Nina Lane Quotes & Sayings

I hadn't just fallen in love with him. I'd fallen in need, in lust, in hope, in dream with him. I'd fallen crazily, head-spinningly, recklessly into him. — Nina Lane

Right now I want you naked against me," Dean says. "I want to wake up cold because you've hogged all the blankets. I want to feel your leg between mine, your hair in my face, your arm flung across my chest. I want to find myself on the edge of the bed in the morning because you've sprawled all over the mattress. I want to sleep with you. — Nina Lane

Silence falls, pulsing with the truth of what I've learned and what Dean has yet to acknowledge. Our relationship, our love, cannot and will never be perfect. It will, however, always belong only to us in all its flawed, intense beauty. Perfect in its very imperfection. — Nina Lane

I love you, storm girl," I said. "I'd love to live in Mirror Lake with you. I'd love to work on the Spiral Project with you. I'd love to chase storms, outrun tornados, fix trucks, drive all over the country. Whatever you need me to do, I'll do it. As long as I'm with you. — Nina Lane

He pushed. I yielded. He gave. I took. He captured. I surrendered. — Nina Lane

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

Liv: Dean, how many things in the universe had to fit together for us to have met, let alone fallen in love? And how many of those things changed our lives forever?
Dean:Every one.
Liv: Exactly. Sometimes what if reminds you of what is you of what is. — Nina Lane

Dean: "How is it you're always so warm?"
Liv: "Because of you ... You drive away the cold and melt the ice. You've always made me bloom. — Nina Lane

It's not running away if you're running toward something. — Nina Lane

Our marriage has always been an island, a safe place where sea-dragons and monstrous creatures can't reach us. Now we're letting them in, gnashing teeth and all, and we are failing to protect each other. — Nina Lane

Said the chancellor got a call from a man who's interested — Nina Lane

I didn't know this kind of love existed, the kind that can both shatter you to pieces and make you whole. — Nina Lane

Somehow, always, everything is okay when it's just the two of us alone together. It's when we have to deal with the rest of the world that everything gets fucked up. — Nina Lane

Even when I was looking for a job, there was no urgency about it because I knew you'd be there if I failed. Maybe that's why I never figured out what I'm good at. I haven't failed enough. — Nina Lane

I hadn't even realized how desperately I'd wanted love. — Nina Lane

the busy street while I brushed the — Nina Lane

He's been protecting this intense, precious bond we share that is more than desire, more than tenderness, more than adoration, more than love. — Nina Lane

Whatever you need from me, you know I'll give it to you. I'll do anything for you.
Anything?
Anything.
Then get ready for me. I'm coming home. — Nina Lane

Don't give in," he murmured, brushing his mouth against my lower lip. "Give over. — Nina Lane

There really is a place where kisses taste like apple pie and where stars spill like sugar across the sky. — Nina Lane

The allure is a passage behind the parapet of a castle wall. Great for defense when the enemy is approaching. You know you're safe on the allure." She tucks her head beneath my chin, twining her hand with mine. "Like we're safe with each other. — Nina Lane

I'm going to kiss you like I've never kissed you before. — Nina Lane

Why are you waiting for me?" I asked.
"Because you're worth it."
"You don't know that."
"Yes, I do."
"How?"
"I've been around. I know when something's good."
My throat tightened a little. "What if you're wrong?"
"I'm not wrong. — Nina Lane

The allure, huh?"
"I've learned a few things about castle architecture over the years." Liv wraps one arm around my waist. "The allure is a passage behind the parapet of a castle wall. Great for defense when the enemy is approaching. You know you're safe on the allure." She tucks her head beneath my chin, twining her hand with mine. "Like we're safe with each other."
"No doubt about it, beauty." I press my face against her sweet-smelling hair. "You'll always be my allure. — Nina Lane

Thanks for waiting," I whispered.
"My beauty," he said, "I'd wait for you forever. — Nina Lane

I love him to my bones, but suddenly I'm wondering what I might have been without him. — Nina Lane

One day I'm going to touch you in a thousand different ways and show you how to touch me, he said. — Nina Lane

Where did you get in from?" she asked. "The desert."
"What do you do in the desert?"
"Get hot. — Nina Lane

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

You and me, professor."
"You and me, beauty. — Nina Lane

Life is both transitory and filled with permanence. — Nina Lane

Hi, Dean," Allie says breathlessly.
"Hey, Allie." His voice is like hot water sliding over a polished floor. "How's that boyfriend of yours treating you?"
Allie smiles, her face getting a little pink. "Really well, thanks."
"Good." Dean reaches out to give my long ponytail a gentle tug. "And how's that husband of yours treating you, Liv?"
I meet his gaze, my heart thumping at the potent combi- nation of heat and tenderness in his eyes. "He does all right."
"Guess he'd better work harder, huh?"
"Couldn't hurt."
"God, you two. Get a room." Allie fans herself with a magazine and rolls her eyes. — Nina Lane

I've given you all I have, all I am. You know that. Why didn't you do the same for me? — Nina Lane

I moved closer to Dean, breathing in the scent of his skin, the heat of his body. "Remember when you told me everyone has a key to unlocking their secrets?" I whispered. " And you wanted to know what mine is?" He nodded. "And you told me you didn't have a key." "I think I do." "What is it?" "You. — Nina Lane

Don't you want to touch me? I whispered.
More than I want to breathe. — Nina Lane

Professors have a lot of power."
I almost smiled. "Even medieval history professors?"
"Especially medieval history professors," he assured me.
"Knights on horseback and all that?"
A responding smile tugged at his mouth. "And damsels in distress. — Nina Lane

He had layers that he wore like leather. I didn't want to even think about peeling those layers away to find out what was beneath — Nina Lane

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

I hit the self-destruct button hard. — Nina Lane

I knew I could be everything for him that he was for me. I could heal his wounds, be his anchor, treasure him. Together we could create our own world, one of warmth and affection, protected from the slings and arrows of the world.
For despite our differences, our struggles, our childhoods at opposite ends of the spectrum ... Dean and I were the same. — Nina Lane

I didn't think Archer would ever fit anywhere. He couldn't. He was too bold, too fierce, too powerful. The world had to accommodate him, not the other way around. — Nina Lane

I'm not ... it's just that I don't know anything about owning a -
I stop and give myself a swift mental kick in the ass. So what if I don't know anything about owning a business? I can learn.
I don't know anything about being a mother either, but I've started to believe that someday, I could be a good one. I'd certainly give it everything I have. — Nina Lane

He tightens one arm around my waist and cups the back of my neck with the other. We stare at each other, his eyes dark and intense before his lips come down on mine in a kiss of fierce, tender possession.
And just like that, I fall wildly in love with my husband all over again. — Nina Lane

So how is it your brother is Dudley Do-Right and you're Mad Max? I asked. — Nina Lane

You don't know that I started believing in impossible things after I met you. Maybe a person could slide down a rainbow or taste the clouds or count to infinity. Why not, if there was Liv in the world? The stars shone brighter, the colors of the world became more vivid, everything was clearer, happier, better. All because of you. — Nina Lane

Liv," he said, his voice rough with tenderness, "you don't have to be afraid."
"Why not?"
"Because I'll slay monsters for you. — Nina Lane

Love the one who proves to you that happily ever after is only the beginning. — Nina Lane

He didn't touch me. He could have - he had the perfect reason to - but he didn't.
Instead he bent to collect my papers before the breeze could whisk them away. Instead he picked up my satchel from the sidewalk and asked if I was okay. Instead he stood between me and the busy street while I brushed the dirt from my palms and tried to
swallow the knot of frustration stuck in my throat. Instead he just waited. I had the strange thought that he would wait forever. — Nina Lane

Loved. I hadn't even realized how desperetly I'd wanted love.How much we both needed to know that in a world of dark corners and sharp needles, there really is a place where kisses taste like apple pie and where stars spill like suger across the sky. A place where unknown roads no longer scare you because you have another hand to hold. A place where butterflies always flutter whenever you see each other, and a single touch tells you that you are not alone. A place where every kiss still feels like the first. In that place of us, Liv and Dean, love has its own poetry and language. Allure, quartrefoil, fleur-de-lis ... Professor. Beauty. — Nina Lane

Fall seven times. Get up eight. — Nina Lane

My husband doesn't just love me. He knows how to love me. He knows what I need and when I need it, sometimes even better than I do. — Nina Lane

Until this moment, I didn't know it was possible to love my husband even more than I have for the past five years. I didn't know this kind of love existed, the kind that can both make you whole and shatter you to pieces. — Nina Lane

She, on the other hand, had blatantly exhibited the Sagittarius traits of excessive enthusiasm and bluntness. Mr. — Nina Lane

Uh huh. Oh, except for my underwear. They're a little tight. I think my butt is getting bigger too."
"More for me to squeeze."
"Really? You're okay with me, you know ... growing?"
"You just mentioned a bigger ass, and I'm already hard. — Nina Lane

The kind of friend who helps you remember which way is up. And who reminds you that sometimes that's the only direction you can go. — Nina Lane

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

Our island. Our love. Our marriage. — Nina Lane

Liv has always been the one part of my life I got right. — Nina Lane

You're so damn strong, Liv, and you don't even realize it. I'm the one who's always had to show people I'm successful, an achiever, the best at everything I did. I'm the one who's always been a goddamn egotist. A groveler. And you ... you're the first person who's ever ... Christ, Liv, sometimes the way you look at me makes me feel like I can hang the fucking moon. — Nina Lane

So what are we, then?" I asked. "When someone asks who I am, what am I supposed to say?"
"You say, 'Hi, I'm Liv, Dean's very hot and sexy lady.'" I couldn't smother a giggle. "Seriously."
"Paramour?"
"No."
"Cuddle bunny?"
"God, no."
"Valentine? Sweetheart? Girlfriend?"
"Girlfriend." I rested my forehead against his chest. "I guess." "Not the best word, but it'll do in public." He kissed my
temple. "In private, you can just be my beauty. — Nina Lane

But sometimes you drive me nuts with your lack of confidence in your own abilities."
"I know! I drive myself nuts. I've just never been able to figure out what my abilities even are, so how can I have confidence in them?"
"Well then, instead of assuming you can't do anything, why don't you assume you can do everything?"
"I'm starting to, Kelsey. I'm trying, anyway."
"So make a list of things you like to do and can do well. — Nina Lane

I love that you love me, professor." "I love loving you, beauty. — Nina Lane

You're beautiful," Archer murmured, his husky voice rolling over my skin. He reached up with his other hand to touch the blue streak in my hair. "You're like a creature from some exotic land that no one has discovered yet. — Nina Lane

Look, I'm not going to apologise anymore ... Yes, I want to protect you. You're my wife. I'd fucking kill for you, Liv, and if that makes me a possessive bastard of a husband, then fine. That's what I am. I'm not going to change either. I love you too goddamned much. — Nina Lane

I press my lips to her temple, tightening my arms around her. Let's see what finds us. — Nina Lane

We're going to have to read a lot of books," I say.
"My life's work involves reading books."
"We'll probably have to take some classes."
"I'm at my best in a classroom."
"And I hear we'll need to buy a ton of stuff."
"We can afford stuff."
I look up into his chocolate-brown eyes.
"I just wish I knew where to start," I whisper.
"Right here, beauty." And he presses his lips to mine. — Nina Lane

I want to learn how to trust a man. I wanted to know what true, physical pleasure felt like. I wanted to find the courage to be vulnerable on my own terms, as my own choice. — Nina Lane

Do you want a baby?" I finally ask.
"No."
My heart almost stops. "No?"
"I don't want a baby." Dean puts his hand on my belly, spreading his fingers out. "But I do want this baby. I want our baby."
I smile, relief filling me like light. "Good, because that's all I've got. — Nina Lane

As self-possessed as he is, when he's tired from working too hard, his whole demeanor softens with vulnerability ... which makes me want to tuck him right beneath my heart and hold on tight. — Nina Lane

My husband and I will always be two people living one life of perfect imperfection. — Nina Lane

I stare at my plate, unable to confess even to Kelsey what I've discovered in the past couple of months - that my dependence on Dean and my lack of career or even job stability is downright frightening. Without Dean or my own financial security, it's just a few short steps to a life of constant transition and uncertainty. — Nina Lane

I'm at your feet forever, Olivia Rose," I whispered the instant before our lips met. "I'll move heaven and earth to give you whatever you want, whatever you need. — Nina Lane

He is imprinted in my bones, my soul. He has marked me in ways more permanent than time. — Nina Lane

Live your life. Take risks. Embrace change. Be happy. — Nina Lane

The fact that I was studying the perfect harmony of the stars and planets at the exact same time I was falling in love with you. — Nina Lane

I'd learned early on that it was easier not to count on anyone. — Nina Lane

Feel that?" he asked. "You're the first woman who's ever made my heart beat like that. You're the first woman I've ever wanted to spend all my time with, the only one who could convince me to start a new life. You're the first woman who's ever made me genuinely happy. Who makes me glad to be alive, who makes me burn hotter than fire. You're the first woman who's ever made me afraid."
I stared at him. "Afraid?"
"Afraid of how good this is. Afraid it won't last." He pushed a lock of hair off my forehead. "Scared to death of losing you."
"Oh." I was speechless. I swallowed hard. "You're ... You don't have to be scared of losing me."
Something flickered in his expression that I didn't understand, couldn't decipher.
"I don't?" he said.
"No." I shook my head. "No."
"Good." He pulled me closer. "Because you're the first woman I've never wanted to let go. — Nina Lane

Since the day we met, I haven't wanted anyone but you, never looked at another woman, never thought about one. It's always been you Olivia. — Nina Lane

Beauty, you make me want to stop time so I can look at you forever. — Nina Lane

Liv."
I looked at him.
"Don't hide," North said.
"I'm not."
"You remember I told you once you were like a turtle?" North asked.
"Yes."
"I don't think turtles have very interesting lives."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"It's okay to have a hard shell," North said. "Not okay to hide in it when you're so young. — Nina Lane

Maybe this was meant to happen, this discovery of cracks where now a different, new light can shine through. — Nina Lane

It's so easy to be with her, my lusty fairy, my beautiful wife. Wanting her is like breathing. Needing her is in my blood. And loving her will always be the beat of my heart. — Nina Lane

Dean opened the glove compartment and took out a package of condoms.
"You keep condoms in there?" I asked.
"It is called the glove compartment," he replied with a wink. — Nina Lane

Pie love you, professor," I whisper. "Have faith in me, okay?"
"Ah, Liv." He presses his lips to my forehead. "I don't have faith in anyone but you. — Nina Lane

I'll always be here. She could rip me open, tear me apart, and I'd still crawl back to her. — Nina Lane