Jill Shalvis is a best-selling American author of over 50 contemporary romance novels, including her award-winning Lucky Harbor series. She has also written under the pseudonym Jill Sheldon.
I threatened to kung fu you. Oh my God.
Love is when someone puts you on a pedestal and yet when you fall, they're there to catch you anyway. ' - Tara Daniels
Why was man created before woman? Because you always need a rough draft before the final copy. ” – Chloe Traeger
When I'm writing, the romance is always the most important thing to me, but I really love adding in slices of real life, and for me that real life always includes animals.
Why, so you can charm my panties off again?
You had a package. It was torn, so I looked in. ” She lifted one of a stack of firefighter calendars, with his own mug and half-naked body on the cover. “Nice,” she said, a ghost of a smile crossing her lips. “Mr. 2008. ” He bit back a sigh. “It’s for charity. ” “And you definitely contributed.
He was in uniform, gun at his hip, expression dialed to Dirty Harry, and just looking at him had something pinging low in Chloe’s belly.
Her entire body quivered. "What is it about me that you're attracted to?" "For starters, the sexy underwear you put on beneath your clothes. " "You've only seen my underwear once. " "Twice," he said. "I looked down your top at the pier. " "You did not. " "Pink-and-white polka-dot bra. " "Oh my God. " "That's what I was thinking. " -Mallory and Ty
Smile. . . it makes people wonder what you're up to.
Boys are like drugs,' her father said, 'just say no.
Mallory," he said, sounding raw and staggered and touched beyond words. "God, I was so stupid. So slow. I didn't know what to do with you. I tried to keep my distance but my world doesn't work without you in it. " -Ty to Mallory
Good judgment comes from bad experience. Unfortunately, most of that comes from bad judgment. - Tara Daniels -
Smile. it's the second best thing you can do with your lips.
I'm going to shoot somebody," Maddie said. "Sawyer hates when people do that. It's a whole bunch of paperwork.
She had time to make room for him in her closet. The cat had time to get used to him. They had all the time they needed, because he'd told her he was hers, and he was a man of his word. "I've got all I need," she told him. He leaned down and kissed her again, then stroked a finger over her temple, tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear. "I want you to know," he said. "That you're the best choice I ever made. " "No regrets?" "No regrets.
You could start an argument in an empty house.
With you i found myself. You are the one i was waiting for, when i didn't even realize i was waiting. -dr. Emma Sinclair-
. . . But the problem is, people tend to assign you the role of the person you are at your worst, you know?
I don’t want to scare the guests with a big old guard dog,” Tara protested. “Safety is far more important than worrying about what anyone else thinks,” Sawyer told her. “You’re right, of course. ” Tara looked at her sisters. “We’ll think about both an alarm and a dog. ” “We can borrow Izzy from Jax,” Maddie said. “Sure,” Tara said. “And she can lick the next bad guy to death.
Sixty-five seconds," he said. "You weren't breathing for sixty-five seconds after we found you. I lived and died during each one of them. " He let out a breath. "Never again.