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> [“Martha said, "Do you have any idea of the kind of surprise your brothers are in for sooner or later? Or are you doing it on purpose?" Cord put his hat on and pulled it low, hiding his eyes. "Grown…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-o-connell/martha-said-do-you-have-any-idea-of-the-kind-of-surprise-your/)

[Ellen O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-o-connell/)

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> [“Cord put his hat on and pulled it low, hiding his eyes. 'Grown man walks around with his eyes shut tight, he shouldn't be surprised if he bumps into something he didn't see. You aren't trying to convince anybody of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-o-connell/cord-put-his-hat-on-and-pulled-it-low-hiding-his-eyes-grown-man-walks/)

[Ellen O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-o-connell/)

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## More by Ellen O'Connell

> [“Anne had lived her whole life following the dictates of others. Now all the decisions were hers. What to do, when to do it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-o-connell/anne-had-lived-her-whole-life-following-the-dictates-of-others-now/)

[Ellen O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-o-connell/)

> [“Martha said, "Do you have any idea of the kind of surprise your brothers are in for sooner or later? Or are you doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-o-connell/martha-said-do-you-have-any-idea-of-the-kind-of-surprise-your/)

[Ellen O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-o-connell/)

> [“He entered her in a single hard thrust, opening her, stretching her and forcing a moan of surprise from her. She was ready, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-o-connell/he-entered-her-in-a-single-hard-thrust-opening-her-stretching-her-and/)

[Ellen O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-o-connell/)

> [“Jessup said, "Doesn't surprise me somehow. I feel I'm walking out of a wolf den in one piece by the grace of God." He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-o-connell/jessup-said-doesn-t-surprise-me-somehow-i-feel-i-m-walking-out-of-a/)

[Ellen O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-o-connell/)

> [“Dr. Craig says you're the only patient he ever treated who kept saying nothing hurt when he examined you right until you passed out.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-o-connell/dr-craig-says-you-re-the-only-patient-he-ever-treated-who-kept-saying/)

[Ellen O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-o-connell/)

> [“You know, Annie, a long time ago an old man told me beauty doesn't mean much in a woman. It disappears with age. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-o-connell/you-know-annie-a-long-time-ago-an-old-man-told-me-beauty-doesn-t-mean/)

[Ellen O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-o-connell/)

> [“Frank actually looked shaken as he asked, "Does she get like that often?" "Nope, you seem to rile her." Cord knew quite well how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-o-connell/frank-actually-looked-shaken-as-he-asked-does-she-get-like-that-often/)

[Ellen O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-o-connell/)

> [“Your skin is white, but I think the white god made a mistake, or maybe he did it on purpose to play a joke.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-o-connell/your-skin-is-white-but-i-think-the-white-god-made-a-mistake-or-maybe/)

[Ellen O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-o-connell/)

> [“Cord put his hat on and pulled it low, hiding his eyes. 'Grown man walks around with his eyes shut tight, he shouldn't be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-o-connell/cord-put-his-hat-on-and-pulled-it-low-hiding-his-eyes-grown-man-walks/)

[Ellen O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-o-connell/)

> [“...he wondered if maybe just occasionally the gods designed a woman fit for a king or a prince and then gave her to an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-o-connell/he-wondered-if-maybe-just-occasionally-the-gods-designed-a-woman-fit/)

[Ellen O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-o-connell/)

> [“Well, they came the day after you did, but they made me angry, so I sent them away." Noah did not understand. "Sent them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-o-connell/well-they-came-the-day-after-you-did-but-they-made-me-angry-so-i-sent/)

[Ellen O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-o-connell/)

> [“She made him feel like the king he was sure she had been born for. He thought of her face as she ran into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-o-connell/she-made-him-feel-like-the-king-he-was-sure-she-had-been-born-for-he/)

[Ellen O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-o-connell/)

> [“That was a boy’s love for a dream he didn’t think would ever come true. What I feel for you is a man’s love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-o-connell/that-was-a-boy-s-love-for-a-dream-he-didn-t-think-would-ever-come/)

[Ellen O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-o-connell/)

> [“She toyed with the top button of his shirt. “Do Apaches kiss?” “The people believe the mouth is only for eating.” “Oh.” She didn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-o-connell/she-toyed-with-the-top-button-of-his-shirt-do-apaches-kiss-the-people/)

[Ellen O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-o-connell/)

> [“Her hands cupped his face, thumbs caressing his cheekbones. "I love you, Mr. Bennett." "Good thing. Hate to be the only one afflicted.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-o-connell/her-hands-cupped-his-face-thumbs-caressing-his-cheekbones-i-love-you/)

[Ellen O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-o-connell/)

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