“Livia watched the man turn bright red. She heard Blake’s words in her mind, You’re not invisible to them. Well, screw them.… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“In that moment? I knew you were sent to me, that I'd been given nothing from the people in my life, but… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“She came to find me. She came to find me,” Blake said. His voice was a mixture of revelation and revulsion. “Do… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“Don’t make me out to be something worth saving. We both know I’m a waste.” His voice was so quiet. “I wish… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“Livia wondered what, exactly, Beckett did for a living. Her question was soon answered. Everything bad.” — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“I reached toward her with my open hand. If she wanted it, she could have it. My hand. My heart. My life.… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“It felt real, seeing his friend like that. It was like a gift. He wasn’t into spiritual bullshit, but damn. "Damn. That… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“Livia, I’m here to say it’s okay. It’s okay if you want to leave, live a normal life, have a husband with… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“But now Kyle was dead center on the hardwood dancefloor, which had probably been an aerobics room in its former life, lost… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“It’s us that should be thanking you. Not a day goes by that Cole and I don’t remember you’ve given your life… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“I’ll see him buried,” Beckett said again, slightly less confidently. “I’ll see my brothers. I have to. I can’t not see them.… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“You can have that life,” he told her. “It’s right there for you to take.” “I love you,” Eve quickly countered. “Loving… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“I’m Emma. I’m here to make you see the meaning of your life.” Her exalted words were totally conquered by her dragging… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“Hasn’t life taught me well enough? Love is not mine to find. I’m a fool. Damn it to hell.” — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“She’d made the best decision of her life when she convinced the easy-going David that, yes, he really did want to take… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“Beckett's probably the hardest man there is to love," Blake said. "He does life wrong for all the right reasons.” — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“Uncle or not, he did save your life,” Livia pointed out. Blake bit his bottom lip and shook his head. Livia felt… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“I’d rather have you in my life than Margret. I’m not sorry you’re here.” Livia hugged Kyle again, trying to seal her… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“Safe! All I wanted to do was keep them safe. How do you protect your brothers at eight-fucking-teen? How do you make… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“Come here to me,” Beckett demanded in a gravelly voice. He pointed to the spot in front of him. “Come here or… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“Beckett’s probably the hardest man there is to love,” Blake said. “He does life wrong for all the right reasons.” Eve finally… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“When they stumbled together into a clearing, even in their panic the blue moonlight made it ethereal, like a fairy ring. But in the… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“Beckett wrapped a huge arm around Kyle's waist and slammed her body into his. "Sometimes when girls advertise, they get what they're asking for."… — debra anastasia Copy Share Image
“Livia covered the phone until Kyle looked at her. “You’re simply the best lady I know. I promise not to be oblivious anymore.” Kyle… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“Remember two eighty-six. Livia now counted on the same sort of feverish, rain-soaked determination that had driven Blake to the train station for smile… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“Livia looked puzzled and whispered, “I have no idea why these are special.” Blake dared to touch her face. “They’re the exact color of… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“Livia used her mouth to warm any part of his body that felt cold. As she sucked his fingers, she heard a decision in… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“They do the twenty-one-gun salute for the good guys, right? So I brought this.” Beckett pointed the gun in the sky. “For Mouse.” One,… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“He was serious. He didn’t want her to hold him close. He didn’t want to pretend she was his mother. He didn’t want to… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“Don't put off happiness you can have today. Tomorrow is a hope, not a promise” — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“He seemed to be drinking in her face, looking at her instead of into her. “Stop. Stop that. This isn’t goodbye.” Blake pulled her… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“She waved, and he smiled like she was the eighth wonder of the world.” — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
“There isn’t a single spot I’ll miss tonight, my wife.” Blake pulled her against him, tilting her head until he could kiss her again.… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
