“Finn lowers his voice to a confidential whisper. ‘Arabella was my first literary infatuation. I had a mad crush on her.” — Jessica Spotswood Copy Share Image
“We’ll tell the nurses she’s a new student with an interest in nursing. They’ll be charmed.' Tess flips her braids over her… — Jessica Spotswood Copy Share Image
“We talk a bit, until Tess is sufficiently calm, and then I take her upstairs and see her snuggled back into bed… — Jessica Spotswood Strange bedfellows Copy Share Image
“It's called Sunday school, but we are required to attend twice weekly: on Sunday before regular service and again on Wednesday evenings.… — Jessica Spotswood Children Copy Share Image
“We don't get to choose who we love. Or stop loving them when they're difficult.” — Jessica Spotswood Cate Copy Share Image
“Some things are worth the danger, aren’t they? I don’t believe anyone should be allowed to dictate what I read or who… — Jessica Spotswood Danger Copy Share Image
“Finns squares his shoulders—which have gotten a good deal sturdier since I last saw him. Or paid attention, at any rate. How… — Jessica Spotswood Finn Copy Share Image
“He holds my gaze, and the look in his eyes is a love letter in itself. When he speaks, his voice is… — Jessica Spotswood Born-wicked Copy Share Image