Sarah Weeks

“Alice wondered if her mother was aware that she wasn’t the only one in town who’d come down with a bad case of Blueberry Fever.”

“The answer is no," said Melody firmly. “Undeniably, indisputably, categorically no.”

“Being a humble person, she gave her pie shop a humble name—PIE.”

“Polly had a gift for baking pies, and she poured her heart and soul into every one she made.”

“To my faithful readers, because a book is like a pie—the only thing more satisfying than cooking up the story is knowing that somebody might be out there eating it up with a spoon.”

“That was the moment when Alice knew for sure that she and Charlie Erdling would be friends for the rest of their lives.”

“As a rule, she didn’t like boys very much, but she had to admit, Charlie was actually pretty nice.”

“Winning is not always about shining the brightest. Sometimes it's about sharing the light with someone who has been waiting in the shadows all along.”