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“It’s no secret that I love books. I love stories about people I don’t know, and places I haven’t been to. I’ve lived a thousand lives between a thousand pages,”
― Hannah Grace, Wildfire

“For all the romance books I’ve read and all the happy endings I’ve enjoyed, I can’t imagine my own. I’d like to hope I’ll have one, but hope can be dangerous.”
― Hannah Grace, Wildfire

“I’m watching you go in so you don’t have to watch me leave.”
― Hannah Grace, Wildfire

“Well, green is my favorite color.” “What type of green? Ogre green?” “Whatever shade your eyes are.”
― Hannah Grace, Wildfire

“If I change one thing in my past, it’d cause a ripple effect, and I wouldn’t chance not meeting you.”
― Hannah Grace, Wildfire

“People mistake me being quiet for being shy, but I’m not shy. I don’t think I’m even that quiet, it just looks that way because of how loud everyone else is.”
― Hannah Grace, Wildfire

“You don’t need anyone but yourself, but you can have me anyway.”
― Hannah Grace, Wildfire

“I love stories about people I don’t know, and places I haven’t been to. I’ve lived a thousand lives between a thousand pages, but no story, no life, no page has ever made me as happy as you do, Russ Callaghan.”
― Hannah Grace, Wildfire

“I’d wait forever for you, Aurora.”
― Hannah Grace, Wildfire

“I haven’t ever been anyone’s first choice, so I’m grabbing on to it with both hands. Even if they are dogs.”
― Hannah Grace, Wildfire

“Before I met you, I hadn't considered what my happy ending might look like. I wasn't sure I'd get one. You’re my happy ending, Russ. I fell in love with you in Meadow Springs, and watching you help build our life here has made me fall in love with you a million more times. Thank you for giving me a life that feels too good to be true. Thank you for letting me bring home animals even when you say no. Thank you for letting me live my dreams every day?”
― Hannah Grace, Wildfire

“Because it’s easier to wake up and you’re not here than it is to watch you leave me.”
― Hannah Grace, Wildfire

“Tell me a secret, Callaghan.”
“I’m falling in love with you, Aurora.”
“I’m falling in love with you, too.”
― Hannah Grace, Wildfire

“We aren’t normal. This place isn’t normal, and you’re not a player, kid. You’re the glass ballerina—or the knife.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“He left you the fortune, Avery, and all he left us is you.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“If yes is no and once is never, then how many sides does a triangle have?”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“Sometimes things that appear very different on the surface are actually exactly the same at their core.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“Why do I have to tell a story?” I asked.
“Because if you don’t tell the story, someone else will tell it for you.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“Everything’s a game, Avery Grambs. The only thing we get to decide in this life is if we play to win.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“You don't have to kiss me. You don't even have to like me, Heiress, but please don't make me do this alone.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“I will always protect you" he told me, his jaw tight, his eyes shadowed. "You deserve to feel safe in your own home. And I'll help you with the foundation. I'll teach you what you need to know to take this life like you were born to it. But this...us..." He swallowed. "It can't happen, Avery. I've seen the way Jamerson looks at you.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“You’re my favorite,” I whisper, leaning in to kiss her flushed cheek.  “Even if I had crab hands?”  “Even if you had crab hands, Anastasia.”
― Hannah Grace, Icebreaker

“Looking at her makes me want to be the funniest guy in the room, so I can be the one to make her laugh.”
― Hannah Grace, Icebreaker

“I can’t believe you think I could ever reject you, Anastasia,” he said in shock. “You have no idea, do you? The lengths I’d go to if you’d let me. What I’d do to make you happy.”
― Hannah Grace, Icebreaker

“Don’t give me that shit. I’ve seen what you have on your smutty bookshelf.”
― Hannah Grace, Icebreaker

“I love a woman who enjoys reading.”
― Hannah Grace, Icebreaker

“You ate twenty chicken nuggets in about four minutes. It was like you were in an eating competition, but you were the only contestant. I’ve never been more in love with you.”
― Hannah Grace, Icebreaker

“It’s not porn. It’s a romance book that happens to have a little bit of sex in it.”
― Hannah Grace, Icebreaker

“That isn’t a yes. Do I need to get on my knees and beg you, Anastasia? Is that what you want?” She shakes her head and laughs. “The only time I ever want to see a grown man on his knees in front of me, Nate, is when his face is between my legs. So no, I don’t want you to beg me.”
― Hannah Grace, Icebreaker

“I’m heavy,” she mutters as my arms scoop under her legs and around her waist.  We leave Brady and Shithead behind us as I start the walk toward the locker rooms, where the first aid room is. “Shut up, Anastasia. You’re not even half my warm-up weight.”
― Hannah Grace, Icebreaker