Truth or Beard (Winston Brothers, #1)

by Penny Reid

For those who travel without a destination, here’s to hoping you take the time to feed your heart as well as your spirit.

“Jessica, I’m not who you think I am and—fuck it all—but I want you, I’ve always wanted you, and I can’t do this without you knowing—”

My companion was most definitely not Beau Winston—hero, world’s nicest guy. No, no, no. This man was not Beau. This man was Duane.

I had an odd thought just then, that I should only ever whisper her name, and that she should always be close enough to hear it.

“arguing with you is one of my favorite things to do.”

“Every dreamer knows that it is entirely possible to be homesick for a place you've never been, perhaps more homesick than for familiar ground.” JUDITH THURMAN

I thought about it. I did. But I didn’t want to do that. I wanted to marry this girl. That was the truth of it. And maybe one day, after we’d been married for a while, I’d pull her in here and bend her over the table at the back and we’d have a real good time. Maybe we’d do it every Wednesday…when she was my wife.

“Okay then, it’s a date. Duane Winston and Jessica James are going on a date.”

“In a day, when you don't come across any problems - you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path” SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

“Jessica James, you’re going to have to get used to me wanting to take care of you and fix your troubles.”

“I’m not a damsel. I don’t need rescuing.” “I know. You’re capable and stubborn, and I like that about you a whole lot. But maybe you could pretend to be a little less capable from time to time?” “To what end?” “So I get to feel good about rescuing you.”

“We all know that light travels faster than sound. That's why certain people appear bright until you hear them speak.” ALBERT EINSTEIN

“No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.” HARUKI MURAKAMI, AFTER THE QUAKE