“Isn’t that love? Wanting what’s best for the other person, even if it breaks your heart?”
―
Emma St. Clair,
Royally Rearranged
“It doesn’t have to be that bad, I tell myself. Just turn off your mind, do what he says. Don’t let him touch your emotions. Wall them up. It will be fine. You will be fine. You’re a survivor.” ― Emma St. Clair, Royally Rearranged
“My list is one word. And it’s not a character trait. It’s a name.” ― Emma St. Clair, Royally Rearranged
“I could be worthy of her. I would give up everything for her. If she really needed me to marry her to keep the crown and to prevent her from marrying the lecherous Prince of Valdonia, I would. I would do anything for her. Including marrying her when she sees it as duty. I’d have a lifetime to convince her it’s love. To win her over.” ― Emma St. Clair, Royally Rearranged
“Emma had never wanted to be the woman who reformed a rake. She had wanted to be the woman who resisted one.” ― Ellie St. Clair, The Mystery of the Debonair Duke
“This is all on your terms. I’ve waited for you, Harper. All of you. For years and years, I’ve waited. And if I know that you’re giving me your heart, that’s enough. That’s all I ask. It’s all I need. As for the rest—the kissing, the touching, all of it—I’ll wait. I’ll go at your pace, follow your lead. I’ll—” ― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend
“God does unexpected things. He doesn’t play by our rules or fit into the neat boxes we like.” ― Emma St. Clair, The Billionaire Benefactor
“fell for her the first time I met her, when we were just children. Within moments, she’d grabbed my heart straight out of my chest. Metaphorically, obviously, and she’s held it ever since. She has no idea, of course. That’s the thing about her. She’s winsome and charismatic, like a star burning so bright you can’t NOT stare. But too humble to see herself that way. Seraf is as angelic as her name. Gorgeous, with the kind of beauty that shines through from somewhere deep inside. Yeah, I know. That sounds like straight out of a cheesy love story. The thing is, it’s true.” ― Emma St. Clair, Royally Rearranged
“Maybe it’s not too much. Maybe you’ve just grown used to not enough.” ― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall
“But whatever my reasons, whatever my baggage, I take responsibility. I still made choices—many wrong choices. Can I blame Callum or anyone else for seeing only my past? I could try to tell Callum how I’ve changed—about my breakdown, my therapy, the changes I’ve made in the past two years. I haven’t just turned over a new leaf. I uprooted the whole plant before starting from a new seed. He wouldn’t believe it though. Callum is going to believe what he wants. Which serves my purposes just fine. He believes I’m still a rogue and I’ll force him to face his feelings about Serafina. She’ll get her happily-ever-after, and I’ll … well. I don’t know. I would disappear to my duchy, but if I don’t perform for Uncle, I won’t have that for long. He’ll find a way to turn the conservatorship into ownership.” ― Emma St. Clair, Royally Rearranged
“Love doesn’t like limits. It doesn’t follow the rules or come when it’s convenient. The moment you try to tell it no, love will laugh in your face.” ― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Enemy
“My tone is light, but my inner voice is saying things like, Marry me. How many children should we have? I prefer sapphires and emeralds to diamonds.” ― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend's Twin
“He laughs again, and I think that I need to secretly record the sound. I could probably play it for plants and make flowers bloom, even on non-flowering varieties. It's that magical.” ― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend's Twin
“I hate that I’m even trying. When I escaped to Austin at eighteen with the scholarship money I earned in the pageant circuit, I cut that skill set off. Shut it down. Cold turkey. It was the start of my new life and called for a new Delilah Hart” ― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Fake Fiancé
“Mr. Let’s Keep Things Professional, Mr. Call My Secretary Even Though I Live Next Door, Mr. Let’s Have a Great Talk about Books Over Lunch and Then Pretend It Never Happened—THAT guy is jealous?” ― Emma St. Clair, Eloise and the Grump Next Door
“You,” he says between heavy breaths, “are insufferable.” From anyone else, this would be an insult. But from Jake? It sounds like he has just told me I am the sexiest woman alive.” ― Emma St. Clair, Eloise and the Grump Next Door
“People sometimes hurt each other, even when they don’t mean to.” ― Emma St. Clair, The Buy-In
“This week I agreed to be Rafe's date to the Centennial Ball." The room quiets, but the announcement doesn't seem to have the power she hoped it would. I give her a small shrug. Her mother openly glares at me while her father just heaves a sigh, likes she's wasting his time, and opens his mouth to get on with his announcement. "And I've also agreed to marry him." Well, that escalated quickly. That's when the shouting truly begins.” ― Emma St. Clair
“Her cheeks turn pink again, and I have a new favorite color.” ― Emma St. Clair, Royally Rearranged
“It doesn’t have to be that bad, I tell myself. Just turn off your mind, do what he says. Don’t let him touch your emotions. Wall them up. It will be fine. You will be fine. You’re a survivor.” ― Emma St. Clair, Royally Rearranged
“My list is one word. And it’s not a character trait. It’s a name.” ― Emma St. Clair, Royally Rearranged
“I could be worthy of her. I would give up everything for her. If she really needed me to marry her to keep the crown and to prevent her from marrying the lecherous Prince of Valdonia, I would. I would do anything for her. Including marrying her when she sees it as duty. I’d have a lifetime to convince her it’s love. To win her over.” ― Emma St. Clair, Royally Rearranged
“Emma had never wanted to be the woman who reformed a rake. She had wanted to be the woman who resisted one.” ― Ellie St. Clair, The Mystery of the Debonair Duke
“This is all on your terms. I’ve waited for you, Harper. All of you. For years and years, I’ve waited. And if I know that you’re giving me your heart, that’s enough. That’s all I ask. It’s all I need. As for the rest—the kissing, the touching, all of it—I’ll wait. I’ll go at your pace, follow your lead. I’ll—” ― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend
“God does unexpected things. He doesn’t play by our rules or fit into the neat boxes we like.” ― Emma St. Clair, The Billionaire Benefactor
“fell for her the first time I met her, when we were just children. Within moments, she’d grabbed my heart straight out of my chest. Metaphorically, obviously, and she’s held it ever since. She has no idea, of course. That’s the thing about her. She’s winsome and charismatic, like a star burning so bright you can’t NOT stare. But too humble to see herself that way. Seraf is as angelic as her name. Gorgeous, with the kind of beauty that shines through from somewhere deep inside. Yeah, I know. That sounds like straight out of a cheesy love story. The thing is, it’s true.” ― Emma St. Clair, Royally Rearranged
“Maybe it’s not too much. Maybe you’ve just grown used to not enough.” ― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall
“But whatever my reasons, whatever my baggage, I take responsibility. I still made choices—many wrong choices. Can I blame Callum or anyone else for seeing only my past? I could try to tell Callum how I’ve changed—about my breakdown, my therapy, the changes I’ve made in the past two years. I haven’t just turned over a new leaf. I uprooted the whole plant before starting from a new seed. He wouldn’t believe it though. Callum is going to believe what he wants. Which serves my purposes just fine. He believes I’m still a rogue and I’ll force him to face his feelings about Serafina. She’ll get her happily-ever-after, and I’ll … well. I don’t know. I would disappear to my duchy, but if I don’t perform for Uncle, I won’t have that for long. He’ll find a way to turn the conservatorship into ownership.” ― Emma St. Clair, Royally Rearranged
“Love doesn’t like limits. It doesn’t follow the rules or come when it’s convenient. The moment you try to tell it no, love will laugh in your face.” ― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Enemy
“My tone is light, but my inner voice is saying things like, Marry me. How many children should we have? I prefer sapphires and emeralds to diamonds.” ― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend's Twin
“He laughs again, and I think that I need to secretly record the sound. I could probably play it for plants and make flowers bloom, even on non-flowering varieties. It's that magical.” ― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend's Twin
“I hate that I’m even trying. When I escaped to Austin at eighteen with the scholarship money I earned in the pageant circuit, I cut that skill set off. Shut it down. Cold turkey. It was the start of my new life and called for a new Delilah Hart” ― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Fake Fiancé
“Mr. Let’s Keep Things Professional, Mr. Call My Secretary Even Though I Live Next Door, Mr. Let’s Have a Great Talk about Books Over Lunch and Then Pretend It Never Happened—THAT guy is jealous?” ― Emma St. Clair, Eloise and the Grump Next Door
“You,” he says between heavy breaths, “are insufferable.” From anyone else, this would be an insult. But from Jake? It sounds like he has just told me I am the sexiest woman alive.” ― Emma St. Clair, Eloise and the Grump Next Door
“People sometimes hurt each other, even when they don’t mean to.” ― Emma St. Clair, The Buy-In
“This week I agreed to be Rafe's date to the Centennial Ball." The room quiets, but the announcement doesn't seem to have the power she hoped it would. I give her a small shrug. Her mother openly glares at me while her father just heaves a sigh, likes she's wasting his time, and opens his mouth to get on with his announcement. "And I've also agreed to marry him." Well, that escalated quickly. That's when the shouting truly begins.” ― Emma St. Clair
“Her cheeks turn pink again, and I have a new favorite color.” ― Emma St. Clair, Royally Rearranged
