“ She’d always thought a broken heart would heal with time. Now she knew the hurt only went deeper with each passing day. Susan Wiggs
“ 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… Susan Wiggs
“ Memories are like a series of locked doors, and once you manage to get one open, it leads to another, and then another and so on. The hard part is finding the key to that first lock and getting throug… Susan Wiggs
“ Maybe, she thought, the secret to a happy life was learning to get through the unhappy periods intact. Susan Wiggs
“ BACKYARD GARDEN SALAD In wartime, patriotic families cultivated Victory Gardens to promote self-sufficiency and help the war effort. 4 cups mixed greens 1/4 cup fresh sprigs of dill 1/4 cup fresh flat… Susan Wiggs
“ As a volunteer for the Military History Center, he visited Arlington whenever he was in town, recovering items that had been left on headstones. With his fellow volunteers, he helped catalog the items… Susan Wiggs
“ 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… Susan Wiggs
“ Her questions shooting at him like a barrage of machine-gun fire. He thought he did okay, because he was prepared. He had spent weeks reading and researching and studying, all the while waiting for th… Susan Wiggs
“ Her home; it just happened to be where she lived. This was the House that Jack Built, she thought, hearing the singsong rhythm of the old children’s story in her head. And this was the wife who lived… Susan Wiggs
“ Why not seize the pleasure at once? How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation! —Jane Austen (1798) Susan Wiggs
“ Why did joy bring the same tears as sadness? Why did the throat and chest ache with fire, regardless? Was it because, deep down, everyone knew it was fragile and ephemeral? Did the tears come from the… Susan Wiggs
“ They’d take Nina’s hair tonight, leaving only enough to cover her scalp—the k.d. lang look, Jezebel explained. Paige would weave the hair, strand by strand, into a wig modeled after Nina’s natural loo… Susan Wiggs
“ The handblown glass pickle ornaments from Lauscha in Germany can date back as far as 1847, and are treasured by families everywhere. The first child to spy the ornament on the tree Christmas morning g… Susan Wiggs
“ The empty prairie, crisscrossed by a grid of startlingly straight roads, rolled out like a vast wasteland in front of the hood ornament of the GTO. It was remarkable, Sarah thought, how quickly the su… Susan Wiggs
“ The dispatcher said they’re ten minutes out. That was almost ten minutes ago, so— Okay, I need to concentrate here. Faith knew it was better to perform a few unnecessary chest compressions for someone… Susan Wiggs
“ The best honey comes from a source you know, and is processed without heat. Raw, unfiltered honey retains its royal jelly, bee pollen and propolis—three major sources of antioxidants, vitamins and min… Susan Wiggs
“ Penne Pasta With Fresh Arugula, Tomato and Mozzarella Success depends on fresh tomatoes and arugula and basil. And don’t even think about using anything but the freshest mozzarella. You don’t need muc… Susan Wiggs
