“Jesus. Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene. Delilah, Jezebel, Salome, Judith, Eve. Trouble, every last one. Add Minerva Highwood to the list.” LastsJesusChristTroubleJesus ChristAddListsMaryMary MagdaleneMinervaSalomeJezebel Author: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.” MayEfficientBlanketJoiningSnaps Author:Tessa Dare
“What? You mean to travel almost five hundred miles alone? No. I can’t let you do that. I . . . I forbid you.” It was Colin’s first attempt at forbidding anyone to do anything, and it worked about as well as he’d expected it to. Which was to say, not at all.” FirstsWellsMeanI CanFiveHundredExpectedMiles Author:Tessa Dare
“After spending all of her girlhood fervently wishing she could run away from home— she’d actually done it.” DoneHomeRunningWishSpendingRunning AwayAway From HomeGirlhood Author:Tessa Dare
“So there’s an . . . an etiquette to raking. Some seducer’s code of honor. Is this what you’re telling me?” HonorCodeEtiquetteCode Of Honor Author:Tessa Dare
“Is it truly so unfathomable, that an imperfect girl might be perfectly loved?” MightGirlImperfectUnfathomable Author:Tessa Dare
“Think of it like running down a slope. If you attempt to slow down and choose your steps, you’re bound to trip up and stumble.” IfsThinkingRunningStepsDown AndBoundsSlow DownSlopes Author:Tessa Dare
“He was right. They could have a whole conversation without exchanging a word. And the conversation they had right now went like this: Colin, shut it. I don’t think I will, M. Then I’ll make you. Really? How?I’m not certain, but it will be slow and painful. And I won’t leave any evidence.” ThinkingWholeCertainRight NowConversationEvidencePainfulExchanging Author:Tessa Dare
“I don’t know. What do people see when they gaze at the sky? Inspiration? Beauty?” She heard him sigh. “Truth be told, this view always intimidated me. The sky’s so vast. I can’t help but feel it has expectations of me. Ones I’m already failing.” He was silent for a long moment. “It reminds me of your eyes.” PeopleKnowsFeelsLongI CanMomentsHelpingInspirationEyeViewsFailingHeardSkyTruth IsExpectationsSilentSighIntimidatedTruth Be Told Author:Tessa Dare
“He couldn’t compare a woman to a torrentially beautiful monsoon, and then look surprised that he’d gotten wet.” LooksBeautifulCompareWetMonsoons Author:Tessa Dare
“This is ideal, you’ll see. We do everything backward. It’s just how we are. We began with an elopement. After that, we made love. Next, we’ll progress to courting. When we’re old and silver-haired, perhaps we’ll finally get around to flirtation. We’ll make fond eyes at each other over our mugs of gruel. We’ll be the envy of couples half our age.” MadeEyeAgeNextHalfProgressCoupleIdealsEnvySilverFlirtationMug Author:Tessa Dare
“I’m so sorry we’ll never meet,” she whispered, laying her posy atop the late Lord and Lady Payne’s grave. “But thank you. For him. I promise, I’ll love him as fiercely as I can. Kindly send down some blessings when you can spare them. We’ll probably need them, from time to time.” NeedsI CanLordPromiseBlessingLateSorryGravesSparesI PromiseI'm So SorryLords And LadiesPosies Author:Tessa Dare
“How is it you’ve never married?” A soft splash. “It’s an easy enough thing. Every morning I wake up, go about my day, and return to bed at night without having recited marriage vows. After several years, I have the trick of it down.” YearsEnoughNightEasyMorningReturnBedMarriedWake UpTricksEvery MorningVowMarriage Vows Author:Tessa Dare
“A home isn’t only defined by what you need, Bram. It’s also about the people who need you” PeopleNeedsHomeDefinedNeed You Author:Tessa Dare
“When you look at me that way, I feel so beautiful." "You are beautiful." He signed deep in his chest. His hands slid up and down her arms, caressing her roughly. "So damned beautiful." "So are you." She put a hand to his bare chest, tracing the defined ridges of his musculature. "Like a diamond. Hard and gleaming, and cut with all these exquisite facets. Inside...pure, brilliant fire.” WayFeelsLooksHardHandsBeautifulFireCuttingArmsPureBrilliantDefinedChestsDiamondLook At MeUp And DownExquisiteFacetsBeautiful YouRidgesYou Are BeautifulTracing Author:Tessa Dare
“You’re a terrible cook. That I’ll grant you. You can’t hold your liquor, either. And you have questionable taste in men. So no, you’re not perfect.” His voice sank to a husky whisper, and his gaze dropped to her mouth. “But you’re close. Close enough to restore a man’s faith in miracles.” MenEnoughVoicePerfectTerribleTasteMouthsMiracleCooksGrantsLiquorNot PerfectQuestionableHuskies Author:Tessa Dare
“A man might engage in flirtation with distinterest, even disdain. But he never teases without affection.” MenMightAffectionTeaseDisdainFlirtation Author:Tessa Dare
“Dedication: For librarians and booksellers everywhere, who gather books and build shelters for tender souls.” BookSoulDedicationShelterLibrarianBooksellers Book:Any Duchess Will Do Source: Any Duchess Will Do
“I know how mirrors work. They're all in league with the cosmetics trade. They tell a woman lies. Drawing her gaze from one imagined flaw to another, until all she sees is a constellation of imperfections. If you could get outside yourself, borrow my eyes for just an instant... There is only beauty.” IfsKnowsEyeLyingKnow HowMirrorsTradeDrawingLeagueInstantFlawsImperfectionConstellationsCosmeticsWomen Lie Author: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.” PlayWantedDiesGamesHeardCryGutsBrowsWanted To Die Author:Tessa Dare
“Cleverness is like rouge - liberal application makes a woman look common and desperate. Wit is knowing how to apply it.” LooksCommonKnowingWitDesperateApplicationClevernessRouge Author:Tessa Dare
“Dedication: For all the girls who walk and read at the same time.” GirlWalksDedication Book:A Week to Be Wicked Source: A Week to Be Wicked
“Anne Barton is a delightful new voice in historical romance! Once She Was Tempted is a charming read, with characters who are easy to love--a wounded earl and a determined heroine whose heart won't be denied.” HeartCharacterRomanceEasyVoiceHistoricalDeterminedDeniedWoundedCharmingDelightfulTemptedHeroines Author:Tessa Dare
