How are things out on the Circle L? Big John shrugged shoulders the size of a grizzly bear’s. We’re shorthanded, as always, and Joellen’s a handful. I sure wish Chloe would break down and marry me, so...
Steven looked wan in the light of the lantern, but he smiled when he saw Emma. That distracted him from the fact that Sing Cho was opening a large brown bottle. Just when Sing Cho doused the long cut...
You are impossible, Rupert said. I have half a mind to take you straight to the woodshed and blister your behind. Lily wasn’t worried; she knew her brother didn’t have a violent bone in his body. Good...
Everybody's heart is like a cup. They stumble from place to place and person to person, trying to get them filled. They get cracked, those cups, and even broken. Some people throw them away, thinking...
I hope it won’t rain, Lily said, feeling very shy all of a sudden. Caleb turned and smiled at her. Whatever happens, Lily, he said, I’ll take care of you. Soon
Steven unplugged the tub with a motion of his toe. You’d better turn your back, Emma, because I’m about to stand up if I can manage it. Emma complied quickly, praying Steven would be able to execute t...
Lily was left feeling disgruntled and confused. She didn’t like Caleb Halliday. He was rude, arrogant, and insufferable. His intentions toward her were not at all honorable. So why had she agreed to h...
What is that? Emma asked, as Lucy’s sobs began to subside a little. Laudanum, Steven answered. He got Lucy to her feet and helped her as far as the doorway, where a maid was waiting to collect her mis...
She yanked open the door, and her smile faded. The same Indian who had wanted to trade two horses for her was standing on the apple crate that served as a front step, his black hair dripping with wate...
Mind you don’t fall in love with him, Emma. I’ve got Fairfax pegged for a good man, but I suspect you’re right in thinking he’s in some kind of trouble. I won’t have you caught in the middle of somebo...
She came into the room, carrying a kerosene lantern this time, and Steven couldn’t help cringing when he thought of the damage that could do. But
Will your daughter be here?
You delight in making a fool of me, she accused in a furious whisper. Not true, Caleb replied smoothly. But I do like watching the sparks catch in your eyes when you realize you’ve just been had. May...
You can’t work for Big John with your ribs bound! she protested, when she’d recovered somewhat. How will you ride? I’m glad you’re concerned about my well-being, Steven replied in a voice meant to car...
Than she was, but for the next three days—or was it four?—the kids’ meals would be her responsibility. Let’s go out for pizza! Matt suggested exuberantly. He was standing on the raised hearth of the d...
Why young men, Lily demanded, and not girls? Caleb put a hand over hers in a gesture that had become familiar. She knew he wasn’t silencing her, but merely asking her to wait. I’d be willing to invest...
The driver tried to help Emma down, but he found himself elbowed aside by a tight-jawed Steven. Where the hell have you been? Emma’s husband demanded, grasping her shoulders in his hands. Emma met his...
You’re forgetting, her father pointed out reluctantly, that Steven Fairfax is spoken for. He’s got his eye on Miss Emma Chalmers. Joellen was horrified. That dowdy little snippet who runs the library?...
There’s no telling what the major’ll have to say when he hears about this, though. Nothing, Lily said confidently. Caleb’s under Colonel Tibbet’s command, same as you are. He’s going to tan your hide,...
Why won’t you give up this silly idea of homesteading? Gertrude went on. Her tone of voice was moderate, but her blue eyes were snapping. I can’t help thinking you’re just being stubborn, Lily. Caleb...
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