I’ll fill a tray for Mr. Thornton, she offered, eager for any excuse to check up on the man and judge the severity of his injuries for herself, and take it to the workshop. That won’t be necessary, Mi...
I . . . uh . . . thinking about the time you got mad at me for . . . trampling that cockroach. Then remembered how you lit into Goodwin with that bat. I found it funny.
It’s been hours, son. Footsteps echoed in the room. Let me sit with her for a few minutes while you go— I’m staying. I have to. I love her, Uncle Curtis. There were the words again. Only this time ins...
I want to trust you that completely, her heart prayed, for she knew she didn't. She was a clinger, not a leaper. Once she found a safe branch, she grabbed on and held tight with every once of strength...
I myself prefer being called Cassie. It's so much friendlier and less pretentious than Cassandra, don't you think? ... I think both fit you right fine. One is elegant and graceful, the other fun and l...
How had he managed to hitch himself to the one woman in all of creation who not only understood his past but stood ready to fight for his future? The miracle of it made his head spin. All he could do...
He’d listened to enough half-truths and outright lies from the outlaws he’d collected bounties on not to notice the slight hesitations in her speech or the exaggerated casualness of her posture. The w...
He treated her like a china doll that needed to sit on a high shelf and be admired but never handled. Marietta didn’t want to be admired from a distance. She wanted to be touched. Held. Embraced. By h...
He needed to get Mollie out from under that woman’s roof as soon as possible. The most desirable option being moving her into the clinic as his wife. But she deserved a proper courtship, not some rush...
He had six days to solve Nicole’s mysteries and claim her heart. He’d not waste a single minute.
He drew a piece of bread from the basket, buttered it, and handed it to her. When her fingers closed around the crusty edge, she expected him to let go. He didn’t. She glanced up into penetrating blue...
Gadzooks, lady! Where’d you learn to throw like that? The awe in the boy’s tone brought heat to her cheeks. A pirate taught me, she snapped, stomping forward to reclaim her blade. For heaven’s sake. D...
Darius? Are you sure you’re all right? Back turned to Nicole, he closed his eyes. Of course he wasn’t all right. The woman he loved was bound and determined to leave him in six days, and he had no fea...
Certainty of purpose pumping with every heartbeat. That rare sense of satisfaction that came only when one responded to the call to the direct call of the Lord.
Ach. Now, there be a lass with a bonny look to ’er. And I’m thinking it’s nae me she’s coming to see.
She glimpsed Levi cutting through the crowd to get to her. Smoothing her hair and finding a smile, she greeted him as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened. Would you like a piece of cake? Levi...
Said.
Postmaster’s
Collar,
Away from Eden. She’s mine.