Chen Reads

“do. Has he ever stopped to wonder why being a mom actually is the hardest job in the world and not just something thoughtless people say? It’s because there’s never a day off—not just a day, but an hour, not so much as a minute. Is she sick? Is she feeling under the weather? Too bad! There’s no one to cover”
― Chandler Baker, Cutting Teeth

“soon lie. The hospice nurse said she’ll pass by the end of the day. It’s odd. Some people never see it coming, others have a countdown, and I don’t know which is worse.”
― Jeneva Rose, Home Is Where the Bodies Are

“He wanted nothing to do with this job or these people. When he turned back to the car, the hot flash of a .45-caliber pistol powered a single blast right between his eyes.”
― Wanda M. Morris, All Her Little Secrets

“You certainly ask a lot of questions for a bookseller, don’t you?”
― Lauren Elliott, Murder in the First Edition