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“the twins were double-teaming me. But it’s at least partly true. “You’re incorrigible,” she says in a way that tells me she thinks I’m cute. I’m a lot of things, baby. Cute isn’t one of them. “I see something I want, and I go after it. I’m used to getting what I want.” You’ll never hear a truer statement about me than that. But let’s put things on hold for a minute here, okay? So I can give you the full picture. See, my mother, Anne, always wanted a big family—five, maybe six kids. But Alexandra is five years older than I am. Five years may not seem like a lot to you, but to my mother it was a lifetime. The way the story goes, after Alexandra, my mother couldn’t get pregnant again—and”
― Emma Chase, Tangled

“Jock cringed every time she was near him. Story of my life. Being a single mother was hard enough. Having to dodge emotionally unavailable hot guys because of her daughter’s penchant for them made it even more difficult.”
― Melissa Foster, Tempted by Love

“with this?” Anna ignored him. “Vietnam is very important to you. The bond between you and John was unbreakable, forged in war in a land you came to love.” “That’s all true,” Mack said, his voice flat. Austin swallowed hard. As usual, Anna was going”
― D.D. Black, The Shadows of Pike Place

“employees this way? Because I have to tell you, you’re leaving yourself wide open for a lawsuit.” I can’t help the smile that comes to my lips. She’s such a surprise. Sharp. Quick. I have to think before I speak to her. I like it. I like her. “No, I don’t treat all my employees this way. Ever. Only one, who I haven’t stopped thinking about since Saturday night.”
― Emma Chase, Tangled