“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
“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 ear. "Then you should know I can hardly breathe for thinking of you. You're the most maddening lass I've ever known, and every day without you near is an agony to me." Taking her face between… — Laura Frantz Copy Share
“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