" Just as she was about to turn, she caught a whiff of something sweet. She inhaled deeply, instinctively wanting to savor it, but then she nearly choked when it landed on her tongue with a bitter taste. It was so strong she actually made a face.
That, her grandmother had described to her once after making a particularly bad lemon cream pie, was exactly what regret tasted like. "

― Sarah Addison Allen , The Peach Keeper