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Drive Me Wild (Bellamy Creek, #1) QUOTES

Drive Me Wild (Bellamy Creek, #1) QUOTES

1 " Now mind your manners around that young lady, and at least try to be charming. You might not think her showing up here was a sign, but I do! And if you're not careful, someone else is going to come along and sweep her off her feet--someone like Enzo Moretti! Now there's a gentleman!"

I was so annoyed and hungry, I lost it. "Oh yeah? Well, Moretti was just telling us last night about a threesome he had recently. Is that the kind of gentleman you think I should be?"

My mother was silent for a moment, and I squeezed my eyes shut, picturing her having a heart attack. And then.

"That is exactly what I'm talking about! He charmed two women into being with him. All I'm asking you to do is work on one. "

― Melanie Harlow , Drive Me Wild (Bellamy Creek, #1)

2 " She’d surprised me, and very few people did. On the outside, she was all sweetness and light. Politeness and polish. But get her alone in the dark and she was eager and aggressive, loud and feisty. "

― Melanie Harlow , Drive Me Wild (Bellamy Creek, #1)

3 " Because inside, I was slowly dying. I kept asking myself, 'Is this it? Am I just going to be bored and unfulfilled the rest of my life? Is being rich worth the price of my soul?"
"I don't know. Your soul is probably more expensive than mine. "

― Melanie Harlow , Drive Me Wild (Bellamy Creek, #1)

4 " In the end, she saved me by dropping down and patting the floor, trying to coax the cat out of hiding. “Viens ici, ma petite Bisou,” she crooned. “Ma choupinette. N’aie pas peur.” Suddenly I thought of those old scenes in the Addams Family when Gomez would lose his mind when Morticia spoke French. If I never got it watching reruns as a kid, I got it now. It didn’t even matter I had no clue what she was saying. Just the words on her lips were sexy. Blair sighed and sat back on her heels, looking up at me, her lips in a pout. “She won’t come out.” Christ, she was adorable. And why was it so hot in here? "

― Melanie Harlow , Drive Me Wild (Bellamy Creek, #1)

5 " Suddenly I thought of those old scenes in the Addams Family when Gomez would lose his mind when Morticia spoke French. If I never got it watching reruns as a kid, I got it now. It didn’t even matter I had no clue what she was saying. Just the words on her lips were sexy. Blair sighed and sat back on her heels, looking up at me, her lips in a pout. “She won’t come out.” Christ, she was adorable. And why was it so hot in here? “Maybe she just needs to get acclimated. Ready to go? I could use a cold beer.” “Sure.” She took the hand I offered and rose to her feet. “Thanks. Have I told you yet how nice your manners are?” “I don’t think so.” I dropped her hand before I started kissing my way up her arm, Gomez-style. "

― Melanie Harlow , Drive Me Wild (Bellamy Creek, #1)

6 " But somehow he was rough and commanding without being mean, and the pain began to blur with the pleasure of knowing everything I felt was at his whim. Knowing every ragged breath he took was for me. Knowing every agonizing groan meant he was torturing himself, holding back to make it last. "

― Melanie Harlow , Drive Me Wild (Bellamy Creek, #1)

7 " Blair’s Apple Pie with Mascarpone Cream "

― Melanie Harlow , Drive Me Wild (Bellamy Creek, #1)

8 " Spinach, Caramelized Onion & Gruyère Galette "

― Melanie Harlow , Drive Me Wild (Bellamy Creek, #1)

9 " She laughed again. “No, you couldn’t. I know you, Griffin Dempsey. Granite on the outside, gooey on the inside. You’re like a soft-serve ice cream cone covered with Magic Shell chocolate. You’re like a Cadbury egg. You’re like a—” I hung up on her. Little shit. "

― Melanie Harlow , Drive Me Wild (Bellamy Creek, #1)

10 " Blueberry Lemon Thyme Scones Ingredients 3 3/4 c. all-purpose flour 2 tsp. salt 2 Tbsp. baking powder 1/2 c. sugar 1 tsp. lemon zest 1 pint blueberries 2 1/2 c. cold heavy cream Glaze: 1 tsp. fresh thyme leaves 1 c. powdered sugar 4 Tbsp. lemon juice 1 tsp. lemon zest 1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 2) Mix together the flour, salt, baking powder, lemon zest and sugar. "

― Melanie Harlow , Drive Me Wild (Bellamy Creek, #1)