“Miranda's reward to herself, after a chief investigator dubbed her "the Eloise of four-year-old detectives," was to stretch her age. She’d now taken to informing people that she was four- and-a-half-and-three-quarters. She didn't seem to grasp the concept of almost-five.”
― Mademoiselle le Sleuth
― Mademoiselle le Sleuth
“There's a woman asleep
in the body of salmon
behind the jagged teeth
and furious jaw,
parting the river
with wild desire.”
― Something Will Change Me: Poems of Hope, Healing, and Personal Transformation
in the body of salmon
behind the jagged teeth
and furious jaw,
parting the river
with wild desire.”
― Something Will Change Me: Poems of Hope, Healing, and Personal Transformation
“Hours passed—or maybe days. It didn’t matter. The body adapted. But the mind—
The mind needed purpose.
”
― The Dog Walker: The Prequel
The mind needed purpose.
”
― The Dog Walker: The Prequel
“McGregor went on to say, “Hamish, take word of this situation directly to Robert de Bruce, who is currently in the Glasgow area. Let him know that the Sassenach queen is at Tynemouth Priory and that we are going to capture her! She will fetch us a high ransom price from the Sassenach king!”
― Isabella Warrior Queen
― Isabella Warrior Queen
“I prefer death to dishonor for me and my child.”
― Steel Blood
― Steel Blood
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