#kai

It’s one way or another, Summer. For me, it’s black and white. You’re either in the friend zone or the lover zone. And with you…Gosh, Summer, you’re in my danger zone. My rip-my-heart-out and change-me-forever zone. I have to tread lightly with you. Because if I don’t, I may never be able to find my way back. ↗

— Kailin Gow

#love #love-hurts #loving-summer #new-adult-contemporary-romance #perfect-summer

I looked down, unable to meet the intensity in Nat’s eyes. Tonight, my crush for Nat had moved beyond a crush. The chemistry between us was undeniable, and the more we clashed, the more we wanted each other." - Summer, Perfect Summer ↗

— Kailin Gow

#kailin-gow #loving-summer-series #nat-donovan #new-adult #new-adult-contemporary-romance

I do,” Drew admitted, his eyes devouring my body appreciatively. “But with you…I want so much more, Summer. So much more than you’re willing to give me.” He paused, “Every single touch, every single look you give me, I cherish. ↗

— Kailin Gow

#kailin-gow #longing #love #loving-summer #love

I grinned. “So you are human after all.” I touched his chest, feeling him breathe hard in and out. “I always thought you were made of steel, you know,” I said. “Superman?” Nat arched his eyebrows. “No, the Tin Man,” I answered back. I settled my head against his chest, turning my ear to listen to his heartbeat. “I sometimes wondered if you had a heart.” - Summer, Perfect Summer ↗

— Kailin Gow

#desires #kailin-gow #love #loving-summer-series #nat-donovan

She was as lovely sleeping as she was dripping in sensuality at the fundraiser ↗

— Kailin Gow

#adult-romance #college #erotica #kailin-gow #music

And afterwards, if you had asked any of the survivors how they had managed it, they would not have been able to tell you. It was as if those days in the forest, the escape to the city, had passed in a trance. The mind creates an alternative state. ↗

— Aminatta Forna

#forna #kai #love #memory #love

Take the time to plant seeds even if you're unsure if they'll grow; who knows, maybe all it takes is for someone else to come along and water it. ↗

— Kai Mann

#inspiration #kai-mann #quote #seeds #water

Control your own Destiny or somebody else will ↗

— Jack Welch

#e-zsigma #islss #kaizen #leadership #lean

but BEing time is never wasted time. When we are BEing, not only are we collaborating with chronological time, but we are touching on kairos, and are freed from the normal restrictions of time. ↗

— Madeleine L'Engle

#chronos #kairos #time #art

Love every version of yourself, they help create your own unique version of extraordinary. ↗

— Kaiden Blake

#inspirational-attitude #inspirational-life #inspirational-quotes #inspirational-success-failure #kaiden-blake