The Clause in Christmas (Poppy Creek, #1)

by Rachael Bloome

“Sometimes it takes the right person to inspire a change of heart.”

“I think he was trying to say you can’t change your circumstances, but you are responsible for what you make of them.”

“No space of regret can make amends for one life’s opportunity misused.”

Marriage might be a bed of roses, but sometimes those roses have thorns. And when times get tough, you want someone by your side who will fight with you and for you. When you have that, differences seem a whole lot smaller.”

“But I see the way she looks at you. Many years may have passed since your father and I first fell in love, but I can still recognize the signs.”

As parents, we try our best to teach you what we know. But it’s when you become your own person, the man God created you to be, that a parent is truly proud.”

If life had taught him anything, it was that some things were out of your control. And when the difficult times arose, having someone by your side made all the difference in the world.