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
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," he said. "I'll take her.
— Tessa Dare
It's a funny thing about suspicions, Mr. Wright. All too often, they're just vain hopes in disguise.
— 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
I would rather die a spinster - poor, ruined, scorned, and alone - than suffer that heartbreak daily.
— 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
As an experienced wallflower, Violet Winterbottom knew to stake her ground and guard it. She'd
— 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
Her softest, most secret parts quivered. She
— Tessa Dare
Because this woman . . . she was a revelation.
— Tessa Dare
It's only wasted time if you don't learn from it.
— Tessa Dare
You're so tight," he murmured, sounding concerned."I think it more that you're so big," she said. — Tessa Dare
I've waited too long for this. Days. Weeks. Years.
— Tessa Dare
Language was a vast, complicated tapestry. The key to communication was finding a common thread.
— Tessa Dare
At times like these, patience came at a premium.
— 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 theninvent 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
