Claire Booth

“We stand there, knee deep in the water, holding hands. The silence is thunderous with words we don't speak. I feel his presence beside me like it's an extension of my own body, tall and strong and so, so beautiful. But I can't look at him. Right now, it hurts too damn much.”
― Nicole Christie, Falling for the Ghost of You

“Shock and desire have my nerves tingling like I've been struck by horny lightning.”
― Nicole Christie, Falling for the Ghost of You

“He is quiet for a minute, then turns his head to look at me. "Where were you when I was twelve?"

"Well, I was nine." I cut my eyes over to him. "And probably locked in the back of a Ho-Ho truck, eating my way to freedom. Yeah, that really happened.”
― Nicole Christie, Falling for the Ghost of You

“Fiction should be a place of lollipops and escape. Real life is depressing enough--I, for one, don't want to read about make believe misery, too.”
― Nicole Christie, Falling for the Ghost of You