How did it start? he asked finally, turning away from her to stand facing the snapping fire on his hearth. Even the cloth of his shirt didn’t hide the uncompromising rigidity of his back and shoulder...
How can dreams be secondhand? Lissie asked, sounding both skeptical and intrigued.Addie flipped on the headlights, watched the snowflakes dancing in the beams. Sometimes people give up on them, becaus...
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...
His eyes met hers, and he smiled shyly. I guess you know I’d do just about anything for you, Miss Lily. Even farming, if it came to that. There was a rider coming over the rise, and Lily knew in an in...
Hello, darling. Did Fulton leave? Yes, Emma answered, smoothing her skirts before she sat in the chair opposite Chloe’s. Good. I can’t think what you see in that lumbering baboon. Emma was used to Chl...
Echo:The thing about love is you always end up losing it.Cora: Oh but what you miss if you wont take the chance.
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...
Room. Angus cleared his throat, and Rafe and Kade stared down at their plates, all signs of their previous amusement
You little idiot. How the hell do you propose to plow fields, fend off Indians and outlaws, and build a house all by yourself? Lily was wounded. Maybe I won’t be by myself, she said, wanting to hurt h...
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...
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...
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...
Why are you building that house, Caleb Halliday, when we both know you’re going to hightail it back to Pennsylvania and drag me right along with you? She couldn’t read his expression, but she saw that...
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...
What are you thinking? Caleb asked, coming up behind her. She could feel his breath on her nape, warm and gentle. His arms slipped around her, pulling her close. That I envy Hank and Velvet, Lily said...
Was there something you wanted? she asked, shading her eyes from the bright sunshine. Matthews was taller than Lily by about six inches, and his blue eyes swept over her in a way that could only be ca...
Touch her, he vowed in a low voice, and I’ll feed you to the gators, piece by piece. Macon
This place, Sophie said, looking around at the ranch-house kitchen the next morning, needs a woman’s touch. Or maybe a crack decorating crew from HGTV or DIY.
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,...
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...