Wild At Heart: A Novel

“You ever wish you could hit rewind and relive that night?”

Dealing with that guy is like flipping a coin and getting the wrong side nine out of ten times.

You can’t just turn off feelings for someone because they love someone else, as much as most people would like to.

It must take awhile to adjust to the status of widow after being married to a woman for fifty years.

It’s easy to trust a person unequivocally when you don’t have to worry about what they’re not telling you.

I sense she has more thoughts on the matter, but as is usual with Agnes, she never pushes, never badgers you until she feels she’s been heard. Maybe that’s what makes her opinion so much more invaluable.

“Find your place here. Something that’s going to give you—Calla Fletcher—purpose. Something that feels like you.” She nods slowly, as if agreeing with her own answer. “Find that, and then give it your all.”

my time in Alaska had changed me in ways I couldn’t pinpoint but also couldn’t ignore. Who I was and who I am now seem like two different people.

He has been my rock—steadfast and unfailing.

Of all the things I appreciate about Jonah, his directness is near the top of the list.