That was the dirty secret associated with her past. Not that she'd been abused but that somehow she felt that she deserved it because she'd let it happen. Even now, it shamed her, and there were times when she felt hideously ugly, as though the scars that had been left behind were visible to everyone.

That he would love her no matter what she told him, and that he was the kind of man who loved her already and would love her forever.

Unless you had a popular video on YouTube or could perform shows in front of thousands, musical ability meant nothing.

Say I'm a bird! Say it! Say it now!" "You're a bird." "Now say you're a bird too." "If you're a bird, I'm a bird.

Richard...," Julie said, staring down at the open jewelry case in her hand. Inside was an ornate, heart-shaped locket supported by a gold chain. "It's beautiful. But... why? I mean, what's the occasion?" "No occasion. I just saw it and, well... I liked it. Or rather, I thought of you and knew you should have it.

All he knew was that they fit somehow, and that he felt as if he spent most of his life traveling a path that led inexorably to her.

A story about family, first loves, second chances, and the moments in life that leads you back home