But you were married. Didn’t the former Mrs. Patrick tame you?
Buchanan, she said as she smiled at the small, white-haired woman lying in the hospital bed. I’m Lori Johnston. I’ll be your day nurse while you’re convalescing. Gloria put down the book she’d been re...
Billy, you got that there barbecue ready yet, boy?Yes, sir. Coals are hot and gray. You wanted them gray, didn’t you, Cookie?What color gray?There was a pause. Sort of medium.Huh. Cookie closed the ba...
Because the reward is worth the risk.
Because that was the whole point of every person’s journey. To be alive. To live and to keep moving forward.
Be here, be here, be here, he muttered as he pawed through everything. Then he grabbed a square packet in triumph. Got one.She couldn’t help smiling. Only one?He grinned. We’ll have to be creative aft...
Be comfortable saying no, Pamela. At the same time, be comfortable saying yes. Every now and then life gives us an unexpected opportunity. How sad to walk away without sampling what is offered.
Bailey Voss smiled at her daughter. Being
As Zane drove toward the exit, Phoebe searched frantically for a topic of conversation. Nothing brilliant came to mind. She nibbled on her lower lip as she considered risking the truth. When nothing b...
As Maya Angelou said, ‘I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.
Her body was stirring as heat sparked and her girl parts woke up. No
Art was an important way to expand the mind. It wasn’t about ability but being able to think in different ways. To have tangible proof that there are dozens of ways to solve a single problem.
You think the raccoons could ever learn to tell time? she asked.He glanced at her. You’re kidding, right?Maybe I have a dry sense of humor, too.City girl.He was probably insulting her, but the way he...
You look good.You look like shit.That's how I feel.Good. What do you want?He gave her a faint smile. To tell you how much I love you, Izzy. I probably have from the first moment we met.
Wilma’s favorite is the time you nailed his girlfriend’s doors and windows shut so she couldn’t get out for their date. That’s a good one, but my favorite is the time you laid down right in front of h...
She didn’t know the going price of cattle on the hoof, or the per acre value of land in this part of the country, but from what she could tell, no Nicholson was ever going to die poor.
Natalie leaned toward her. You’re so convinced he’s going to reject you that you’re pushing him away before he can hurt you more. You know how to live with the pain of unrequited love. You’ve been doi...
Montana, he said, dragging her against him.Montana, I'm so sorry. I was wrong. What I said, how I treated you. He drew back so he could see her face. I love you. I have from the first. You're the best...
I’ll go, Thad said.Zane looked at him in surprise. I appreciate the offer, but this isn’t part of your vacation. This is hard, dangerous work. Cold and wet, too.Thad shrugged. I want to help. I can ri...
If he’d tossed her to the ground and started ripping off her clothes, instead of being outraged, she would have helped. She would have done it right there, in front of God and the goats.