My Feral Romance Quotes

“I love you,” he says, and my heart races even faster. “With blood running down your lips and a man crying at your feet. In a yellow dress and clumsy dance steps. With your skirt pulled up to your thigh and a rifle in your hands. With four paws and a cute little face. I love you, Daphne Heartcleaver.”
― Tessonja Odette, My Feral Romance

“In the forest, prolonged eye contact is often a sign of threat. Why the hell do humans insist that staring deep into another’s eyes is polite?”
― Tessonja Odette, My Feral Romance

“DEDICATION: For anyone who’d prefer to curl up inside with a smutty book rather than put on “real” pants and leave the house.”
― Tessonja Odette, My Feral Romance

“He was right when he said I’d only ever seen him holding back while fighting. Monty is a beast in the ring, and even though Isolan boxing isn’t much bloodier than the standard kind, it’s a thousand times more thrilling to watch. Or maybe I just like watching Monty, whatever he does. Whether he’s penning inappropriate articles, managing chaotic book tours, or beating his opponents to a pulp.”
― Tessonja Odette, My Feral Romance

“I’m a Heartcleaver too now. I’m relinquishing the Phillips name. I’m free. We’re free.” Delightful shock ripples through me. He’s right. We’re officially free from every obstacle that stood between us. His debt. His father’s control. My handfasting. All that’s left…is whatever the hell we want. What we want to do. What we want to become. Our careers. Our relationship. We’re both free to live how we wish. To love how we wish. To support each other and correct each other when one of us is being an idiot—mostly Monty, I’m sure.”
― Tessonja Odette, My Feral Romance

“cab. If you don’t want me in a romantic way, say so. If you want to stay platonic friends, say so, but then treat me like a true friend. Don’t push me away. Don’t make decisions for me. Don’t be an asshole.”
― Tessonja Odette, My Feral Romance

“Are you impressed?"
"That you own a fountain pen? Or that you know how to use it? Believe it or not, I always knew you were literate.”
― Tessonja Odette, My Feral Romance

“That’s my girl. My brave little beast.”
― Tessonja Odette, My Feral Romance

“... Don’t you understand? I’ll do anything for you. I’ll move heaven and earth to make you mine, and I’ll destroy anyone and anything who stands in our way.”
― Tessonja Odette, My Feral Romance

“For weeks now these evolved winged book sprites have been tormenting us with misdemeanors ranging from dog-earing pages to cracking spines to absolute war crimes like spoiling the endings of manuscripts or—like the sprite who plagues me now—fancying themselves critics.”
― Tessonja Odette, My Feral Romance

“If we kiss, it’s real,” he says. “And this is real.”
― Tessonja Odette, My Feral Romance

“My heart hurts but bacon makes it better. It makes everything better.”
― Tessonja Odette, My Feral Romance

“There's someone else," I repeat, voice trembling. "He's not perfect, but he already knows me the way I want to be known.”
― Tessonja Odette, My Feral Romance

“We could wait it out.” “We could, but you wanted to run, didn’t you?” His curls have uncoiled into damp strands that cling to his face as he turns a wild smile to me. “You love the rain.” My pulse kicks up, and I can’t take my eyes off his face as he continues to pull me on. I’m so moved I could cry. He knows I love the rain. He heard me say so when no one else did. He could tell I wanted to frolic and play.”
― Tessonja Odette, My Feral Romance