Vaishali • [V.L. Book Reviews]

“Perhaps he’s not a prince but he loves and is loved, my God, most people have never been so violently loved.”
― Liam James, The Demon Lover: Art and Offences

“And I regret that mistake,” he said firmly, his feet carrying him toward me. I wanted to move. God, how I wanted to back away, but I was rooted in place. “I have every minute since the one where I lost you. But I loved you, Eliza,” River croaked when he was just inches from me. “I loved you. So I let you go.” His hands reached out, framing my face, his eyes searching mine as he shook his head like every word was the most horrible truth. “And damn it if I don’t love you still.”
― Kandi Steiner, The Christmas Blanket

“I shook my head, looking at Beth. “I left him. Again.” A sniff. “I am so, so stupid.” “You’re not,” she insisted, squeezing my leg. “You were just lost, Eliza. And sometimes that can be easier than being found.”
― Kandi Steiner, The Christmas Blanket

“Truth or dare?” I asked, voice cracking with the question. “Truth.” “Did you ever miss me, after I left?” He shook his head, the muscles of his jaw ticking, nose flaring, hands still pulling me in, closer, closer. “Only every day, Eliza,” he whispered, his brows bending together. “Every hour. Every minute. Every second you’ve been gone.”
― Kandi Steiner, The Christmas Blanket