Beth Bell

“Think of the movie The Crow,” he pointed out. “We could rob some stores, burn down the town, murder a young couple . . .”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“I stared down at my weathered boots, the tips of which didn’t quite meet the rocks directly below the archway, the boundary that, once crossed, awakened the monster on the other side. It was the closest I’d ever stood to the nefarious threshold, the doorway to whatever violent things happened within those trees. Curious as I’d always been to know what existed beyond it, I didn’t dare set foot inside that misty labyrinth of trees. No one ever did, unless prodded by force, because The Eating Woods never returned what was given.”
― Keri Lake, Anathema

“Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental, and would, frankly, be pretty damn wild, don’t you think?”
― A.K. Caggiano, Throne in the Dark

“Hours and a lifetime spent working on herself, fighting to be better, failing sometimes, her sharp tongue slicing like a knife, even as her brain begged her to shut up. Trying to live. Trying to die, once. Trying to be kinder. Trying to be worse. Trying to make an impact. Trying to not make things worse. Trying to love better. Trying to heal. Trying.”
― Jaysea Lynn, For Whom the Belle Tolls