Want to take a special moment to thank my editor, Jennifer Enderlin, to whom this book is dedicated. I came to Jen when my writing life was well-established and my habits somewhat entrenched (if not o...
They were the go-betweens, going back and forth to a
Sure her attorneys would argue that you were negligent in your supervision of Sam and— Stop. Eric held up a
Little fucker! Star shouted at him. No! Don’t kill me! Please, God! The dude’s hands flew up to where his head got hit and he crumpled in half like a paper doll, falling to his knees on a pile of rott...
Her law firm needed the dough. The slump in the economy had hit lawyers, too, and people had stopped suing each other. Could world peace be far behind?
You haven't lived until you duct-taped a diaper on a dog.
Yes, she’s about to embark on a new phase of her life. And yes, my role in her life may change. But as time goes on and our hearts grow more rings, we don’t have to leave anyone behind. We can hold on...
They didn't do things the way you would have. They're not you. That's what their declaration-of-independence rants were all about,when you used to fight, and why they kept telling us they want to do i...
The human body was a thing of beauty because so many structures protected the heart, but she realized that the human heart simply could not be protected, not by muscle, not by bone, not by anything.
Suddenly, there was a noise from the front door. Dr. Dave turned away, toward the sound. And all hell broke loose. Chapter Forty-seven NO! Ryan bellowed, barreling into the kitchen with Pam at his...
She set down the glass, palmed the
No one’s paying any attention to sociopaths, or they think we’re all killers, which is a misconception.
My argument will have to be that the plaintiff, who’s dead, wasn’t going to earn that much, because, after all, he wasn’t good enough to earn a promotion. And as far as pain and suffering, don’t pay h...
Making the decision to have a child—it is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. —Elizabeth Stone
Lou had to believe he’d find something on Winchester if he just took it methodical. Half a mil. Lou thought about knocking again, then lowered his arm and stood there like a stupid ass. Couldn’t even...
Kids with anxiety issues were in psychic pain, and nobody knew that better than he did. Anybody could be pushed over the edge, given the right circumstances.
I’ve read that one out of twenty-four people is a sociopath, and if you ask me, the other twenty-three of you should be worried.
I don't need my head examined, but where were you when I married my second husband. Sheesh.
I am all the daughters of my father’s house, And all the brothers too. —WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, Twelfth Night, ACT 2, SCENE 4
But whose mother are you? Don’t slip so easily into the role of being that kid’s mother. I used to be. But you’re not, anymore. Really? Jill’s chest tightened. What’s a mother, or a stepmother? What’s...