#book19

read in 2019 ♡ Faking Under the Mistletoe by Ashley Shepherd "I don't care what people think about me," I say. "And I definitely don't care what they think about us. The only opinion that matters to me is yours." "And what about your opinion of me?" I smile at him, and it's the first time in days that it's not forced, fake happiness. Everything I'm feeling is very, very real. "I think you're wildly cranky and difficult and unreasoneable, but underneath all those layers and layers of double-toasted-extra-cream-cheese-madness, there is a very passionate and vulnerable man that I'm going to admire for the rest of my life in spite of his terrible taste in bagels and his ridiculous coffee order." He smiles at me, and I know it's real. Because Asher is as stubborn as he is weird. You have to earn his smiles

The wolf who wins is the wolf you feed. The evil wolf feeds on anger, guilt, sorrow, lies, and regret. The good wolf needs a diet of love and honesty, spiced up with big spoonfuls of compassion and faith. So if you want the good wolf to win, you’re going to have to starve the other one.

read in 2019 ♡ All The King's Men Duet by Kennedy Ryan You don't stop running because it's hard. You don't stop running because it hurts. Don't you dare stop running because someone says you'll never finish the race, or even that it's not your race to run. Prove them all wrong. Blaze your own trail. Girl, woman, they'll never give you the world. You have to make your own.

read in 2019 ♡ The Bride Test by Helen Hoang There were an infinite number of reasons to exist on this earth, but that seemed the most important of them all— making Esme Happy.

read in 2019 ♡ First & Then by Emma Mills Close your eyes, real tight, and then count to three hundred. That’s all you have to do. You just count to three hundred, and when you open your eyes, five minutes will have passed. And even if it hurts or things are shitty or you don’t know what to do, you just made it through five whole minutes. And when it feels like you can’t go on, you just close your eyes and do it again. That’s all you need. Just five minutes at a time.

read in 2019 ♡ Sink or Swim (Beach Kingdom #3) by Tessa Bailey ... he wanted her to soar, wanted her to have the thing she'd always wanted, without her known he'd been responsible for giving it to her - and that kind of selflessness went well beyond friendship. That kind of selflessness was vast and bottomless. It was love...

read in 2019 ♡ The Assist (Smart Jocks #1) by Rebecca Jenshak On the court, I saw everything. But off the court? I never saw her coming.

read in 2019 ♡ He Loves Me, He loves Me Not by Iris Morland Just that for love, sacrifices are necessary. And it's the one thing worth sacrificing for. That's all.