It felt as though they were the only people in the world, two young women about to bury the symbol of their helplessness, as if that's all it would take to make them whole again.

But relying on one person for your every need is so dangerous. One set of hands isn't enough to keep you from falling.

Men of thoughtless actions are always surprised by consequences.

When someone needs help, you help. Right?

Sometimes people who had been together for a long time got to imagining that things used to be better, even when they weren't.

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.

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