Diana Holquist > Quotes

“Whatever he had found, it made him a better person. Maybe that's what love was, finding the person who brings out the best in you and eliminates
the worst.”
― Diana Holquist, Make Me a Match

“Jasmine believes in a prophecy that says she is destined to love a man named Josh Toby. Okay, fine. He could believe that. Hell, he had friends who believed carbohydrates were the work of the devil. True love made sense at least. ”
― Diana Holquist, Sexiest Man Alive

“A woman like Ally would have to be fought for, broken down, uncovered layer by reluctant layer. And he had the feeling that every layer would reveal something fascinating, unusual, worth the fight. Deep roots, as it were, instead of plastic artifice.”
― Diana Holquist, How to Tame a Modern Rogue

“He lifted the book from the purse. The cover sported a painting of a stunning redhead in a long, pink gown who stared out the window over rolling green hills. The cover was slightly narrower than the rest of the book, and from underneath peeked out what looked to be a second cover. He turned the page and was startled at what he saw. Another full-color painting, but this one of a shirtless man smashing the heavily bosomed redhead onto a red couch. Her clothes were torn and their torsos met violently. The man’s face was savage; the woman’s head thrown back in surrender.
Sam flicked back and forth between the image of the prim, composed woman on the front cover and her ribald, passionate abandon on the inside cover.
He glanced out the window to see Ally emerge onto the street below, her head held high and her gait tight and focused as she marched away, prim and composed.
He flipped to the inside cover.
Hot damn.”
― Diana Holquist, How to Tame a Modern Rogue

“Whatever is wrong in the world, there is still this; there is still us. We can attack each other until we’ve reached the core, and there, no matter how violent the approach, is peace.
—From The Dulcet Duke”
― Diana Holquist, How to Tame a Modern Rogue

“She had built a safe world where love didn't matter—and now she had nothing but stuff.”
― Diana Holquist, Make Me a Match

“Not the title. Not the riches. Not the bravery. Not the glory. Just the man. The simple man, standing before her, looking into her eyes as if he saw just the woman. For the first time in their lives, they were truly alone.
—From The Dulcet Duke”
― Diana Holquist, How to Tame a Modern Rogue

“There comes a time in every scoundrel’s life when he catches a glimpse of what he might have been. Only if he catches it in the reflection of the right woman’s eye, is there hope for reform.
—From The Dulcet Duke”
― Diana Holquist, How to Tame a Modern Rogue

“He had her alone in the garden. Her moist lips. The moonlight in her eyes. A lesser man would be merely tempted. A greater man would surely resist. A man like him would indulge, and without regret.
—From The Dulcet Duke”
― Diana Holquist, How to Tame a Modern Rogue

“It was surprisingly sexy, a man in an apron. Like a man in a kilt, only with promise of dinner afterward.”
― Diana Holquist, Hungry for More

“He unwrapped the butter and dropped the entire stick into the sauté pan, an act that shocked her with its recklessness. It wasn’t like she was a dieter, but she knew the dangers of an entire stick of butter. No wonder this guy is excellent in bed. I mean, in the kitchen. He’s a madman.”
― Diana Holquist, Hungry for More