“I had never seen her smile before. At least, not beyond the cursory upturn at the edges of her lips as we passed each other in the hallway. But now, her smile transformed her, as if she'd grown taller, or changed her hair color, or something. Her cheeks popped with dimples, her lips seemed redder and softer against the backdrop of her white teeth. Damn. She was cute.” TransformationSmileTransform Book:The Life We Bury Source: The Life We Bury
“She had always envisioned war as men in uniforms standing on opposing hillsides firing their weapons at each other. Civilians were supposed to be off-limits. Women were supposed to be left untouched— she was supposed to be left untouched.” War Book:The Quiet Librarian Source: The Quiet Librarian
“I hope you find what you're looking for and that it brings you peace.” BookFictionNovelCrimeQuoteDetectiveAllen EskensThe Deep Dark Descending Book:The Deep Dark Descending Source: The Deep Dark Descending
“Here is where my advantage would begin.” FictionNovelCrimeThrillerDetectiveAllen EskensThe Deep Dark Descending Book:The Deep Dark Descending Source: The Deep Dark Descending
“Joe would have told her that none of that had been her fault. He would have kissed the top of her head as he explained that she had done everything right. She almost called him but stopped herself. He would race home and lift this burden from her shoulders, but this time that wasn't what Lila wanted. She loved him to hell and back, but she knew she needed to stand against this wind on her own.” ConfidenceWomen Empowerment Book:The Stolen Hours Source: The Stolen Hours