His muscles bulged under his shirt, and there was…

“She blinked, trying to recall the dream, but the effort was like trying to chase water while it soaked into the ground.”

— Darcy Coates

“He met her halfway, and his hand curled around the back of her neck to hold her close.”

— Darcy Coates

“she’d been bequeathed a house by a relative her mother had claimed didn’t exist.”

— Darcy Coates

“He kissed her. It was a painfully sweet expression of so many emotions: fear, desire, remorse, relief, love.”

— Darcy Coates

“She didn’t have friends.”

— Darcy Coates

“I’d give anything to have him back. Mara”

— Darcy Coates

“My friends say you’re a bad influence. I’m starting to think they’re right.” “Pshh.”

— Darcy Coates

“I know that voice. I know these arms. He came back. “Neil,”

— Darcy Coates

“I can’t leave Mum right now—” “Oh.”

— Darcy Coates

“what does it matter if I forget a story after a month as long as I enjoy it while I’m reading it?”

— Darcy Coates

“Hate and love danced a violent tango inside of her. She wished he were dead. She wanted to see him smile again. She craved…

— Darcy Coates

“This is a house that hasn’t seen a new soul in half a century. The walls are saturated with her; the floorboards are worn…

— Darcy Coates

“Don’t you dare leave me ever again.”

— Darcy Coates

“There was a woman. An old and contorted woman. And the moon was somehow important. But every other detail fled as soon as she…

— Darcy Coates

“When I’m near you, I feel like I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.” Mara”

— Darcy Coates