Hope

“I’d heard rumors and whisperings of the woodcutters. Heralded almost as the villains in old legends, the woodcutters' reputation preceded them. Many said they were dangerous wanderers, magicians, thieves, and murderers who worshipped trees and killed anyone who trespassed near their sacred groves.”
― Davonna Juroe, Scarlette: A Gothic Folktale

“Either I'd be homeless or become his slave of a wife. Both options were frightening, and I had no idea what I would do without a roof over my head.”
― Davonna Juroe, Scarlette: A Gothic Folktale

“Life is never the fairy tale they sold us on when we were kids. More often, it’s the nightmare we can never wake from. What they don’t tell us when we’re little is that the trick is to find the one who will be there in the middle of the night to hold us when we’re screaming and tell us that it’ll be all right. The one who doesn’t shirk or run from our nightmares, but who holds us through them and makes sure we never face them alone.”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, Born of Legend

“I smelled a musk-like, earthy scent as he moved closer. It was the smell of someone who'd spent countless nights on forest floors. I”
― Davonna Juroe, Scarlette: A Gothic Folktale