“It wasn't okay. I didn't want her to leave. I didn't care if Jesus wanted her or not. She was my mommy. He could take an old mommy. One that didn't have little boys to take care of.” — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“My brothers nodded their heads in unison. All of them but me. It wasn’t okay. I didn’t want her to leave. I didn’t care if Jesus wanted her or not. She was my mommy. He could take an old mommy.… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“Really? I'm trying to place you. It seems like we've met before." Did I just issue him a pick up line? Fantastic, I've now… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“It doesn’t matter what or why it is. When it’s good, …it’s beautiful.” — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“With each step she took that brought her closer to where I stood, my heart pounded harder against my chest.” — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“Travis clenched his eyes shut, and a sinking feeling settled over me. It was agonizing seeing him suffer, knowing that not only was I… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“I know you deserve better than me. You think I don’t know that? But if there was any woman made for me … it’s… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“You just asked me to marry you," he said, still waiting for me to admit some kind of trickery. "I know." "That was the real deal, you know. I just booked two tickets to Vegas for noon tomorrow. So that means we're getting married tomorrow night." "Thank you." His eyes narrowed. "You're going to be Mrs. Maddox when you start… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share
“There's a girl, Dad." He smiled a bit. "A girl." "She kinda hates me, and I kinda..." "Love her?" "I don't know. I don't… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“No, it’s a car. The love of my life will be a woman with my last name.” — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“That morning, lying with the woman I loved, a silent promise was formed in my head. I was going to be a better man… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“I shut my eyes tight, trying to savor the moment. I knew I would wish for that moment back every day of my life,… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“I clinked my bottle against his. “To being the only girl a guy with no standards doesn’t want to sleep with.” I said, taking a swig. “Are you serious?” he asked, pulling the bottle from my mouth. When I didn’t recant, he leaned toward me. “First of all…I have standards. I’ve never been with an ugly woman. Ever. Second of… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share
