Denise Lima

“Is this what love feels like?" he whispered to her. "I don't like it, my Beth. It hurts too much.”
― Jennifer Ashley, The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie

“Don’t you do that.” She turned away from the mirror, toward him. “Don’t you dare make a joke. It took a great deal of courage to say what I did. And you don’t have to speak a word in return, but I will insist you be man enough to take it. I won’t have you making light of my feelings, or making light of yourself—as if you’re not worthy of them. Because you are worthy, Colin. You’re a generous, good-hearted person, and you deserve to be loved. Deeply, truly, well, and often.”
― Tessa Dare, A Week to be Wicked

“Everything matters.Everything you do touches someone in some way, even though you might not understand that.”
― Jennifer Ashley, The Duke's Perfect Wife

“Even when no one loves you, there is always someone to love, someone who needs to be loved. Always. You just have to look outside yourself.”
― Anne Gracie, The Perfect Rake