

“Spouses and lovers may come and go, but our children are our children forever.”
― Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures
― Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures

“We hunt as we've always done, part sport, part grocery shopping.”
― Down in the Valley
― Down in the Valley

“Marco’s heart swelled with pride at his culture. Maybe it was the coquito, but his eyes teared at this beautiful Reyes celebration, heavenly food, lush green mountains, clean air, and his family’s delighted faces. He felt sorry for the stiff people at the Casino de Puerto Rico, pretending to be jíbaros and eating food half as delicious as this. Actually, no. He didn’t feel sorry for them. It was precisely what they deserved.”
― A Delicate Marriage
― A Delicate Marriage

“Don’t make assumptions, Detective Tobin. Don’t they teach you that in detective school?”
― And Then I Heard the Quiet
― And Then I Heard the Quiet

“Looking over the Ethan's bowed head, amidst the tangled forest of Wilderness littered with the bodies of men dead and dying, Victor saw the serene image of his mother. She smiled at her son, her unbound black hair blowing wildly in the breeze. She reached a hand out towards him, and this time, he went with her.”
― Victor's Blessing
― Victor's Blessing
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