“Then she sighed. Just the faintest, softest release of breath. The sound swept through his chest like a hurricane, with the force… — Tessa Dare Breath Copy Share Image
“It’s like a lizard’s foot,” she said. “With a footprint that size, that deep? That would have to be one bloody large… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“You’re my home, Susanna. My home, my heart, my dearest love. Wherever you are, that’s where I belong. Always.” - Victor Bramwell,… — Tessa Dare Historical-romance Copy Share Image
“On the desk blotter, a penknife and quill lay yearning for one another, separated by an expanse of blank paper.” — Tessa Dare Blank paper Copy Share Image
“Here, tell me which scent you prefer. Lilies and whale vomit, or lemon balm and beaver’s arse.” — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
Kate realized she had a grave problem. She was infatuated. Or mildly insane. Possibly both. — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
Oh no. Oh God. I couldn't possibly be so stupid." "Don't limit yourself. You can be anything you wish. — Tessa Dare God Copy Share Image
“I mean to make you mine, mo chridhe . Touch all of you. Taste all of you. Learn you from the inside… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“Or could it be that you’ve come to care for me, carry me in your heart—unexpectedly, irrevocably. The way I’ve come to… — Tessa Dare Love Copy Share Image
“I need to know,” he said. “I need to know, right now, if you’re mine. I’ve been patient for years, and if… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“I lived in the grip of laudanum. I know what it is to crave. To tremble with wanting, be ruled by need.… — Tessa Dare Historical-romance Copy Share Image
“Dodgy bastard,” one of the twins spat. A trickle of blood from his temple made it hard to tell which one. “Shite… — Tessa Dare Twins Copy Share Image
“I've spent years studying all sorts of creatures. Do you know what I've noticed? The ones that build themselves the toughest, strongest… — Tessa Dare Animals Copy Share Image
“Izzy was utterly convinced. Never mind Arabian horses, African cheetahs. No creature in the world could bolt so quickly as a rake… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“Outside of muttering his way through Sunday service, Aaron had not voiced a conscious prayer in more than ten years. He supposed… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
She’d always wondered what it would feel like to stand on one end of a ballroom and watch a handsome, powerful man… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“I will push you, pull you, rattle you as I see fit. Because you've a sparkling wit lurking beneath that dull exterior.… — Tessa Dare Minerva-and-colin Copy Share Image
“We need to talk about that comment you just made. Something about how you won't attract notice?" "Yes. Well, what of it?"… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
I was afraid. Of getting hurt in other ways. To be truthful, I still am." His thumb stroked her cheek. "I would… — Tessa Dare Being truthful Copy Share Image
“Gray burst into the galley. “Miss Turner is not eating.” The cramped, boxed-in nature of the space, the oppressive heat-it seemed an… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“When they rolled to a stop, she found herself pinned by a tremendous, huffing weight. And pierced by an intense green gaze.… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“For the first time since they'd left the inn, his eyes stopped roaming the hills and crags of the countryside and roamed… — Tessa Dare Desire Copy Share Image
“I don’t know what to do with you,” he said, his voice growing curt with anger again. “Deceitful little minx. I’m of… — Tessa Dare Every moment Copy Share Image
For the love of ammonites, man! That's just stupid. Why on earth would the Society need to protect unmarried women from bone-dry… — Tessa Dare Bad idea Copy Share Image
“You let him go? What the devil for?” “Something’s wrong with his eyesight.” Any man who mistook Miss Turner for a dockside… — Tessa Dare Dreams Copy Share Image
“When a girl trudged through the rain at midnight to knock at the Devil’s door, the Devil should at least have the… — Tessa Dare Depravity Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“And she was well-enough acquainted with loneliness to understand that the worst part wasn't having nobody caring for you - it was… — Tessa Dare Caring Copy Share Image
“You’re a grown woman, and a clever one. I believe you understand the situation. And I’m going to trust that you know… — Tessa Dare Trust Copy Share Image
“Bosh, she told her heart. Stop twisting and aching. He's a wealthy, powerful marquess, not a lost whelp in the rain.” — Tessa Dare Heart Copy Share Image
Cleverness is like rouge - liberal application makes a woman look common and desperate. Wit is knowing how to apply it. — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“You’re being opportunistic.” “I won’t deny it. Why don’t you seize the opportunity, as well? I want to kiss you. And you… — Tessa Dare Kissing Copy Share Image
“I think you’ve more than made up for lost time now. In fact, I’m certain you’ve exceeded your teasing quota for the… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“It seemed any young woman at odds with her place in life--be she a genteel lady or a serving girl--might find a… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
That’s it,” she said, balling her hands in fists. “I’m not letting you out of it this time. I insist that you… — Tessa Dare Demand Copy Share Image
Her chin lifted. "Very well. Here is my best offer. Half of my nakedness for all of yours." He pretended to think… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“Snails mate faster than Farnsworths.” Georgie gave her a chastening look. “Eliza.” “Well, it’s true. I’ve watched.” “You’ve spied on Sir Roland?”… — Tessa dare Humour Copy Share Image
“I want your word. And if you cross me, by God I swear I’ll hunt you down in hell.” “You have my… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
Jesus. Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene. Delilah, Jezebel, Salome, Judith, Eve. Trouble, every last one. Add Minerva Highwood to the list. — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“If you’re a broodmare, that would make me the stud.” “And there,” she said, “is the injustice of the world in a… — Tessa Dare Justice Copy Share Image
