Forced Proximity Quotes

“I want to tell her that she's luminous, she's so bright in my mind, sometimes I can't focus.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Love on the Brain

“Is your head spinning better now, dear wife?”
― Noyar Cecil, Obsession He Craves

“Tell me you want me, Abigail.”
― Noyar Cecil, Obsession He Craves

“You have no idea what you are to me.”
― Noyar Cecil, Obsession He Craves

“Run all the way to the middle of the ocean!” he calls behind me.
“Let me see who saves you today!”
― Noyar Cecil, Obsession He Craves

“Look at you. Tied up in my favorite tie, dripping for forgiveness you’re not getting.”
― Noyar Cecil, Obsession He Craves

“I murmur, “Don’t call me your wife.”
He whispers, “I will. That word tells me you’re mine. My wife. My Abigail. My muse.”
― Noyar Cecil, Obsession He Craves

“He rubs my cheek with his knuckles, his eyes following the movement like a man possessed.
“Unreal. Maddening.”
His darkened amber eyes lift to mine. “Muse.”
― Noyar Cecil, Obsession He Craves

“I hate you, Alexander.”
“Hate me, muse,” he whispers in trembling voice. “Hate me all you want, but come back to me. Hate me. Love me. Fight me. But do it in my arms.”
― Noyar Cecil, Obsession He Craves

“I have everything without you, wife, and it means nothing. I don’t want anything but you.”
― Noyar Cecil, Obsession He Craves

“Smoky blue eyes bore into me. His breath misted the air between us for a brief instant before he bent, his lips finding mine.”
― Briar Black, Bane: An Unconventional Enemies to Lovers Romantic Suspense

“Her eyes fluttered down to her hands, and she bit her lip so hard I thought it would bleed. Fuck! My dick twitched, roaring to life. Any blood on her lip should be of my doing.
“Little lamb, you have no idea what your limits are. And baiting a man with few might get you more than you bargained for.”
Her gaze stayed fixed on her lap as her fingers worried the corner of the cushion.
“Look at me when I speak to you,” I demanded.
Her eyes shot up to mine, and those stormy irises were now hidden beneath black pools.
“If you were mine,” I said, “I’d strip you bare, tie your wrists behind your back with my belt, and bend you over that island.” I glanced toward the kitchen. “I’d have you spreading those sweet cheeks of yours apart. Holding them open for me while I drool over your little pink puckered hole as I pound my cock deep inside your cunt, knowing I’ll be fucking your ass next.”
Her eyes were enormous now. Her mouth dropped open. I’d made her pant with my words alone.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“I forced my eyes back to his face, but the result wasn't much different. If his body was a sinful sonata, his face was a haunting melody that could ruin me in so many different ways. Every single bit of him screamed trouble, and yet I couldn't find it in me to back away. Not just yet.”
― Artemis Watson, Hearts on Lease

“Saying she got under my skin wouldn’t even cut it. She lived
there. Rent-free, lights on, feet on the coffee table, sipping her Sencha
green tea, enjoying one of her books. It wasn’t a crush or anything
sentimental, it went even beyond that. Tara Baker was a damn splinter
lodged too deep to pull out. I had tried so many times and failed, and
now that I finally was around her, I had to admit … I liked the pain.”
― Artemis Watson, Hearts on Lease

“But how do you get someone out of your system when she’s woven into it? We were fifteen when I first saw her and she never once left my head since. No matter how far our roads strayed from each other, how many distractions I found, she was always there, comfortably taking up more and more space. How do you get away from that? The answer is ... you don’t. You simply don’t. You let her destroy you in any way she wants as long as you get even a minute of her.”
― Artemis Watson, Hearts on Lease

“Love was a game I could never win, and Lukas Bennet was a prize I would eventually bleed for.”
― Artemis Watson, Hearts on Lease

“Claire shook her head. “I’m not that young. In dance years I’m practically middle-aged. I can probably compete for another ten years, but once I hit thirty, I’ll be ancient. That’s why it’s so important to compete in Blackpool now, I don’t have time to waste. Once I’ve made a name for myself as a dancer, then I can relax a little and take it easy.”
“And here I thought I’d been partnered with a nice young lady,” Luca joked. “Are those highlights or grey hairs?”
Claire scowled. “That’s not funny.”
“What’s funny is your Cuban motion,” Luca continued, “I thought your hips were stiff because you’re not used to moving them, but maybe you just have arthritis.”
“Seriously,” Claire’s mouth twitched, “stop it.”
“Or what, you’re going to chase after me with your cane, Grandma?”
― Ruby Fink, Chispa: One’s Passion

“Beautiful things,” he whispered darkly, “come wrapped in lace.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“You taste like sunshine and sin,” he rasped. “Like you were made for me to ruin.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“Lyla was a lamb in a city of wolves.
And I had just caught her scent.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“My light in the darkness. I will guard you until the end.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“That was how I lived. No seat belt. No backup plan. Just heart, hustle, and a little bit of hellfire.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“We’re wolves of the night—the Volkovi Notchi.”
The words landed like thunder.
“We protect the lambs. But we feast on the shepherds.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“Why was he following me?
He was terrifying. Tall, dark, ripped. He had the face of a fallen angel who had torched his halo for fun. Dangerous. Controlled. Deadly.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“She was everything that shouldn’t survive in my world—and yet, here she was. Fragile but unbroken. Grieving but unashamed.
Lamb to my wolf.
Sunshine to my shadows.
Color to my gray.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“To the lass,” he said, raising his glass. “May her tongue stay sharp, her loyalty run deep, and her enemies die choking on her name.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“She was the perfect fit for me. My light in all this darkness.
Bending my head, I breathed her in and made the only vow I would ever keep without question.
From the moment I first saw you, I needed to know more. Not wanted—needed. You became my compulsion, my answer to questions I didn’t know I was asking. I’ve drawn you into the shadows of my world—not to cage you, but to make you mine in every way. I will guard you against every enemy, silence every threat, and claim every part of you while building you into everything you dream of being. No man will touch you without losing his hands. No enemy will breathe after speaking your name. I will tear this city apart if it means keeping you safe. And I will spend the rest of my life making certain you never want for anything except more of me.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“He studied me for a long, tense moment. “This is not a game, Lacey.”
“I understand exactly what it is,” I whispered. “It’s a blood oath disguised as a wedding vow.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“She was Persephone.
Pure spring caught in the harsh reality of my dark domain.
And I?
I was Hades.
King of an underworld forged not of myth but of concrete and blood.
I knew, in the gut-wrenching way only a man like me could, that what I was about to do was wrong. I knew every fiber of her being would scream against the chains I hadn’t even yet forged—but I couldn’t stop the inevitable.
I would make her mine.
My craving consumed me—an overwhelming longing that defied logic, morality, and every rule I lived by. Everything about it screamed violation. But as I watched her, seeing the fragile strength beneath the pain, the absolute virginity of her soul laid bare…
A hunger I had never even known existed devoured me.
I couldn’t stop.
I wouldn’t.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You

“Don’t worry, little lamb,” he said, his voice a low rumble against my skin as he dragged his lips along my breast. “I’ll always catch you.”
Then his mouth curved into a smirk, and he growled something that was equal parts threat and vow: “Hate me all you want…you’re still mine.”
― Evie James, Eyes on You