Gabrielle

“It took being forced into unwanted matchmaking for me to discover who I was, what I wanted, and my own perfect match. Isn’t that what we all want down deep? To be seen for who we are, even with all our flaws, and be loved anyway. Completely.”
― Pepper D. Basham, Authentically, Izzy

“I wondered what it would be like to have someone who knew me so well, someone who would look right into my soul, someone whose very touch sent all other thoughts from my mind. I tried to imagine someone who hungered for the same things I did and wanted to spend the rest of his life with me, and not because it fulfilled a loveless agreement on paper.”
― Mary E. Pearson, The Kiss of Deception

“She’d never held much of an interest in art, but looking at him now, her fingers itched for some paint, for some charcoal, for anything that could capture his near-perfect angles.”
― Lynette Noni, The Prison Healer

“No one could do that like Akiva could, burn a path across space, make you feel seen, set apart.”
― Laini Taylor, Dreams of Gods & Monsters