Teri > Teri's Quotes

“I can’t control the rest of the world, but give me a stack of wood and some tools, and I can shelter you in storm.”
― Lisa Kessler, Devoted to Destiny

“He let go of her hand, and she got up to grab her phone. He watched her every move, cataloging the way she still favored her right ankle and the way her ass wiggled in her jeans.


A smile teased the corner of his mouth. He’d spent many hours rebuilding the theater, and the times she’d been there, he’d never noticed her hips having such a sexy sway. If he didn’t know better, he’d think she was toying with him.


She came back to him with her phone in hand. “Ready?”


Oh hell yeah, he was ready.”
― Lisa Kessler, Devoted to Destiny

“You’re awfully quiet.”

Her head snapped the other way, heat creeping up into her cheeks as she focused on the ocean below. “Just waiting for all of this to sink in.”

“Oh.” He chuckled. “I was hoping you were staring at me because you liked what you saw.”

Clio grinned, shaking her head. “I thought you were concentrating on the road.”

He pulled into a cobblestone driveway. The truck vibrated as they rumbled over the uneven surface. When he stopped in front of a cottage, he turned off the engine and met her eyes. “I have a hard time concentrating on anything but you when you’re around.”

Her heart pounded. “No one’s ever had that problem around me before.”

“I call bullshit.” He rolled his eyes. “I’ve been wishing you’d notice me since the day we met.”
Her jaw dropped. “I always notice you. Why do you think I’m at the theater site so often?”

He reached over to run a finger along her jawline. “You’re beautiful, Clio. But you’re so busy with your books and reading about the past, you must not notice the effect you have on everyone in the present.”
― Lisa Kessler, Devoted to Destiny

“Mason leaned in, his breath hot on her ear. “If the sun doesn’t set soon, I’m going to have to kiss you anyway.”

Her lips curved into a smile as she turned to him. “There will be other sunsets.”


“I like the way you think,” he whispered, his eyes searching hers.”
― Lisa Kessler, Devoted to Destiny

“She reached up to caress his cheek, breathing him in. “I don’t want to disappoint you.”


He shook his head, pressing a kiss to her palm. “Impossible.” He carefully removed her glasses and then folded them and set them on the nightstand. “You know that even if we fumble through this, fall off the bed, and pull a muscle, it won’t matter. I’ll still want you as much as I do right now. Probably even more because I’ll want to be sure we try again until we get it right.”


Her heart fluttered as she tried to process the acceptance he offered. “Why?”


His gaze held hers. “Because from the moment I met you, I felt whole. And with every second I spent with you on the jobsite and at rehab for your ankle after the fire, the more I was yours.”


Her lips parted, but she couldn’t find words.


His voice dropped to a whisper. “Until the other night, I didn’t think you even noticed me.”


“You could have anyone. I just figured…”


“You’re the only one.” He shook his head slowly. “I would die for you, Clio. And it has nothing to do with my birthmark and everything to do with you. Your laughter heals the darkness in me, and your wisdom guides everyone around you.”
― Lisa Kessler, Devoted to Destiny

“Her knees wobbled, but Mason’s strong arms kept her upright. She tangled her fingers in the back of his hair, and suddenly, her brain engaged.

She pulled back, breathless. “I’m sorry. I wasn’t thinking.”

Mason loosened his grip on her, shaking his head. “I will never be sorry you stopped thinkin’, darlin’.”

His crooked smile almost lured her to kiss him again. So much for imagining he kissed like a wet vacuum. It was the opposite, in fact. Now she realized she’d never really been kissed until tonight.”
― Lisa Kessler, Devoted to Destiny

“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

“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

“Keegan chuckled. “I think they mean to kill me.”

“So, they don’t know…”

“Aye.” Keegan nodded. “Appears the serpents don’t know those kids stole the grail from a band of immortal pirates.”
― Lisa Kessler, Pirate's Passion

“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

“I wasn’t ready to tell you goodbye yet.”

He scanned her face as the silence embraced them, words he was terrified to speak aloud echoed through his mind.

He might never be ready to hear her say goodbye.”
― Lisa Kessler, Pirate's Passion