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1 " Enjoy the movie. I hear the guy gets the girl” I said, my tone bold and flirtatious. “Which guy?” She laughed, playing along. I could hear her smile through the phone. It felt good to make her smile. Really good.I paused before answering, “The one who deserves her. "
― Melissa Brown , Picturing Perfect (Love of My Life, #3)
2 " That’s the thing about love — it’s full of possibilities. It can lead you down so many different paths. Sure, for some of us, it can lead to sadness and regret. But, for others, well, for others it can lead them to the greatest future they could’ve ever hoped for. Love is the most possible thing in the world. "
― Melissa Brown , Champagne Toast (Love of My Life, #2)
3 " No one has ever made me feel like this, no one. So much regret, so much loss, and so much desire all swirled together in my muddled brain. In my muddled heart. "
4 " Kissing Kate is like nothing I’ve ever experienced. And as much as I want to think I’m the good guy, as much as I’ve proclaimed that sleeping with an attached girl isn’t my style, I’m not walking away. I can’t. I have her now. She’s mine. And I’m not going anywhere. "
5 " I ache for you. "
― Melissa Brown , Unwanted Stars (Love of My Life, #4)
6 " Once in a while, in the middle of an ordinary life… love gives us a fairy tale.” “It’s how I feel,” he said, swallowing hard. “I think I’ve been in love with you since I was fifteen years old. "
7 " I just wish the memories would fade. I wish the songs wouldn’t bring tears. And, I wish that his name would stop making my heart tremble. I want to forget. I need to forget. I deserve to forget. I have to forget. "
― Melissa Brown , Bouquet Toss (Love of My Life, #1)
8 " The way you glance at me when you think I might be looking your way is one of my favorite things in the world. "
9 " It feels so good to laugh at myself. I'd probably cry my eyes out if I didn't. "
10 " I want to hear you say it,” I say, pushing her hair from her eyes. She sighs and I can’t hold back any longer. I stroke her cheek with my hand and lean in to kiss her soft lips. I half expect her to push me back, but I can’t stop myself right now. I have to do it. I have to kiss her. I need to kiss her. "
11 " The right guy gets the girl, remember? I’m going to show you who that guy is. "
12 " Repentance is difficult when you resent it. "
― Melissa Brown , Wife Number Seven (The Compound, #1)
13 " I page through the book, my heart thumping in my chest as I’m brought back to him, to Mayson Holt, the boy who stole my heart, broke it and disappeared from my life five years ago. The man who I do not allow myself to think about. The man who still owns a very large piece of my soul. "
14 " I don’t see love as some perfect happily ever after thing like it is in books and movies. It’s more like a bumpy road filled with potholes…and detours. Sometimes we even veer off into the ditch. But the places that road will take you, the things you’ll experience, are worth all of the uncertainty. "
― Melissa Brown , Kiss Kiss
15 " The voices in my head started as disjointed whispers, so unconnected that they didn't make any sense. But, those whispers were coming together, becoming more cohesive, clearer and louder in my head than ever before. From a whisper to a scream... I was waiting for the scream. "
16 " He’s put her through so much… so goddamn much. Karma’s a bitch, though, and that bitch had better get to work. "
17 " That was my first kiss… like, ever.” “That was your first kiss?” “You couldn’t tell?” My eyes widened in utter surprise. “You seemed nervous, yeah. But I had no idea,” he said with a laugh. “Is it a total guy move if I think that’s pretty awesome?” “That you were my first kiss? Why?” I smiled, the tension lessening with each laugh that came from his beautiful mouth. He squeezed my hand in his. “Because I’m planning to be your last. "
18 " He doesn’t sound at all attractive.” “He wasn’t, Brinley. Not in the sense that women find Lehi attractive. But he was attractive to my heart. And my heart will have no one else.” “Wow. "
19 " Tucker was my safe place for three years, my secure dock in a sea of indecision as I dealt with my father’s illness and death. And now I had to sink or swim. It was time to let go…and move on. Slowly, I pushed off from the dock that was Tucker Montgomery and prepared to swim…praying I wouldn’t drown. "
20 " How long will you be gone?” he asked, feigning interest. It was a Saturday morning, and the children surrounded "
