Jamie

“To Grayson, his mysterious uncle would have been little more than a stranger were it not for Avery, for the fact that Toby loved her like a daughter because he’d loved Avery’s mother in that undying, infinite, Hawthorne kind of way.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Glorious Rivals

“Your magic knew exactly who you were. That’s why your spell was a shield, not a sword.”
― Sangu Mandanna, A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping

“You were always this woman. I knew it the day I watched you jump off this cliff. You were always my queen. It’s not your fault they weren’t paying attention.”
― Devney Perry, Rites of the Starling

“Forgiveness was an invitation to sin.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, Terror at the Gates