

“Joey was quiet, but finally he said, “This is going to sound really weirdÌý.Ìý.Ìý.â€�
Ìý
Alice encouraged him by saying, “I love weird.�
Ìý
Joey went on, feeling a little better. “One day when I was in the woods by the stream, I heard a voiceÌý.Ìý.Ìý.,â€� and the whole story tumbled out.”
― Joey and His Friend Water
Ìý
Alice encouraged him by saying, “I love weird.�
Ìý
Joey went on, feeling a little better. “One day when I was in the woods by the stream, I heard a voiceÌý.Ìý.Ìý.,â€� and the whole story tumbled out.”
― Joey and His Friend Water

“One other thing—she was always armed. Ossie May talked about her gun even more than she bragged about her cooking. Out of nowhere, she took me to the gun range. She finished one clip with her right hand then unloaded the other clip with her left hand. I certainly got the message. She was not to be messed with or messed over. I was scared straight by this woman.”
― Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
― Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar

“The image of the sensual, sleep-laden Naomi made him smile. And wish he’d been lying on the pillow next to her when she’d opened her eyes. Lucky pillow.”
― Gabriel's Fire
― Gabriel's Fire

“Death rides on all of our shoulders from the day we are born.”
― Death Leaves a Shadow
― Death Leaves a Shadow

“We found time for less serious things that summer, such as long hours spent playing games like Monopoly, Parcheesi, and Yacht. Peter came honestly by his honorary title of GGP—abbreviation for Great Game Player, bestowed on him by my young brother and sister. My family thought it would look impressive on his church bulletin—thus, “Peter Marshall, DD, GGP.â€� The day of our wedding saw a cold rain falling, “an ideal day for staying home and playing games,â€� Peter said. It was indeed. During the morning, I put the finishing touches to my veil and wrestled with a new influx of wedding gifts swathed in tons of tissue paper and excelsior. I gathered the impression that Peter was rollicking through successive games of Yacht, Parcheesi, and Rummy with anyone who had sufficient leisure to indulge him. That was all right, but I thought he was carrying it a bit too far when, thirty minutes before the ceremony, he was so busy pushing his initial advantage in a game of Chinese Checkers with my little sister Em that he still had not dressed.”
― A Man Called Peter
― A Man Called Peter
Jaime’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Jaime’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Jaime
Lists liked by Jaime