Annie Reads

“And her attorney trumps that easily. Gentlemen, remove yourself from my client’s vicinity. She is a victim of domestic violence and was protecting herself from her abuser. What progress have you made in capturing the man responsible for the accident and attacking her?” When neither officer answers him, he shakes his head slowly with a look of contempt on his face. “Ah, I see. You took the easy, lazy option to not investigate what the situation actually was. You may wait in the waiting room until I’ve conferred with my client and she has received medical treatment. Only after the doctor clears her will she make herself available to make a statement.”
― Reese Rivers, Unbreak Me

“You good girl.” He patted my back in a sweet, paternal gesture. “Best part of my life. Be safe, granddaughter.”
― Elle Richards, The Fallen

“The contradiction made me sick. Hating him and the physical ache of wanting him after all these years.”
― Holly Renee, Cowboy Casual

“Her love of books is passed down from our mother but for some reason, it skipped right past me. While Halle used to sneak out at midnight to buy the new Harry Potter books, I used to sneak out to parties or better yet, sneak boys in. Ten years later and not much has changed. Halle is still queuing up for books and I’m still getting my heart broken by immature men.”
― Karli Perrin, The Book Boyfriend