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“We don’t go hard and fast down here,” Ellie said. “Long and slow and laid-back is more our style.”
― Erin Nicholas, Beauty and the Bayou

“Sometimes you sucked it up and did stuff you didn’t like because the people you loved needed you to.”
― Erin Nicholas, Beauty and the Bayou

“Everyone needs someone to balance them out.”
― Erin Nicholas, Beauty and the Bayou

“I’m a little dirty,” he said huskily, running his hand up and down the outside of one of her thighs. “I washed up but should have showered. Didn’t expect this.”

“You probably should have expected this.” Her voice sounded a little breathless.

“Yeah,” he agreed, his eyes darkening. “I probably should have.”

“It’s okay,” she told him. “I’m washable.” Images of showers and soap bubbles tripped through her mind and she hoped through his as well.

He gave her a little grin. “Good to know. Means I can get you really dirty.”

Juliet felt her breathing quicken. She put her hand against his face, over his scar. “I really want that.”

Sawyer slid a hand up her back and into her hair. He urged her closer until her lips were nearly against his. “Me, too.”
― Erin Nicholas, Beauty and the Bayou

“Well, when we get hot there are a couple of other things we do,” he said.
Had he moved closer?
Juliet swallowed. “Like what?”
“We take clothes off,” he said.”
― Erin Nicholas, Beauty and the Bayou

“Hey, the only person I almost shot was Owen,” Maddie said, giving her boyfriend a huge smile. “And if that does end up happening, he’ll forgive me.”
Owen grabbed her wrist and pulled her close, kissing the top of her head. “You’d nurse me back to health?”
“I’d make you alligator gumbo out of the fucking lizard that tried to take a bite of you,” she said.”
― Erin Nicholas, Beauty and the Bayou

“Rugged and wounded. Those were the words that came to mind when she paired that scar with the broody look in his eyes.”
― Erin Nicholas, Beauty and the Bayou

“Juliet laughed. “You all are crazy, you know that?”
“Oh, for sure,” he said with a nod.
“Does it rub off?”
“If you’re lucky.”
― Erin Nicholas, Beauty and the Bayou

“What If...”
― Erin Nicholas, Beauty and the Bayou

“If there’s anything you can think of that you might need from a real man with plenty of testosterone, you just let me know.”
― Erin Nicholas, Beauty and the Bayou

“I’ai adore chaque minute.”
― Erin Nicholas, Beauty and the Bayou

“Maybe she should have been grateful for the soft, lingering, slow kisses in the kitchen. Because in that moment, she wasn't sure she was ready for a full-on, take-over-everything-including-her-body-and-heart Sawyer.

That was absolutely the best way to describe how he was looking at her right now.

She had no time to get ready, though. Sawyer's mouth took hers in a deep, hot kiss. He didn't say a word, gave her no real warning, just sealed his lips over hers and started kissing her as if it was his single goal in life to make her come with just his lips on hers.”
― Erin Nicholas, Beauty and the Bayou

“He met her gaze intently. "And what if you ruin me for all other women?"

She wanted to do that.”
― Erin Nicholas, Beauty and the Bayou

“Juliet laughed. "I am not the first woman to tell you that she finds you attractive."

"No," he said, again almost as if he was thinking out loud. "But you're the first to lay it out like that. And the first with the scar."

"I'm not," she said, with absolute confidence. "I might be the first to say it, but no, Saywer, other women have found that hot too. I promise you.”
― Erin Nicholas, Beauty and the Bayou

“Juliet laughed. "I am not the first woman to tell you that she finds you attractive."

"No," he said, again almost as if he was thinking out loud. "But you're the first to lay it out like that. And the first with the scar."

"I'm not," she said, with absolute confidence. "I might be the first to say it, but no, Saywer, other women have found that hot too. I promise you.”
― Erin Nicholas, Beauty and the Bayou

“Dana shook her head. "Cheetos' dust on my furniture is a hard line."

Logan felt a strange rush of relief. "I use wet wipes. I'm not an animal.”
― Erin Nicholas, Taking It Easy

“Oh, no," [Logan] said. "There's no crying in accidentally getting knocked up by the hottest bartender you've ever met."

[Dana] laughed again. And sniffed again. "That's ridiculous. That's the perfect thing to cry about.”
― Erin Nicholas, Taking It Easy

“I couldn't help it." He lifted his shoulder. "You sacrifice for other people. That's sexy to me.”
― Erin Nicholas, Taking It Easy

“He let out a breath that seemed resigned. "Cora better have sausage gravy this mornin'," he said.

"Sausage gravy will make it all okay?"

"Well, sausage gravy never made anything worse.”
― Erin Nicholas, Beauty and the Bayou

“Is that why you read romance?"

"Yep. The world needs more happy stories, and there's nothing happier than love stories.”
― Erin Nicholas, Say It Like You Mane It

“The Landry family had as much romance in their blood as red blood cells. They were genetically programmed and then nurtured from the crib to believe in love and fate and soulmates and romance.

Some of them just went with it. Some of them fought it.

But none of them were immune.”
― Erin Nicholas, Say It Like You Mane It

“He didn't want it, but he wasn't about to blow that spark off as nothing either. In fact, he was going to treat it with care and respect. Like a bomb.”
― Erin Nicholas, Say It Like You Mane It

“I'm sure you've had more men pick you up for dates in suits than in flannel and denim."
she nodded. "I have. But the butterflies I'm feeling aren't about the suit.”
― Erin Nicholas, Say It Like You Mane It

“She was gorgeous, for sure—like gorgeous. As in, I’ll-fight-dragons-for-her gorgeous. Which had to be the single most ridiculous thing that had ever crossed Zander’s mind. But yeah, she walked in and looked around with an air that said she expected dragon slayers to be rushing forward, brandishing their swords, and jostling to be the one she chose. Jesus, dude, you need to lay off the fantasy romance.”
― Erin Nicholas, Say It Like You Mane It

“You ever been fucked by a bayou boy after drinkin’ moonshine at a crawfish boil while skinny dippin’ when you’re supposed to be fishin’?” His drawl had just gotten very deep and pronounced and Caroline felt her clit actually tingle in response. “I…” She cleared her throat. “…have not.” “Then you’re a virgin in all the most fun ways.”
― Erin Nicholas, Say It Like You Mane It

“You need to immediately download a book about investing and then do a re-read of To Kill A Mockingbird. Get off the romance, man.”
― Erin Nicholas, Say It Like You Mane It

“Being loud and obnoxious was the second best thing Landrys did.
Loving was the first.”
― Erin Nicholas, Say It Like You Mane It

“Better Landry men than him had fallen this fast.”
― Erin Nicholas, Say It Like You Mane It

“This was a twin-brother headache. There was no cure.”
― Erin Nicholas, Say It Like You Mane It

“Let's not all go gettin' all worked up," he said dryly, as he stepped around the end of the table. "We wouldn't want that to happen."

"Worked up" was pretty much the constant state of the Landry family.”
― Erin Nicholas, Say It Like You Mane It