Monday 16 December 2013

Quote-Tastic(14): "Tis the Season to Be Sinful" by Adrienne Basso



This meme is about sharing your favorite quotes and the books they come from!

It is Hosted by Anna at Herding Cats and Burning Soup.

This time I chose an excerpt from a Christmas book since it's fast approaching. It's a lovely book where a man finds the family he wasn't looking for or even wanted, it's a pleasure to read. I've posted exactly the part where he realizes that, "Tis the Season to Be Sinful" by  Adrienne Basso: 



Richard realized suddenly how very wrong he had been to believe he could remain impervious to any parental emotions. Something had shifted inside him the instant the boys had been threatened. The coldness he had clung to so stubbornly had cracked and the emotions had seeped through.



Richard knew now he was deluding himself believing that keeping a part of himself detached from the children would lessen the pain of his past.



For the first time he saw things clearly. He loved Juliet, and her children were an extension of her. More than that—he cared for them each in their own way.



Edward, who struggled so fiercely to be a man; James, who was so open and mischievous and full of life; Lizzy, who was sweet and innocent and lovable.



These children were the future. His future. He realized that they, along with Juliet, represented the true promise of happiness. A happiness that was so clearly within his grasp.



And he intended to reach out with both hands, take hold of it, and keep that joy. Even if it meant going against every business instinct he possessed by relinquishing an important, lucrative partnership.


Arianne Basso can be found on her website, Facebook or GoodReads



6 comments:

  1. Wickedly Delicious16 December 2013 at 20:57

    Beautiful quote. Love when the heroes realizes what he has been missing and get to hear it from them.

    Mine

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  2. And.... melted. I read my first of hers recently and it was amazing! I need to get this one soon I'm thinking. Great pick :)

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  3. It was great! I wanted to post a longer one, 3 times longer :D but I thought it was too much :))

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  4. Bea @ Bea's Book Nook17 December 2013 at 01:58

    That is so sweet.

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  5. Yhea, I was all like "awwww" while reading all the book :D

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