Holiday Romance Quotes

“In your hands winter
is a book with cloud pages
that snow pearls of love.”
― Aberjhani, Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry

“Everyone knows you never find love when you go looking for it. You have to wait for it to find you.”
― Sarah Morgan, Miracle on 5th Avenue

“Masquerades are frivolous, scandalous—” “Scandalous?” “People in costume lose their minds completely. The ‘ladies,’ if there are any, have been known to be free with their favors and dampen their gowns to make them more transparent—” “I did bring a bowl of water, in case you wished to blend with the masses.”
― Erica Ridley, The Viscount's Christmas Temptation

“Charlie desperately wanted to find some magic words to fix the mess and move on, but that wasn't how life worked. Instead, she needed to be brave and honest. Hopefully that would be enough.”
― Camille Cabrera, Lady Cavendish’s Christmas Caper

“This is amazing," he said, then moved in for a real kiss on the lips. "You're amazing."
The miracle of the oil was great and everything, sure. But me falling in love? With Seth? That was a miracle, too. And, if you asked me, it was even better than doughnuts.”
― Amanda Elliot, Love You a Latke

“The world is full of bad people who often do bad things, she said carefully. ‘But it isn’t a bad world. God makes sure of that.”
― Kirsten Clark, A Christmas Cup of Joe

“Damn, I loved a guy who thought he was capable of taking me on, a man who looked as though he was about to start a war. Oh, yeah…let’s fight, hot stuff.”
― Evie James, Christmas Cancellation

“Sometimes the world can be a magical place. And when it's not, when it might seem a little too lonely or scary or dark, then we make our own magic to carry us through until the world is ready to do it's job again.”
― A.J. Pine, How to Lose a Guy Before Christmas

“The look of pure hope in her eyes was enough to undo me.”
― J.M. Leigh, Pine for You

“Did she know she looked at me like that? Like I might actually be the only one who keeps her world spinning?”
― J.M. Leigh, Pine for You

“The village was kissed by a kaleidoscope of colour – on the facades of restaurants, hostels and hotels, boutiques and bars. Fresh seafood was the star of every menu, of course, with the lobsters basically walking up the sand and straight onto the plate. But for me, the star of Caye Caulker wouldn’t be the sun or the sea, it would be him.”
― Dana Da Silva, The Shift: A Memoir

“Our conversation was deep, so he lightened the mood in a second, finding an easy distraction in front of us – taking the call to join in with the cheering, and I followed. A Mexican wave got too big to ignore, pulling us to our feet, popping us out of our bubble, reminding us that we were not alone. But back down in our seats, our Gemini souls found more words, our minds unable to stop.”
― Dana Da Silva, The Shift: A Memoir

“You think you’ve found a protector that’ll keep you away from me, Grace? Then you don’t know me well. I’ve owned you since you were a child; I’m the only one you’ve got in this coldhearted world.”
― ANNE .J. FRANKLIN, Christmas At Knights Landing

“What’s that?”

“A sickle pole,” he responds, moving closer to the willow tree. “It’s used for harvesting.”

“What exactly are you harvesting?”

“Magic.”
― ANNE .J. FRANKLIN, Hope On Miracle Hill

“He leaned into me, so close I could see a few crumbs of sugar from his drink rim clinging to his beard. They glittered like tiny snowflakes. I breathed in deep, trying not to think about it, but that only made me realize that he smelled like oranges and campfire.”
― Amanda Elliot, Love You a Latke

“Simon huddled deeper into the tattered sleeping bag wrapped around his shoulders, and put on his best leave me alone face.”
― Kirsten Clark, A Christmas Cup of Joe

“Why was it so impossible to find anyone to love me? Was that really so difficult? Guys today sucked. Really, they did; it couldn’t be me, right? That was what I kept trying to convince myself of. But deep down, I knew better. Of course, it was me. Me. I was the problem.”
― Evie James, Christmas Cancellation

“I pressed my lips together, fighting the sting in my eyes. I wasn’t a bad person. I didn’t lie; I didn’t cheat—I didn’t hurt people on purpose. But I was…a lot. I was loud, emotional, and undoubtedly a bit of a drama queen when I’d had a glass or three of wine, like now. Mr. Captain over there probably thought I was a total bitch after that little display on the phone with Amanda. I didn’t blame him. I wore my heart on my sleeve, especially when I was pissed off. It was beyond my control. I’d never learned to play it cool or keep my mouth shut.”
― Evie James, Christmas Cancellation

“As I walked away from the cheeky blonde, her sass about the airlines and crew still irritated the hell out of me. She was a damn firecracker; that much was clear. Sure, she had the air of someone who’d never worked a hard day in her life—probably spoiled rotten by her parents. But there was something else about her, the way she challenged me, as though she were a wild mustang daring me to try and break her. Her fiery spirit and sharp tongue contrasted with her delicate features and petite frame, but it had stirred something reckless in me. I’d been compelled to confront her. People always have a way of chasing what’s bad for them, and I wasn’t immune. Maybe it was that instinct, that primal pull to run straight at what could take you down, that appealed to me. Hell, that was how men like me ended up heading off to war.”
― Evie James, Christmas Cancellation

“I’d been compelled to confront her. People always have a way of chasing what’s bad for them, and I wasn’t immune. Maybe it was that instinct, that primeval pull to run straight at what could take you down, that appealed to me. Hell, that was how men like me ended up heading off to war.”
― Evie James, Christmas Cancellation

“Her half-hearted apology had come off as an invitation, as if she was letting me win this skirmish but wanted to take me on as a challenge she couldn’t resist—like she was testing me, curious to see if I could handle her. The way she’d been mouthing off about the flight cancellation had indeed made me want to either shut her up with a hard kiss or throttle her—maybe both. As I headed back toward my bags, I thought about how good those pouty lips would look wrapped around my cock, her deep blue eyes gazing up at me as she knelt in front of me. Too bad she was such a smartass and full of herself, but damn if she wasn’t gorgeous.”
― Evie James, Christmas Cancellation

“I’d been there, taken by surprise in ways that shattered everything I thought I understood about the world. “It knocks you down when you least expect it, hits you right where you’re most vulnerable. But that’s when you find out what you’re really made of. You have to keep pushing forward, even when it feels as if everything’s been taken from you. You don’t stop. You keep going, even when the pieces of your life don’t fit the way they used to.”
― Evie James, Christmas Cancellation

“Being cooped up with someone in a snowstorm brought out the truth faster than any candlelit dinner. It was a great way to learn what a woman was really like, outside the pretentiousness of the dating scene.”
― Evie James, Christmas Cancellation

“Noelle was an open book—most of the time. She didn’t bother hiding who she was, and I respected that. But the topic of her parents? That was a door she kept bolted shut. It stirred up an instinct I didn’t usually have for strangers—to defend her from whatever hurt lay behind that door. It wasn’t the same as looking out for my brother and sisters, or even the guys in my unit. This was different. More visceral. I wanted to shield her from whatever caused her pain and make it right.”
― Evie James, Christmas Cancellation

“The sudden closeness between us made me pause. Her eyes locked onto mine, and I had the insane urge to close the gap, to taste that sass on her lips. My heart rate kicked up a notch, but I pulled away and straightened, taking a deep breath.”
― Evie James, Christmas Cancellation

“Did he ever second-guess himself? Did he ever lie awake at night, doubting his decisions like I always seemed to? Probably not. He wasn’t the type to get stuck in his own head, chewing over every little thing. He acted, he moved forward, and that was that. Simple. Direct. No looking back.”
― Evie James, Christmas Cancellation

“One day, fate reached over and shook my personal snow globe, flipping my life upside down.” I shrugged. “I went from a career that was on track, a boyfriend who I thought was total husband material, and a past that was neatly tucked away where it belonged...to this.” I glanced around the room, laughing bitterly. “Jobless, single, hitching rides with strangers. And a past that is now the only future I have.” I laughed, but there was no humor in it. “Sometimes fate is a little bitch.”
― Evie James, Christmas Cancellation

“When Dante was writing his “Inferno” he was careful to include only nine circles of hell. For his readers’ sake, he decided to leave out the tenth and the most terrifying circle of all. Forget pits of fire and demons armed with pitchforks; those are nothing, absolutely nothing, compared to the hell that is shopping in the West End on a Saturday during the lead-up to Christmas.”
― Ruth Saberton, Dead Romantic

“Because you see the parts of me I thought everyone else was blind to.”
― M.K. Morris, A Holiday Liaison: A Grumpy Boss Romance

“Her exquisiteness was intangible. She was my burning rose.”
― M.K. Morris, Lies We Extinguished: A Novel