Top 250 Tessa Bailey Quotes (2026 Update)
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151. “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.”

— Tessa Bailey

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

— Tessa Bailey

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

— Tessa Bailey

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

— Tessa Bailey

155. “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.”

— Tessa Bailey

156. “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.”

— Tessa Bailey

157. “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.”

— Tessa Bailey

158. “It makes choices for you. It demands you obey it, not taking no for an answer. And it’s usually right. It knows you better than you know yourself.”

— Tessa Bailey

159. “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.”

— Tessa Bailey

160. “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.”

— Tessa Bailey

161. “He didn’t have words to describe her. She glowed. She’d somehow fallen out of the sky and landed in this unworthy place, with an unworthy man.”

— Tessa Bailey

162. “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.”

— Tessa Bailey

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

— Tessa Bailey

164. “This girl. I want to run away with her. Elope. Go on safaris. Sink down to the bottom of the ocean holding her hand.”

— Tessa Bailey

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

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166. “Unlock the door or I’ll call a locksmith. You’re going to be comfortable in my home, goddammit.” Her mouth wobbles and she breaks into a laugh. “What is this? Aggressive southerning?”

— Tessa Bailey

167. “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.”

— Tessa Bailey

168. “There’s a lot we don’t know about each other. For instance, I didn’t know you were afraid of heights.” “What?” Ailish’s brow wrinkled. “I’m not afraid of heights.” “No.” Erin’s nodded at Ailish’s jean shorts. “Your zipper is, though.”

— Tessa Bailey

169. “Do you want some proof I can be more than a nice guy, sweetheart?”

— Tessa Bailey

170. “We can fix this by laughing at ourselves. If we stop taking ourselves so seriously for a moment, our partner can do the same. There is relaxation and acceptance in laughter. It’s the anti-resentment drug.”

— Tessa Bailey

171. “Not everyone is fertile ground for fixing.”

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172. “You see, there are three factors one must consider when choosing a snack from a vending machine. Substance, for one. It needs to hold you over until real food is available. Freshness, which your cereal bar is sorely lacking. And finally” – his eyes dropped to her mouth – “taste.”

— Tessa Bailey

173. “This isn’t summer camp.” Those hands clenched. Unclenched. “If you want to kiss me, you’ll get everything. I’m not going to hold back.”

— Tessa Bailey

174. “Are we all constantly fighting that change to something new and unfamiliar? Is that why, no matter what we do in our personal or professional lives, somehow it’s never done with full confidence? There’s always the fear of being wrong. Or maybe we’re afraid to be right and make progress, because that means change. And moving forward is hard, like you said.”

— Tessa Bailey

175. “Don’t dump my stash. I hereby bequeath all manner of pleasure machines to you, my pasty, studious little friend.”

— Tessa Bailey

176. “Can I rub it here, baby?” Brendan rasped the question, his bare chest heaving, a fine sheen of sweat on those work-honed muscles. “Just want to rub it where I made you come.”

— Tessa Bailey

177. “She wanted, craved Jonah. He’d grabbed hold of her libido and shaken it like a snow globe.”

— Tessa Bailey

178. “She rode on a rainbow unicorn over the Milky Way and waved at an astronaut.”

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179. “But you can’t take the bad lessons you learned and apply them to every good thing that comes your way. Because there’s nothing about what we have. It’s really, really good. You’re wonderful, and I love you. Okay, you stupid idiot? So when you’ve done some thinking and pulled your head out of your stubborn ass, come and find me. You’re worth the wait.”

— Tessa Bailey

180. “He’d tasted her unbelievable mouth yesterday evening, and his pride demanded only the best on her tongue.”

— Tessa Bailey

181. “Three men had approached her at a bar, one asking if he could buy her a drink. Her reply had been, “Sure. Petrol, please. Unleaded.”

— Tessa Bailey

182. “I want to be the man who steals it. All day, every day. Forever. Stay with me right here.”

— Tessa Bailey

183. “Miss you?” He grated the incredulous question, dropping his mouth to her temple. “You left me without a soul. I can barely remember the days since you left. They passed without me feeling a single thing. Because you are feeling for me. You’re the only thing that keeps me from being numb. Twice in my life you’ve turned me back into a living, breathing man, and missing you... missing you, Peggy, doesn’t even begin to cover it. You revive me.”

— Tessa Bailey

184. “But she looked into his eyes now and heard his words echo back from the deck of the Della Ray. You have perseverance, character, and a huge heart. And she chose to believe him. She chose to believe in herself.”

— Tessa Bailey

185. “Maybe the crew would realize they were wrong about him after some time passed. After all, they were just following his lead, treating him like he asked them to.”

— Tessa Bailey

186. “I know they don’t require a picture to keep your account active. This was about making you smile, not me,” His gaze fell to her mouth, taking its time finding her eyes again. “Well worth it.”

— Tessa Bailey

187. “When I walk in the front door after a shift, Lucy, I want your mouth on mine before I even get my jacket off.”

— Tessa Bailey

188. “The scene reminded Lita of a Marvel Comics movie where the hero tries to blend in among mortals, but is so obviously everyone’s savior. Her savior. If he would only allow himself to be.”

— Tessa Bailey

189. “Hannah stepped into the house and immediately had to check her urge to find the person in charge of the playlist. If she let herself, she’d sit in the corner all night searching for the perfect next song.”

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190. “As I’m writing this, I’m starting to wonder if the longer we fight change in ourselves, the less time we have to live as better people. Or at least more self-aware people. I propose that we both do something that scares us this week.”

— Tessa Bailey

191. “If I were the kind of man who apologized for something he said, this may or may not be how I would go about doing it.”

— Tessa Bailey

192. “I’d take a bullet between the eyes before I raised a hand to you, Taylor. The fact that you have to spend a second in pain makes me want to die.”

— Tessa Bailey

193. “We’re going to have to meet twice this week. No way we can cover cock talk and get important things done –.”

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194. “This girl. He’d be keeping her. There was no way around it.”

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195. “You could take me to Mass every day for the rest of my life and I’d still be the kind of guy who would finger you in the back row.”

— Tessa Bailey

196. “Yes. This was it. It had to be. He was setting her free of this prison she’d been locked in for weeks. If she helped him, he would release his hold on her. This was the solution. Finally. Right?”

— Tessa Bailey

197. “Like you said, men need things spelled out in thick red Sharpie.”

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198. “You don’t get locked up somewhere for four years and leave without a few soul scrapes.”

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199. “This man smiles constantly. I hate him.”

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200. “It’s like I always say: A man doesn’t bring a woman to Bingo unless he’s serious about her.”

— Tessa Bailey