Living down your own past was hard enough. You shouldn't have to live down someone else's.

Snow flurries began to fall and they swirled around people's legs like house cats. It was magical, this snow globe world.

...a sad sort of vulnerability was wafting from her, making the night smell like maple syrup.

You're dying with the way things are," Della Lee said harshly, causing Josey to lower the handful of popcorn she was about to put in her mouth. "You're going to lose yourself in this, Josey. It's going to happen if you don't change. I know. I lost myself trying to find happiness in things that didn't love me back.

He'd always been fascinated by her, drawn to her the way curious people are always drawn to things they don't understand.

First frost meant letting go, so it was always reason to celebrate.

My favorite books are the ones that make me smile for hours after reading them. I want that for my readers, for the sweetness to linger. Sort of like chocolate, but without the calories