Nightshade (Nightshade, #1)

by Keri Lake

“Strong women will always bear the dangerous burden of a weaker man’s pride.”

“It’s not the height that you fear. It is falling. Slipping from the edge, with the wind at your face. Nothing to catch you. Only pain awaiting you on the merciless rocks below.” “If your words are meant to offer comfort, I can assure you they do not.” “What if I were to catch you--would you leap?”

“A villain is quite capable of love. It’s only the matter of what he’s willing to sacrifice for that love which separates him from a good man.”