“You believe in heaven, Mister Stoner?' 'More than I believe in here, aye.' She smoothed a corner of the folded blanket. 'Out here in the quiet heaven seems near, nearer than the inn where it's all bustle and noise.' 'You… — Laura Frantz Copy Share Image
“Did she have to be so downright fetching in her refusal? Taking Annie back, he struck a sterner pose in order to keep all… — Laura Frantz Copy Share Image
“I'd rather wear out than rust out," he'd once said years before, echoing the words of the evangelist George Whitefield.” — Laura Frantz Copy Share Image
“Tears glinted in her eyes. "I want no secrets between us, Silas." "No secrets," he echoed, his mouth near the gentle curve of her… — Laura Frantz Copy Share Image
“I've been thinking of something your father said - that the true measure of love is what one is willing to give up for… — Laura Frantz Copy Share Image
“His tender tone turned her heart over. She obliged, tilting her head back slightly and looking up at him in the firelit darkness. When… — Laura Frantz Copy Share Image
“She could no longer remember what Ambrose looked like, or smelled like, or was like. All she knew was Cassius Clayton McLinn. All she… — Laura Frantz Copy Share Image
“You believe in heaven, Mister Stoner?' 'More than I believe in here, aye.' She smoothed a corner of the folded blanket. 'Out here in… — Laura Frantz Copy Share Image
“As soon as she set foot outside, she could hear the empty conversation and laughter resume. Like sounding brass and tinkling cymbals.” — Laura Frantz Copy Share Image
“Her heart-her whole heart-turned over in such a poignant rush that all the strength seemed to leave her.” — Laura Frantz Copy Share Image
