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title: "6 Tender Lover Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 6 Tender Lover quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Tender Lover sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Nev was the man in the parlor and the painter in his studio, the banker and the rugby player. The boyfriend who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruthie-knox/nev-was-the-man-in-the-parlor-and-the-painter-in-his-studio-the/)

[Ruthie Knox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruthie-knox/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8b/ruthie-knox-11712_lover_nev-was-the-man-in-the-parlor-and-the-pa_442065.jpg)

> [“They had a fabulous sex life. Drake was an attentive, tender lover who took his time in pleasing her. But every once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-marie-rice/they-had-a-fabulous-sex-life-drake-was-an-attentive-tender-lover-who/)

[Lisa Marie Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-marie-rice/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/050/lisa-marie-rice-19556_dangerous-man_they-had-a-fabulous-sex-life-drake-was-a_621985.jpg)

> [“A love as tender as that of a lover for his mistress dwells, undoubtedly, in some paternal hearts toward a son.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandre-dumas/a-love-as-tender-as-that-of-a-lover-for-his-mistress-dwells/)

[Alexandre Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandre-dumas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74c/alexandre-dumas-436_love_a-love-as-tender-as-that-of-a-lover-for_1451990.jpg)

> [“There is nothing more delightful in life than a feather bed and an open fire—except a feather bed with a warm and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/there-is-nothing-more-delightful-in-life-than-a-feather-bed-and-an/)

[Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48e/diana-gabaldon-185_life_there-is-nothing-more-delightful-in-life_1824763.jpg)

> [“He had never taken a woman like Bride. One who wasn't biting and clawing at him as she demanded he please her.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherrilyn-kenyon/he-had-never-taken-a-woman-like-bride-one-who-wasn-t-biting-and/)

[Sherrilyn Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherrilyn-kenyon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70b/sherrilyn-kenyon-25_tender-love_he-had-never-taken-a-woman-like-bride-on_2178776.jpg)

> [“She was all wrong for me. Innocent where I was hardened, and sweet where I was rough. She'd want a tender lover,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kendall-ryan/she-was-all-wrong-for-me-innocent-where-i-was-hardened-and-sweet/)

[Kendall Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kendall-ryan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f14/kendall-ryan-12842_tender-love_she-was-all-wrong-for-me-innocent-where_2210634.jpg)

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