Ann Lister

“He was home.”

— Ann Lister

“I am imperfect. When you are so perfect. To me.”

— Ann Lister

“sooner kick some ass, than kiss it.”

— Ann Lister

“Nothing good is ever easy, Annie. Remember that.”

— Ann Lister

“Never fear my touch, Ry,” he said. “I will love you with everything I am.”

— Ann Lister

“This won’t be easy, and there will always be those who want to hate us for loving each other.”

— Ann Lister

“It had been the first kiss of his life and it hadn’t been with a girl – it was with a boy.”

— Ann Lister

“Damn! If she had any idea what her bare toes did to me, she'd never take off her shoes again.”

— Ann Lister

“The chemistry between us is intense, bordering on combustible. I felt it the first time you looked at me.”

— Ann Lister

“Dagger watched the man turn around and his breath caught at the gorgeous man standing before him.”

— Ann Lister

“That’s because you’re falling for me, Ry, but don’t worry. I’ll catch you long before you hit the floor.”

— Ann Lister

“A burst of heat shot through him, like a blast of adrenaline that went straight to his cock.”

— Ann Lister

“The other half of yourself,” Alex said. “You're only allowing half of yourself to live and the other half – the half…

— Ann Lister

“I think you know what I mean, Chase. My gaydar certainly isn't a hundred percent, but it's usually pretty damn accurate.”

— Ann Lister

“The sex with Beth was adequate but no matter how hard they tried, what they shared in bed never seemed to escalate…

— Ann Lister

“For the first time in over a decade, Dagger was thinking he might want this to be more than physical, and that…

— Ann Lister

“Right there,” he said. “That’s what I’m talking about.” Lacey shook her head. “I’m not following.” “I’ve never felt anything this powerful,”…

— Ann Lister

“along the searing path toward this new euphoria. His bones were melting and the air was being sucked right from his lungs.…

— Ann Lister

“You're both in love with Alex and you still love each other,” Jayson said. “That should be celebrated, not mourned.”

— Ann Lister

“It is,” Ryan said. “I find it fascinating to see Alex become Zander and Dagger … well, he just morphs into this…

— Ann Lister

“Your past wasn’t a lie,” he said. “What you felt then was real – in that moment, but as we age, we…

— Ann Lister

“When he turned around, Dagger was already on his way up the stairs to the bedroom – their bedroom. Ryan smiled to…

— Ann Lister

“You’re gay, but you talk about screwing countless women, many at the same time,” Ryan said. “Wouldn’t that make you bi?” “I…

— Ann Lister

“Dagger smiled down at him and tipped his hips forward, then started to hum softly the melody to the Black Ice classic,…

— Ann Lister

“An invisible burden had been lifted from the deepest parts of his soul. How could that not change a person? For the…

— Ann Lister

“You sing to me through laughter. I see it dancing in your eyes. Pieces of you fall onto me. Like raindrops from…

— Ann Lister

“Ryan watched it all from a distance, seeing a man known for his enormous stage ego and rock swagger show another side…

— Ann Lister

“It was more powerful than any drug Chase had experienced. His entire body began to respond to this closeness, tingling and vibrating;…

— Ann Lister

“I want to be covered, head-to-toe with nothing but you, Lace. Forever.”

— Ann Lister

“Because you love him and walking away now would mean leaving a piece of yourself behind.”

— Ann Lister

“to just jump into the deep end.” “And hope the pool has water in it?” Ryan asked.”

— Ann Lister

“Dagger was looking at him: predatory, like he wanted to eat Ryan alive.”

— Ann Lister

“You and I together could be dangerous.” “Combustible, maybe,” she said. “But I doubt dangerous.”

— Ann Lister

“If he didn’t at least take a closer look at this, he’d spend the rest of his days wondering: what if.”

— Ann Lister

“Dagger was annoying and beginning to inch across that imaginary line of pissing Ryan off.”

— Ann Lister

“You promised me forever, Flynn Beckett. I want my forever.”

— Ann Lister

“Okay, then, yeah. The answer to your question is: yes. I am.”

— Ann Lister

“Then, let yourself go, Danni, and take what you want. Give yourself over to it and just feel.”

— Ann Lister

“One of the first things I learned about you is your tendency to over-think everything. Sometimes it’s better”

— Ann Lister

“I was searching for someone I could love and be loved by – deeply. I was visualizing a man like you,”

— Ann Lister