Image
“Both spouses are equal, yet different. One of the most beautiful things about a relationship is that the feminine energy can feed… — Renee Wade Copy Share Image
I have been married twice, and those were not the happiest times of my life. Part of the problem, quite frankly, is… — Hugh Hefner Copy Share Image
What I find weird is that the term 'chick lit' is used to encompass literally anything a woman writes about relationships. It's… — Jane Fallon Copy Share Image
“They say that difficult roads lead to beautiful destinations. If I had known that you'd be my destination, I wouldn't have been… — Ismaaciil C. Ubax Copy Share Image
“My love, you are playing with a fire that you do not fully understand.” His voice was deep and controlled. “There are… — Tina Carreiro Copy Share Image
Art has a double visage: it looks before and after. Romance is its forward-looking face. The germ of growth is in romanticism.… — George Edward Woodberry Copy Share Image
“We don't like to be intimate alone. Some couples take this one step further, confusing intimacy with control. What passes for care… — Esther Perel Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, she discovered too late that her unwritten list of desirable attributes was missing a few crucial items. Empathy, for one. A… — Delphine Dryden Copy Share Image
“Whatever form each of our own intimate adventures has taken in our fantasies, or in "real life," this Sacred Romance is set… — John Eldredge Copy Share Image
With Wings of the Butterfly, John Urbancik infuses his tale of shapeshifters, romance and pack rivalry with some unexpected and welcome surprises.… — Kealan Patrick Burke Copy Share Image
I always thought 'chick lit' meant third-person contemporary funny novels, dealing with issues of the day. I mean, it's not the ideal… — Sophie Kinsella Copy Share Image
She believes in love and romance. She believes her life is one day going to be transformed into something wonderful and exciting.… — Sophie Kinsella Copy Share Image
“His eyes opened, and he stared at me. The morning light was streaming through the window,and my hair rolled in waves over… — Lisa Tawn Bergren Copy Share Image
“They stared at each other for several long minutes hoping the other would give in. Finally she broke. “Fine, will you go… — R.L. Mathewson Copy Share Image
I think those women who get themselves to write essays, it's not an easy thing to do because as women, you're not… — Lynne Tillman Copy Share Image
“Sydney, don't leave Adrian because of me." "It's more complicated than that," I said automatically. "It's really not," she said. "From everything… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
“Women who have learned how to always be in touch with their sensuality can't help but attract at the highest vibrational level… — Lebo Grand Copy Share Image
“I'm not broken,' he repeated. 'Although at the moment . . . ' This was what came of violating the sentimentality quota.… — Courtney Milan Copy Share Image
“Sex is not about reproduc-tion, gender is not about males and females, courtship is not aboutpersuasion, fashion is not about beauty, and… — Matt Ridley Copy Share Image
When I was thinking about these women characters, no matter how bad a person I am - a bad writer, my limitations,… — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
“The Romans construed Jesus Chris’s crucifixion as a defeat, but what do we have today? Christianity triumphed. Jesus Christ never betrayed himself,… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
“A pang of deep longing ripples through me. I’m torn between my promise to send Aydan to the Abyss and my need… — Christine Fonseca Copy Share Image
“I love you. I love you. I love you. Always have, probably always will. Happy?” she said. He stopped when he was… — Sarah Mayberry Copy Share Image
“I'm going to go out on a limb here. I've thought a lot about this one, as a feminist, and as an… — Sarah Zettel Copy Share Image
