It's pretty much a fact: Even the most guilty-pleasure romance novel can put love into words that seem otherwise impossible. A good romance novel spans every aspect of love, from crushes to lust to head-over-heels craziness. So where else would we look for the most romantic, sexy quotes about love than our favorite Harlequin books?
With Valentine's Day just around the corner, we're looking for a little inspiration this month. These Harlequin writers seriously get it and always seem to put into words what we can't quite say. Feel free to let these butterfly-in-the-stomach quotes knock you off your feet!
Which of these quoes really hits the mark for you? Which is your favorite? COMMENT below and tell us: Each comment is automatically entered to win one of five copies of Sheikh's Desert Duty by Maisey Yates, complete with an exclusive letter from best-selling author Carol Marinelli!
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1. Princess's Secret Baby
1. "Leila felt his arms wrap around her and the feel of his lips on hers and the caress of his hands on her head and back. His touch was for her. Love more than existed; it was hers." — Carol Marinelli, Princess's Secret Baby
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2. Playing The Dutiful Wife
2. "She hated that she was so weak, so lily-livered with him, hated how her body screamed for him. And yet somehow she revelled in it, revelled in the new dimension he had brought to her existence." — Carol Marinelli, Playing The Dutiful Wife
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3. Claimed by the Sheikh
3. "You are everything I need – and more." — Rachel Thomas, Claimed by the Sheikh
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4. Playing The Royal Game
4. "And maybe it was over-reactive to leave so hastily, but there was something about him that screamed warning. Not that he was inappropriate, more the wander of her own thoughts, because his mere finger on a glass had her mind wandering. Something about him told her he'd make it terribly, terribly easy to break very firm rules." — Carol Marinelli, Playing The Royal Game
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5. His For Revenge
5. "She was branded into him now, he thought wildly, so red-hot and deep he might never see anything or anyone else again." — Caitlin Crews, His For Revenge
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6. Princess's Secret Baby
6. "'How about a perfect Manhattan,' he suggested, because that’s what she was to him: utterly perfect. From her long glossy black hair to her golden eyes. The only thing he would change was the very bright lipstick she wore. He would kiss it off soon, James knew that much." — Carol Marinelli, Princess's Secret Baby
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8. Imprisoned by a Vow
8. "Out of nowhere strong arms wrapped around her, scooping her up. They hefted her against a solid body that smelled of soap and citrus and what could only be the spicy scent of male flesh. A thread of heat eddied through her, warming her frozen body. The arms tightened and she felt the reassuring thud of Joss’s heart against her: calm, steady. Reassuring." — Annie West, Imprisoned by a Vow
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9. The Sicilian's Passion
9. "She shook her head but it was too late, and he was pulling her into his arms and bending his head to hers and she supposed that she could have stopped him. Should have stopped him. But no power in the world could have prevented her lips from parting in a sharp little gasp of remembered pleasure as he drove his mouth down like a man who had been starved of kisses." — Sharon Kendrick, The Sicilian's Passion
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