Love, not as a surge of passion, but as a choice to commit to something, someone, no matter what obstacles or temptations stand in the way. And maybe making that choice, again and again, day...

As everyone applauds and sips champagne, I smile back at Rachel, thinking she got it just right. Love and friendship. They are what makes us who we are and what can change us, if we...

No, scratch the word “career.” Careers are for people who wish to advance. I only want to survive, draw a paycheck.

I was aware that we were both silently making those inevitable comparisons, putting our relationship in context. She is more this and less that. He is better or worse in these ways. It is human...

His loyalty, so fierce and unwavering, makes my eyes water and heart ache.

But I have learned that you make your own happiness, that part of going for what you want means losing something else. And when the stakes are high, the losses can be that much greater.

You can only control your own actions. Not other people’s reactions.

It occurs to me that she is not unique–that all women compare lives. We are aware of whose husband works more, who helps more around the house, who makes more money, who is having more...

chick lit” and for the most part the term doesn’t bother me. I think it simply signals to readers that the book is about women, written for women (although many men enjoy my books), about...

Buried beneath disappointment and fear, anger and pride, I just might find it in my heart to forgive.

Someday being with Dex will be a distant memory. This fact makes me sad too. Its the initial stages of grief that seem to be worst but in some ways, Its sadder as time goes...

Love and friendship. They are what make us who we are, and what can change us, if we let them.

The feeling I have reminds me of New Year’s Eve, when the countdown is coming and I’m not quite sure whether to grab my camera or just live in the moment. Usually I grab the...

I nod, thinking of how difficult marriage can be, how much effort is required to sustain a feeling between two people – a feeling that you can’t imagine will ever fade in the beginning when...

We both have a lot of growing-up to do… A lot of the world to see & figure out on our own.” — Leo