{"quotes":[{"text":"He could never know how beautiful he was in these moments, and Devin couldn't bring himself to say anything. What would he say? “I've always noticed you, but never thought I deserved someone like you?” That wasn't right. It was cheesy and over-the-top, and still somehow inadequate to describe the maelstrom of emotions he felt when he was around Sam. Mike made it seem simple, but it wasn't. This wasn't like hooking up with a hot guy he'd met on the dance floor, it was Sam. The sweet, cerebral, quiet man who'd been his friend for nearly two years and somehow managed to sneak out of the friend box into this no man's land where every word, every gesture was a promise Devin wasn't sure he could keep.","author":"Sara Winters","tags":["friends-to-lovers","gay","romance"],"id":18920,"author_id":"Sara+Winters"},{"text":"When life deals you a rough hand, it’s not about how strong you are but how many people out there believe in you, stand by you: your FRIENDS.","author":"Aman Jassal","tags":["friend","friendliness","friendly","friends","friends-to-lovers","friendship","friendship-and-love","friendship","friendship-true-and-loyal","friendships","life","life-and-living","life-experience","life-lessons"],"id":28555,"author_id":"Aman+Jassal"},{"text":"Talk to me. Say something, anything,' he pleaded quietly as if he was trying to tame a wild animal.'There's nothing to say.'He looked up and lowered his eyebrows on his eyes. 'Why did you kiss me?","author":"Stephanie Witter","tags":["book","contemporary","contemporary-fiction","contemporary-romance","friends-to-lovers","new-adult","new-adult-romance","novel","romance","romance-novel","six-years","standalone"],"id":36822,"author_id":"Stephanie+Witter"},{"text":"A friend is someone who will always be there for you, in good and hard times.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["friend","friends","friends-to-lovers","friendship","friendship","friendship-tolerance","friendship-true-and-loyal","friendships","good-times","hard-times","hardships"],"id":39429,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"I realized I’m in love. It's always been right in front of me.","author":"Richelle Mead","tags":["adrian-ivashkov","friends-to-lovers","love","realizations","relationships","sydney-sage"],"id":42413,"author_id":"Richelle+Mead"},{"text":"There. Let the gods of friendship and common sense strike him dead.","author":"Kelly Moran","tags":["friends-to-lovers","friendship","romcom","small-town-romance"],"id":55190,"author_id":"Kelly+Moran"},{"text":"I love everything about you. And I’ve felt that way for such a long time that it could last forever.","author":"Mirella Muffarotto","tags":["destiny","epic-love","fate","friends-to-lovers","high-school","love","love-hurts","love-triangle","marika-and-matteo","romance","soulmates","star-crossed-lovers","teenage-love","teens","true-love","unconditional-love","young-adult","young-love"],"id":62713,"author_id":"Mirella+Muffarotto"},{"text":"Yes, best friend of mine. I am the famous photographer you've admired for years, and the man who's admired you.","author":"Kelly Moran","tags":["admission","friends-to-lovers","kelly-moran","secrets"],"id":66997,"author_id":"Kelly+Moran"},{"text":"Then he gave me a sweet kiss as if I was his one and only lover.","author":"Jess C. Scott","tags":["friends-to-lovers","friends-with-benefits","friendship-and-love","kiss","lover"],"id":77423,"author_id":"Jess+C.+Scott"},{"text":"All that existed was the blinding imperative to not think, to leave it all behind. To have it all fade to black in the throes of a truly good orgasm. To thrust and rock and pound until he came long and hard. To reach the pinnacle as fast as he could, to leap off the edge and truly leave all his earth-bound worries behind.He was a cave man. He was a Neanderthal. He was fucking Cro-Magnon.","author":"Amy Andrews","tags":["connie","cop","domestic-violence","ethan","friends-to-lovers","jj","jumbuck-springs","outback-heat","publican","the-stockman","unrequited-love"],"id":90225,"author_id":"Amy+Andrews"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":54,"pages":6,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}