“...while I was vowing to save Nick, he had taken on the job of being my protector and staunchest defender” — Katherine Allred Protector Copy Share Image
“Jenna had called me a robot, Mama thought I need a shrink, then Daddy got all proud because I’d made a fool… — Katherine Allred Copy Share Image
“I’m sorry, Nick,” I whispered, slipping his pendant from my neck. “I didn’t know what else to do.” — Katherine Allred Pendant Neck Copy Share Image
“Do you want to know the real reason I came back, Alix?” It was because of you. You’re my roots. Wherever you… — Katherine Allred Home Copy Share Image
“That was also the year I discovered Boys. Or maybe I should say they discovered me. By then I knew what they… — Katherine Allred Boys Copy Share Image
“You don’t have to be scared anymore, Abby. We’ll figure something out, I promise. We’re in this together.” — Katherine Allred Promise Copy Share Image
“Mothers. Can’t live with them, can’t hit them over the head with a board.” — Katherine Allred Alix Copy Share Image
“I love you. There hasn't been a single day in the last 15 years that I haven't regretted not telling you when… — Katherine Allred Love Copy Share Image
“To my surprise, Nick reached under his shirt and pulled out the half-heart pendant. With his gaze fixed on mine, he slid… — Katherine Allred Alix Copy Share Image
“But there are more kinds of hurt than physical ones, hurts that run ever deeper and leave bigger scars, and not even… — Katherine Allred Hurts Copy Share Image
“The idea of him making love to anyone else sent a shaft of pain straight through my middle. “You better wait on… — Katherine Allred Love Copy Share Image
“He always was someone. Because the core of the sweet gum tree never changes. Like Nick, the deep red wood stays true… — Katherine Allred Flower Copy Share Image
“He was the most gorgeous hunk of male it had ever been my privilege to stare at, and darn his hide, he… — Katherine Allred Hunk Copy Share Image
“But at eight, I only knew one thing. Mother said God put each of us on this earth for a purpose, and… — Katherine Allred Parenting Copy Share Image
“God, I can’t lose you again.” His whisper was harsh, filled with pain. “Not now, when I’ve waited so long to hold… — Katherine Allred Scared Copy Share Image
“Okay, woman. Spit that canary out and wipe those feathers off your chin. What the heck happened to you? Last night you… — Katherine Allred Humor Copy Share Image
“Nick? Have you ever…” ”No.” He lifted his head again, studied me. “I’ve thought about it, but it never seemed right.” The… — Katherine Allred First time Copy Share Image
“You haven't stopped smiling since you came in." "You want me to yell?" "No, no," Buddy hastily assured him. "You just keep… — Katherine Allred Buddy Copy Share Image
“I love you”, he whispered. “You’ll have the words every day for the rest of our lives.” — Katherine Allred Every day Copy Share Image
“There's a part of everyone that needs to be taken care of. Denying it exists doesn't change the truth, it only makes… — Katherine allred Lonely Copy Share Image
“Why are you doing this?” One of his hands caressed the books. “Because books are made to be read,” I told him.… — Katherine Allred Books Copy Share Image
“Life isn't kind, and we rarely get what we want out of it. We do the best we can, and we keep… — Katherine Allred Life Copy Share Image
“How did you wage a battle for a man’s spirit when the man himself wasn’t sure he wanted you to win?” — Katherine Allred War Copy Share Image
“A sweet gum tree is the chameleon of wood, it’s corky exterior hiding it’s inner ability to imitate anything from cherry to… — Katherine Allred Real value Copy Share Image
“I’ll marry you,” I told him decisively. “That way, we can both have kids someday.” He grinned, those dimples emerging in a… — Katherine Allred Marry Copy Share Image
“Mama wasn’t Mama anymore, she was Mother, usually followed by a “pallease!” — Katherine Allred Mama Copy Share Image
“Lies and half-truths hurt not only the liar, but the people they love most.” — Katherine Allred Alix Copy Share Image
“This isn’t a church social, Sweetheart. You aren’t going to be able to save me this time.” — Katherine Allred Alix Copy Share Image
“The opposite of love isn’t hate, it’s indifference. And you couldn’t be indifferent to him if your life depended on it.” — Katherine Allred Indifference Copy Share Image
“We’re almost there,” I whispered in his ear. “Don’t you die, damn it. If you do, I’ll never speak to you again.” — Katherine Allred Damn Copy Share Image
“But we southerners know that you can insult someone as much as you want so long as you add that "bless her… — Katherine Allred Copy Share Image
“So what if my life isn’t turning out exactly the way I’d planned? It’s not ruined, it’ll just be different.” — Katherine Allred Life Copy Share Image
“Sometimes we have to do things we don't want to do because it's the right choice. But occasionally we have to put… — Katherine Allred Choice Copy Share Image
“I promise you this. I’ll love you until the day I die even if I have to live without you. And if… — Katherine Allred Copy Share Image
“You’re cooking?” “I think the right word here would be ‘trying’,” Tate mumbled… “Would this have anything to do with whoever that… — Katherine Allred Buddy Copy Share Image
“I’d read enough to know that one of the symptoms of grief was a deep anger at the loved one who’d died,… — Katherine Allred Death Copy Share Image
“You’re not old enough to have a real boyfriend,” he muttered. I stiffened. “If I’m old enough to have babies, then I’m… — Katherine Allred Old enough Copy Share Image
“Mooney was the class bully, a boy who had already failed two grades by the time he landed in mine. He was… — Katherine Allred Bullying Copy Share Image
“As with most small town southerners, respectability was as much a part of my DNA as was my hair and eye color.… — Katherine Allred Eye color Copy Share Image
