“What does that mean?” Matthias asked. “Goedmedbridge?” “Good maiden bridge.” “Why is it called that?” Nina leaned against the doorway and said, “Well, the story is that when a woman found out her husband had fallen in love with a girl from West Stave and planned to leave her, she came to the bridge and, rather than live without him, hurled herself into the canal.” “Over a man with so little honor?” “You’d never be tempted? All the fruits and flesh of West Stave before you?” “Would you throw yourself off a bridge for a man who was?” “I wouldn’t throw myself off a bridge for the king of Ravka.”
―
Leigh Bardugo,
Crooked Kingdom
“Helen’s gaze flickers to Liv. “I’m Helen Morgan. Dean and I were once married.”“I’m Olivia West,” Liv replies. “Dean and I are married.” The possessive tone in her voice does me some good.” ― Nina Lane, Allure
“Kitchen solace—the feeling that a delicious meal is simmering on the kitchen stove, misting up the windows, and that at any moment your lover will sit down to dinner with you and, between mouthfuls, gaze happily into your eyes. (Also known as living.)” RECIPES THE CUISINE of Provence is as diverse as its scenery: fish by the coast, vegetables in the countryside, and in the mountains lamb and a variety of staple dishes containing pulses. One region’s cooking is influenced by olive oil, another’s is based on wine, and pasta dishes are common along the Italian border. East kisses West in Marseilles with hints of mint, saffron and cumin, and the Vaucluse is a paradise for truffle and confectionery lovers. Yet” ― Nina George, The Little Paris Bookshop
“I put my hands flat on the table. Lean in to look her in the eye. “So she was a student when we met. She was also schlepping coffee. Best damn coffee I’ve ever had. One look at her and I was a goner. Done. Since that day, I’ve never had it so good. So don’t try and put her down because you can’t. She’s everything you never were. Everything you’ll never be.” ― Nina Lane, Allure
“This book is for all the readers who love Liv and Dean West as much as I do. This is for those of you who know the courage it takes to trust your instincts and find your way. This is for the women who love being someone’s girl, and for the men who are your heroes. And this is for everyone who believes in the good things—books, a cup of tea, sexy professors, interesting travels that lead you back home, warm quilts, and perfectly imperfect love.” ― Nina Lane, Awaken
“Even in sin, the act of love -done with love- is shadowed with divinity. Its conformity may be at fault, but its nature is not altered, and its nature is creative, communicative, splendid in surrender. It was in the splendor of my surrender to Nina and she to me, that I first understood how a man might surrender himself to God -if a God existed. The moment of love is a moment of union -of body and spirit- and the act of faith is mutual and implicit.” ― Morris L. West, The Devil's Advocate
“Fall seven times. Get up eight.” ― Nina Lane, Arouse
“Don’t be so naïve, Abbi. Trust me. He can smell that virgin pussy from a mile away and he wants it.” ― Nina West, Wolf Bait
“For someone who’s not attracted to insecure, stupid little girls, that sure is a very hard cock you have there.” ― Nina West, Wolf Bait
“Love the one who proves to you that ‘happily ever after’ is only the beginning.” ― Nina Lane, Awaken
“Trust your instincts, follow your bliss, make plans, work hard, learn to let things go. Don’t be late. Remember that fortune favors the brave. Live. If you need to run, try and run towardsomething. Study for tests. Laugh at silly cartoons. Be organized. If you fall seven times,get up eight. Always carry an extra pen. Believe you can do everything. Find your key.” ― Nina Lane, Awaken
“Shit. “I’m going to wreck your car,” I warn. “Don’t.” His lip twitches, his eyes still closed. “Unless you want to spend the next ten years sucking my dick to work it off.” I shake my head at his attempt at humor and ease the car forward gingerly this time, muttering, “My rates are high. Try six months.” His soft chuckle carries through the car.” ― Nina West, Gabriel Fallen
“Go big! Be kind! Be you!” ― Nina West, The You Kind of Kind
“Following the three-lane blacktop, Nina knows what the rain and the night conceal. Grassy hills rise in the east, and beyond the hills lies the lesser desert, and beyond the first desert waits the true and more barren desert. To the west is woven a webwork of small cities and suburbs that crowd the shores of the sea, far from LA but bustling with commerce and compulsion, with ecstasy and horror, grace and cruelty, where most people are time ridden and wearier than they might know.” ― Dean Koontz, After Death
“Trust your instincts, follow your bliss, make plans, work hard, learn to let things go. Don’t be late. Remember that fortune favors the brave. Live. If you need to run, try and run toward something. Study for tests. Laugh at silly cartoons. Be organized. If you fall seven times, get up eight. Always carry an extra pen. Believe you can do everything. Find your key.” ― Nina Lane, Awaken
“Around 6:30, I fire up one of the playlists that my husband, Phil, has made. Nina Simone starts to sing and my movements become more fluid. I love to dance. Guests might see me on the line and think I’m cooking, but I’m really feeling the music, feeling the timing—dancing and cooking at the same time.” ― Tanya Holland, Brown Sugar Kitchen: New-Style, Down-Home Recipes from Sweet West Oakland
“You’re important,” he murmurs, smoothing my hair off my face. “Giving you what you need is important. Keeping you happy.” My heart swells. “I’m happy as long as you’re in my life, Henry.” ― Nina West, Wolf Surrender
“Women aren’t whores just because they like to fuck. I wish you’d get that out of that gorgeous head of yours.” ― Nina West, Sweet Mercy
“I’m madly in love with you, Henry Wolf. I can’t stop thinking about you. Wanting you. Needing you. Every part of you.” ― Nina West, Wolf Surrender
“Helen’s gaze flickers to Liv. “I’m Helen Morgan. Dean and I were once married.”“I’m Olivia West,” Liv replies. “Dean and I are married.” The possessive tone in her voice does me some good.” ― Nina Lane, Allure
“Kitchen solace—the feeling that a delicious meal is simmering on the kitchen stove, misting up the windows, and that at any moment your lover will sit down to dinner with you and, between mouthfuls, gaze happily into your eyes. (Also known as living.)” RECIPES THE CUISINE of Provence is as diverse as its scenery: fish by the coast, vegetables in the countryside, and in the mountains lamb and a variety of staple dishes containing pulses. One region’s cooking is influenced by olive oil, another’s is based on wine, and pasta dishes are common along the Italian border. East kisses West in Marseilles with hints of mint, saffron and cumin, and the Vaucluse is a paradise for truffle and confectionery lovers. Yet” ― Nina George, The Little Paris Bookshop
“I put my hands flat on the table. Lean in to look her in the eye. “So she was a student when we met. She was also schlepping coffee. Best damn coffee I’ve ever had. One look at her and I was a goner. Done. Since that day, I’ve never had it so good. So don’t try and put her down because you can’t. She’s everything you never were. Everything you’ll never be.” ― Nina Lane, Allure
“This book is for all the readers who love Liv and Dean West as much as I do. This is for those of you who know the courage it takes to trust your instincts and find your way. This is for the women who love being someone’s girl, and for the men who are your heroes. And this is for everyone who believes in the good things—books, a cup of tea, sexy professors, interesting travels that lead you back home, warm quilts, and perfectly imperfect love.” ― Nina Lane, Awaken
“Even in sin, the act of love -done with love- is shadowed with divinity. Its conformity may be at fault, but its nature is not altered, and its nature is creative, communicative, splendid in surrender. It was in the splendor of my surrender to Nina and she to me, that I first understood how a man might surrender himself to God -if a God existed. The moment of love is a moment of union -of body and spirit- and the act of faith is mutual and implicit.” ― Morris L. West, The Devil's Advocate
“Fall seven times. Get up eight.” ― Nina Lane, Arouse
“Don’t be so naïve, Abbi. Trust me. He can smell that virgin pussy from a mile away and he wants it.” ― Nina West, Wolf Bait
“For someone who’s not attracted to insecure, stupid little girls, that sure is a very hard cock you have there.” ― Nina West, Wolf Bait
“Love the one who proves to you that ‘happily ever after’ is only the beginning.” ― Nina Lane, Awaken
“Trust your instincts, follow your bliss, make plans, work hard, learn to let things go. Don’t be late. Remember that fortune favors the brave. Live. If you need to run, try and run towardsomething. Study for tests. Laugh at silly cartoons. Be organized. If you fall seven times,get up eight. Always carry an extra pen. Believe you can do everything. Find your key.” ― Nina Lane, Awaken
“Shit. “I’m going to wreck your car,” I warn. “Don’t.” His lip twitches, his eyes still closed. “Unless you want to spend the next ten years sucking my dick to work it off.” I shake my head at his attempt at humor and ease the car forward gingerly this time, muttering, “My rates are high. Try six months.” His soft chuckle carries through the car.” ― Nina West, Gabriel Fallen
“Go big! Be kind! Be you!” ― Nina West, The You Kind of Kind
“Following the three-lane blacktop, Nina knows what the rain and the night conceal. Grassy hills rise in the east, and beyond the hills lies the lesser desert, and beyond the first desert waits the true and more barren desert. To the west is woven a webwork of small cities and suburbs that crowd the shores of the sea, far from LA but bustling with commerce and compulsion, with ecstasy and horror, grace and cruelty, where most people are time ridden and wearier than they might know.” ― Dean Koontz, After Death
“Trust your instincts, follow your bliss, make plans, work hard, learn to let things go. Don’t be late. Remember that fortune favors the brave. Live. If you need to run, try and run toward something. Study for tests. Laugh at silly cartoons. Be organized. If you fall seven times, get up eight. Always carry an extra pen. Believe you can do everything. Find your key.” ― Nina Lane, Awaken
“Around 6:30, I fire up one of the playlists that my husband, Phil, has made. Nina Simone starts to sing and my movements become more fluid. I love to dance. Guests might see me on the line and think I’m cooking, but I’m really feeling the music, feeling the timing—dancing and cooking at the same time.” ― Tanya Holland, Brown Sugar Kitchen: New-Style, Down-Home Recipes from Sweet West Oakland
“You’re important,” he murmurs, smoothing my hair off my face. “Giving you what you need is important. Keeping you happy.” My heart swells. “I’m happy as long as you’re in my life, Henry.” ― Nina West, Wolf Surrender
“Women aren’t whores just because they like to fuck. I wish you’d get that out of that gorgeous head of yours.” ― Nina West, Sweet Mercy
“I’m madly in love with you, Henry Wolf. I can’t stop thinking about you. Wanting you. Needing you. Every part of you.” ― Nina West, Wolf Surrender
