western-historical-romance

eyes running over me like the work of a hundred biting ants

Could he really want a relationship with a woman who was at the point in life of trading beauty for wisdom?

I'm more interested in lookin' forward than back. The past is done and there's no changin' it.

I'll try to turn the other cheek....But I've only got two and they're both stinging.

Men fight like men. Women fight like unchained demons.

Naomi knew she should pray... Instead, she put her face in her hands and wept with all the force of a bursting dam.

Maybe, now and then, we have to give up a portion of our kingdoms--the things we hold dearest--to find what it is God wants for us.

We can best honor our dead by livin' well. Moving' forward dusna mean y love them any less. It just means ye're still alive.

Her thoughts drifted to Tyler Dunn... to the feeling of being held in his arms. Wistfulness curled through her heart and she wished for the freedom to enjoy the attention of a man... to indulge in a lady-like flirtation... to fall in love. Although the wishes weren't new, for the first time, she had someone to weave the fantasy around. She could easily paint a romantic dream of living here with Tyler. But, Lily knew that dreaming about such a life would only make it harder to live with her reality. Yet, she couldn't help imagining him in the pool like this, naked as a newborn babe, yet all man.

It's been much harder to forgive myself. My mistake was like a pebble dropped in a pond. The ripple effect has impacted everyone I love.