He sniffed the crotch because, well, he did his laundry, but he’d been a bit lax lately. But yeah, it passed the sniff test. -- Lisa Marie Rice. Midnight Fire この場合の"sniff test"は、服が臭わないか体臭がひどくないか、自分で自分のにおいを…

“Not yet,” she protested. “I want to stay here with you.” The storm rolled over the house, rain falling with the force of bronze pennies. She snuggled more tightly into the warm crook of Gabriel’s arm. -- Lisa Kleypas. Devil in Spring "cro…

ロマンス小説なので、「好き」とか「恋する」といったたぐいの言葉は欠かせない。話の中だけでなく、売り文句や読後レビューでも頻出の言葉。 「好き」といってもいろいろな言い方があるなあと思って見かけたらちまちまとメモっていましたが、そこそこ集まっ…

My throat constricts, bitter. “So ten months ago you pushed me away, and never thought of me again.” “Is that what you think? That ten months ago I woke up, had a difficult conversation, ripped the Band-Aid, and spent the rest of my life r…

“There are usually other residents up there,” Burgess said quietly while drying his hands on a kitchen towel. “Not a lot, but my neighbor’s dog gets the zoomies around this time of night and he brings her up there to run in circles.” He se…

“So, it looks like we’re sharing the guest room. I’m a cuddler, Ken, and I prefer to be the little spoon.” -- Liz Tomforde. Caught Up *1 動詞+"er"で「〜する人」の意味になるものがありますよね。日本語でも、何にでも「ラー」をつけちゃうとかが…

The iTwat buzzes again, and—dammit. “Mom,” I pick up. “Not now, please.” “Elsie. Finally. Your brothers have been giving me so many headaches, and you’ve been AWOL. I need you to—” “I said, not now,” I repeat impatiently. -- Ali Hazelwood.…

Their faces were inches apart. “I’m not some player. I’m not your ex. Am I a single guy who enjoys mutual, no-strings-attached sex occasionally? Yeah.” -- Anna Hackett. The Medic "no-strings-attached"は、ロマンス文脈では「恋愛なし、体だけ…

He stood, enveloping Minami in a bear hug. “Jesus. Wow.” “We’re so happy,” she said against his T-shirt. -- Ali Hazelwood. Not in Love （ロマンス小説に限ったことではないけど）ハグの描写ひとつで人間関係の距離感がわかったりするんですよね。と…

My brows lift. “For me?” “It’s always been only for you.” Oh. My stomach explodes in a sensation I would assume people refer to as butterflies. I wouldn’t know. I’ve never really had them until I started hanging around this man. -- Liz Tom…

“The other day, I overheard two women at the post office talking about someone getting their bike stolen, so then they stole it back from the thief, and then the thief stole it back, and now they’re just in this never-ending cycle—pun inte…

He’d stepped up closer to her as he talked, and she caught a whiff of his cologne. Cedarwood and musk. Crisp, clean, and male. -- Sofi Laporte. Miss Ava's Scandalous Secret whiff: [名]ほのかな香り。"a whiff of"の形が多い。 ロマンスでは匂い…

And then I sit up on my elbow, so I’m looking down at her. “I know that you’re waiting for me to say those three little words, what you’ve said to me.” “That I love you?” she asks, her tone easy, unfazed. Me, on the other hand. I swallow a…

He gunned through an intersection. “Hold on tight,” he said coolly, hitting the brakes and twisting the steering wheel. -- Lisa Marie Rice. Midnight Man gun: [動]（車を）急加速する シャープで短い言葉をたたみこむのがかっこいい。ザ・ロマサス…

Once she’s gone, the realization hits me that I’m butt-ass naked, and I just ran out of my hotel room without a key, allowing the door to close behind me. （略） “Wait right there.” Maddison turns back to his room, barely able to walk due …

“She, uh, she and I were on different wavelengths for most of the relationship. We kept, I kept, trying to fight the inevitable that we just didn’t work. -- Hannah Bonam-Young. Out on a Limb wavelength: 波長、（口語）考え方、感じ方 技術用…

There was absolutely nothing to stop him from walking in a straight line toward the bank of brushed-aluminum elevators, because if he’d had to navigate a series of couches and tables… No way. Not enough bandwidth in his head. -- Lisa Marie…

Normally Molly and I would hear from her every couple of weeks, but it’s been radio silence for quite a few months. -- Sophie Penhaligon. Safety in Numbers radio silence: （主に軍事で）無線発信をしないこと。（軍事的には、敵などに場所を知ら…

“It won’t win you any points with Emmy if we kill each other,” I said. “And I swear to god, Brooks, I will haunt the shit out of you.”“Same,” Teddy chimed in.“Is this the first time you guys have ever agreed on something?” Brooks asked. --…

Caleb mouths Did you tell her? and I sharply turn away from him. -- Hannah Bonam-Young. Out on a Limb mouth: [動]声を出さずに口の動きだけでしゃべる 海外の映画やドラマで、登場人物が口だけパクパクさせていて声が出ていないのに字幕は出ていたり…

Using a magnet, I secure the save the date to the fridge as a blatant reminder that by February 2nd, I need to be ready to see him. --Liz Tomforde. The Right Move (Windy City Series Book 2) save the date: [名]結婚式の招待状を送る前の案内状…

ロマンス洋書界隈をうろうろし始めたころにTropeという言葉にぶつかって、何のこと？と思いました。辞書の定義はおいといて、「プロットや設定のパターンを一言で表すと」みたいな感じと私は理解しています。 無理やりな感じのもありますが、決まった言葉で…

I kiss the top of her head. At first she looks shocked by the PDA. -- Kat Singleton. Black Ties and White Lies PDA (public display of affection): 人前でいちゃつくこと PDAと言ったら"Personal Digital Assistant"（携帯情報端末）が一番に頭に浮…

If anyone recognized him, he’d blow the mission. Instant FUBAR. -- Lisa Marie Rice. Dangerous Secret (Dangerous Trilogy Book 3) 誰かに顔を見られれば、ミッションが台なしになる。一瞬にしてぶち壊しだ。 -- リサ・マリー・ライス『眠れずにいる夜…

with the white T-shirt that bunched at his biceps and stretched tightly along his pecs, my mind went back to him being an entire thirst trap.--Ashley Munoz, Saving the Single Dad: A Nanny Romance ピチピチTシャツが二の腕や胸筋に張りついてい…