Malibu Rising

Because, just as it is in Malibu’s nature to burn, so was it in one particular person’s nature to set fire and walk away

“I thought, That girl doesn’t belong with Jay.”

“Did you think I belonged with you?”

Hud shook his head. “No, you’re far too good for me.”

“Well, at least you recognize it.”

What was so hard about dedicating yourself to a woman? It felt so natural to him.

because husbands can’t be stolen. Carrie Soto wasn’t a thief; Brandon Randall was a traitor.

Mick was in an impeccable black suit, leaning over and winking at a young woman in the front row, at the very moment that his first son, three hundred miles away, cried at the shock of the world

She had not quite figured out how best to handle the sense of ownership that people felt over her. She wondered how her father had tolerated it. But she also knew they didn’t touch him the way they touched her

She had not quite figured out how best to handle the sense of ownership that people felt over her. She wondered how her father had tolerated it. But she also knew they didn’t touch him the way they touched her

If June didn’t want her mother’s life, then she couldn’t take her mother’s advice. Plain and simple

Twenty-five but she felt forty. Married but she was alone. Childless and yet, hadn’t she raised children

Mick didn’t want to go through the world alone. He had one of those hearts that stick to things. And he wanted to stick to her. She seemed like such a good one to stick to