I’m going to take a nap, Heaven,” he said, wanting away from her to clear his head. He didn’t like feeling uncomfortable in his house.“Haven,” she corrected him as he started to walk away.”I know,” he said. “I kinda like Heaven though.” She turned to him, and their eyes met for the first time since he’d walked into the room. “Me, too.

— J.M. Darhower

I'm not that bad,” he said. “I'm rich, popular. I have a sense of humor. I'm good-looking, and not to mention I have a huge—

— J.M. Darhower

I’m sure you remember our first encounter, the morning in the kitchen in North Carolina, and what a disaster it turned out to be,” Carmine said.“What you don’t know, though, is that as we sat like idiots in that puddle of juice, all I could think about was how beautiful you were. How beautiful you are. You were scared and confused, and I know I wasn’t helping that, but underneath it all you were just beautiful, Haven. You had me the very first time I laid eyes on you. I remember thinking later that morning you were going to complicate my life.” He paused as he laughed to himself. “And complicate it you did. Everything I knew, everything I believed. . . All of it went out the window. You turned me upside down and made me feel again. You saved my life, even though I didn’t realize it needed to be saved. I thought I was fine, that I didn’t need anyone else, but I was wrong, because I do. I need you. Christ, I—” He grasped her chin gently and leaned forward, her eyes drifting closed as their lips came together. His kiss was sweet, but there was passion behind it. . . Passion she looked forward to feeling for the rest of her life.

— J.M. Darhower

I’ve spent my entire existence watching over children, trying to keep the evil from tainting them. I look at the kids and see their inherent goodness, their innocence, and their compassion. They’re born that way. They only change, only turn their backs on the world, when the world turns their back on them.

— J.M. Darhower

Lucifer wasn't sure what to say. He'd survived six thousand years in Hell, but the past sixty without her were the most torturous of his existence.

— J.M. Darhower

Maybe he was dangerous, but for some reason, she trusted him.

— J.M. Darhower

None of us really know what we’re doing,” Did replied. “We just go out there and do it and have faith it’ll turn out okay.

— J.M. Darhower

Notorious Lucifer, King of Hell, claimed to know love again.

— J.M. Darhower

She got fired?" Confusion laced Gavin's voice. "When?"" This morning," Dante muttered." Why?" Gavin asked. "What did she do?"" Me," Dante said." Oh." A moment of silence passed before Gavin broke out into laughter. "Ah man, really? She lost her job for fucking around with you?"" I don't see why that's so funny."" Because," Gavin said, "you're the worst consolation prize ever." Dante shot right back up, and Matt barely had enough time to move out of the way before the bottle of water hurled by him, hitting Gavin in the chest.

— J.M. Darhower

Sometimes I lose perspective, but it helps to stop and look around. I may not have it all, but I have more than enough. And enough, it seems, is more than most have...

— J.M. Darhower