Hounds of Autumn Quotes

“murmured to him as she climbed the stairs. “Or I might start keeping you on a leash.” He looked into her face, and she paused. It was almost as if he understood her.”
― Heather Blackwood, Hounds of Autumn

“There was no sign of the hound. As she went deeper, the play of light and shadow on the walls became disorienting. The crevices and rock formations bounced as she walked, though she tried to hold the lantern steady. She stopped frequently, listening and scanning the shadows for any sign of movement. She”
― Heather Blackwood, Hounds of Autumn

“She needed to calm herself down or she would never get to sleep. Her mother had done two things for her when she was upset as a child. She would make tea, and she would brush her hair. Chloe picked up her hairbrush. She”
― Heather Blackwood, Hounds of Autumn

“She gasped. There were prints in the mud with four marks in front and a perfectly oval pad at the base. They were identical to the ones at the bog. They ran along the edge of the churchyard, and then vanished into the gorse behind it. So the hound was still functional and apparently still wandering the area. Men”
― Heather Blackwood, Hounds of Autumn

“When Ambrose had first proposed marriage to her, Chloe was certain he only did it in repayment to her father for his past kindness. Why else would a man of fortune and intelligence make an offer to an eccentric spinster? Later, she had accepted his offer. Their marriage was not a great romance, but she thought of it as quite a pleasant partnership. She”
― Heather Blackwood, Hounds of Autumn