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~ “Your worth didn’t change because you were abandoned. You are like this lighthouse—so beautiful, so loved, but so mistreated. You deserved better care.”

~ In 4K, Ike Wentworth kisses Diana York like the world could end at any moment, and it’s his last chance. And Diana is happy. She is married. She is happily freaking married. She got her joie de vivre back, but a bearded man came with it.

Me: I need one

🎥 : Quigley Down Under

~ “What have you heard?” I ask, trying to sound nonchalant and failing terribly. I sound overtly chalant. I am Captain Chalant, who sails the seven seas with his heart on his sleeve.

~ That would be the guilty pleasure trifecta—secret spreadsheets, junk TV, and a whoopie pie. I need to make this happen.

What is the point of removing the bride's garter, anyway??

~ I shake my head, forcing my mind to fill with paper straws, glass eyes, and crunched mailboxes. This is Ike Wentworth.

Ike Wentworth. Memories of him hurrying to single-handedly move an entire iron staircase flicker through my mind. Those arms, those broad shoulders—

Word of the day: verklempt

Definition: overcome with emotion

Pre-read: I saw this (actually, the sequel) on a recommended post amongst other books I've read and liked, so thought I'd give this author a shot.