You need to face what you're running from

Some things are more important than safety.

She stepped closer to one of the statues. It looked wide-eyed, almost afraid as she reached out her hand. One of the women reached out and snatched Aislinn's still uplifted hand. "No." The women spoke all at once, not to her or to Keenan, but softly-as if to themselves-in a sibilant whisper. "He's ours. Fair exchange. Not yours to interfere.

Seth: "You're what matters" Ash: "Hold me? If you still want to, I mean." Seth: "Every day, I want to hold you every day. Nothing will ever change that.

I’ve never loved anyone the way I love you,” he whispered. “Lucky them.

I want to say that I really appreciate that readers are willing to work with my tendency to write in several different genres and for different age groups.

Going backwards is never an option.