Kathleen | katiereadsandrambles

“He turns to the back room. The door has a sign that reads, ICE CREAM MAKERS ONLY. Inside is a small space with commercial freezers and shelves packed with supplies. Stacks of napkins, cartons of plastic spoons, boxes of straws. “All three employees were lined up facedown on the floor.” Keller studies the area. No items seem out of place. No signs of a struggle. But three pools of blood stain the carpet.”
― Alex Finlay, The Night Shift

“For just a moment, they could’ve been two strangers, Rhys thought. Just two people chatting about their jobs, maybe lightly sussing each other out. And then, once again, he had the unsettling feeling that that’s what they were in a way. Except that she could never be a stranger, never just be some woman he fancied, and he needed to stop being distracted by her pretty eyes and lovely hair, and remember that he was cursed now.”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“This house doesn’t have a lick of insulation,” Brian told Mom when we got back inside. “All the heat’s going right through the roof.” “We may not have insulation,” Mom said as we all gathered around the stove, “but we have each other.”
― Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle

“The idea of starting over wasn’t as scary as going back to his father’s rage.”
― Karen McQuestion, Half a Heart