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“Everyone knows you never find love when you go looking for it. You have to wait for it to find you.”
― Sarah Morgan, Miracle on 5th Avenue

“Masquerades are frivolous, scandalous—�� “Scandalous?�� “People in costume lose their minds completely. The ‘ladies,�� if there are any, have been known to be free with their favors and dampen their gowns to make them more transparent—�� “I did bring a bowl of water, in case you wished to blend with the masses.”
― Erica Ridley, The Viscount's Christmas Temptation

“Before you, I thought my life was perfect. I had family, community, a long life in a literal magical land, but I wasn't living--- not really. I had abundant time, so it had no value. When I almost lost you, I realized how meaningless time was when I couldn't be with you. You've shown me that a second lived with the right person is better than one hundred years alone. Now every moment is precious because I know its worth."
He opened his hand to reveal a sparkling diamond ring that resembled a star or maybe even a snowflake--- she loved that it could be either. Set in white gold, a round center stone was surrounded by smaller pear-shaped diamonds that formed the points.
"Will you do me the honor of making every second of my life priceless?”
― Amy E. Reichert, Once Upon a December

“His stomach growls, and it makes me giggle again, and he shushes me. I turn to look at him, and he's already looking at me, and with a knowing twinkle in his eyes, he lifts his finger to his lips and whispers, "No talking, I just want to be under the tree with you.”
― Christina Lauren, In a Holidaze

“Беше онова специално време в края на годината, когато светът става малко по-добър и белоснежен, а чудесата �� възможни��”
― Весела Алегрия, Коледен алманах 2022: Нова българска литература

“He had one more glimpse of them as he pulled the Jeep out: three figures captured in the headlights, a child clinging to a woman, a man with his arms around the woman’s shoulders, the snow coming down on them, man, woman, and child, like figures in a Christmas globe.”
― Andrew Klavan, When Christmas Comes

“Starr wanted to roll her eyes at his political grin. How had she ever thought him to be sincere and trustworthy?”
― Toni Shiloh, You Make It Feel Like Christmas

“Starr’s voice had gotten quiet. Waylon couldn’t sit by and let her get railroaded by her obnoxious sister.”
― Toni Shiloh, You Make It Feel Like Christmas

“It was time to let the hurt go, even if Angel never said she was sorry.”
― Toni Shiloh, You Make It Feel Like Christmas

“I thought you were nice. Who knew you'd be on my naughty list instead.”
― K.A. Finn

“Damn, I loved a guy who thought he was capable of taking me on, a man who looked as though he was about to start a war. Oh, yeah…let’s fight, hot stuff.”
― Evie James, Christmas Cancellation

“�� Je m’en rappelle. Et oui, on a déjà mangé ensemble, deux fois : quand tu es arrivée en retard pour le petit-déjeuner et quand tu m’as emmené dans cet immonde fast-food.

�� Immonde ? rétorqué-je, offusquée.

Sa joue frémit, comme s’il se retenait de rigoler et il nous sert un verre d’eau.

�� J’avoue que le cheeseburger n’était pas mauvais, mais les frites laissaient à désirer.

�� C’est toi qui laisses à désirer, marmonné-je.”
― Cylinia Carrière, Un Ange INSUPPORTABLE ! pour Noël (romance de l'Avent)

“Some say honesty is the best policy. I believe lying to yourself is a form of self-preservation.”
― Lexi Kingston

“Those legs of yours,�� Colton murmured, close enough to drag a finger across both thighs in turn. Memphis shivered at the unexpected tenderness of his lover’s touch, every inch of his body flexing in the wake of those delicate fingertips. “They won’t stop fidgeting. And these hands…�� He likewise drizzled his fingertips along the tops of Memphis�� digits. “They’re white-knuckled, Big Boy.”
― Alex Winters, Sweater Weather

“When her lust was sated and his passion dwindled, she sank onto his chest, heart pounding as her arms instinctively wormed around his neck to draw him into an achingly tight embrace.”
― Alex Winters, A Very Merry Merger

“There is love here, there is lusciousness of poetry, no people. People are either poison or magic, either way they break hearts. But there is love here and Christmases and a library. There are possibilities, of joy.”
― Sakshi Narula, Bad Poetry and This Loving

“It was so freeing to have someone else be righteously indignant on her behalf. She'd never given herself the space to feel that anger. Somehow, Noelle doing it let her move out of the flashback into a more neutral space.”
― Helena Greer, Season of Love

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― The "Kashmir Angelica herbal cake" - Price: $5 million

“Vincent took a menacing step forward, his stance threatening. “You speak to her like that again, and I guarantee my buddies at the state department won’t mind dragging you out of here in a body bag.”
― ANNE .J. FRANKLIN, Christmas At Knights Landing: A Holiday Romance Short Story

“Why was it so impossible to find anyone to love me? Was that really so difficult? Guys today sucked. Really, they did; it couldn’t be me, right? That was what I kept trying to convince myself of. But deep down, I knew better. Of course, it was me. Me. I was the problem.”
― Evie James, Christmas Cancellation

“As I walked away from the cheeky blonde, her sass about the airlines and crew still irritated the hell out of me. She was a damn firecracker; that much was clear. Sure, she had the air of someone who’d never worked a hard day in her life—probably spoiled rotten by her parents. But there was something else about her, the way she challenged me, as though she were a wild mustang daring me to try and break her. Her fiery spirit and sharp tongue contrasted with her delicate features and petite frame, but it had stirred something reckless in me. I’d been compelled to confront her. People always have a way of chasing what’s bad for them, and I wasn’t immune. Maybe it was that instinct, that primal pull to run straight at what could take you down, that appealed to me. Hell, that was how men like me ended up heading off to war.”
― Evie James, Christmas Cancellation

“I’d been compelled to confront her. People always have a way of chasing what’s bad for them, and I wasn’t immune. Maybe it was that instinct, that primeval pull to run straight at what could take you down, that appealed to me. Hell, that was how men like me ended up heading off to war.”
― Evie James, Christmas Cancellation

“Her half-hearted apology had come off as an invitation, as if she was letting me win this skirmish but wanted to take me on as a challenge she couldn’t resist—like she was testing me, curious to see if I could handle her. The way she’d been mouthing off about the flight cancellation had indeed made me want to either shut her up with a hard kiss or throttle her—maybe both. As I headed back toward my bags, I thought about how good those pouty lips would look wrapped around my cock, her deep blue eyes gazing up at me as she knelt in front of me. Too bad she was such a smartass and full of herself, but damn if she wasn’t gorgeous.”
― Evie James, Christmas Cancellation

“I’d been there, taken by surprise in ways that shattered everything I thought I understood about the world. “It knocks you down when you least expect it, hits you right where you’re most vulnerable. But that’s when you find out what you’re really made of. You have to keep pushing forward, even when it feels as if everything’s been taken from you. You don’t stop. You keep going, even when the pieces of your life don’t fit the way they used to.”
― Evie James, Christmas Cancellation

“Being cooped up with someone in a snowstorm brought out the truth faster than any candlelit dinner. It was a great way to learn what a woman was really like, outside the pretentiousness of the dating scene.”
― Evie James, Christmas Cancellation

“Noelle was an open book—most of the time. She didn’t bother hiding who she was, and I respected that. But the topic of her parents? That was a door she kept bolted shut. It stirred up an instinct I didn’t usually have for strangers—to defend her from whatever hurt lay behind that door. It wasn’t the same as looking out for my brother and sisters, or even the guys in my unit. This was different. More visceral. I wanted to shield her from whatever caused her pain and make it right.”
― Evie James, Christmas Cancellation

“The sudden closeness between us made me pause. Her eyes locked onto mine, and I had the insane urge to close the gap, to taste that sass on her lips. My heart rate kicked up a notch, but I pulled away and straightened, taking a deep breath.”
― Evie James, Christmas Cancellation

“Did he ever second-guess himself? Did he ever lie awake at night, doubting his decisions like I always seemed to? Probably not. He wasn’t the type to get stuck in his own head, chewing over every little thing. He acted, he moved forward, and that was that. Simple. Direct. No looking back.”
― Evie James, Christmas Cancellation

“One day, fate reached over and shook my personal snow globe, flipping my life upside down.�� I shrugged. “I went from a career that was on track, a boyfriend who I thought was total husband material, and a past that was neatly tucked away where it belonged...to this.�� I glanced around the room, laughing bitterly. “Jobless, single, hitching rides with strangers. And a past that is now the only future I have.�� I laughed, but there was no humor in it. “Sometimes fate is a little bitch.”
― Evie James, Christmas Cancellation

“If I’d made myself uncomfortable for him, for my parents, for my old agent, then why couldn’t I make myself uncomfortable for myself? For something that I wanted to do? The new Winnie Baker had herself under control. The new Winnie Baker had her shit together. And she was going to make a sexy Santa movie and show the world that she was here on her own terms, dang it.”
― Sierra Simone, A Holly Jolly Ever After