Historical-romance Quote by Christina Brooke

“His strong jaw line was clenched tight, and a pair of startingly cool green eyes picked her apart with scientific precision. There was something…

— Frankie Rose

“She imagined his hands, large and warm. Strong, but surely gentle.”

— Haruki Murakami

“You're a very pretty girl...Did you know? Once upon a time, I had a pretty, pretty boy.' She reached forward and touched my cheek…

— Jennifer Lynn Barnes

“Did you really think she was a tender flower you could trample upon, and damage her very soul? She is wildfire. And she is…

— Nikita Gill

“He gave her his hand, sensing the thin strong rod of obdurate competence that was the armature of her artsy Village style.”

— Michael Chabon

“Her fingertips reached to trace the damage, but he grasped her hand with his own. He leaned down, far enough that the dark ends…

— Kelly Creagh

“Kate," he whispered, stepping closer to me, "you are not like your mother. You are a different creature from your sisters. The depths of…

— Julianne Donaldson

“Glinda waved dismissively. Then she tucked her hand against her mouth and bit her knuckles. It was hard to tell if her pretty ways…

— Gregory Maguire

“Her cheek against the moss, the young princess she had been - Aelin Galathynius - reached a hand for her. 'Get up', she said…

— Sarah J. Maas

“Myungsuh stood and gently took her hand. Her wrinkled hand was caught in his big, strong one. Her burned hand had disappeared into his,…

— Kyung-sook Shin

“He sat looking down at his hands--his fine strong unscarred hands. Suddenly and unreasonably he thought of another pair of hands--his mother's--with the knuckles…

— Edna Ferber

“He reached for one of her fidgeting hands, grasping hold. Her eyes met his then faltered, lowered and grazed over his damaged skin. Her…

— Lotchie Burton