Stephie Walls > Quotes

“Never doubt how much I love you…or how long I’ll wait for you. My heart is yours to keep.”
― Stephie Walls, Family Ties

“He would profess his undying love for me and confess his years of celibacy. Down on one knee with an enormous diamond ring of course—I write romance…I dream big.”
― Stephie Walls, Beauty Mark

“Same song and dance every time.”
― Stephie Walls, Bound by Love

“Jude…” My name lingered between us like a promise. “I don’t know when it happened, or how I realized it, but somewhere along the way, it dawned on me that no one else would ever compare to you. Guys I met couldn’t hold a candle to the connection we shared. And what I’d once believed was just us being best friends, turned into a love that is soul deep.”
― Stephie Walls, Family Ties

“I know the moment he figures out what happened my opportunity to clean up and shave my legs will be gone. It isn’t rational, but it’s where my mind goes so I seize the day, carpe diem.”
― Stephie Walls, Freed

“Why do you care if I touch you?” she asked timidly as she inched back in my direction and put her hand in mine. I wouldn’t lie and tell her I didn’t care, because I absolutely fucking did. “Because before I told you I loved you, I showed you every time I hugged you or caressed your cheek. And even without words, those same things illustrate that sentiment. It’s something I never want you to lose sight of, regardless of how mad you might be. If my hand is still in yours, we’re tethered. Partners. I won’t let go, and I hope you never do.”
― Stephie Walls, Her Perfect

“lips “Come on. It’s okay.” But it wasn’t; none of this was. I knew my grandmother. He’d never met her. In all the time we’d been together, even in high school, not once had I ever introduced them. And while I needed answers, now wasn’t the time to try to get them. I had no clue why my grandmother would have temporary custody of a five-year-old, nor why she would have been living with his mother—the woman who’d slept with James years ago. The realization struck her the moment her attention pulled away from Legend to greet us. Before she could speak, James stuck his hand out to introduce himself. “I’m James Carpenter, and this is my wife, Cora.” Her eyes were glued to mine when I identified her first. “Gwendolyn Chase,” I spoke with malice and discontent. And refused to extend my hand as my husband had done. “Cora.” It was a whisper the waves could have carried in with the wind. Her eyes were filled with something akin to remorse, while mine remained hardened. “Dottie, watch!” Legend drew our attention toward him as he did a flip off the bar and landed on his feet in the sand just before he bottomed out. The little boy was captivating and charming and a temporary reprieve from the woman behind me. His fiery-red mop was overgrown and a tad shaggy, and the way the sun reflected off the slightly curled ends made him appear angelic. I couldn’t help but notice his large, brown irises and the smattering”
― Stephie Walls, Unexpected Arrivals: A Geneva Key Beach Novel

“Jude and I hadn’t talked about what was going on between us. We just let it happen on its own accord, and it was better than anything I’d ever experienced. He was safe – his arms, how close we were, there were no secrets. I’d never had that level of security with anyone in my life other than Jude, and it had been that way since we were kids. Adding in the physical and romantic part only added to the depth of the love I’d had for him for years. And without saying it, there was no doubt he felt the same.”
― Stephie Walls, Family Ties

“I need you, Portia. In a way I'm not sure I even understand. Everything about you makes me better. You create sunshine in a bleak world. You fill my heart and touch my soul. I'm invincible with you by my side.”
― Stephie Walls, Family Ties

“leaving me standing in front of the skeleton who built my closet.”
― Stephie Walls, Beauty Mark

“I had no idea what I’d done to deserve her praise, but hearing my name pass her lips was even better than I’d dreamed. Sultry, yet innocent. Warm and inviting. Soft and heartfelt. One syllable, three letters. No one had ever arranged them on their tongue the way Colbie Chapman just did, and I never wanted another woman to utter them with affection.”
― Stephie Walls, Her Perfect

“From the moment I’d met her, I had never stood a chance against loving her. It was in me, who I was designed to be. Loving Colbie was as natural as breathing, and without her, I’d cease to exist.”
― Stephie Walls, Her Perfect

“Dr. Chalmers had been right. Life didn’t necessarily present opportunities at the times it was easiest to seize them. They came when they were needed, regardless of the price.”
― Stephie Walls, Her Perfect Holidays

“I could feast on her body, get drunk on her scent, and swallow her affection for days. There was no doubt in my mind, I could starve to death trying to survive on Portia.”
― Stephie Walls, Family Ties

“And he would have killed to have a piece of you still with him after you’d left.”
― Stephie Walls, Gravel Road

“Colbie,” I stared into her sky-blue eyes, “will you marry me?” She nodded, and then her hands cupped her mouth again as she started to cry. I stood and took her left hand to slide the ring onto it. Colbie never looked at the stone or the setting. Instead, she threw her arms around my neck and kissed me in a way that spoke all the words she couldn’t say. Her silence was classic Colbie, and it meant the world to me because I understood her language.”
― Stephie Walls, Her Perfect Holidays

“I’m not trying to make you mad. I love being your friend, and I don’t want that to change. I just can’t be in a relationship with a girl who’s in love with someone else…even if she desperately wants to love me.”
― Stephie Walls, Family Ties