Lisa Carlisle > Lisa's Quotes

“Walk away. Leave her be.
And let this opportunity pass?
Relinquish the chance to be alone with her while she admired his art?
The temptation was too much to resist.”
― Lisa Carlisle, Darkness Rising

“They’d stolen his life.
And rebirthed him as a monster.”
― Lisa Carlisle, Darkness Rising

“It was time to take what he wanted. And what he wanted was her.”
― Lisa Carlisle, Darkness Rising

“What treasures he would give for one night with her. To watch her strip off one of her vintage dresses, revealing her satin skin inch by inch just for him.”
― Lisa Carlisle, Darkness Rising

“Since she had arrived for her stay at the artists’ colony called Les Beaux Arts at the Chateau DeRoche, she’d noticed something different about the owner, Antoine Chevalier. And not just the way his eyes bore into hers, shooting shivers through her and making it difficult to breathe. His quiet nature, his preference for seclusion for days at a time, and his still, composed temperament belied an intensity within. Noir eyes that rarely blinked spoke of haunted depth and smoldering passion.”
― Lisa Carlisle, Dark Velvet

“A cross between two species. Doomed with the thirst of the undead for human blood, yet tormented by the gargoyle drive to protect them.”
― Lisa Carlisle, Dark Velvet

“I’d be careful about watching me too closely.”
“Why?” She smiled to match the sassy tone in her voice.
The smirk that had lingered on his face dropped away, replaced by a serious expression. “You might not like what you see.”
― Lisa Carlisle, Dark Muse

“That’s what you asked him?”
“Yeah, why?” Gina scrunched her face with confusion.
“I thought you were going to say something juicy.”
“Like what?”
“I don’t know, like if he would be your sex slave or something like that.”
“Kelly! Why would I ask him that?”
“He’s a hot guy, you’re a hot girl. We’re in a super romantic castle on the coast.” Kelly waved her hand around the room for emphasis. “Why the hell not generate some heat in between these cold stone walls?”
― Lisa Carlisle, Dark Muse

“Does this make me your muse?” His voice was a low, luscious tone that rippled through her…
“In a way, I guess it does.” She took a step back, she needed air. Being around him, so close, made it too difficult to breathe.
“Maybe you’ll be mine.”
― Lisa Carlisle, Dark Muse

“Can I see it yet?”
Gina shook her head with wide eyes. “Not until it’s done. I hate letting anyone see my work until it’s finished.
“Why?” A curious glint twinkled from his eyes.
“Uh, uh. I don’t know,” she stammered. “It’s not ready to be seen. Naked, I guess. Unfinished.”
“I let you hear a few chords of my music. Unfinished.” His voice dropped to a dangerously sexy tone. “Naked.”
― Lisa Carlisle, Dark Muse

“When you live among piranhas, you find truth and goodness an asset.”
― Lisa Carlisle, Dark Muse

“I’m into you, Gina.” He studied her face, her parted lips, and then pulled his gaze away. “But we can never be together.”
― Lisa Carlisle, Dark Muse