“Because love shows up.”

This book broke me. I related so hard to Dr. Brianna Ortiz’s trauma response to romantic relationships and absolutely fell in love with Dr. Jacob Maddox, all his anxieties and quiet moments. I’m still gushing and wiping away my tears over here!

“We are a mosaic. We’re made up of all those we’ve met and all the things we’ve been through. There are parts of us that are colorful and dark, and jagged and beautiful.”

“I gave Nick the part of me I don’t give anyone. I gave him the kind of stupid, innocent love that you can only give before you know better. He got the best of me, and I’ll never find that me again. … I’ll never be that trusting again. I’ll never give myself to someone else with complete abandon like I did with Nick. I don’t have it in me. He was the exception.”