Jealous Hero Quotes

“I did indeed say you could have lovers. But I never promised that I would not kill them.”
― Madeline Hunter, Ravishing in Red

“You don’t like romantic shit,” Luke remarks and frowns at me.
“I don’t like watching you lay the romantic shit on my best friend, pal. It’s disgusting. This,” I gesture around the room with my hands, “is not a movie. But I do like watching Zac Efron, Channing Tatum, and a number of other hot actors lay on the romantic shit in a movie. I have a vagina.”
“I’m aware,” Luke remarks earning a glare from Nate. “Although, not first-hand,” he quickly adds.”
― Kristen Proby, Fight with Me

“You chase off every man that’s ever been interested, and you do it without even trying.”
― Dianna Hardy, Releasing The Wolf

“You will have to forgive me, Major Woodruffe. I am new to marriage, and perhaps more given to jealousy than some of the more experienced husbands that you know. It is possible that you seek only friendship with my wife. If, however, you entertain any other--"
-Sebastian to Woodruffe
"I assure you that such a thing is the furthest thing from my mind."
-Woodruffe to Sebastian
"Come now, Major. We are both men. Such ideas are never far from our minds at all. But if you do anything that causes me to think that your mind dwells long on that particular idea, I will thrash you, I will ruin you, and I will probably kill you.
-Sebastian to Woodruffe”
― Madeline Hunter, Ravishing in Red

“Interesting outfit.”

Clearly unabashed, she merely glanced down at herself, slicked long-fingered, bloodred-tipped hands over her hips and thighs. Then laughed low in her throat. “I know. It’s a little over the top, isn’t it? But I’ve got a hot date tonight and zero time to go home to change.”

Shock reverberated in his gut and zinged down the nerve rich column of his spinal cord. Taking a hot step forward, he demanded before he could stop himself, “With who?”

She gave him a cool look, clearly wondering what the hell business he thought it was of his. Still, she answered him, which he hadn’t actually expected.

“Eduardo,” she said, drawing the syllables out, her lips caressing them as if they were made of Godiva chocolates. “He’s an—” Cutting herself off, she shook her head. “Well. You don’t give a rat’s rear end who he is.”

“Sure I do,” he forced himself to say in a bored tone, dismayed to discover that part of him was seriously tempted to grab those spandex- wrapped arms and shake the information out of her.”
― Susan Andersen, Playing Dirty

“May I see your dance card?”

“Don’t you believe me?” She presented it to him with a flourish.

He ran his fingers down the list of names.
“Hmm . . . Waterburn? Bastard. D’Andre. Definitely a worthless bastard. Lord Camber, a thoroughgoing bastard. Lord Michaelson? Bastard. Peter Cheswick? Bast—”

She snatched it from him, laughing.
“I wouldn’t dance a waltz with you, anyway, Lord Dryden.”

“No?”

“You might accidentally lock eyes with Lisbeth Redmond, stumble, and fling me across the room to avoid crushing my feet.”
― Julie Anne Long, How the Marquess Was Won

“Heroine: "You have no scruples about taking a woman from the man you believe she loves?"
Hero: "I'd take you from my own brother. I don't give a damn how I get you so long as I do.”
― Charlotte Lamb, Fever

“Jack watched Tara glide around the dance floor with the best man, a knot of jealousy threatening to strangle him. Just the phrase 'best man' raised his ire. Who had come up with that turn of phrase anyway?”
― Dawn M. Turner, In God's Time

“Sara: You have no scruples about taking a woman from the man you believe she loves?
Nick: I'd take you from my own brother. I don't give a damn how I get you, so long as I do.”
― Charlotte Lamb

“It started with feelings of jealousy and like a mental virus it spread.”
― Dermot Davis, Fatal Eclipse

“Sara: "You have no scruples about taking a woman from the man you believe she loves?"
Nick: "I'd take you from my own brother. I don't give a damn how I get you, so long as I do.”
― Charlotte Lamb, Fever