Childhood was the past. It couldn't be changed, only remembered.

— Aleatha Romig

God, she hated the dance. A blow to the cheek one minute and discussing a romantic getaway the next. It was the one step forward, two steps back waltz. She wanted to scream. Sitting on the side of the bed, Claire allowed herself tears and swallowed

— Aleatha Romig

He spoke again as if he hadn’t just shattered his promise and her security. Her house of glass now lay in a pile of shards.

— Aleatha Romig

If things look right on the surface the underside is rarely questioned. However, things may be great in reality, but if one perceives them to be amiss, it is difficult to change that perception.

— Aleatha Romig

It has been said, people drawn to law enforcement have a sixth sense, an ability to see what others do not. He prayed he was wrong. His sixth sense said there was much more than a broken heart in Claire's past.

— Aleatha Romig

Life is not what it's supposed to be. It's what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.

— Aleatha Romig

Lifting his head to gently kiss her lips, he whispered, “I trust you.” Then he covered his own eyes with her satin mask.

— Aleatha Romig

Mr. Rawling's is a man of his word. The problem was, he made two different promises, and he felt honored to keep them both. He hoped that by fulfilling one, in a different from expected way, he may have the chance to rectify the other.

— Aleatha Romig

My life hasn't been perfect, yet I've never wasted my time envying anyone else. If something wasn't the best it could be - I made it better.

— Aleatha Romig

No matter what he did to make Claire’s life better or show her he’d changed, these memories would always linger in the recesses of his mind. For the rest of his life, he’d know what he’d done. Tony hated himself for all of it—hell, he always had the end justifies the means argument, but even he didn’t believe that anymore. Not now. Not now that he knew Claire and loved Claire.

— Aleatha Romig