390 Quotes by Tessa Dare

Just because they’re family doesn’t mean they won’t hurt you. It means they know how to cut deep.

The tears came, and she surrendered to them. There was no one to hear, and no one to see. She cried until her eyes were dry and her heart was empty. The foolishness of it all. She’d wasted so many years allowing the value he placed on her to dictate the way she regarded herself.

Did you just compare me to a dog?” “I know, I’m not certain you deserve the compliment, either.

He laughed. A strained, ha, ha, ha, I may die of this laugh.

I need you, Lady Penelope Campion. I’m not letting you go.

You don’t want to ruin the surprise.” “If the surprise is a spike through the chest, I do.

Admit it, I was right.” “Very well, you were right.” She grinned. “I’ll never let you forget it, either.” Piers wouldn’t have it any other way. She must always remain the optimist to his cynic, the laughter to his silence, the chaos to his order, the warmth to his cool. Their hearts would meet in the middle somehow.

A flush pressed to her cheeks, overwhelming her freckles. “If you’re his cousin, you should take better care of him. What are you thinking, allowing him to wander the countryside, waging war on flocks of sheep?” Ah, that was sweet. The lass cared. She would see him settled in a very comfortable asylum, she would. Perhaps Thursdays would be her day to visit and lay cool cloths to his brow.

What I’m saying isna romantic. It’s raw, primal, and entirely crude.” He lowered his voice to a growl. “You, Madeline Elise Gracechurch have been driving me slowly mad with lust. For years.