Top 300 Tessa Bailey Quotes (2026 Update)
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101. “The first time they’d met, in this very pub, he’d hit on her using so little finesse, she’d been forced to ask if he was kidding. Granted, they’d both had a few too many drinks that night, but nothing excused the line, “I’m not drunk, I’m just intoxicated by you.” Nothing.”

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102. “Are you looking for something illegal so you’ll have an excuse to handcuff me, Derek?”

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103. “I’m starting to think animal attraction, paired with actual love and respect, only exists in scripted movies and romance novels.”

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104. “And that’s when I realize the red panties are gone. Myles’s business card sits in their place.”

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105. “There is relaxation and acceptance in laughter. It’s the anti-resentment drug.”

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106. “I want to feel you forgive me. I want to taste it in your mouth.”

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107. “Hannah had a playlist consisting of 308 love songs and not one of them could describe this moment accurately. Not even close.”

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108. “Travis let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding.”

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109. “I have the heartache version of a man cold.”

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110. “What are you looking at?” “Just checking to see if your milkshake brought all the boys to the yard.”

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111. “I’m going to feed you before I introduce you to God.”

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112. “Everything is going to be okay now. We found our way back. I’ve got you back and I’m not letting you go ever again.”

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113. “Hayden felt ready to snap. She felt out of control. She needed something. Unfortunately, she had a feeling that something was the six-foot-five hormone-whisperer walking beside her, whistling the Happy Days theme song.”

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114. “Get your head out of the gutter, baby. You Catholic girls and your filthy minds.”

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115. “How did I survive this long without you? I love you, Eliza. It’s all I can feel. I’m made of it. If you’ve got even an ounce of this for me, I’m so damn grateful.”

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116. “That’s the first time you’ve said my name.” He rubbed their lips together. “Whisper it again in my ear, then I’ll go.”

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117. “He’s like eating a spicy breakfast burrito after years of having oatmeal for breakfast.”

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118. “You ruined the sky for me today, Rita,” he said gruffly. “It’s flat-out mediocre without you up against it. I reckon it always will be now.”

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119. “I tried to tell myself wanting you, keeping you, was selfish. Maybe it is.” His lips brushed her forehead. “But I’m lost here, Lucy. I’m lost without everything you’ve got.”

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120. “I’m going to love teaching you some patience, sweetheart. You don’t know what dying means yet. You’ll know when you’ve come for my mouth so many times, you’d sell your soul to be filled.”

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121. “In a hardware store, a man only had to drop the barest hint about his project and dudes started pouring out of the aisles touting their best advice. This was a ritual that saved men from having to actually ask for help while also making other men feel useful.”

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122. “Russell had a theory that every girl owned one perfect dress that could make men do anything they wanted.”

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123. “Every man I date either cheats or can’t commit. Or is already way too committed to his mother. Or PlayStation.”

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124. “All Piper could do was stare at the spot he’d just vacated. Goose bumps. He’d given her goose bumps.”

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125. “You were all given a choice,” Derek boomed. “Prison time or my time. One or the other. If you thought I was the lesser of two evils, you were wrong. You each have a skill that landed you in this room and I intend to use those skills to make Chicago safer.”

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126. “Don’t argue with me about this.” She scoffed. “Oh, this isn’t an argument. That implies you might win.”

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127. “His words made her feel like she was floating. They were pure Brendan in their honesty and depth and gruffness and humility. And they were for her.”

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128. “The cops still have a hard-on for the father.” “I’ve seen that porn.”

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129. “Expecting perfect can only lead to disappointment. Besides, it’s the flaws that give a person character. That’s where the beauty hides.”

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130. “That’s it? You’ve been standing there thinking for twenty minutes and your big epiphany is roses?”

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131. “Finished with his perusal, he asks, “Are you always this difficult?” “Actually, I’m usually much worse.”

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132. “I’m a storm of feelings over her. So many that I can barely pick them out of the blurring whirlwind and try to define them. I’m protective of her, proud of her, lustful to the point of pain, adoring and confused.”

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133. “I’m strongest when you’re around, but I’m going to get better at using that strength, even when you’re not standing beside me.”

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134. “But as Derek watched himself holding Ginger in the mirror over the sink, her smaller, trembling body engulfed by his naked arms and chest, he felt the furthest thing from unaffected. Every sob or shudder that moved through her robbed him of breath. Derek wanted to decimate her sadness and anything causing it. Feeling powerless, he rubbed circles on her back with one hand.”

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135. “He pointed at Abby’s electric-blue pumps. “Women wear these evil creations around to confuse us. Sure, they make a girl’s legs look good, but that’s the black magic, my friends. They want us to feel their pain and not understand why.”

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136. “Running for mayor is time consuming. That’s why I’ve never done it.” My laugh sneaks up on me. “Oh, is that why?”

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137. “Well, Ginger, looks like we finally found the one man unwilling to grovel at your feet.”

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138. “I’ve slept in your sheets and seen my sweat cooling on your gorgeous skin. I’ve spent myself in your mouth and between your legs.”

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139. “I don’t know if it’s possible to fall in love with a man in four days. But if it is, I think I’ve just soundly accomplished that feat with Myles Sumner.”

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140. “Listen to me, baby. From the time we walk in the door to my apartment, you will have less than a minute before I put my cock inside you. No foreplay. No kissing. There won’t be any time, because you’ve got me strung so damn tight I can barely think straight. I need you to keep yourself wet for me on the ride home. Starting now.” Reaching across the car’s console, he yanked her skirt high on her thighs. “Put your hand between your legs, Ginger.”

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141. “This won’t be a story we tell the grandkids. This one is just for us.”

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142. “He gave in to just a touch of temptation, tucking a wind-tangled strand of hair behind her ear. Soft. “It means I’ll be around.”

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143. “And when her face transformed with pure joy and she waved enthusiastically, Brendan knew he loved her.”

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144. “You get this expression on your face when you listen to music, like you’re trying to climb inside it. Right now, it looks like the door is locked and you can’t get in.”

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145. “I’m going to take a shower, all right?” He ran his fingers along the curve of her shoulder, pressing a thumb to the side of her neck and massaging. “I’m going to feed you before I introduce you to God.”

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146. “When I bit you, I slid in even deeper.” His lips moved at her neck, over the bite mark. “Made you wet, didn’t it? Bad little beginner.”

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147. “The innocent memory of Georgie lying on his bed and mumbling that she needed Dale took on a whole new meaning.”

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148. “How soft she’d be beneath him, how high maintenance she’d probably be in the sack and how he’d deliver. Again and again, until she wrecked his back with her fingernails.”

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149. “He knew she’d seen. And there was some silent communication between them, but she didn’t understand the language. Had never spoken it or been around a man who could convey so much without saying a single word.”

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150. “Do you think there is a female fisherman hiding in this pie, Brendan?”

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