Lisa Mondello > Quotes

“Things can get so hectic sometimes that we forget to stop and enjoy life, live a little.”
― Lisa Mondello, All I Want for Christmas is You

“Whoa, whoa!” he says as he sits up in bed. “You’re beautiful. There is no ugly now. And I’m sure there was no ugly then. It was only how you felt when you were sick. I can understand that. But I can also assure you that you have never been ugly. There is only beauty here.”
― Lisa Mondello, Moment in Time

“So here I am, alone.”
“You’re not alone.”
“When you’re facing death, you’re alone.”
I grab Jenna by the shoulders. “Here’s a news flash for you. We all face death. We all walk alone. The only difference is most of us don’t know how close we are to it until it’s too late.”
― Lisa Mondello, Moment in Time

“Now he wasn't so sure. Maybe he'd just made matters worse.”
― Lisa Mondello, All I Want for Christmas is You

“Simple words that meant so much.”
― Lisa Mondello, All I Want for Christmas is You

“pride to get out of this pickle. ”
― Lisa Mondello, All I Want for Christmas is You

“Her expression drooped again and he silently cursed himself for being the cause.”
― Lisa Mondello, All I Want for Christmas is You

“If this is what she wanted, then he would respect her wish and he'd leave. For now. Only for now.”
― Lisa Mondello, All I Want for Christmas is You

“I'm your ride out to the Double T," Beau said, gripping the edge of his white straw cowboy hat and tipping it in a cordial gesture. She ground the heels of her low pumps into the soft tar to contain her growing irritation.  Did he think she was an idiot?  "No way.”
― Lisa Mondello, Her Heart for the Asking

“But he knew she'd hate him for it. And he couldn't bear that.”
― Lisa Mondello, All I Want for Christmas is You

“Thank the heavens above for Mrs. Hopkins, Lauren thought. If she didn't watch Kristen before and after school every day, she couldn't have taken that job at Woodlawn Industries as a customer service representative. She'd still be waitressing and paying baby- sitters top money just to make ends meet. At least now, she had a chance to make something for herself and Kristen. The Woodlawn position offered her the chance for advancement and training she never would have gotten if she'd remained at the restaurant she'd worked at since leaving home.”
― Lisa Mondello, All I Want for Christmas is You

“I missed you. Did you miss me?”
― Lisa Mondello, All I Want for Christmas is You

“Everything she needed, too, she couldn't deny.”
― Lisa Mondello, All I Want for Christmas is You

“Tomorrow was a big day in Storm. She didn’t want to miss one moment of it.”
― Lisa Mondello, Weather the Storm

“Life isn't about love and heaven forbid marriage be. It's about getting along.”
― Lisa Mondello, The Knight and Maggie's Baby

“What do I have to do to prove to you that I'm not like them? Do I have to climb a mountain every time I walk through your front door? Because if that's what it takes, then I'm ready for the challenge.”
― Lisa Mondello, All I Want for Christmas is You

“Hank Promise's niece.  But he'd talk to Mandy”
― Lisa Mondello, Her Heart for the Asking

“She fought the urge to take a closer look at his ruggedly handsome features, but failed.  How could he have gotten better looking after being abused by every bronc-busting horse on the rodeo circuit?  His angular jaw, strong and determined, was shaded with beard growth that was probably a day old, maybe more.  Mandy suspected if Beau grew a full beard, it would grow in thick and be the smooth texture of his almost black head of hair.  She forced aside past memories that gave her such knowledge with renewed irritation. ”
― Lisa Mondello, Her Heart for the Asking

“You look at him funny." Her eyebrows furrowed. "Funny how?" As if she were impatient, Kristen heaved an exaggerated sigh and said. "You know, the way Belle looks at the Beast in the video.”
― Lisa Mondello, All I Want for Christmas is You

“There was her life in a nutshell.  Beau was asked.  And Mandy wasn't.  Mandy was never asked, she was told.  And like the good girl she was raised to be, Mandy always complied. ”
― Lisa Mondello, Her Heart for the Asking

“Material Witness - book 1 (**Named one of Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2012) Nothing But Trouble (Contemporary Western Romance)”
― Lisa Mondello, Nothing But Trouble