Briana Cole > Quotes

“Deven angled the phone in Paul’s direction, giving him a clear view of her screen. She watched his face for any signs of recognition. Sure enough, it was there. He knew the woman in the picture.”
― Briana Cole, Behind Her Lives

“It’s the same bag, the same grief. Some days, you’ll be able to carry the load a little easier. Other days, you may fall under the weight. And you know what? All of that is okay.”
― Briana Cole, Behind Her Lives

“It seemed like Leo had flown all of his family over from Ivory Coast. Why, I didn’t know. It wasn’t like they were even close. These same people I hadn’t seen since our little faux wedding two years ago, not even at our little courthouse ceremony a few months ago. The whole thing felt like some kind of three-ring circus act as opposed to genuine interest in Leo’s celebratory event.”
― Briana Cole, The Hearts We Burn

“Hey Sis,” Kennedy greeted with a wink. “I see it’s time to have a little chat.”
― Briana Cole, Behind Her Lives

“It’s not better to live in the unknown. That would mean forgetting about the person”
― Briana Cole, Behind Her Lives

“Let go of who you think you’re supposed to be; embrace who you are.”
― Briana Cole, Behind Her Lives

“But people will be searching for me, Leo,” I whined. Certainly he hadn’t thought of everything. Would it really be this easy to just kidnap me? “Already got all that taken care of,” Leo assured me. “Different identities, different location for all of us. No one will ever know.”
― Briana Cole, The Vows We Break

“Hell, my own father had a new family and hadn’t bothered to see how I was. Granted it was hard to deal with my hostile mother when he tried to visit once or twice in the beginning so to be honest, could I really blame him for his absence?”
― Briana Cole, The Hearts We Burn

“I’m Erika’s daughter April,” she greeted with phony enthusiasm. “It’s a pleasure to finally meet you, Deven.”
― Briana Cole, Behind Her Lives

“I asked Daddy if he wanted to ever get back with Mommy and he said no with the F-word. Then he told me to go to my room.”
― Briana Cole, Behind Her Lives

“You see, women can be complicated creatures,” Leo went on. “But I’ve found that all of those roads lead to two important things.” He held up his fingers. “Love and security. You show her enough love and she feels secure financially, she’s liable to break her neck trying to please you. Anything extra is a bonus.”
― Briana Cole, The Marriage Pass

“entirely which is even more excruciating. Because there is someone who had an effect on your life, and you can’t even remember them or how much they loved you.”
― Briana Cole, Behind Her Lives

“What would she feel like? Would she taste as good as she looked? He didn’t know his body had been aching for this woman until they kissed, and now he couldn’t shake it. The more he thought about it, the more excited he became.”
― Briana Cole, The Marriage Pass