Aki

“godmother’s prescription for grace under pressure: The bigger the crisis, the redder the lipstick.”
― Marivi Soliven Blanco, The Mango Bride

“​In a far corner of Beverly’s mind something clicked. Access. That was what being with a wealthy man guaranteed. Access to the better life her mother had promised.”
― Marivi Soliven Blanco, The Mango Bride

“After all, what harm could a category three hurricane do to a city already submerged? ​​”
― Marivi Soliven Blanco, The Mango Bride

“That hummingbird could have taught me something about women back when it mattered,” Aldo murmured. The thumb-sized bird flitted about, inserting its needle-thin beak into each flower for a scant second before going on to the next one. “See, he knows if he lingers he’ll kill the bloom.”
― Marivi Soliven Blanco, The Mango Bride