“He rubbed his hands up and down, warming her. “Then that’s all you need to know. I have you. If there are… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“Well,” he breathed against her ear, “I happen to have a few depraved fantasies of my own.” The words hummed in her… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“These kisses... they were confessions. Tastes of everything she had stored inside her. Everything she could give a man if he was… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
He kissed her. Without warning, without permission. Without even deciding to do it, but simply because he couldn't have done anything else.… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“Oh, Colin." She dabbed a fingertip to his sticky abdomen, then rubbed her fingers together, as though testing the quality of his… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“The two men brushed shoulders in passing, in what Sophia assumed qualified as an acceptably masculine substitute for an embrace. How grateful… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
It's never been my desire to conquer you, Amelia. If you leave this room with me, it must be at my side.… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
I’m so sorry to disappoint you,” she said, breathing hard. “But it would take far more than that to scare me.” A… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“When their bodies met, she gave a startled gasp. And then he moved against her, and her gasp became a low, sweet… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“Violet tried the door latch. Locked, of course. Wordlessly, she pulled a hairpin from her wind-mussed chignon and handed it to him.… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“After all this madness is over, and I see you safely back home . . . do you think you could see… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“Are you—” There seemed no way to say it but to say it. “Your Grace, are you trying to get me into… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“The whole coach bucked and swayed with their frantic rhythm. The square windowpane fogged over with the heat of their passion. Her… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“He went slowly at first. But slowly didn't last long. Soon a more urgent rhythm took hold as his thrusts increased in… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“Thorne, I think I’m falling in love with you.” “Katie.” He took her face in his hands. Roughly, and with a possessive… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“With a bashful smile, Maddie set down her wine glass. She touched a fingertip to her collarbone, idly stroking up and down… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“He pierced her with a look. “I thought we had an agreement. I keep my men away from your ladies, and you… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“The jolt of arousal was immediate. Electric. The moment his hand closed around his rigid staff, her own breeding parts went soft… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“What is it? For God’s sake, what is it about me you find so intolerable? So wretchedly unbearable you can’t even stand… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“I am most grateful for company this evening, even of the quiet variety. I am no great conversationalist, myself.” Gray snorted. Not… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“This Sir Alisdair fellow.” Her cheeks blushed crimson. “I’m just saying, he’s likely older than Francine. And less attractive.” “I don’t care!… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“Tonight," he announced, "is the night we take back that village. And we're not going to do it by marching in lines… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“Another sketch-this one of Gabriel-hung on the all above the water cask. It swiveled gently on a single tack; or rather, the… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“I'll keep the girl out of trouble," Gray said, in what seemed to him a rather magnanimous gesture. "I'll watch out for… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“Mr. Grayson was just…explaining the workings of the ship.” She attempted to tug her hand from Gray’s grasp, shooting him a pained… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“And yet, I can’t believe it’s been only a month that I’ve known you. I can’t decide whether it’s been the longest… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“Ahoy!” a seaman called out. “The English frigate Polaris , ten days out from Antigua, bound for Portsmouth.” “Ahoy, yerself!” It was… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“I’m so sorry,” he said between kisses. “For what I said that night. For leaving you earlier. I never meant-“ “I know,”… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“A beast is just what you want. A big, dark medieval brute to throw you to the ground, tear the clothes from… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“You are so beautiful,” he sighed into her hair. She tried to check her girlish giggle, unsuccessfully. “Gray, it’s dark as pitch.… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“Agitated, he hooked a finger under his neck cloth and pulled it loose. “Care for her,” he muttered. “How could that be… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“Gray harbored a slight preference for the stripes. Not only did the darker color suit her complexion, but the neckline plunged in… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“But whether I’m on deck or below it, I’ll never be far.” “Shall I take that as a promise? Or a threat?”… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“Sophia counted six clangs of the bell before Mr. Grayson jolted fully awake. He looked up at her, startled and flushed. As… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“Look at that ship. That clipper cost me a queen’s ransom, even with the Kestrel thrown in the bargain. But it was… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“Oh no,” she breathed. “Not the Highwoods.” She called after the coach as it rumbled off into the distance. “Mrs. Highwood, wait!… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“After all,” she said, her eyes meeting his, “it’s not as though you lack sufficient charm to woo ladies. And you’re certainly… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“Two sailors hauled on ropes, hoisting the jolly boat up to the ship’s side, revealing two apocryphal figures standing in the center… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“Bram stared into a pair of wide, dark eyes. Eyes that reflected a surprising glimmer of intelligence. This might be the rare… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“You’re the one who didn’t keep his word. And speaking of your word and its dubious worth, don’t change the subject. I… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“This explains so much," she said, clucking her tongue in mother-hen fashion. "You're compensating for this withered appendage." Withered appendage? What the devil was… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“You think a few features scattered on your face make you plain? I am ugly to the core. All England knows it. And after… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“I’d be more than happy to let you survey my physical perfection in its entirety. But only if I get to see you, too.”… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“Words for everyday showers of prettiness, and the kind of misty loveliness that disappears whenever you try to grasp it. Beauty that’s heralded by… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“ The captain? Sophia stood staring numbly after him. Had he just said he’d introduce her to the captain? Of someone else was the… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“Madeline stood before him in a gown of rich, emerald-green silk. The low-cut bodice did miraculous things for her bosom, and the vibrant color… — 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 having nobody… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“He stood in the doorway to a side chamber, bared to the waist and dripping. He propped one shoulder against the doorway and clutched… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“And you claim to be feeling this way. Floatish. Singsong-ish. About me.” She sighed. “Yes.” “That’s absurd.” “I know, but I can’t seem to… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“No, of course she didn't say it. But there is no other reason she should have called, except to pave the way for her… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“And there it was. The prim face of censure he’d been seeking. A strange sense of satisfaction descended on him. Divine justice, perhaps. Other… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“Another sketch-this one of Gabriel-hung on the all above the water cask. It swiveled gently on a single tack; or rather, the paper hung… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
