Kendall Shaw

“The rules of reason build towers that reach past the treetops. The rules of trust build towers that reach past the stars.”
― Mary E. Pearson, The Heart of Betrayal

“I finally pushed away and wiped my eyes. I looked at him, expecting to see his own embarrassment, but instead I only saw concern in his eyes. "You have a sister, don't you?" I asked.
"Three," he answered.
"I could tell. Maybe that's why I-" I shook my head. "I don't want you to think I do this a lot."
"Cry? Or get abducted?"
I smiled. "Both.”
― Mary E. Pearson, The Heart of Betrayal

“I’m not the farmer I claimed to be, but I hope I can make you fall in love with me again, this time as a prince, one day at a time. We’ve had a terrible start—it doesn’t mean we can’t have a better ending.”
― Mary E. Pearson, The Heart of Betrayal

“I suppose if we’re going to fall in love all over again, kissing will be part of it.”
― Mary E. Pearson, The Heart of Betrayal