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When I'm writing, the romance is always the most important thing to me, but I really love adding in slices of real life, and for me that real life always includes animals.

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Jill Shalvis
Age: 54
Author
Novelist
Writer
the United States of America
Love
Animals
Life
Animal
Real
Important
Writing
Slices
Thing
Adding
Really
Includes
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Romance

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Oh boy. His chest was smooth and warm and hard as stone, and she wanted to both touch and nibble. And lick. Could she pretty please lick?
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Heat skittered through her belly, then directly south. “Sawyer.” In answer, he brought his head up and kissed her. Deep, hungry, tasting her in a purposely slow, thorough manner before pulling back to once again look into her eyes. Oh, God. “Sawyer, what are we doing?” she whispered. He shook his head. “No f#cking clue.
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A thong. God bless the thong. He hooked his fingers in the silk sides and tugged, rolling the silk down her legs until it hit the floor, his favorite place for panties.
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Who’s there?” “The scratcher of your itch,” he said. She opened the door a crack and stuck her nose out. “Was that supposed to be romantic?
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She’s drunk dialing contractors ” Chloe said to Tara. “Someone should stop her.
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Accept that some days you’re the bug, and some days you’re going to be the windshield.
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It’s frustrating when you know all the answers, but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.
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Chocolate is cheaper than therapy, and you don't need an appointment.
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Oh my God, Maddie whispered, horrified. I rented him that boat. Does that make me a murderer? Tara's heart clutched. He's not dead yet. Hurry, Maddie called to Ford. I can't be the one who killed Tara's ex! I look terrible in orange!
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Boys are like drugs,' her father said, 'just say no.
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The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the ability to reach it.” – Chloe Traeger
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I threatened to kung fu you. Oh my God.
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He felt his heart roll, exposing its underbelly. Nothing he could do about that. He was equipped to eliminate threats, protect and serve. Not to love. Never to love.
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Obeying the rules might be smart, but it's not as nearly as much fun.
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Sisters are the true friends who ask how you are, and then wait to hear the answer.
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He turned to shut and lock the door, then came close, his gaze touching her features. “I missed you, Holly.” Her heart caught painfully. The poor organ seemed to be getting quite the workout lately.
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The calories in chocolate don't count because chocolate comes from the cocoa bean, and everyone knows that beans are good for you.
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All you have to do is take a man at face value. Don't go into it thinking you can change them. Men aren't fixer-uppers, not like a house or a car. You buy them as is.
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Try asking sometime. Not all women will stand for that 50 Shades crap, you know.
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Two of my fav pieces of wisdom from Phoebe: - Men are like parking spots. All the good ones are taken, and those that aren't are inaccessible. - Remember, it's always better to be the smartass rather than the dumbass.
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