"Libby watched the cars zip by on the highway, longing for her dad's SUV with out-of-state plates to take the exit and put her life back together" (Chapter 1, p. 9).

"Imaginary gymnasts did flips in her stomach. She thought Peter would be a distant memory, like so many others she stashed safely away" (Chapter 3, p. 69-70).

"The only way she could get Peter's CD was to be creative. Taking this money qualified" (Chapter 5, p. 126).

"Entering the gloomy farmhouse felt like walking into a prison" (Chapter 8, p. 166).

"Peter held Libby crying in his arms. He didn't move, afraid he might frighten her back to her stoic façade" (Chapter 9, p. 201).

"She cried for his father's suffering as he fought for his life" (Chapter 14, p. 267).

"It wasn't their normal upbeat, chatty concert, but there existed an incredible energy that no audience had ever witnessed. Peter felt drained with nothing left to...