Award-winning author, Angela Morrison, loves it when characters like Gavin in her debut picture book, ROCKHOUND, wake her up in the middle of the night and whisper their stories to her. She scribbles, listens, and revises until a story is born. When Angela isn't busy writing another tale, she enjoys playing with her grandkids, teaching writers young and old, and scuba diving with sharks. She holds and MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts, along with an English BA from BYU. She and her husband live in Peoria, Arizona.
“I dare you to say I’m not ugly.”
“I don't mind being second Beathie. As long as I'm last.”
“Is that what you think of me? That I care about some stupid fantasy more than I care about you? The dream can change, Bethie. As long as you're in it--- that's all that matters.”
“„Three more inches and you’d really be sexy.“ Three more inches? I’d be a skyscraper.”
“The way you kiss, the way you sing. The way you tell me everything. Will you take my heart? i´m offering it to you...”
“And now—our love is so true, I won’t take a step without you. Thank God, you came. If you love me, please don’t ever let me go.”
“I’d rather be miserable loving you than happy with anyone else.”
“I needed a whole heart once in my life. Is that so wrong?”
“Your heart .That’s all I want. That’s the best thing you can give me”You stole that that before we even met”I don’t want to be a thief. I want you to give it”His arms tighten around me, and his mouth presses on mine again.It’s yours Beth”. His words flow into my soul and twist me into knots.You know it’s yours”
“You’re the only one I kiss goodnight.”
“I’m here Bethie. Loving you. Wanting you. I’m not going to run into a hole and lick my wounds. I’m going to bleed in front of you.”
“I know your soul. It’s there in every note”. He brushes my lips with his. “You can’t fake that. You can’t hide it”
“He looks like an angel, sings like an angel. He found my breaking heart a coaxed it into a new rhythm. A rhythm so sweet, so captivating, so enticing, I can’t get enough. ”