Workplace Romance Quotes

“Storm-grey eyes, broad shoulders encased in a dark blue suit jacket. Jaw carved from some righteous, attorney-like stone. My brother Evan's old friend. My teenage crush. And now, to my surprise, my new boss.”
― Tricia Newlan, Echoes of One Night: Forbidden Love Romance

“She walks in like a force of nature wrapped in a tight-fitting pencil skirt, and just like that... my morning unravels.”
― Tricia Newlan, Echoes of One Night: Forbidden Love Romance

“He knew she was there before she even spoke, his body recognizing her presence with an immediacy that nine years apart hadn’t diminished.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“Shawn Miller had never been one to shirk his duty—no matter how personally complicated it might be.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“For one unguarded moment, her body remembered how perfectly they’d once fit together, and she hated how easily he seemed to navigate these awkward moments when she felt so off-balance.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“Stars had always been his refuge—unchanging, predictable, following patterns that made sense in a way people rarely did.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“Becca was the girl who fell apart when her career and relationship imploded at once. Becks picked up the pieces and moved forward.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“When she straightened, they were standing closer than they had in nine years. For a heartbeat, something electric passed between them—a memory of what once was, a hint of what might still be.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“the anger that had been his constant companion for nine years had begun to fade, replaced by something far more dangerous—hope.”
― Ella Braeme

“These volunteers—dropping everything in their normal lives at a moment’s notice—showed a dedication that spoke volumes about their commitment.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“The adrenaline from the rescue had faded, leaving in its wake a different kind of tension—one that had been building since her arrival in Elken Grove.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“She wore her rank with an ease that came from experience and hard-won respect.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“Years of therapy, of self-reflection, of swearing he’d changed, and here he was, falling into the same damned pattern.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“Somewhere between resentment and respect, between past and present, he’d crossed a line he hadn’t even seen coming. He loved her—not as a memory or an idea, but as the woman she’d become.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“I’m tired,” she whispered, angrily wiping at the tears that kept coming. “So damn tired of fighting this. Fighting you. Fighting us.” Her voice broke. “Tired of not being held by you. Tired of not trusting you. Tired of being strong all the time.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“Tonight,” she whispered against his shirt, “I just want to be held by you. Loved by you. Can you do that for me?”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“She was secure in the knowledge that tomorrow, he’d be back. That thought alone was enough to follow her into dreams”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“That was her for the past nine years—circling alone, hunting for purpose, never letting anyone close enough to fly beside her. But now she wondered if maybe it was time to stop being the lone hawk, time to let others share her sky.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“Now I think I understand that accepting help doesn’t make me weak. That trusting someone else with my heart doesn’t diminish me.” She looked up, meeting his gaze. “That maybe the strongest thing I can do is let someone in again.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“I need you to trust me. And I need you to be ready
to fight like hell.”
― Celeste Rivers, Strictly Politics

“You saved me. You made me remember why I wanted
to serve in the first place.”
― Celeste Rivers, Strictly Politics

“I love you because you're brilliant and fierce and
completely unwilling to back down from a fight.”
― Celeste Rivers, Strictly Politics

“The fake engagement that had started as political
theater had become the most real thing in our lives.”
― Celeste Rivers, Strictly Politics

“This is how she’d looked while standing in front of Reece Caldwell, the sexiest man to ever walk the halls of the high school?”
― Christine Miles

“This being why she, Stacey Kinsella, had always been the definition of unlucky when it came to all things love and romance. A schoolteacher spinster in the making who also happened to have two cats.”
― Christine Miles

“Arnie Sebold had officially cinched the definition of a small-town, small-minded, sexist, mine-is-better-thinking asshat.”
― Christine Miles

“It’s not like he saw anything that would make it truly scandalous.”
― Christine Miles

“Gemma checked her watch. A couple of hours to sunrise. That was a whole lot of time for them to kill in their new normal.

Skye had clearly thought about it, too.

'I can't really stick around all night, but I'd be happy to come back to help put out the bougies at sunrise. I don't think us spending time together now is the most ideal thing in the world, is it?'

Gemma's heart stalled. This was her fault. She had no right to feel sad. Yet she did.

Nothing in her head made sense.

'I promise, no kissing.'

Skye gave her a sad smile. 'That's not an encouraging promise, just in case you were wondering.'

Gemma winced. She wished they could work things out. That she could run a finger down Skye's porcelain cheekbones. That she could smooth the wrinkles in Skye's mind.

'I'll make you coffee, and tell you another secret about me. Something you didn't know already.' She sounded desperate.

'What if I already know more than I want?”
― Clare Lydon, It Started with a Kiss

“Just be gentle with me,” she whispers.
She’s the sweetest creature alive, and I am going to ruin her in the best possible way.”
― J. S. Kingsley

“ The moment Lena storms back into my life, I know I’m screwed. She’s not just my new employee—she’s my best friend’s little sister, the girl I swore I’d never touch.”
― Tricia Newlan, Echoes of One Night: Forbidden Love Romance