Onalee Duhrkoop

“Why, God, did You give her such a restless spirit and then put her in a family like ours?”
― Anna Miriam Brown, Of Ashes

“I put my free hand on my cheek. It was warm. Knowing I was blushing made me blush harder. I did not blush. That was not a thing I did. I guess until now.”
― Abby Jimenez, Just for the Summer

“Justin had impressed me. He was a little more than I’d expected, in more ways than one.”
― Abby Jimenez, Just for the Summer

“And she hated having to make excuses for them on the occasion when people asked.
She hated lying for a man who didn’t deserve it.
So she would be silent. Maybe utter a prayer to the God who never heard her. At least it seemed that way.”
― Anna Miriam Brown, Of Ashes