“Tess focuses on Cyclops’s placid, one-eyes face. He lost one of his black button eyes year ago, but she wouldn’t let Mrs. O’Hare replace it. She said it made him more interesting, and changed his name from Barnabus.” — Jessica Spotswood Copy Share Image
“From my vantage point I can see the back of his neck flush pink beneath his collar. He's got freckles there, too. I wonder… — Jessica Spotswood Copy Share Image
“Everybody breaks at some point. It's how you patch yourself up that counts" -Connor” — Jessica Spotswood Copy Share Image
“He may not have said the words, but I know my son. I saw the way he looked at you." "How?" "Like he'd do… — Jessica Spotswood Copy Share Image
“I cannot imagine a life without books. Without Father's stories of the ancient Greek gods and goddesses, without pirate stories and fairy tales and… — Jessica Spotswood Copy Share Image
“Maura looks stunned, as though she's been slapped. "What about me? Don't you trust me?" She gives a hysterical little laugh. Tears are gathering… — Jessica Spotswood Copy Share Image
“I have never been this close to a man before. Something stirs deep, pulsing through my body, and its quite like the tug of… — Jessica Spotswood Copy Share Image
“I can’t see any other reason he would shut down the bookshop, unless it was to help you somehow. He loves books.' She gives… — Jessica Spotswood Copy Share Image
“I feel us tilting toward each other like trees in a strong breeze. I've been craving the sight of him for days, but now… — Jessica Spotswood Copy Share Image
“Brother Ralston smiles fondly, only too willing to believe in my womanly frailty. If it weren’t to my advantage, I’d slap the smile from… — Jessica Spotswood Copy Share Image
“I fumble with the top button of his vest and, when it comes undone, tug at the next one. Finn catches my earlobes between… — Jessica Spotswood Copy Share Image
