Jan Murphree > Jan's Quotes

“She stepped back, staring up into my eyes. “You’ve given me hope.” She ran her hand up my chest. “I don’t know how to thank you for that.”

I grinned. “You can start by taking my calls.”
― Lisa Kessler, Ice Moon

“You’re not in this alone anymore. I’m not going anywhere, and if you’ll let me, I’ve got broad shoulders for you to lean on whenever you need me.”
― Lisa Kessler, Ice Moon

“Once we were on the road, I glanced at my passenger. “If you’ve got any ideas about how I can get this shit storm cleared up, I’m all ears.”

Tank snorted, sneezed, and lay down on the bench seat, plopping his head on my leg. I rested my hand on his back, eyes glued to the winding two-lane highway. “Yeah, I don’t have a goddamn clue either.”
― Lisa Kessler, Ice Moon

“His barely there smile warmed me. “You try really hard to hide behind that Ice Queen disguise, but that’s not who I see. I see a girl who had to grow up fast, and a mom who would sacrifice everything for her son. You’re beautiful, Taryn, inside and out, and I want to get to know the woman you keep hidden away.” He lowered his hand and my body ached at the loss. “If you’re willing, I’ll walk through the fire with you.”
― Lisa Kessler, Ice Moon

“My pulse pounded in my ears, heat smoldering deep in my belly. I’d never been so tempted. “This is a dangerous game.”
― Lisa Kessler, Ice Moon

“I’m coming into this embracing that wild spirit in you. I don’t want to clip your wings. I want to fly with you.”
― Lisa Kessler, Legend of Love

“No matter what you tell me—” his lips curved into a sexy smile “—I’ll still want you.”


“But you’ll at least understand why it’s a bad idea.”


He tipped his head back under the water. “Oh, Doc…” He ran his hands through his hair and met her eyes again. “I’m the king of bad ideas.”
― Lisa Kessler, Legend of Love

“I know there’s a lot of chaos around us. The therapist in you is probably drafting a list of all the reasons this is a bad idea, but when we kiss…” He shook his head, his eyes never straying from hers. “It’s the most ‘right’ I’ve ever felt.”
― Lisa Kessler, Legend of Love

“Her nails dug into his shoulders as she kissed her way up his neck, tasting the salt of his skin. “You make me weak.”


He turned and caught her lips, his tongue invading her mouth. She writhed against him, working into his thrusts. He growled against her, gasping. “You’re the strongest woman I’ve ever known.”
― Lisa Kessler, Legend of Love

“She leaned in to kiss him, tender and slow. “You’re a good man, Hunter.”


He rolled her underneath him, his body already aching for the sanctuary of hers. “You make me want to be.”
― Lisa Kessler, Legend of Love

“She covered his hand with hers over her abdomen. His was so much bigger than hers and had probably fired guns, rifles, and god knew what else, but right here, right now, his tenderness broke down her will as sure as any grenade.”
― Lisa Kessler, Legend of Love

“If Reed wasn’t planning on meeting me at the beach, I’d be rolling around naked in this bed with you in a heartbeat. I love surfing, but—” his gaze wandered over the thin sheet covering her body before he met her eyes again “—no wave could ever compete with you.”
― Lisa Kessler, Legend of Love

“Lia pulled back, moonlight dancing in her dark eyes. “If you’re trying to make me go easy on you, it won’t work.”

Cooper's teeth brushed her lower lip. “No way. Just getting an early taste of my prize.”

She grinned. “I feel like I’ve already won.”

He kissed her once more, whispering, “I know I have.”
― Lisa Kessler, Light of the Spirit

“I don’t know how to explain this so it only seems sort of crazy and not padded-room crazy.”
― Lisa Kessler, Light of the Spirit

“Um.” Her jaw bobbed like a fish out of water for a second before her brain engaged. “What are you doing here?”

His face was every bit as shocked, but he managed to look ruggedly handsome instead of like a suffocating tuna.”
― Lisa Kessler, Light of the Spirit

“She glanced down at her simple cotton bra and groaned. “Okay, I swear I have some sexy lingerie. This isn’t my get-naked-with-a-guy-for-the-first-time bra.”

Cooper shook his head, a barely-there smile on his lips. “I can promise you, it’s not your bra I’m looking at.”

She chuckled, rolling her eyes. “I can’t even remember what pair of underwear I’m wearing right now.”

He came closer, his warm torso scorching her cool skin as his gaze locked on hers. “It doesn’t matter. I swear you won’t be wearing it much longer.”
― Lisa Kessler, Light of the Spirit

“I don’t want to marry you. I just want you to give me an orgasm.”
“Just the one? You have low expectations.”
― Sarah Morgan, Miracle on 5th Avenue

“I just discovered I’m completely unprepared to seduce you.”
“I swear to you, Snoopy has never looked sexier.”
― Lisa Kessler, Dance of the Heart

“You’re too beautiful to be worshiped in the dark.”
― Lisa Kessler, Dance of the Heart

“She danced her way right into his heart. Corny, but true.”
― Lisa Kessler, Dance of the Heart

“Dance with me.”
― Lisa Kessler, Dance of the Heart

“At its heart, dance is an extension of your soul braided into the music; it’s not a bunch of steps to be memorized. Everyone can dance.”
― Lisa Kessler, Dance of the Heart

“Come up when you’re finished down here.”
He raised a brow. “I don’t have any alarms to check up there.”
That sexy sparkle was back in her eyes. “Then I guess you’ll just have to check me.”
― Lisa Kessler, Dance of the Heart

“Tera, will you dance with me?”
She sniffled and laughed all at once. “You don’t dance.”
“That was before I met you.”
― Lisa Kessler, Dance of the Heart

“She lifted one arm up, covering her forehead in a mock swoon. “You’re sweeping me off my feet.”
He laughed, shocked by the sound after the shitty day they’d had. He bent his knees and cradled her in his arms, spinning her around while he drank in the magic of her giggles. Finally, he lowered her onto the bed and lay down beside her. “Now you’ve been swept.”
― Lisa Kessler, Dance of the Heart

“You’re mine,” she whispered.
“As long as you’ll have me.”
― Lisa Kessler, Dance of the Heart

“His lips caressed her ear. “Best dance of my entire life.”
― Lisa Kessler, Dance of the Heart

“No one in her life had ever loved her so honestly.
And this was not going to be the end of her story. Not today.”
― Lisa Kessler, Pirate's Passion

“Char chuckled. “If I didn’t know better, I might think you wanted my judgment to be impaired. I told you rum was my weakness in confidence.”

“In my defense”—he leaned in closer, his voice for her alone—“I am a pirate.”
― Lisa Kessler, Pirate's Passion

“Fate was a damn bitch, waiting until he had something worth living for before making death an option again.”
― Lisa Kessler, Pirate's Passion