“Clearly the sight of a well-muscled forearm incited a woman to utter depravity. How else to explain the invention of cuffs?” WellsSightInventionDepravityCuffs Book:Goddess of the Hunt Source: Goddess of the Hunt
“The pain of an injury is over in seconds. Everything that comes after is the pain of getting well." He gave her a heartfelt look, full of apology. "I'd forgotten that you see. Coming back to life ... It hurts.” WellsLooksPainHurtForgottenInjurySecondsApologyIt HurtsComing BackHeartfeltGet Well Book:Twice Tempted by a Rogue Source: Twice Tempted by a Rogue
“I have to go," he said. "You don't understand. Someone wants to kill me. "Someone wants to kill you?" she repeated. "Well, I want to make love to you. My goodness, Julian. With two such compelling alternatives, however will you choose?” WantWellsSaidTwoGoodnessAlternativesYou ChooseCompellingMaking LoveKill Me Author:Tessa Dare
“Oh, dear." She let her head fall back to the pillow. "There it went. I've fallen in love with you now." "Just now?" Chuckling, he came to a sitting position, resting his forearm on one bent knee. "Well, thank God for belated blessings." He ran a hand through his hair. "It's been coming on rather longer than that for me." "What?" She sat bolt upright. "What can you mean? Since when?" "From the first, Amelia. From the very first.” FirstsWellsMeanHandsFallLove YouPositionHairBlessingSittingDearKneesRanFallenSatThank GodBentPillowBoltsFall BackAmeliaBelated Author:Tessa Dare
“You don't want me to feel obligated? Well, I'm sorry, Lily. I am here because I feel obligated." He brought her hand to his chest, pressing her palm flat against his rapidly thumping pulse. "I'm obligated by my heart. It's decided you're essential to my existence, you see. And it's threatening to go out on labor strike if I don't make you mine this very day. So yes. I am here on bended knee, acting from a deep, undeniable sense of obligation. I am, quite simply, yours." He swallowed hard. "If you'll have me.” IfsWantFeelsWellsHeartHardHandsActingExistenceMinesMy HeartEssentialsLaborDecidedSorryStrikesObligationKneesFlatsChestsWant MeI'm SorryThreateningPalmsPulseLilies Author:Tessa Dare
“She would allow him to comfort her. And perhaps, someday, she would listen patiently if a dark, dreary night found him well in his cups and he drunkenly confessed to still feeling scores of wounds that weren’t his own, but those of men under his command.” IfsMenWellsStillsFeelingsNightFoundDarkComfortWoundsCommandCupsScoreSomedayDreary Author:Tessa Dare
“Don’t you do that.” She turned away from the mirror, toward him. “Don’t you dare make a joke. It took a great deal of courage to say what I did. And you don’t have to speak a word in return, but I will insist you be man enough to take it. I won’t have you making light of my feelings, or making light of yourself—as if you’re not worthy of them. Because you are worthy, Colin. You’re a generous, good-hearted person, and you deserve to be loved. Deeply, truly, well, and often” IfsMenWellsPersonsEnoughFeelingsLightSpeakDealsReturnJokesDeserveMirrorsDareWorthyGenerousHeartedNot WorthyGood Hearted Author:Tessa Dare
“Her chin lifted. "Very well. Here is my best offer. Half of my nakedness for all of yours." He pretended to think on it. " It's a bargain.” ThinkingWellsHalfOffersBargainsChins 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
