Dale Mayer > Quotes

“self-pity was like quicksand. Dip one toe in and it slowly sucked in the rest of you, until you were drowning in gloom.”
― Dale Mayer, Romance Super Bundle

“Maybe it’s not about the mistakes you make but the decisions you make after the mistakes.”
― Dale Mayer, Romancing Christmas: 10 Love Stories To Spice Up The Holidays

“Staring in confusion around her, fear, panic, and finally, recognition seeped into her dazed mind. Early morning rays highlighted the water stains shining through the slap-dash coat of whitewash on the ceiling and the banged up suitcases, open on the floor. An empty room – an empty life. A remnant of a foster-care childhood.   She was home.”
― Dale Mayer, Tuesday's Child

“Evil wasn’t a force from some horrible underworld. It was the force inside people that allowed them to act in horrible ways.”
― Dale Mayer, Maddy's Floor

“He willingly offered her every part of himself for her pleasure. Sam took full advantage. Pushing up on his shoulders, he rolled over onto his back, swinging her on top of him. Sam laughed joyously and accepted the invitation. Using her fingers, her lips and her tongue, she traced, teased, and tormented Brandt until he could stand it no more.
Without warning, Sam found herself flipped over, tucked under him, her legs hooked over his hips. Brandt waited until Sam gazed into his eyes. Then dropping his forehead to hers, he plunged deep.”
― Dale Mayer, Tuesday's Child

“And the man who unexpectedly awakens her heart – is right in the middle of it all.”
― Dale Mayer, Tuesday's Child

“Trying to stop stupid is like trying to stop weeds from growing.”
― Dale Mayer, Romance Super Bundle II: Second Chances

“That’s one of the things I learned about life. Just because someone does something, it doesn’t mean the rest of the world has the same idea.”
― Dale Mayer, Heroes for Hire: Books 1-3

“Survival instincts screamed at her to run. White agony dropped her in place.”
― Dale Mayer, Tuesday's Child

“If it weren't for the animals waiting for her, she wouldn't bother getting out of bed. Then, room service was a little lacking when you lived alone.”
― Dale Mayer, Tuesday's Child

“struggling”
― Dale Mayer, Tuesday's Child

“Searing”
― Dale Mayer, Tuesday's Child

“She grinned. Lifted herself up on her elbow so she could look down at him, and said, "Now that you've recovered, ready to go again?”
― Dale Mayer, Scales

“This wasn't her room or her bed, and it sure as hell wasn't her body. Tears welled and trickled slowly from eyes not her own. Then the pain started. Still, she couldn't move. She could only endure. Terror clawed”
― Dale Mayer, Tuesday's Child

“dazed mind. Early morning rays highlighted the water stains shining through the slap-dash”
― Dale Mayer, Tuesday's Child

“broken”
― Dale Mayer, Tuesday's Child

“woman.”
― Dale Mayer, Tuesday's Child

“Shit happens for no reason. And you just have to make your way through it.”
― Dale Mayer, Tyson's Treasure

“Memories swamped her, flooding her senses with yet more hurt. Sam broke down. Like an animal,”
― Dale Mayer, Tuesday's Child

“If she lived here, the first thing she'd do is get out her paint brush and color the world.”
― Dale Mayer, Dangerous Designs

“slipped”
― Dale Mayer, Tuesday's Child

“darkness”
― Dale Mayer, Tuesday's Child

“book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return it and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.”
― Dale Mayer, Ethan

“Closing her eyes, she let her body answer for her. Her lips parted slightly. Her tongue slipped out to caress his thumb. Sliding first to one side then to the other. Brandt bent his head, his eyes absorbed with her every tiny movement.
From under heavy lids, Sam watched his eyes deepen, darken. Sliding her tongue further out, she slowly seductively curled it around the top of his thumb. Instinctively, she’d invited him inside. He couldn’t resist. His thumb stroked the inside of her lips, gently caressing her teeth and the inside of her lips. Sam gently clamped her teeth down on his thumb and tugged it inside. She sucked it very lightly, her eyes wider, watching him watch her.”
― Dale Mayer, Tuesday's Child

“hell”
― Dale Mayer, Mason

“As part of Nan’s decision to live at Rosemoor, she had also decided to give the house to Doreen, Nan’s only living relative, so she’d always have a home to live in. And Doreen was incredibly grateful to have it. She walked to the nearest window in the living room and pushed it wide open, letting in some springtime air, then went to the next room, the formal dining room. It had been a long time since she’d been in the house, and her present reality warred with her past memories. There was just something”
― Dale Mayer, Arsenic in the Azaleas

“the inside of her car window. Panicked, she screamed as flames licked at her feet, burning, and cooking the”
― Dale Mayer, Tuesday's Child

“Doreen’s hand, hovering”
― Dale Mayer, Poison in the Pansies

“Only, shortly after signing all those papers, Doreen had found out that her divorce lawyer was her husband’s lover… Yeah, life’s a bitch.”
― Dale Mayer, Arsenic in the Azaleas

“what”
― Dale Mayer, Maddy's Floor