Celesha Carillo

“In their figurative game of chess, Anthony Rawlings had Claire in check. Every move she made, he countered.”
― Aleatha Romig, Truth

“You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.”
― Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon

“He was the kind of guy that made a woman want to rip his shirt open and watch the buttons scatter along with her inhibitions.”
― Sylvia Day, Bared to You

“The heat of the summer transformed the green grass into long brown straw, only the weeds were green. Claire didn't mind, the weeds had pretty flowers. Unlike Tony's flowers, which had been sentenced to his yard, gardens, or clay pots, these flowers grew free wherever they wanted. Furthermore, weeds were survivors. When all else died, the weeds remained. Yes, Claire liked weeds.”
― Aleatha Romig, Consequences