Carina

“Then how should I love you?” He cups my face, tilting my head until our eyes meet. “Tell me what you think you need, and I’ll see if I agree.”
― Kennedy Ryan, Hoops Holiday

“I don't want you to feel grateful that I married you," he said.
"But I do," she admitted.
"Fine, then. Feel grateful."
She drew back. "What?"
"If you want to feel grateful, then feel grateful."
She blinked. This was not what she'd expected him to say.
Then he took her hand and raised it to his lips. "But I get to feel grateful too.”
― Julia Quinn, First Comes Scandal

“Rhys gave him a surly glance. “I was an altar boy, and I can tell you that reports of their virtue are highly exaggerated.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Marrying Winterborne

“And that was when she finally allowed herself to cry. Funny how she could hold herself together, keep it all inside until she saw him. But now that he was here, all she could do was bury her face in the warmth of his chest, snuggle closer as his arms wrapped around her. As if somehow he could make all her problems go away by his presence alone.”
― Julia Quinn, Romancing Mister Bridgerton