Nadine

“You’re a fucking wild card. Unpredictable and never what I expect. You scare the hell out of me every damn day. But today more than any of them. Because I thought I lost you.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“I love this scene,” he said. “Me too,” she whispered, but she wasn’t looking at the screen—she was looking at him.”
― Aamna Qureshi, The Baby Dragon Bakery

“The way he said her name was new, unlike anything she’d heard before, from him, or anyone else. It was almost like an oath or a prayer—something haunted or holy.”
― Aamna Qureshi, The Baby Dragon Bakery

“He swallowed again, his throat moving hard before he said, "I love you. I know I screwed everything up and I know we were going to keep it casual, but I somehow fell in love with you. I can't believe it myself, but in spite of our lifetime of hatred for each other, I am completely lost without you in my life.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number