“He had no secrets left. No defenses. He had nothing, except that same vast, dark, empty, infinite ache that had resided in him for as long as he could remember. An endless flight of stairs, leading down and down into the cold, dark pit of his soul. Now, at long last, he'd reached the absolute rock bottom. And there she was, just standing there. She'd been there all along.” LoveSoulVoidAcheRock BottomNo DefensesNo Secrets Book:Twice Tempted by a Rogue Source: Twice Tempted by a Rogue
“I never thought Greek philosophy could make a damn bit of sense to me. And most of it didn't, but those words just seemed right. 'Love is composed of a single soul, inhabiting two bodies.'" He took her by the shoulders drawing her close. "It rang true for me, in a way nothing else did. Whatever soul I had, Katie, I think I placed it in your keeping twenty years ago. And now, it's as if...every time we kiss, you give a little piece of it back.” IfsThinkingWayGivingYearsLittlesTwoSoulPhilosophyBodyBitsLove IsPiecesLove YouKissingYears AgoTwentiesDrawingShouldersGreekDamnI Love YouKatieGreek Philosophy Author:Tessa Dare
“You are a sweet man." -"God, there it is." He flopped back on the bed, as if shot through the heart. "Repeat that to anyone, and I will have you brought up on charges of slander." "I wouldn't dream of telling a soul.” IfsMenHeartSoulDreamSweetBedShotsRepeatsSlander Book:One Dance with a Duke Source: One Dance with a Duke
“I knew right then you were the only one for me." He pulled her hand from his face, kissed her palm, then pressed it flat against his chest. "Beatings, battles, fights. No matter how bleak the circumstance, no matter how my soul despaired ... this heart never once gave up." His voice deepened, went thick with emotion. "I've a theory as to why. Do you want to hear it?" She nodded. "This heart is yours. It's yours," he said. "It always will be.” WantHeartSaidSoulMatterHandsFacesFightingVoiceEmotionTheoryCircumstancesBattleMy SoulFlatsChestsThickPalmsGave UpBleakOne For Me Author:Tessa Dare
“No, Susanna, " he said. "I cannot love you just a little. If that's what you want, you must find a different man." His green eyes were breathtaking in their intensity. His thumb brushed her bottom lip. "Because I can only love you entirely. With everything I am, and everything I ever will be. Body, mind, heart, soul.” IfsMenWantMindHeartLittlesSaidI CanDifferentSoulBodyEyeLove YouGreenBottomLipsWhat You WantIntensityThumbsBecause I CanOnly LoveBreathtakingGreen EyesMind Heart Author:Tessa Dare
“Whatever soul I had, Katie, I think I placed it in your keeping twenty years ago. And now, it's as if...every time we kiss, you give a little piece of it back.” IfsThinkingGivingYearsLittlesSoulPiecesKissingYears AgoTwentiesKatie 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