Lisa Kessler Quotes & Sayings

I'm supposed to stay calm? Seriously?"
I nodded.
She shook her head. "Cow shit might be more helpful than that advice. — Lisa Kessler

He'd given up his mortality, his soul, for this moment, this second chance, and if she fell in love with him again, he needed to know it was real. — Lisa Kessler

It's a risk to open your heart and care when you might find yourself alone in the end. — Lisa Kessler

What's Luke doing here?"
He kept the Harley steady while I got off. He swung his leg over and stood up, removing his helmet and gloves. "I called him from Jason's place. He's going to help us get your stuff moved over."
"Wow." A laugh bubbled on my lips, surprising me after the heartbreak I'd experienced at Wyatt's house. "You don't waste any time."
"Nope." He tipped his head with a cocky grin that launched butterflies in my stomach. "Don't want to wait for you to come to your senses. — Lisa Kessler

Get the intel, and then come back to Reno so we can cover you." He paused, his tone softening. "Getting involved in their Pack won't make you a hero, Luke, it'll make you a casualty. — Lisa Kessler

The monsignor called after him, "If I am to blame, then why have I not met the same fate as Brother Mentigo and Brother De Cardina before him? Why am I still alive?"
Calisto glared over his shoulder at the monsignor and growled. "Because there are worse punishments than death. Live with your guilt, old man. May it rot in your heart and kill you slowly for many
years to come. — Lisa Kessler

He seems like a good guy, but we need to focus on finding Nia's killer, and then finish the theater. We don't have time for distractions. No men."
"Yeah, yeah, I know." Mel rolled her eyes.
"Inspiration before intercourse."
Callie chuckled. "I should put that on a T-shirt. — Lisa Kessler

I watched her index finger trace the barbed wire tattoo that wrapped around my bicep. "Was this to signify anything?"
"Not really." Even a gentle touch from her made my pulse jump. "I got it after I graduated high school. I was so pissed that my parents were gone. Thought I was badass."
She smiled and kissed my chest. "You just made love to me on a Harley. You are totally badass. — Lisa Kessler

As soon as the garage door lowered, he slid his hand into her hair, drawing her in for another kiss. Her mouth tasted like sweet brandy and spice. Damn, she was delicious.

She ran her hands down his chest and tugged his shirt free from his jeans. He groaned as her cool hands explored his bare abs. His other hand wandered up from her waist, enjoying her curves until he was cupping her breast. She moaned into his mouth and arched her back into his touch, and he just about lost it right there.

He pulled back, his voice a husky whisper. "I need more room and fewer clothes. — Lisa Kessler

A digital wall of masks stared back at him. His finger rolled the mouse in a slow downward scroll.
Okay, you bastard. Where are you? — Lisa Kessler

You should've known this ring belongs to me. Eye of the tiger."
I shoved him. "But I have the heart of the wolf, asshole. — Lisa Kessler

I have a pullout couch, and I could sleep in the living room. You can have the bedroom."
"I'm sorry. No." Mel put her hand on his chest, her eyes sparkling. "I have to draw the line there. I should at least get sex out of this deal or this really would be a tragedy. — Lisa Kessler

You made me feel like I was the most important person in the world to you, and then you showed me I never really mattered at all." I stood up. "I hate you for that, Logan."
He got to his feet and came closer. The intensity in his eyes left me frozen, and some sick part of me ached for his touch. His deep voice rumbled. "You are all that ever mattered to me. — Lisa Kessler

There was no love in my heart for this man - hell, I didn't even like him - but that didn't stop my hand from trembling as I pressed the pad against the wound. He groaned, his eyes popping open.

"Don't move," I warned. "I'm trying to stop the bleeding."

"With what? Acid?" he growled. — Lisa Kessler

She groaned and rolled her eyes. "Do you ever not get your way?"
He stepped closer to her, his chest an inch from hers until her back pressed against the modular wall of the fitting room. "Rarely." His dark gaze held hers, and the deep rumble of his voice sent heat through her body. "But some things are worth the extra effort. — Lisa Kessler

I didn't have a great grasp of what guys considered a "come hither" look, so maybe I gave him one. I'd thought it was a "leave me the hell alone" look, but who knew. ~ Lana from Moonlight — Lisa Kessler

The fear of death didn't have much hold when you had nothing worth living for. — Lisa Kessler

What if once you get to know me, you don't like what you see?"

He took my hand and lifted it to his battered lips. "I already know you're the only woman in the world I'd allow myself to get my ass kicked for. I'm pretty sure it can only get better from here."

I almost smiled. "Ah, so you're an optimist."

"Not until I met you. — Lisa Kessler

She kissed his chest. "Thanks for letting me into your heart."
He tucked her hair behind her ear. "You walked in like you had a key. — Lisa Kessler

When I turned, I found myself looking at my reflection in the mirror. The dressing room lights surrounded it like a frame, but with the rest of the lighting off, only the center of the mirror was visible. Just us.
His gaze locked on mine as his hands slid slowly up from my hips. His fingers splayed wide, teasing me as they made their slow journey up my waist while his lips were at my ear. I want you to see how sexy you are, and hot you make me. — Lisa Kessler

The wolf demands her mate. But the woman loathes the man. — Lisa Kessler

His lips brushed my forehead. "Look at me." I sighed and opened my eyes. His fingers traced my jawline. "Just be with me. That's all. I don't have an agenda or a time frame. If it takes fifty years to break down that wall, I'll be there." - Aren from Hunter's Moon — Lisa Kessler

I don't deserve your forgiveness, but I'm going to do my best to make sure you never regret it. — Lisa Kessler

He raised a brow at another abrupt change in the conversation. "Are you disappointed I couldn't dodge a couple bullets?"
A real smile teased her lips as she lowered her coffee mug. "On the contrary, I'm a sucker for a guy with scars, so for your protection, we should probably stick to the case. — Lisa Kessler

She haunts my dreams.
Shadows of the past.
Ripping my heart down the seams.
No one to blame but me.
I'm a lone wolf now, but I still stare up at the moon, Call her name and wonder if she's looking too ... — Lisa Kessler

Sebastian had strong features, almost noble when he was out cold. It was when he was conscious that you had to be wary. — Lisa Kessler

I stared up at him, trying to memorize this moment. Every sensation. Making love on a mountain in the moonlight, under the galaxy of tiny lights. Wild and free. And deep inside me my wolf howled, claiming her one true mate. — Lisa Kessler

He rested his head on top of mine and whispered, "I'm warning you now. I'm a horrible patient."
I smiled in spite of myself and pulled back. "Of course you are. That's why you're a doctor. — Lisa Kessler

I should walk away again. But "should" could go fuck itself. Giving her up the first time nearly killed me, and hurting her again wasn't an option.
None of it would matter if I couldn't convince her to give me another chance. While she said she hated me, her body told another story. Her pulse had raced, and the scent of her arousal haunted me.
Plus, she kissed me back. — Lisa Kessler

There isn't another person I'd be more willing to walk into hell with than you. — Lisa Kessler

I wish I could stop time and keep you out of danger.
She turned and placed a kiss on the palm of his hand.
Without the danger, we never would have met. — Lisa Kessler

I was far from perfect, and no one would ever accuse me of being a gentleman, but cruel didn't sit well with me. — Lisa Kessler

Thank you."

Okay, sincerity was not what I had come to expect from this man.

I shook it off. "It's easier for me to get information if you're alive."

The corner of his mouth twitched as he sat up. Jesus, abs like that should be illegal.

He caught his breath and shook his head. "Either way, I'm grateful." He glanced my way, his dark eyes full of secrets. "And for me, that doesn't happen very often."

I raised a brow. "You're usually an ungrateful bastard?"

"No." He chuckled, sucking in a pained breath before lifting his gaze to meet mine. "I rarely have anything to be thankful for. — Lisa Kessler

Make me howl, make me scream,
Things are never what they seem.
Lay me out, end the pain,
Now I'll never be the same.
Deep inside, there I cry,
Yet you still just pass me by.
Can't you see, this is me,
And I'm Howling! I'm Howling! I'm Howling! — Lisa Kessler

Her dark eyes sparkled in the sunlight as she stared up at me. You are a moon child. She calls to you. — Lisa Kessler

She rose on her tiptoes and brushed a slow kiss to his lips. "This doesn't have to be a relationship, okay? Just let me be your muse."
He bent to taste her again and smiled. "And I'll be your Guardian. — Lisa Kessler

Hunter walked out of the waves, and without any pretense, he wrapped her in his arms. She looked up at him, her eyes searing his.

He bent his head lower, his voice a raspy whisper. "I've never met anyone like you. — Lisa Kessler

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

I'm a sucker for a guy with scars, so for your protection, we should probably stick to the case."
"I'm not scared. — Lisa Kessler

If I'd learned anything about this woman it was that she looked like heaven, but she could make you hurt like hell. — Lisa Kessler

You're playing dirty," she whispered.
"Did you want me any other way? — Lisa Kessler

I buried my fingers in her thick, silky hair. Her teeth brushed my neck, her scent filling my lungs, and I tightened my grip, growling against her ear. Dream come true. — Lisa Kessler

A single doctor, with the body of a Greek god, sat across from me at a candlelit table, and all I could think about was a greasy-fingered motorcycle mechanic.
I refrained from smacking my own forehead. — Lisa Kessler

I lost myself in her eyes. "I need you to know, you're my light in all this darkness. I don't want this to end."

She traced her finger along my lips. "Then don't die for me tomorrow. Live. — Lisa Kessler

Everything okay?"

"I'm not sure, but it's not shittier, so that's something."

She laughed. "Still an optimist. — Lisa Kessler

He finally had a reason to live, just in time to die. — Lisa Kessler

He rested a hand over hers. "Ever since I met you, keeping it professional has been practically impossible."
"So it's true."
"Which part?"
"You could get in trouble for seeing me."
He raised her hand to his lips, brushing a kiss to her knuckles. "I can handle a little trouble. How about you?"
Scars and a thrill seeker. Gods help her ... — Lisa Kessler

My father's corporation, the Nero Organization, supplied assassins for hire. Killing was our business, and business had been good for years. — Lisa Kessler

This time, I wanted to enjoy the passion that burned between us until we were both about to combust. — Lisa Kessler

He pressed his lips to her shoulder, whispering along her soft skin, "I'm right where I want to be. — Lisa Kessler

She didn't warn you about me?"
"Should she have?"
Erica finished her drink, relishing the burn in her belly and the flush of heat in her cheeks as she nodded "Definitely."
His gaze smoldered. "It's a good thing danger is my calling, then. — Lisa Kessler

She rocked her hips into him and gasped. "Do you have a sleeping cabin on this boat?"
His teeth brushed her ear. "Yes."
"Do you have protection?"
Her question didn't register through the haze of his hunger for her.
"Cannons, a cutlass, and a few pistols."
She chuckled and kissed him again.
"How about condoms? — Lisa Kessler

A week ago, he would've sank his fangs into her flesh without a second thought. But now? Muriah had lured him into her world, into her reality, not as a god, but as a partner, a man. — Lisa Kessler

Her roommate was at the table with a grin that was all trouble. "So you're not going to tell me about last night?"

Erica rolled her eyes and went about getting her breakfast. "You saw Reed. How do you think it went?"

She chuckled. "Being hot doesn't mean you're good in bed."

Erica peered over her shoulder. "We never even got to the bed."

Trin's eyes widened. "Oh gods! I eat at this table! — Lisa Kessler

I'm not hurting you?"
He shook his head with a crooked, very sexy smile.
"Not yet. — Lisa Kessler

So I could touch some stranger and my wolf would decide he's 'the one'?" I shuddered at the thought. "What if I hate him?"

Luke laughed. Deep and warm.

He looked my way. "You won't hate him. I've seen enough of my packmates find the other half of their soul. It's not always a smooth process, but fate hasn't messed up even once." He sobered, his eyes searching mine. "Whoever he is, he's lucky, and he doesn't even know it yet. — Lisa Kessler

I know you told me you thought you'd be okay being a secret, and I thought I'd be all right with it too. But I've lied to my family enough. I feel like a spineless asshole. I don't want to hide anymore. — Lisa Kessler

She'd die before she let that demon touch her again. But maybe that was his plan all along. — Lisa Kessler

The cut under his eye and the split skin on his lower lip only enhanced his profile. He didn't look defeated. He looked like a fighter. A champion. — Lisa Kessler

Colton's grin made his dark eyes sparkle, and a flock of butterflies went off in her belly.

This guy could be trouble.

And she'd sworn off that. — Lisa Kessler

The old woman's voice echoed through his mind, like she'd been lurking in the shadows as the centuries passed, just waiting.
'A woman with violet eyes will signal the beginning and ending of your life. — Lisa Kessler

"That first day when we met, when I gave you my estimate for the deck project and you wouldn't shake my hand ... " I laced my fingers with hers. "There was something sad and lonely in your eyes. I knew all about your reputation, your nickname the Ice Queen, but that wasn't what I saw that day. When I looked into your blue eyes, I saw a princess locked away in a tower, a prisoner. I wanted to set you free. — Lisa Kessler

First rule of a pirate's mate, keep yer eye on yer destination, not yer doom. — Lisa Kessler

This zipper only comes down for you. — Lisa Kessler

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

What now? We can't go to my place or the hospital or the fight club. Should we lay low at the grocery store? — Lisa Kessler

Gareth:
I tilted her chin up, her breath teasing my lips. "I need to go."
Her throat moved as she swallowed.
"No, you don't ... "
My will cracked, I pulled her close and kissed her.
Nadya:
The second his lips brushed mine, my pulse raced, and somewhere deep inside of me the wolf growled. I wasn't sure how I understood her, but she made her intent crystal clear.
Gareth was ours. — Lisa Kessler

He brought up both hands to hold my face. "I would die for you, Isabelle."
"No." I shook my head. "Live for me. — Lisa Kessler

Foreboding, and an all too familiar lack of control, roiled in my gut. My opponent might be hungry for a win, but I was famished. Something in my life would be a victory.
Sorry Shark, I wasn't going down tonight. No chance. - Jason Ayers — Lisa Kessler

He took the spatula and smiled, and she headed for the bedroom, only stopping once to see if he was watching her ass wiggle under his shirt.
He chuckled. "I'd have to be dead not to look."
"I'm glad to see you're in good health." She grinned. — Lisa Kessler

I just like being around you while you're still breathing." She glanced my way. "I'm pretty selfish like that. — Lisa Kessler

Kissing her mouth, I plunged deep inside of her. I shivered and it had nothing to do with the cool breeze coming through the windows. Her body was made for me. Perfect. And I wanted this moment to last forever. — Lisa Kessler

I thought when you finally kissed me, I'd be able to walk away." He shook his head, his voice lowering to a throaty whisper. "I was dead wrong. — Lisa Kessler

He sighed, breaking the eye contact. "I just wanted you to know why I'm cautious. When the divorce was final, I swore I'd never let another woman into my heart. Love made me weak." He forced himself to look her in the eyes. "I've never met anyone like you, and today, I would've died for you and wouldn't have regretted it for a second. — Lisa Kessler

Making me fall in love with you and then dying would be a dick move. — Lisa Kessler

Only I knew the truth - I didn't enjoy killing. It was nothing more than a necessary evil in my world.

My sin was being very good at it. — Lisa Kessler

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

I thought you only had eyes for your ship."
God, she was beautiful. "Until I met you. — Lisa Kessler

I'm the king of bad ideas. — Lisa Kessler

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

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

He took her hand again, enjoying the spark of fire that lit through his bloodstream and led her through the fog toward River Street.

Seeing the usually bustling area empty was equally beautiful and haunting. It brought back memories of earlier days. Centuries before cell phones and email.

Back when his crew would drop anchor in the cloak of night and shanghai new crew members out of the pubs.

Lifetimes ago. — Lisa Kessler

This is your day." I nodded and tried not to smile. "I'm just your arm candy."
She grinned with a sparkle in her eyes. "I do like candy."
Holy shit. We were flirting. — Lisa Kessler

My thousands-of-years-old virgin... — Lisa Kessler

Do they send all of you jaguars through some elitist asshole training course? — Lisa Kessler

He shook his head. "Those waves are begging us to ride them. Talking can wait. — Lisa Kessler

The band broke into a cover of "Hungry Like the Wolf." I smiled up at mine. He was sexy even in soaking wet blue jeans. "Dance with me. — Lisa Kessler

She already had my gun aimed at my chest. I hadn't even heard her move. Not bad for a wolf. — Lisa Kessler

You should've mentioned you were bringing a beautiful woman. I would've combed my hair. — Lisa Kessler

And why should I believe you?"

His tone dropped to a dangerous octave. "Because there are very few people I have never lied to." He passed me to open the door. "You are one of them."

He stalked down the hall toward the elevator without even a glance back. — Lisa Kessler

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

We weren't allies, but not being enemies was close enough for me. — Lisa Kessler

You taste better than bacon. — Lisa Kessler

He crossed his arms over his chest, "I don't get why you push everyone away."

"This isn't the time to talk about this."

"Should I set up an office visit? — Lisa Kessler

We don't know how much time one spirit will spend in our lives, but love is too precious to hide from it. A chance at real love is worth the risk. — Lisa Kessler

I never dreamed redemption would be this good. — Lisa Kessler

She clung to the ropes. "I should go back. This was a stupid idea."

"Wait until you see Savannah from up here." He clasped her other wrist, too. "Let go, Skye. I won't let you fall."

She looked up into his eyes. "Putting my life in your hands is more trust than I intended on a first date."

His lips twitched into a tentative smile. "Didn't know we were on a date. — Lisa Kessler

Issa knelt down in front of her, taking her hands in his. Until the end of time, I will love you. You are the moon in my endless night. I have never abandoned this world, even when I desperately wanted to, and I will never leave you, either. — Lisa Kessler

You know what I am, not who I am. There is a difference. — Lisa Kessler

You made it clear you did not want to discuss the past with him. I followed through on your request."
"By beating him senseless?"
Calisto looked at Tom, then back to her. "Perhaps he never had any sense to begin with. — Lisa Kessler