Tessa Dare Quotes

My dear imaginary Captain MacKenzie, you are not real and never will be. I, however, am a true and eternal fool.
Here, have a drawing of a snail. — Tessa Dare

Listen to me. I admire you. Adore you. Hell, I've spent four years constructing some twisted, blasphemous religion around you.
-Luke — Tessa Dare

There were parts of her spun from floss and held together with hope - and those bits were fragile indeed. — Tessa Dare

When he wasn't cutting the pitiful figure of a mourning widower, he was being a downright prick. — Tessa Dare

You are mine," he whispered into her. "And the world is ours. There is nowhere beneath this sky that we do not belong together. — Tessa Dare

This is the normal way with birthdays, see? Amazingly enough, they arrive on the same day, every year. — Tessa Dare

The longer she stared at him now, the more she could actually feel her intelligence waning. — Tessa Dare

Quickly, say something unfeeling. Mock my letters. Threaten my beetles. Just do something, anything reprehensible. — Tessa Dare

Her chin lifted. "Very well. Here is my best offer. Half of my nakedness for all of yours."
He pretended to think on it. " It's a bargain. — Tessa Dare

And before we begin, I should like one thing noted. I knew you had Secret Pain. — Tessa Dare

You're like a gift," he said, his voice rough. "All wrapped up for someone else. A man can't look at you, but think of loosing those bows, one by one. — Tessa Dare

What's the worst thing you've ever done?"
He pushed his hands through his hair. "I'm beginning to think it was marrying you. — Tessa Dare

Her," he said. "I'll take her. — Tessa Dare

Sometimes the devil you knew was easier to face than the devil who'd pressed you to a bedpost and rolled your nipple under his thumb. — Tessa Dare

It's a funny thing about suspicions, Mr. Wright. All too often, they're just vain hopes in disguise. — Tessa Dare

Is it truly so unfathomable, that an imperfect girl might be perfectly loved? — Tessa Dare

Love me. Don't ever stop. You hear me? It won't be this good with anyone else. Only me, Min. Only me. — Tessa Dare

The moment his hand closed around his rigid staff, her own breeding parts went soft and quivering. — Tessa Dare

This really, truly, could not be happening.
Captain Logan MacKenzie could not be alive. He could not be dead, either.
He didn't exist. — Tessa Dare

I would rather die a spinster - poor, ruined, scorned, and alone - than suffer that heartbreak daily. — Tessa Dare

This isn't food." Bram picked up a lavender-iced cake between thumb and finger and stared at it. "This is ... edible ornamentation. — Tessa Dare

One more minute of this, and she'd be a certifiable simpleton. — Tessa Dare

Amazing, then, how with that one remark, he made a mortifying situation thirteen times worse. — Tessa Dare

A man might engage in flirtation with distinterest, even disdain. But he never teases without affection. — Tessa Dare

Think of it like running down a slope. If you attempt to slow down and choose your steps, you're bound to trip up and stumble. — Tessa Dare

Devilish men should not be allowed to hold kittens, babies, or bouquets of wildflowers. There ought to be an Act of Parliament. — Tessa Dare

Normally, she never paid calls, not on her own. But this was life after
Leo - a series of tiny, halting steps toward independence. — Tessa Dare

As an experienced wallflower, Violet Winterbottom knew to stake her ground and guard it. She'd — Tessa Dare

You ought to take care how you bat those eyelashes, sweetheart. One of these days, you're likely to knock a man overboard. — Tessa Dare

I'm not a child," Eliza argued with the closed double doors. "I'm a grown woman. With accomplishments and bosoms and everything. — Tessa Dare

Colin stared at the officer. Thorne, you scare me. I'm not ashamed to say it. — Tessa Dare

I'd have to be dead in my grave before I stopped fighting for you, Madeline. Even then, I'd move six feet of earth to find a way.
-Logan — Tessa Dare

It's like a lizard's foot," she said. "With a footprint that size, that deep? That would have to be one bloody large lizard. — Tessa Dare

Oh no. Don't smile. You'll kill me. I stop breathing when you smile. — Tessa Dare

Dedication: For librarians and booksellers everywhere, who gather books and build shelters for tender souls. — Tessa Dare

No man deserves a woman like that. He mortgages his very soul to win her and spends his life paying off the debt. — Tessa Dare

Kate realized she had a grave problem. She was infatuated. Or mildly insane. Possibly both. — Tessa Dare

I'm male. You rubbed your ... femaleness all over me. I didn't think. I reacted. — Tessa Dare

Her softest, most secret parts quivered. She — Tessa Dare

Because this woman . . . she was a revelation. — Tessa Dare

My," Miss Simms said, wide-eyed. "I do hope dukes aren't held to the same standard. Can't be healthy for a man, always stifling his ejaculations. — Tessa Dare

It's only wasted time if you don't learn from it. — Tessa Dare

Then she sighed. Just the faintest, softest release of breath. The sound swept through his chest like a hurricane, with the force to topple trees. — Tessa Dare

Her fingertips rested on his cheek, like a constellation of unexpected kindness. — Tessa Dare

You're so tight," he murmured, sounding concerned.
"I think it more that you're so big," she said. — Tessa Dare

She rolled toward him, nestling close and throwing her arm over his chest. Her fingers toyed idly with the hair there, sifting — Tessa Dare

I've waited too long for this. Days. Weeks. Years. — Tessa Dare

What kind of a modern woman was she, if she didn't reach for her own dream? Maybe it was time to sweep the man off his feet, for a change. — Tessa Dare

Language was a vast, complicated tapestry. The key to communication was finding a common thread. — Tessa Dare

A kilt isna a skirt. 'Tis an entirely different thing. — Tessa Dare

Where shall we honeymoon? Will you take me to Italy, to see the Botticellis?"
"I will take you anywhere you wish. Anywhere under the sky. — Tessa Dare

At times like these, patience came at a premium. — Tessa Dare

You're a grown woman, and a clever one. I believe you understand the situation. And I'm going to trust that you know your own mind. — Tessa Dare

But when the sun goes down? We're all just stumbling through the darkness, trying to outlast another night. — Tessa Dare

Izzy felt as though she'd wandered into the third act of a play. She had no idea what was going on, but it was unbearably dramatic. — Tessa Dare

Of course one kiss changes things. If it's done right, a kiss changes everything. — Tessa Dare

Confidence did more to enhance a woman's beauty than any kohl or rouge could manage. — Tessa Dare

He laughed. A strained, ha, ha, ha, I may die of this laugh. — Tessa Dare

He set Miss Goodnight back on her feet. As he lowered her to the floor, her body slid down his, like a raindrop easing down the surface of a rock. — Tessa Dare

She tasted of ambrosia. Like peaches and blossoms and honey and musk. And just a touch of salt, to make the unbearable sweetness even sweeter still. — Tessa Dare

He was beginning to understand how those ridiculous tales had made her a prisoner of others' expectations. — Tessa Dare

Sometimes he wondered if women were all lawyers, with an extensive code of Romantic Law that they kept stubbornly hidden from men. — Tessa Dare

Izzy had always been raised to believe that "please" was a magic word. She'd been misled. Apparently, the magic word was "dinner. — Tessa Dare

You're my home, Susanna. My home, my heart, my dearest love. Wherever you are, that's where I belong. Always. - Victor Bramwell, Earl of Rycliff — Tessa Dare

Everything's more amusing when read in voices. — Tessa Dare

You can begin by dropping that childish nickname and addressing me in the proper fashion. — Tessa Dare

You don't want to ruin the surprise." "If the surprise is a spike through the chest, I do. — Tessa Dare

In fact, the possibility was so far out of the question, the possibility and the question were on separate continents. — Tessa Dare

I'll be damned," he muttered."Most likely." She folded the blanket with efficient snaps. "And I may be joining you, after what we just did. — Tessa Dare

After spending all of her girlhood fervently wishing she could run away from home - she'd actually done it. — Tessa Dare

In answer, he bent his head toward hers.
"Wait." She ducked away from the kiss.
"What are you doing?"
"Nothing unless you want it. — Tessa Dare

What on earth are you wearing? Did you take orders in a convent since we spoke last? Little Sisters of the Drab and Homely. — Tessa Dare

Silly me. I dreamed big."
He gave her a sly grin. "And you got it. — Tessa Dare

Jesus. Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene. Delilah, Jezebel, Salome, Judith, Eve. Trouble, every last one. Add Minerva Highwood to the list. — Tessa Dare

You have splinters in your back."
"Do I? Well, you have a small fortune between your breasts. — Tessa Dare

Yes, Min. This is how it should be." Raw need edged his voice. "Never settle for less. Be fearless. Wild and loud and lovely. God, you're so lovely. — Tessa Dare

Just because they're family doesn't mean they won't hurt you. It means they know how to cut deep. — Tessa Dare

You're undressing me," he said thickly.
"It can't be helped."
"Wasn't complaining. — Tessa Dare

She couldn't help being a weasel. She was born that way. — Tessa Dare

Don't. Don't play that game." His brow pressed to hers. "When I heard you cry out . . . it was like a saber to the gut. I wanted to die. — Tessa Dare

Look at me. Now look at yourselves. Now look back at me. I am the man you want to be like. — Tessa Dare

I've nothing suitable to wear."
"I dinna care about the color of your frock, lass. I'm only going to take off you again."
She blinked. "Oh. — Tessa Dare

Tiny spoons were incompatible with a state of sensual turmoil. — Tessa Dare

Hunger, after all, is a more potent seasoning than salt. — Tessa Dare

Look at him. The man's not delusional. He's in love. — Tessa Dare

I think you underestimate my capacity for taking normal human interaction and making it awkward. — Tessa Dare

He took that mental image and filed it away under Pleasant-Sounding Impossibilities. Right between "flying carriage" and "beer fountain. — Tessa Dare

All eyes turned to Cecily. Denny laid a hand on her pale blue sleeve, and Luke felt a possessive fury surge through his veins. Let — Tessa Dare

There are all kinds of courage in the world, and most of it takes place far from battlefields. — Tessa Dare

Forgive me, Your Grace. Are you suggesting a woman is some sort of ... piece of fruit to you? One squeeze, and you know if she's ripe? — Tessa Dare

I want to have you in every way known to man, and then
invent a dozen more. — Tessa Dare

Certainty becomes you. — Tessa Dare

Prithee," He protested, "if thou wouldst waiteth a goddamned second- — Tessa Dare

Squabbling over too little is just human nature. But it says a great deal about a person, what they do with abundance. — Tessa Dare

The Blushing Pansy," his cousin read aloud, in a tone of abject horror. "Tea shop and confectionery."
Bram swore. This was going to be ugly. — Tessa Dare

You're not going to ruin my first kiss. I won't let you. You're going to kiss me again, right now. And make it better. — Tessa Dare

What is the world coming to, with these modern women? A man can't tell them what to do. — Tessa Dare

What is it?'
'Something is about to happen, and I want you to see it. I want to be with you when you see it. — Tessa Dare

Oh no. Oh God. I couldn't possibly be so stupid."
"Don't limit yourself. You can be anything you wish. — Tessa Dare

I do," he said roughly. "My God, Cecily. I do love you." Joy — Tessa Dare