Cait, he said softly, his hand covering hers and slowing the motion of the comb. Put that down and look at me. She stiffened. Don’t be touching me, Englishman. I don’t think I can help myself. She tos...
But life had a way of interfering with one’s plans. Things popped up unexpectedly, and suddenly a carefully plotted route had to be recalculated.
BAKED HOT CHOCOLATE It’s crucial to use the best quality chocolate you can find. Don’t put anything in this dessert you wouldn’t eat directly. And don’t overbake. You want a delicate crust on top of a...
As the saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Are you taking piano lessons? Alice asked Ruby. No, said Ruby. I don’t know how to play. Well, this is a fine instrument. It’s not a toy. Then why is it called playing?
Another thing Gran would say was imprinted on Annie’s heart—remember the love. When times get hard and you start wondering why you got married in the first place, remember the love.
A fawn eats the equivalent of its body weight every twenty-four hours. How do you know that? Read it in a book. I read sixty books last year. Geez, he said. Why? ’Cause there wasn’t time to read more,...
3 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon table salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon bananas (about 3) 2 cups diced overripe bananas 3 beaten eggs 1 cup chopped toasted pecans 1 cup veget...
Maybe crying helped, he reflected, counting the squares of the grid that imprisoned him. Not crying was actually painful, an ache of pressure in his chest. Maybe girls cried because it let off the pre...
What I mistook for love was simply a powerful form of wishful thinking,
Survival was a powerful driving force, stronger than hatred and love combined.
She kept sneaking looks at him. He had strong, chiseled features, his jaw softened by a day or two's growth of beard. And those shoulders. She'd always been a sucker for a guy's strong shoulders. Big...
Only Grandfather knew the truth, that there was no career or calling more thrilling, demanding or rewarding than raising a child.
Oh, aye. A bit of mist in the air might bring the selkies out to play. The selkies are seal people, you know.
My mother used to always tell me to embrace my dreams. If I can give you a chance to do so, then it’s a gift to me, as well.
More than a thousand veterans still remained unaccounted for, and his father, Richard Arthur Finnemore, was one of them.
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Maybe, she thought, the secret to a happy life was learning to get through the unhappy periods intact.
Maybe you're not meant to remember the details. Just the feelings. Just the lessons. Just the love.pp274
Maybe the lesson to be learned here was that the price of letting someone into her heart was the pain of letting go. Or maybe the even harder work of holding on, no matter what the risk.