{"author":"Lisa Renee Jones","author_id":"Lisa+Renee+Jones","total_quotes":9,"quotes":[{"text":"I think it’s the whole ‘bad boy who’s so good but destined to break your heart’ fantasy. Which doesn’t sound like much of a fantasy when you put the broken heart part in the picture, but it is. It so is.","author":"Lisa Renee Jones","tags":["bad-boys","broken-heart","dangerous","fantasy","heart","running"],"id":11863,"author_id":"Lisa+Renee+Jones"},{"text":"I've always known we were two puzzle pieces that fit together in a hollow that is our pain. There was a time when I was certain we were too damaged not to destroy each other. Now I think we are saving each other.","author":"Lisa Renee Jones","tags":["being-me","broken","love","pain"],"id":172118,"author_id":"Lisa+Renee+Jones"},{"text":"Laughter is like crying.","author":"Lisa Renee Jones","tags":["crying","laughter","love","tears"],"id":235972,"author_id":"Lisa+Renee+Jones"},{"text":"If you're worried I'll bite, I promise to tell you first.","author":"Lisa Renee Jones","tags":["new-adult","romantic-suspense"],"id":311090,"author_id":"Lisa+Renee+Jones"},{"text":"His hands come down on my face. “There are a lot of things I want to do to you, Ella, but I promise you, killing you isn’t one of them.” His mouth slants over mine, his tongue delving deep, and I want to resist. I do. I try. But his lips are warm when mine are cold, and the taste of him, passion and fire, and yes, demand, burns through me, tempting me, taking me. And for just a moment, I can’t seem to help myself. I want to be possessed by this man. I want to be consumed, so I kiss him back. I kiss him like it’s my last kiss, because maybe it is.","author":"Lisa Renee Jones","tags":["denial"],"id":319289,"author_id":"Lisa+Renee+Jones"},{"text":"Who says I have rules?' She waves off my question. 'Oh, please. You have so many rules, your rules have rules.","author":"Lisa Renee Jones","tags":["rules"],"id":327983,"author_id":"Lisa+Renee+Jones"},{"text":"The art does not always mimic the artist. You never know the real person until you slide beneath their surface.","author":"Lisa Renee Jones","tags":["art","artist"],"id":347450,"author_id":"Lisa+Renee+Jones"},{"text":"I do not know what to do with the emotions inside me. I do not know how to be this close to someone and still hold on to myself.","author":"Lisa Renee Jones","tags":["closeness","love","relationships"],"id":370426,"author_id":"Lisa+Renee+Jones"},{"text":"And I dare to believe that it really is. I dare to bet on us again.","author":"Lisa Renee Jones","tags":["believe","dare","gamble","love","relationships","second-chances"],"id":399719,"author_id":"Lisa+Renee+Jones"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":9,"pages":1}}