“He kissed her then, not gently, not tenderly. He didn’t kiss her to comfort her. He took her mouth hungrily, almost savagely, wanting to punish her for having a body that tormented him, for telling him that his last kiss… — Maggie Osborne Copy Share Image
“You fed us, washed us, forced that vile medicine down our throats. By sheer force of will you made some of us live who… — Maggie Osborne Copy Share Image
“Anything else, Your Majesty?" "I didn't say my prayers." "I'll say them for you. Our father who art in et cetera, bless all the… — Maggie Osborne Copy Share Image
“You are so beautiful,” he breathed. Standing over her, rampant in the moonlight, he gazed down at her body. “You are as lovely and as perfect as I imagined you would be.” Afraid to believe, afraid to trust, she dared a look at him and felt her heart wrench when she read his expression and understood that she truly was… — Maggie Osborne Copy Share
It seemed that a woman should remember the night a new life began inside her. Such a miracle should not be the result of… — Maggie Osborne Copy Share Image
“For a long moment they gazed at each other, and Freddy felt her mouth go dry and her heartbeat accelerate. If the evening ended… — Maggie Osborne Copy Share Image
“How many times must I tell all of you! Sky, ground, or target. Damn it, you don't point a gun at another person unless you are prepared to kill that person." He scowled at Ona. "A careless accident could cost one of you a husband. I've told you from the beginning. The Oregon men won't accept a crippled wife. They… — Maggie Osborne Copy Share
“His mouth came down on hers hard and hot and deliberate. His kiss was so unexpected that Freddy went limp in his arms with shock. She didn’t fight or protest, couldn’t move or breathe. No one had ever kissed her like this, selfishly, unemotionally, taking with no thought of giving. This kiss was hungry, domineering, something that seared and scorched… — Maggie Osborne Copy Share
“[Annie] “I just wondered … is slowly a good thing?” “Is slowly …” His fingers relaxed and she felt rather than saw his smile.… — Maggie Osborne Copy Share Image
“I think I fell in love with you that amazing night on the kitchen floor. Or maybe it was the evening you stepped up and set my arm." Testing things, he reached for her hand, and, to his joy, she glared, but she let him take it. "Or maybe the night I knew I loved you was when I kissed… — Maggie Osborne Copy Share
“Bootie Grant Glover! You do amaze me!" Mem stared at her sister. "Do I understand this? You're giving me permission to engage in a… — Maggie Osborne Copy Share Image
![“[Annie] “I just wondered … is slowly a good thing?” “Is slowly …” His fingers relaxed and she felt rather than saw his smile. He brushed his fingertips across her lips, then sank back to his pillow. “Oh yes, Annie love. Slowly is a very good thing.” “Oh, my.” quote by Maggie Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/041/maggie-osborne-21015_good-thing_annie-i-just-wondered-is-slowly-a-good-t_711631.jpg)
