“ Mr. Sand, do you think it's possible to fall in love in the space of a single day?"He smiled. "I wouldn't know. I only fall in love at night. Never lasts beyond breakfast, though. 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. Tessa Dare
“ Perhaps... Perhaps he could make her happy. Not with the Granville money or his social cachet, but just by being the man he was, at his core. Sometimes, when he looked deep into those blue eyes, it fe… Tessa Dare
“ There was a moment of tenderness between them, and for a moment he experienced the most rare, ridiculous emotion- hope. Tessa Dare
“ What to make of this man? He was proper. He was passionate. He had the public demeanor of an iceberg, but he kissed her as if she were his oasis in a vast, arid d Tessa Dare
“ He had years of experience and training. She'd unraveled them in a week, and he was left at loose ends. This distraction, this madness of desire and yearning- it was everything a man in his position n… Tessa Dare
“ Your breasts are alabaster orbs.' "What?" Rufus objected. "That's stupid. I'm not saying that." "Do you have some better suggestion?" "Why can't you just say she's got a fair set of titties? Tessa Dare
“ We have to get out of here, Bram. Before they take our bollocks and use them for pincushions. Tessa Dare
“ This explains so much," she said, clucking her tongue in mother-hen fashion. "You're compensating for this withered appendage."Withered appendage? What the devil was she talking about? He shook his he… Tessa Dare
“ I'm not going to accept your challenge. There will be no duel.""Why not? Because I'm a woman?""No, because I've seen the way you spinsters handle a pistol. You'd shoot me dead where I stood. Tessa Dare
“ He kissed her. Without warning, without permission. Without even deciding to do it, but simply because he couldn't have done anything else. He needed that breath she was holding. It belonged to him, a… Tessa Dare
“ He couldn't escape it. She'd begun re-calibrating his senses the moment she came through that library door. His peripheral vision was now trained for flashes of golden hair: his ears, trained for her… Tessa Dare
“ This wasn't her first kiss. He could tell that much, though he doubted any of the young men who'd kissed her had known what the hell they were doing. He felt a vague, stupid sort of rage toward them.… Tessa Dare
“ What if I told you I know the risks, and I'm willing to take my chances?""It wouldn't change a thing. Those walls, as you call them. . . They're apart of me now, and they are iron strong." He lifted a… Tessa Dare
“ No man deserves a woman like that. He mortgages his very soul to win her and spends his life paying off the debt. Tessa Dare
“ Forgive me, Your Grace. Are you suggesting a woman is some sort of … piece of fruit to you? One squeeze, and you know if she’s ripe? Tessa Dare
“ Oh no. Oh God. I couldn't possibly be so stupid.""Don't limit yourself. You can be anything you wish. Tessa Dare
“ Cleverness is like rouge - liberal application makes a woman look common and desperate. Wit is knowing how to apply it. Tessa Dare
“ You're an intensely attractive woman. You do know that, don't you?" To her silence, he replied, "You'd believe me if you could see your Tessa Dare
