Tag: darkness, magic, romance, suspense

It’s been my Buckingham Palace, my White House, my Taj Mahal, so coming here today as a real member is – well, it’s a big deal.

As if I were the funniest, weirdest girl in the world – that’s how he used to look at me.

Every nerve in my body says to run after Thaddeus and tell him everything. But I know there’s no way he can know the truth.

My membership has given me everything I’ve ever wanted.

…[D]espite the concoction’s disgusting lecture, it’s cleared every blemish from my face, as promised. I am a Buzzard-created beauty, head to toe.

[A]s if enjoying a last, drawn-out supper, he sips on Alexandria’s shadows.

The heartache of your brother and your best friend? I mean, Hayes if it’s not your business, then whose business is it?

But what if Alex changes it all around?…Where does that leave you?…But really…what if she’s right?

[M]y grandmother and I sit across from each other at the Gryphon Tea Room, on the grandest section of Bull Street.

As a Magnolia, you are always onstage.

I’m sorry. I just meant that all this is new to me. I get lost sometimes.” I give her my most honest expression.

The fact is I’m in a serious jam.