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“He didn’t want her beholden to him. He just wanted to hold her to him.”
― Janie Crouch, Cyclone

“There was only one reason her happiness would matter this much to me. Why I’d face down everything that came her way. Not because I was the prince or the knight in her story—but because I was the dragon wrapping itself around the thing it loved most. Breathing fire and providing armor and ripping down every stronghold with the snap of jaws and fueled by the fierce way she’d embedded herself into me.”
― Karla Sorensen, Promise Me This

“my heart’s all mixed up. When I’m with him, he makes me feel alive, desired. The intensity of our conversations is, I don’t know, it’s intoxicating.”
― Debbie Cromack, Kiss Away Your Pain

“I don’t know what kind of magic she did, but Holly went from being someone who interrupted my peace and quiet with endless questions and a joy that suffocated me, to someone I look forward to seeing. I crave her company, her questions, her texts, calls, practice dates. Whatever it is, I can’t wait to see her. Jesus. I’m so fucked.”
― Stephanie Alves, Holly's Jolly Christmas